Deus Ex: Human Revolution

What PC Gamer Wants From the Next Deus Ex

With the recent news that the bigwigs at Square Enix are still interested in making Deus Ex games, PC Gamer has arranged a list of things they would like to see (or not see) in the potential next installment of…

Square Enix’s CEO on the Future of Deus Ex

Earlier this year, we’ve heard reports that the Deus Ex franchise was put on hold, perhaps even indefinitely. However, in his recent interview with GameIndustry.biz, Yosuke Matsuda, the CEO of Square Enix, said that the series is merely waiting its…

Cancelled Concepts for Deus Ex 3: Insurrection

When Deus Ex: Human Revolution came out in 2011, it became the third installment in the beloved by many series of conspiracy-filled first person RPGs, or immersive sims if you prefer. However, Unseen64, an archive for Beta & cancelled games,…

The Uncertain Future of Immersive Sims

This PC Gamer article talks about the underwhelming sales of the recently released immersive sim games and the possible reasons for that happening, right after a booming resurgence of the genre heralded by BioShock and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Now,…

Richard Cobbett on the Lack of Urban Fantasy Games

A few days ago, Richard Cobbett talked about the lack of games with an urban fantasy setting in his RPG Scrollbars column. He listed several reasons as to why the urban fantasy subgenre is a great fit for an RPG,…

Cyberpunk: Misunderstanding the Genre

While this PC Gamer article about the recent failings of cyberpunk may only be somewhat related to the RPG genre, games mentioned in it include things like Deus Ex, Shadowrun: Dragonfall, and Cyberpunk 2077. As a result it may be…

Deus Ex Franchise Rumored to be Put on Hold

Vague unnamed sources are not exactly the most trustworthy thing in the universe, however when several outlets like Kotaku and Eurogamer report similar things, perhaps there is something to the rumors. This time, these rumors concern the future of the…

Richard Cobbett on RPG Artbooks

The latest installment of Richard Cobbett’s RPG-focused weekly column for Rock, Paper, Shotgun is dedicated to artbooks. While by no means comprehensive, Cobbett offers examples of artbooks for RPG series that he has found interesting throughout the years. An excerpt…