by Shack Staff, Jan 16, 2012 12:00pm PST
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.
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by Xav de Matos, Nov 30, 2011 5:00pm PST
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 »
Posted Oct 18, 2011 10:39am PDT - 16,295 views
Adam Jensen is missing three days of his life during the main campaign in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and it's up to you to uncover the truth in The Missing Link downloadable content pack.
"Dues EX deserves this award! BTW any bitching about the boss battles from what I've heard most ..."
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