Deus Ex Could Reportedly Come Back To Beat Cyberpunk 2077

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The next Deus Ex game is reportedly attempting to surpassCyberpunk 2077. Since the acquisition of what was once Eidos Montreal from Square Enix by Embracer Group, fans have eagerly anticipated follow-ups to series that Square Enix casually discarded, such as Deus Ex and Legacy of Kain. Knowing how much these games meant to fans, Embracer teased sequels and remakes for Deus Ex and other beloved IPs shortly after the deal.

Deus Ex was a cyberpunk-themed action RPG whose claim to fame was the way the player would use cybernetic augmentations to make their character stronger and gain new abilities. Unfortunately, like many titles under the Eidos umbrella not namedTomb Raider, Deus Ex provided players with a solid experience but never received the financial love it needed to become overwhelmingly successful. After the critical and apparent commercial success of Deus Ex: Invisible War in 2003, the series would not see another entry until 2011 with the Square Enix published soft reboot Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Though Human Revolution and follow-up Deus Ex: Mankind Divided seemed to perform well both critically and commercially, their combined 12 million units sold weren't enough to meet sales expectations, resulting in Square Enix putting Deus Ex games on hiatus.

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PlayStation LifeStyle recently reported that industry insider Jeff Grubb had some interesting remarks about the future of Deus Ex. On the latest episode of Giant Bomb’s Game Mess Mornings show, Grubb stated that Embracer Group was very interested in returning to Deus Ex. “We don’t know, really, what to expect from an Embracer-owned Crystal Dynamics, Eidos Montreal. It’s early, the rumblings I’ve heard… they