Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut Release Date, Sequel in Development

Eidos Montreal’s head of studio David Anfossi is giving us a look into the future of Deus Ex with his latest blog post, starting from the release date for Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut (October 22, with PAL regions getting it three days later), and moving on to explain his vision for “Deus Ex Universe”, an ambitious initiative that aims to provide Deus Ex content on PC, consoles, tablets and other media (think comic book and novel tie-ins) on a regular basis.

The “regular basis” part concerns me a little bit, as I wouldn’t want it to become some kind of annual franchise or to be milked dry, but the nice bit of news is that the next-generation sequel to Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already in development:

The concept behind Deus Ex: Universe is to create an ongoing, expanding and connected game world built across a generation of core games. It’s a commitment on our part to deliver meaningful content that expands the franchise on a regular basis and to deliver a deep conspiracy that will span several connected Deus Ex games, creating a more immersive and richer experience than ever before. Deus Ex: Universe will include PC and console games, but also additional Deus Ex games and experiences available in other media such as tablets, smartphones, books, graphic novels, etc… You might have seen the name pop up recently in the press well this is what it’s all about.

I’m pleased to confirm that we are already into production of the starting point for Deus Ex: Universe with a new game for PC and next-generation consoles. We’re very excited about it at the studio and I wanted to let you know that most of the team behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already working hard on this new game. It took us four years to learn how to create a unique Deus Ex experience with Human Revolution and it was important for me to keep this knowledge within the franchise.

I want to leave you with a piece of concept art from our next-gen Deus Ex game that shows trans-humanism segregation, which is a backdrop to our vision for the next Deus Ex. It represents a “ghetto-city’ voluntarily built in order to separate the classes. The people in this segregated class have reshaped their environment, nostalgic for their ideal of Cyber Renaissance. This dark and dystopian vision sets the tone for things to come in Deus Ex.

I certainly enjoyed Deus Ex: Human Revolution quite a bit, so I’m hoping its sequel will be at least as good, despite the shaky company leadership and the horror stories surrounding Thief’s development.

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