Deus Ex lead actor Elias Toufexis has branded the franchise’s homeowners as “psychopaths,” because the wait continues for a brand new entry within the dormant stealth motion sequence.
In a publish on X, Toufexis laid out his work schedule for 2026, which he mentioned included Bungie’s upcoming shooter Marathon and three unannounced tasks. In fact, this tease prompted Deus Ex followers to recommend that no less than certainly one of these thriller tasks was a long-awaited new Deus Ex sequel — one thing Toufexis was fast to close down.
“…no Deus Ex as a result of the individuals in cost are psychopaths,” Toufexis wrote.
Toufexis has been vocal in help of a brand new Deus Ex recreation materializing through the years, although it has now been a decade for the reason that arrival of 2016’s Deus Ex: Mankind Divided. Developed by Eidos Montreal, the sport arrived on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to optimistic critiques.
However fairly than develop a observe up, the following few years noticed Eidos Montreal put to work on Sq. Enix’s failed Marvel’s Avengers live-service recreation, in addition to its personal tackle Guardians of the Galaxy, alongside its persevering with function as a help studio for the Tomb Raider franchise. With these franchises taking precedence, Deus Ex fell by the wayside.
Fan pleasure for a brand new Deus Ex was rekindled after Sq. Enix bought Eidos Montreal — and the Deus Ex franchise — to writer Embracer, and certainly, a brand new recreation within the sequence was reportedly labored on for 2 years. Alas, this challenge was reported to have been canned in 2024, amid Embracer’s widespread restructuring.
“As you guys all know, Jensen is among the characters I’ve performed who’s close to and pricey to my coronary heart. It appears I’ll all the time be related to him and that’s simply tremendous with me,” Toufexis wrote in a subsequent reddit publish, after phrase of the sport’s cancellation unfold.
“Alas, his story appears performed. I’m comparatively sure the sport that was canceled was not an Adam Jensen story, so the cancellation angers me greater than the rest as a result of pals at Eidos obtained laid off. Online game firms proper now are in a bizarre place. I hope it will get straightened out.”
A yr in the past, Insider Gaming reported that Eidos Montreal was as soon as once more pitching an thought for a brand new Deus Ex title, although there was no suggestion this concept had been profitable. Subsequent up for the sequence will likely be Aspyr’s recently-delayed Deus Ex Remastered, a refined up port of the franchise’s authentic entry, which has been pushed from its authentic February 2026 launch date following fan considerations over its high quality. The challenge at present lacks a brand new launch window, and pre-orders have been refunded.
Toufexis beforehand claimed he spent two years engaged on Far Cry 3, recording strains as the sport’s protagonist Jason Brody, earlier than Ubisoft changed him within the function. The voice actor claimed the rationale for this change was his work because the Deus Ex protagonist, whose voice had turn out to be too “common” and recognizable.
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