Deus Ex 3: First Details Arrive

The first details of Deus Ex 3 have arrived and what do you know it, the title seems to have gotten the good ol’ dose of consolification.

In essence, it looks and sounds fantastic. The art direction is a beautiful meld of the renaissance and cyberpunk (tying into the game’s Leonardo Da Vinci motif) and is going for a lot more stylised look than the sort of game that comes from the Unreal Engine cookie-cutter.

Let’s be optimistic, and maybe, just maybe, it won’t be a trainwreck like everyone is expecting it to be.
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Deus Ex/Thief 3 Creator Working on a New Project

Ex-ION Storm/Midway Designer Harvey Smith, better known for his abomination called Deus Ex: Invisible War - is now working on a brand new project; inspired by Deus Ex itself. Scary stuff indeed.

Arkane as a company is very focused on immersive first-person experiences,” and specifically commented on his core design tenets: “My focus is very much around games like Deus Ex,” Smith noted.

Deus Ex 3 Info Coming Next Month!

The eagle-eyed losers (just kidding!) at NeoGAF have spotted another snake in the forest, or in more relevant terms, Deus Ex 3 on the cover of PC-Zone Magazine hitting stands October 9th, with the headline being “The Conspiracy is revealed” Anyway, after hearing this newsbit, we feel compelled to procure a sock/towel and do some unmentionable things…

White Gold Preview

CVG has a nice preview of Deep Shadows’s upcoming title; White Gold. Here’s a snippet:

With White Gold’s play area consisting of six large islands and 50 smaller ones dotted about them, you might think that you’ve seen similar free-roaming fare with games like Just Cause.

What sets White Gold apart though, is its grounding in roleplay. You may well be able to drive tanks and nip around on quad bikes, but this Caribbean jet setting will be complemented by an inventory system straight out of Deus Ex and a full set of roleplay perks and experience. 

Full preview here.