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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Eidos - The Untold Story

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It's a great time to enjoy the stuff we already have.

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"Just one breath, that's all you get": Xbox's Grounded 2 director chats Early Access, the "second launch" on PS5, and the roadmap's Into the Abyss update

The director of Xbox's Grounded 2, Obsidian Entertainment's Chris Parker, says that the game coming to PS5 later this year is like a "second launch."

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"Launching on PS5 effectively makes this our second launch": Obsidian legend Chris Parker talks Grounded 2 and its massive Into the Abyss update

Summer Preview | Grounded 2 reaches its next major milestone this August, with the "largest content update" yet and a release on PS5

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution could've had a track from the original game's composer but it was rejected for not being the 'right fit,' and in hindsight he says they were right

Eidos Montreal wanted to put its own stamp on Deus Ex after it took over the series, and that meant it wanted music from an entirely different composer.

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In defense of Deus Ex: Invisible War

"I think the world would be better off if people took the best things from both sides instead of always fighting over extremes."

PC Gamer

You can blame some of Deus Ex: Invisible War's console limitations on the publisher's 'weird theories that FPS games don't sell or RPGs don't sell'

Two theories that have definitely stood the test of time. No one plays RPGs anymore.

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Deus Ex: Invisible War wasn't what it should have been because the studio moved to an engine that was really built for Thief: 'A super-boneheaded call, very bad decision… it really tanked development'

"I wish we could redo that project and just stitch the maps together."

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Celebrate the holidays the way Saint Nick intended, by blasting through hordes of enemies in the best Christmas-themed FPS mods

How does the Doom Slayer open his presents? He rips and tears until it is done.

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Dishonored co-creator says it was 'a shock' when Microsoft closed Arkane Austin after Redfall's release: 'We were working on something really cool'

"It was not a decision I agreed with."

PC Gamer

Eidos Montreal lays off more employees, internal projects reportedly cancelled as the studio shifts focus to support work

This is the second round of layoffs at the Embracer-owned studio this year.

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I embarked on a mission to answer the most important question in PC gaming: How tall is Garrett from Thief?

Pinned size at last.

PC Gamer

You can thank John Romero's hard-partying ways for the suits giving Deus Ex the extra dev time it needed: 'These British guys would just get hammered with the Dallas team for three days straight'

"John lived up to every promise he made."

PC Gamer

In a world without Dishonored, I've started to wish for a sequel to Thief 2014

Come back Eidos Montreal, Auldale is forgiven.

PC Gamer

How Obsidian became Xbox's most prolific studio: "There's not a lot of studios at Microsoft that have an entire external developer making the whole game for them"

Exclusive | There's a reason 2025 is being called the "Year of Obsidian"

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David Bowie's time on Omikron, and his madcap scheme to buy up a load of old satellites and 'relaunch Ziggy Stardust from space'

"Something about it didn’t gel enough for people even to try it. I think David was a bit pissed off."

PC Gamer

The black sheep of the Thief series is free on Epic Games Store, and at that price, it deserves a second chance

2014's Thief reboot certainly wasn't well-received on launch, but there's still a lot to like about it.

Evening Standard

Epic Games is offering classic PC game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided for free this week

You can also grab indie game The Bridge for free until March 21

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As Football Manager approaches its 20th anniversary, the abiding challenge remains the same: adapt or die

Interview | Sports Interactive turns 30 this year, FM turns 20, and the game plan for the digital dugout endures

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Deus Ex seems deader than ever as Adam Jensen actor reveals Eidos asked him years ago 'to stop talking about Adam Jensen'

A conspiracy of silence.

Evening Standard

Deus Ex game cancelled amid layoffs at developer Eidos

The thriller follow-up has been axed despite two years of development work

PC Gamer

Adam Jensen voice actor says cancelled Deus Ex likely 'wasn't a Jensen story anyway' and that 'I gotta be honest, I gave up on it a long time ago'

Embracer cancellation or no, it seems we were never going to see a conclusion to the Jensen arc anyway.

PC Gamer

Embracer lays off 97 people at Eidos Montreal, reportedly cancels new Deus Ex game

The Embracer Group's plummet hits one of PC gaming's most beloved series.

Windows Central

Embracer Group reportedly cancels unannounced Deus Ex game, lays off staff at Eidos Montreal

A yet-unannounced Deus Ex game in development at Eidos Montreal has been cancelled by Embracer Group, with layoffs at the developer.

PC Gamer

One of our top games of 2021 is free to keep on the Epic Store for the next week

It wasn't a third Deus Ex reboot game, but Eidos Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy won us over just the same.

PC Gamer

Lara Croft: The Art of Virtual Seduction is the ultimate cringey relic of late '90s game advertising

How Tomb Raider's early marketing campaigns objectified an icon.

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