Eidos Montreal Reveals DEUS EX: UNIVERSE; Talks Of Next-Gen Title

 

2011's critically acclaimed and commercially successful rebirth of the Deus Ex franchise, "Deus Ex: Human Revolution", left one thing on the brain of many gamers and that was "What's next?" Well, two years later, Eidos Montreal has hinted at the franchises future via a blog-post from the head of Eidos Montreal, David Anfossi.

In a post titled "The Future Vision for Deus Ex", starts off with the the latest trailer for "Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut", in stores October 22 for PC, Wii U, PS3, and Xbox 360.

We will be releasing the game on October 22 (25 in PAL regions) on the Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Over the last 18 months, the team has been working very hard on the development of the Director’s Cut. With this edition, we gave the team the envious task of pushing the boundaries of innovation and creativity to explore something we believe will become a big part of the future of the franchise, the second screen experience. When the game launches, players will have the opportunity to experience Human Revolution in a new and unique way through SmartGlass, the PSVita and the Wii U GamePad.

The blog then continues and gets into the first bit of news regarding the franchises' future:

The concept behind Deus Ex: Universe is to create an ongoing, expanding and connected game world built across a generation of core games. It’s a commitment on our part to deliver meaningful content that expands the franchise on a regular basis and to deliver a deep conspiracy that will span several connected Deus Ex games, creating a more immersive and richer experience than ever before. Deus Ex: Universe will include PC and console games, but also additional Deus Ex games and experiences available in other media such as tablets, smartphones, books, graphic novels, etc... You might have seen the name pop up recently in the press – well this is what it’s all about.

I’m pleased to confirm that we are already into production of the starting point for Deus Ex: Universe with a new game for PC and next-generation consoles. We’re very excited about it at the studio and I wanted to let you know that most of the team behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution is already working hard on this new game. It took us four years to learn how to create a unique Deus Ex experience with Human Revolution and it was important for me to keep this knowledge within the franchise.

It appears we're not done with this fantastic world, and given the amount of care and detail that went into "Human Revolution", more is always a good thing. Anfossi leaves with a first-look at concept art from the upcoming Next-Gen game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, which looks to be a much darker installment than the gorgeous renaissance-era beauty of "Human Revolution"; but the beauty of the future was only hiding the wide-spread corruption and moral darkness that was found in the hearts and souls of it's cast.

 

I want to leave you with a piece of concept art from our next-gen Deus Ex game that shows trans-humanism segregation, which is a backdrop to our vision for the next Deus Ex. It represents a "ghetto-city' voluntarily built in order to separate the classes. The people in this segregated class have reshaped their environment, nostalgic for their ideal of Cyber Renaissance. This dark and dystopian vision sets the tone for things to come in Deus Ex.