You can't have an ESRB rated Mature game without some "large sprays of blood" staining the level can you? No. Deus Ex: Human Revolution doesn't skimp on it. It summarises that firefights are "highlighted" by screams, realistic gunfire, explosions and blood sprays. There's civilian slaying, booze and hookers!
The developers of Deus Ex: Human Revolution paint the backdrop of 2027, when mechanical augmentation has become a politically volatile hot-button topic.
Footage showing a leaked Gears of War 3 version is real as developer Epic Games issues an official response, and reminds fans it's not the "final build". Spoilers and unseen gameplay are rife in the leak and the studio is working with internal "security teams and law enforcement". It retails September.
Fifteen Italian nationals have been taken to court by Square-Enix for stealing a preview build of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, containing a rough version of the early sections of the upcoming game, and leaking it onto BitTorrent sites at the end of May.
The new developer diary for Deus Ex: Human Revolution takes a look at the detail and backstory that went into creating the cities of the near future in the game, including Detroit and Montreal.
Yet another Deus Ex: Human Revolution trailer has popped up; this time, it's a story trailer delving into the conspiracy regarding human augmentation.
Square-Enix has announced that Deus Ex: Human Revolution has gone gold.
Eidos Montreal has released a small developer diary for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and its stealth gameplay, explaining how it feels to be so sneaky. Sticking to the shadows can reveal all new ways to tackle an obstacle they say, like over hearing guards. It can be tactically deep if you want it to be.
Videogame mega-retailer GameStop has started selling digital copies of Deus Ex: Human Revolution - in store. While GameStop has sold digitally distributed games from the store site for years, this is the first time a gamer could purchase (presumably) a code to download the game online.
Eidos has released another developer diary talking about two more of the "four pillars of gameplay" that comprise the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This time around it's our character's social and hacking skills that land in the spotlight. We get to use 'psychological attacks' during special "social boss fights" - neat.
Machinima has a new, exclusive five minute trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution called 'Adam's Quest'.
Square Enix has noted that the Japanese version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be getting the most mature rating in Japan, CERO Z, despite some minor content cuts. The CERO Z rating is the Japanese equivalent of the ESRB's Adults Only rating, meaning the game is completely offlimits to players under 18.
Sheldon Pacotti, a developer who penned the first two Deus Ex games, has revealed more of his new indie game, Cell: emergence, which he has worked on under the banner New Live Interactive.
Enjoying its 9th consecutive week at the top is 505 Games' Zumba Fitness in the UK chart, which isn't all that difficult when it's a week without new stuff. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean crept up 2nd from 5th, while Disney's Cars 2 kept hold of 3rd. DiRT 3 slipped 4th and FIFA 11 dribbled up a slot to 5th.
Ammo will be scarce in Eidos Montreal's upcoming shooter-RPG Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and it's a deliberate design choice by the developer, as part of gameplay balancing.
If you slap down some digital cash for a pre-order of Deus Ex: Human Revolution with Steam then you'll be getting eight Deus Ex goodies in Team Fortress 2. Four of the items are purely cosmetic while the others are actually serviceable in combat. They're available through the Mann Co. store. Purity Fist anyone?
The 160GB and 320GB models of PlayStation 3 are selling like hotcakes in Britain thanks to the price drop by Sony and retailers. Sales jump 65% week-on-week. These stellar numbers have come in before Sony's 5,000 poster ad campaign in major UK high streets. Deus Ex: Human Revolution likely to fuel more sales.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been getting some glowing reviews and enjoying an 89 Metacritic aggregate score, but the game's director, Jean-Francois Dugas, is not totally happy with the finished product. His chief regret? The enemy AI.
The surprise inclusion of an OnLive code for PC Deus Ex: Human Revolution in the US has led to a "flood of people" signing up to the cloud gaming service. The code is for a free OnLive version of the game which can be played via the MicroConsole for TV or on the PC through a browser. OnLive CEO is chuffed.
A PC update for Deus Ex: Human Revolution from Eidos Montreal has dramatically cut long load times for some PCs, which "depends on machine spec". Some have seen load speed increases "of over 50%". The studio has also tweaked the controls like mouse sensitivity. Some AMD/ATI issues fixed too.