GameFly is running a huge digital sale this weekend, including some of the most popular franchises from the biggest publishers. Missed out on the original Mass Effect or the Call of Duty: Modern Warfares? Now's your chance to try them out at a huge discount.

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You can't resurrect a widely-adored classic franchise a decade later, common wisdom goes. The game lives in nostalgia now; you can never come close to matching recollections and expectations. Besides, games have moved on. If you change nothing it will feel dated, but any changes will ruin what fans loved. And if it's being made by different people, well, that really won't work. Somehow, developers Eidos Montreal and Nixxes Software didn't succumb to its doomed fate: Deus Ex: Human Revolution recaptures much of the essence of the original, while updating it for modern audiences.

Read me: Why Deus Ex was placed in our 'Top Five' »

The 12th annual Game Developers Choice Awards nominees were announced today, providing nods to some of last year's greatest games. Three studios shared a tie for the most nominations: Bethesda for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Valve for Portal 2, and newcomer Supergiant Games for Bastion. Skyrim and Portal 2 received five nominations each, while Bastion received four and the studio itself was nominated for Best Debut.

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Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada has reportedly said that Deus Ex has become a core intellectual property (IP) for the company, promising the franchise will continue.

Wada reportedly made the comments during a financial briefing earlier today, where he outlined the company is aiming to establish "ten IPs" that are capable of making "a continuous profit contribution" to the company.

Read more: Two to three new IPs announced in next few years »

Deus Ex: Human Revolution producer David Anfossi has admitted that the boss sequences in the Eidos Montreal-developed title were a misstep, noting: "We knew that would be a weakness for the game."

Eidos Montreal outsourced the boss battles to crowd AI specialist Grip Entertainment; however, Anfossi says blame for the issues surrounding sequences should be put on Eidos Montreal alone.

Read more: 'Too much for the team to do internally' »

Arranging "close to 200 pieces of music," Deus Ex: Human Revolution composer Michael McCann has paired down his work on the title into a 25 track soundtrack, available on November 15.

The soundtrack will be available as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon and in physical media form from Sumthing Else Music Works worldwide.

Watch: Hear a sample of McCann's soundtrack »

Starting today, players can finally find out what happened during the missing three day span in Deus Ex: Human Revolution. New downloadable content, dubbed 'The Missing Link,' is now available on the PC, Xbox 360, PS3, and via OnLive.

The content is priced at $15 / 1200MS points and can be accessed from the menu at any point during the game.

Read more: 'Missing Link' preview and interview coverage »

As promised, Deus Ex: Human Revolution's first downloadable add-on is coming later this month. Developer Eidos Montreal announced a date and price today. "The Missing Link" will be available on October 18th for $14.99, or 1200 Microsoft Points. And, although a Mac version of the game is coming soon, the DLC will not be ready for that platform until a later date.

If you want to spoil yourself a bit, make sure you read our preview. If you want even more spoilery goodness, check out a video walkthrough:

Watch: Video walkthrough »

There's an estimated five hours of new Deus Ex: Human Revolution content coming this month in the downloadable content 'The Missing Link,' though if publisher Square Enix keeps releasing five-minute chunks in trailers there may not be too many surprises left. Still, if you love sneak-peaks, here's another narrated gameplay walkthrough for the DLC.

Watch: Here be spoilers. And robots. »

The true measure of any video game is, of course, the number of weapons it has, but sadly some of Deus Ex: Human Revolution's were tied up in retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses. Not so anymore, as they're now being sold separately as downloadable content. By my calculations, the game just got 18.2% better.

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution received plenty of critical praise, but a few common criticisms dogged the game. Namely, the way the multiple endings were triggered, and the boss fights. In a new interview, project lead Jean-Francois Dugas talks about the team's decisions on those elements, and admits that production constraints forced their hand in some ways.

Read more: 'We simplified the ending to make sure that we could do it' »

As mentioned in our preview that launched earlier today, developer Eidos Montreal is putting the finishing touches on the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution downloadable content 'The Missing Link.' Scheduled to launch sometime in October, the DLC will take place during a three-day span missing from the life of protagonist Adam Jensen during the main campaign of the game.

Edios Montreal game designer Antoine Thisdale visited the Shacknews office to discuss some of the changes made for 'The Missing Link,' the corporate culture at the Montreal studio, and more.

Watch: Video interview with Deus Ex designer Antoine Thisdale »

Late in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, protagonist Adam Jensen goes dark, leaving the player to wonder what happened to the gritty-voiced hero. Eidos Montreal's upcoming DLC for the game, The Missing Link, looks to fill in the blanks, as it takes place during that missing fragment of Jensen's life.

According to Eidos Montreal game designer Antoine Thisdale, The Missing Link will last for up to five hours. (Of course, the content's length is based on your play style and skill level.) My preview of the content showed off about half of what the full expansion is supposed to offer.

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A noteworthy patch for Deus Ex: Human Revolution's PC edition launched yesterday on Steam, bringing changes including fixes for stuttering and other bugs, performance improvements, and the ability to skip its intro logo movies.

Read more: The full patch changelog »

A Mac port of Eidos Montreal's splendid cyberpunk romp Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be released this winter, Mac publisher Feral Interactive announced today. Feral's been behind the Apple-y editions of games including BioShock and Borderlands.

Read more: Eidos Montreal "delighted" with partnership »