It appears nothing gets past the hawkeyed game-fan, and as evidence I cite the recent Deus Ex 3 teaser. The trailer contained about 1 second of visual information revealing anything about the game, but that one second was enough to generate a rumble of speculation from PC Zone Magazine’s editor. It appears that two versions of the official trailer were released, with the second one edited to remove the conspicuous year “2027″ from sight. The date bears heavy significance, as it could be evidence that the game is set some 20-odd years before the original Deus Ex, making it a prequel.
Eidos has decided to use the Tomb Raider: Legend engine for the much-anticipated Deus Ex 3. The move is entirely unexpected, given most FPS developers are jumping on the Unreal Engine 3. Eidos Montreal’s general manager, Stephane D’Astous had this to say about the companies choice to run with the Legend engine:
“We chose the Crystal engine because we plan to help develop this engine more and then share it back with the rest of the company, the other Eidos studios. Having that technology from the start gives us a great advantage and foundation for our coders - there are no doubts about the approach, and we have few uncertainties.”
Things are also looking good on the gameplay side of thing because Eidos are using the original game as inspiration and not its disappointing sequel. D’Astous is also pleased about the level of talent such a project attracts.
“Deus Ex 3 is an incredible title to be working on, and will also help us attract talent. Real gamers, serious gamers. It’s a big mandate we have received - and we take it very seriously. We have done our homework and we have done a lot of research into it. Our proof of concept was approved last month on our first try - I think we’ve impressed our colleagues back in the UK.”
Just moments after the announcement that Deus Ex 3 is production, we have a teaser trailer for you featuring some sort of cyborg fetus. I hope they sort out time travel soon, because I’m not sure I can stand the wait.
Eidos Interactive have officially confirmed that Deus Ex 3 is in the works. Rob Murphy, Managing Director of Studios at Eidos had this to say about the franchises revival:
“This is a very exciting day for Eidos. Deus Ex is one of our finest franchises, often cited as one of the best PC games of all time. By developing this game at our new cutting-edge Montreal studio we have the opportunity to really push the boundaries of expectation for Deus Ex 3.”
What we know at the moment is that neither Warren Spector nor Harvey Smith are involved with the project and that it is expected to be finished mid 2009. I don’t know if I speak for everyone but I hope the game will be a lot more RPG-centric than Invisible War.
