Embracer Group has canceled a new Deus Ex game that Eidos-Montréal had been developing for at least two years, according to a new report from Bloomberg that mentions how Embracer is planning additional layoffs as part of its ongoing cost-cutting initiatives. It’s unclear whether the canceled Deus Ex game was a sequel to Mankind Divided or a remake of an older title (e.g., Ion Storm’s 2000 original), but Eidos-Montréal will now instead “focus on an original franchise.”
Eidos-Montréal’s Deus Ex credits include:
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016)
- Deus Ex: Breach (2017)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – VR Experience (2017)
Embracer’s former subsidiaries:
- Foxglove Studios (founded by THQ Nordic in 2016, divested in 2019)
- Square Enix Montréal (acquired by CDE Entertainment in August 2022, closed in November 2022)
- Plucky Bytes (founded by Amplifier Game Invest in November 2020, closed in 2023)
- Vermila Studios (acquired by Amplifer Game Invest in August 2020, divested in 2023)
- Campfire Cabal (founded by THQ Nordic in September 2022, closed in August 2023)
- Goose Byte (founded by Amplifier Game Invest in December 2021, divested in August 2023)
- Volition (acquired by Deep Silver in January 2013, closed in August 2023)
- Free Radical Design (founded by Deep Silver in May 2021, closed in December 2023)
Bloomberg noted:
The sci-fi Deus Ex series has been critically acclaimed and sold more than 14 million units worldwide. It was acquired by Embracer in 2022.