Eidos Montreal confirmed on Monday that 97 builders throughout varied groups had been laid off from the studio, because of Embracer Group’s restructuring.
What it didn’t say is that reportedly, this layoff additionally implies that a brand new Deus Ex recreation that was underway on the studio, has now been cancelled by Embracer Group.
Whereas probably the most upsetting piece of reports surrounding that is clearly the layoffs, followers may also take a minute to really feel unhappy that we gained’t be getting a brand new entry within the sequence.
Followers can maybe take solace although, that the brand new Deus Ex recreation may not have been what they’d’ve wished to see, since in accordance with Elias Toufexis, voice actor for Adam Jensen, protagonist within the final two current video games, this new recreation probably “wasn’t a Jensen story anyway.”
“If they’d been engaged on a Deus Ex for 2 years, and so they nonetheless hadn’t contacted, me, there’s a superb likelihood it wasn’t a Jensen story anyway.” Toufexis tweeted.
“I’m extra pissed for all of the folks getting laid off. This business is *expletive* with these items.”
So despite the fact that followers are lacking out on no matter Eidos Montreal was engaged on, we’re not less than spared the net controversy that will’ve been sparked, figuring out that we wouldn’t be going again to fan-favourite Adam Jensen.
Supply – [Elias Toufexis On Twitter]