Embracer Group's Acquisition Of Eidos Could Lead To A New Deus Ex Game

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In what is one of the most surprising news stories of 2022 so far: Earlier this week, Swedish company Embracer Group announced its intent to acquire various Square Enix studios and IP for $300 million. This acquisition comes after almost a decade and a half of highs and lows, including the high of the 2013 reboot of the Tomb Raider series, and the low of 2020's Marvel's Avengers, which reportedly lost the company roughly $48 million. One element of the acquisition that is still unclear is the future of licensed IP such as Marvel's Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy, given these franchises are outsourced from Disney.

While the future of the Guardians of the Galaxy video game series remains unclear for now, this does open up the potential for developer Eidos Montreal to dip back into its back catalog. This is important, especially given that Embracer Group has acquired over 50 pieces of intellectual property as part of the deal, including the Tomb Raider, Thief, and Deus Ex franchises. With this in mind, it makes sense that Eidos might be considering returning to the world of Deus Ex.

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The Deus Ex series has had a rough history throughout the years, especially in the time since Square Enix acquired Eidos Interactive. For one, the series' original developer, Ion Storm, shut down in 2006 after the development of its controversial sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War, and the third entry in the Thief series, Thief: Deadly Shadows.

After this, the future of the series was on ice until the IP owner Eidos Interactive opened a new studio named Eidos Montreal in 2007, and began work on its first game, a reboot of the Deus Ex series. This game remained in development