Deus Ex

Warren Spector on IGN Unfiltered

Warren Spector, the man behind the original Deus Ex, has recently made an appearance on IGN Unfiltered, a monthly interview show, where he talked about his illustrious career for over an hour. Without further ado, here’s the entire thing: And…

Why System Shock Matters

An editorial on Glixel tries to answer why System Shock, a game from 1994 that didn’t even sell too well still matters to this day. A number of quotes from Warren Spector, Chris Avellone, and Paul Neurath provide an insider’s…

PC Gamer’s History of RPGs

Richard Cobbett, a well-known pundit when it comes to RPGs, has put together a comprehensive guide to PC RPGs, starting from way back in 1975. With the sheer scope of the RPG genre, some titles get overlooked, but for the…

IGN’s Top 100 RPGs of All Time, Part 5

The final 20 titles that IGN considers to be the best of the best when it comes to RPGs have been unveiled. By now, their editors’ fondness for Japanese games should be quite apparent, so the top picks aren’t that…

Deus Ex Postmortem with Warren Spector

During the GDC 2017, Warren Spector has talked about the development of the original Deus Ex, sharing quite a few anecdotes from back in the day, and describing what exactly an ‘Immersive Sim’ is. An hour-long recording is now available…

System Shock Retrospective

An article on Medium provides a detailed and extensive look at the history and specifics of the game that kicked off its own subgenre of first person shooters, and served as an inspiration for everyone’s beloved Deus Ex, among other…

Deus Ex: Revision Mod Available on GOG

In case you wanted to try something new when it comes to your Deus Ex playthroughs, Deus Ex: Revision, a free overhaul mod for the game, is now available on GOG. Here’s the mod’s trailer: And a short description: Deus…

“Making PC’s Most Complex Games” Roundtable Discussion

PC Gamer caught up with industry veterans Warren Spector, Harvey Smith, Ricardo Bare, Tom Francis, and Steve Gaynor – the designers of iconic titles such as Deus Ex, Dishonored, BioShock, System Shock 2, and Ultima Underworld – for a lengthy…

Deus Ex Protagonist’s Name Explained

OK, this one is a bit inane, but bear with me here. During his talk at GDC 2017, Warren Spector, the man behind Deus Ex, has finally revealed what JC in JC Denton stands for, PC Gamer reports. I must…

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…