Embracer Workforce has reportedly canceled a brand new Deus Ex recreation that was once two years in building and laid off some team of workers at Eidos Montreal.
Consistent with Bloomberg, the unannounced 3rd mainline access within the Deus Ex sequence was once intended to go into manufacturing later this yr. Alternatively, developer Eidos Montreal will reportedly center of attention on an unique franchise as a substitute.
Eidos Montreal launched a remark on Twitter, addressing layoffs however now not the reported Deus Ex recreation cancellation. “The worldwide financial context, the demanding situations of our trade, and the great restucturing annonced by means of Embracer have after all impacted our studio,” stated the studio. “The tough determination has been made to let cross 97 other folks from building groups, management, and strengthen products and services.”
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— Eidos-Montréal (@EidosMontreal) January 29, 2024
When reached by means of IGN, an Embracer spokesperson advised us, “Embracer introduced a complete restructuring program for FY 23/24, operating till finish of March 2024. This procedure will likely be controlled in the community on operative staff degree with center of attention on informing affected staff first, and on staff degree we can now not touch upon explicit studios.”
Embracer Workforce has been aggressively shutting down its studios ever since its rumored 2 billion buck deal with the Saudi-backed Savvy Video games Workforce reportedly fell aside.
Some studios that Embracer Workforce has close down thus far are Saints Row developer Volition and Timesplitters developer Unfastened Radical Design. Elex developer Piranha Bytes may be recently going thru a troublesome time with rumors circulating a few attainable closure and having bother discovering a spouse for its subsequent mission.
Embracer Workforce got Eidos Montreal from Sq. Enix again in 2022, at the side of the rights to franchises like Tomb Raider and Deus Ex. The corporate additionally stated that it envisioned “nice attainable” for the brand new IP, together with remakes, sequels, and remasters. There were rumors relating to a brand new Deus Ex recreation for some time now, however voice actor Elias Toufexis stated that he hasn’t been contacted but about reprising his function as protagonist Adam Jensen.
The newest access within the Deus Ex franchise was once 2016’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. In IGN’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided assessment, we stated, “Layered, clever, and impeccably designed, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided’s gameplay rewards interest and creativity.”
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