US retailer GameStop returned all their stock of PC Deus Ex: Human Revolution to publisher Square Enix because of the 'undeclared' inclusion of OnLive codes. As GameStop is "developing a streaming service" of their own, the OnLive coupon is therefore a "competitive service." An internal memo ordered the return.
Eidos Montreal promised that a "special message" would be released in relation to Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the message has turned out to be a cipher for fans to crack.
Square Enix and Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution has surgically augmented itself into the British gamers' heart, tossing out Zumba Fitness. Rugby World Cup 2011 entered 3rd, just behind Zumba. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean fell 4th, while Call of Duty: Black Ops busted through 5th, up from 18th.
The code that was uncovered for Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been cracked.
Square-Enix has announced that October would see some downloadable content for Deus Ex: Human Revolution in the form of "The Missing Link", which finds Adam Jensen stripped of his augs for a few days.
Ubisoft's Driver: San Francisco has been denied the UK chart throne as Eidos' Deus Ex: Human Revolution keeps its augmented superiority another week. EA Tiburon's Madden NFL 12 entered 6th while (cancerous plague) Zumba Fitness fell 3rd. Rugby World Cup 2011 slipped 4th while FIFA 11 dribbled 9th.
Some gamers may remember the stuttering issue that p-p-p-p-p-p-plagued the original Half-Life 2 several years ago. Unfortunately, a large number of 2011 players are reporting the same issues with the PC version of Human Revolution, rife with freezing and falling frames per second - and the problem is striking high-end rigs as well.
Square-Enix has announced that Deus Ex: Human Revolution has shipped over 2 million units since its release in August. The publisher did not, however, note whether this included digital sales from such distributors as Steamworks.
Techland's Dead Island has swept through the UK chart like some kind of viral outbreak you'd find on the island of Banoi. Deus Ex: Human Revolution falls 5th. Brutally nabbing 2nd place is THQ and Relic's Warhammer 40k: Space Marine, with Ubisoft's Driver: San Francisco pulling impressive handbrake turns 3rd.
A patch has appeared for the PC version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution on Steam. The patch addresses the "stuttering" problem that gamers had complained about in the past week and a half. The patch notes even identifies two sources of stuttering: from graphic shader processing issues and from data streaming problems. The patch purportedly fixes both sources.
Techland's Dead Island and Relic's Warhammer 40k: Space Marine have kept their number 1 and 2 spots respectively for another week in the all format UK chart. Resistance 3 climbs up 3rd, nudging down Driver: San Francisco 4th. Deus Ex: Human Revolution stays at a conspiratorial 5th place. Zumba won't let go 6th.
Eidos Montreal has let gamers know through their Tumblr account that the upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution downloadable content "The Missing Link" will be roughly five hours long.
ENB Dev has announced that they're made a mod that removes the golden due filter of Deus Ex: Human Revolution, resulting in a brighter, more colorful look, though the game also takes a framerate hit as well.
The time has come for the pre-order incentives for Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution to become official DLC offerings, and so they have. The Explosive Mission Pack and Tactical Enhancement Pack together add four weapons, 10k credits, a utility item and a bonus mission. Big DLC next month.
The Nielsen Report has released its "Top 20 Games to Watch" list, which analyzes what games are the most highly anticipated for the holiday season, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 tops the charts.
EA Sports' FIFA 12 has earned the third biggest all format launch week in the UK, besting Grand Theft Auto IV. This knocked down Gears of War 3 2nd. Silicon Knights' X-Men: Destiny entered 18th while the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection took 7th. A Game of Thrones - Genesis missed the chart.
Bethesda and id Software's apoco-shooter Rage has been kept away from the UK all format chart crown by EA Sports' FIFA 12, which stays numero uno. Meanwhile last week's other new entries, Dark Souls and NBA 2K12, came 3rd and 12th respectively. Gears of War 3 came 4th, and racer F1 2011 5th.
A cracked preview build of Eidos Montreal's Deus Ex: Human Revolution was uploaded by Vigilant Defender founder James Grimshaw as a 'piracy experiment'. The first few levels were included before quitting and taking pirates to an online survey. They wanted to "gain attention" and show pirates "can be potential customers."
Publisher Square Enix has significantly upgraded their profit forecast for the six months ending September 30th, going from 1.5 billion to 3.7 billion YEN, thanks to exceeded expectations. Deus Ex: Human Revolution played a big role in pushing those figures up, as did growth in Square's smartphone, social and online markets. Euro exchange rate hurting though.
Eidos Montreal producer David Anfossi says starting their studio off with Deus Ex let them "attract the best talent," of which there was likely 'no better choice' to accomplish that. The team focused on "defining the ambition" of the game, not "following a pattern." Anfossi emphasised it was crucial to "respect the initial invention." Feedback was brutally biased.