Ian Livingstone Interview

Eurogamer has published an interview with video game industry veteran and Eidos “life president” Ian Livingstone about the founding of Games Workshop, how it led to the creation of Eidos Interactive, and some of the games his latest company is most known for. A few of the questions focus on Deus Ex: Human Revolution, of course:

Eurogamer: Eidos’ next big game is Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos Montreal. Will it live up to the hype?

Ian Livingstone: It’s been quite a long time in development but it’s been well worth the wait.

Eurogamer: What is Eidos’ expectation for it?

Ian Livingstone: It’s a legacy product. Warren Spector of Ion Storm put out two amazing games over 10 years ago. PC Zone voted Deus Ex as the best PC game of all time. Being a legacy product with a huge amount of heritage, you’ve got to live up to the expectations of the consumers.

I can safely say enough time is being given to realise the potential of the game so not to disappoint the audience.

Eurogamer: Commercially, do you see it being a monster hit?

Ian Livingstone: I would hope so. At the end of the day it’s a niche product, of course. Augmentation in the far future, the battle between warring factions it’s a tough subject matter for some people, but it’s going to be of such amazing visual quality that people who have not been drawn into science-fiction before might give it a go. I would hope so.