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Project Snowblind, The Deus Ex Spin-Off Everyone Forgot About
In an April 2004 financial report, Eidos revealed to investors that "a new Deus Ex action game" had begun production. This combat-focused spin-off, tentatively titled Deus Ex: Clan Wars, was to be developed by Crystal Dynamics, while Ion Storm—the studio behind the original game and its poorly received sequel—would oversee the project. Eidos was looking for ways to broaden the appeal of the Deus Ex IP, and Clan Wars, which prioritised guns and action over the series' trademark cerebral role-playing, seemed like the perfect way to do it. Set between Deus Ex and Invisible War, the game would have starred a character named Dixon Denton—presumably a relation or clone of original hero JC Denton. But little over a month later, Eidos changed its plans.