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Deus Ex: The Fall launching on iOS this summer

Latest installment in series launching later this year on iOS devices for $7; developed by Square Enix Mobile in conjunction with Eidos Montreal and N-Fusion.

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After teases and much speculation, Square Enix today officially announced Deus Ex: The Fall, an iOS game due out this summer for $7.

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Developed by Square Enix Mobile in collaboration with Deus Ex: Human Revolution studio Eidos Montreal and N-Fusion, The Fall is described as a "story-driven action RPG." It is the first Deus Ex title in the series to be released on mobile and tablet devices.

The Fall is set in 2027, a period described as a "golden era for science, technology, and human augmentation," but also a time of serious social divide and "global conspiracy." The game stars Ben Saxon, a former British SAS Mercenary who underwent a physical augmentation.

"Betrayed by his private military employers, the Tyrants, not only is his own life at risk, but for all augmented humans, time is running out," reads the game's description.

The Fall picks up directly after the events of Random House's Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect novel from James Swallow.

"The team has done an incredible job creating a whole new story and controls for intuitive touch screen gameplay, whilst staying true to the Deus Ex universe," Eidos Montreal game director Jean-Francois Dugas said in a statement. "Players can expect exploration, action, hacking, stealth, social enhancers, player choice and consequence--the full Deus Ex experience."

Square Enix mobile general manager Antony Douglas added that the company will not cut any corners on The Fall just because the game is for mobile and not consoles.

"Smart devices are central to Square Enix's platform strategy and we approach it with the same attention as our boxed and digital releases," he said. "Deus Ex: The Fall is going to be testament to our commitment in delivering high quality entertainment on mobile and tablet devices."

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This sucks!!! I just bought a brand new gaming PC- I don't own a tablet or an I-phone - nor do I intend to buy one- and I LOVE DEUS EX Human Rev. Am playing it again on my new PC - You screwed up Square Enix!!! - Real gamers don't play on tablets!!!! And Whoever designed and approved your new hero ought to have his head examined ??? He looks like a short, old, balding has-been like what's his name in Mass Effect 2. I'm old myself but I don't want to look at someone my age in a game - I want hot & sexy like Adam Jensen!!!


What a major disappointment!!! WE NEVER ASKED FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!

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Edited By Fursnake

I am a big fan of the Deus Ex series, but this one looks like Deus Mehx.

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Edited By tim1935

I'm sure your hands are always going to be in the way of the action and tapping is so inaccurate.

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I am disappointed, but it was my fault to get worked up before hearing any details about the game. I am glad this is cleared up sooner rather than later.

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Edited By 1RazvanClaudiu

Finally, an AAA game on tablets. Too bad I don't have an iPad.

I hope it has auto-aim though, aiming on a tablet screen is an exercise in frustration.

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Edited By tightwad34

They are smart for doing an easy money maker, but stupid for teasing the fans of the series like that. I only played Human Revolution and it was really good excluding some of the boss fights. I would really like to play another one, just not on a phone or some sort of tablet. I am pretty sure we'll see another new Deus Ex game in the next couple of years that will satisfy us.

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We asked for a new Deus Ex they gave us lemon lime

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spinoff sucks


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small buttons/joysticks would make sense on a tablet but that wouldn't be futuristic OR mature looking now would it. Just butcher gaming instead. Probably half the reason people buy tablets.

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Wow.... just read most comments... they are 95% negative.

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Looks very clunky.

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Edited By debryson

This would be my biggest gaming let down in years, if not for the Xbox One. Deus Ex HR is my second favorite game of this generation (only after Mass Effect tril), and to see it reduced to this, I just cant stomach it. I was so excited to see the next REAL game in the series, as I feel HR was under appreciated and this is what we get?? It wouldn't hurt so much if they did not get us so hype first, I would have just ignored it if they just announced it without all the teasers. This sucks. F u Square and Eidos.

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Disappointed that the next installment in the Deus Ex series is on a mobile platform and not on the PC, 360 and PS3.

Most of these mobile app games are usually played only during "bathroom breaks" ;-)

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First thought come to mind when I know this game is mobile : "Shit, failed."

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What the hell is wrong with all of you?!

It's a game. Why such hatred and venom over some frickin app game?!

Phones and tablets are huge nowadays, so people make games for them. Some games are really fantastic, others aren't. This game looks like a fantastic game for me to be able to play on the go. If you so badly hate mobile app based games then don't go to game sites that cover stories about mobile apps.

This absolute vitriol over mobile apps is frickin old. Tablets and powerful phones that people can play games on are here to stay for the time being. Deal with it already. You've had the past several years to see this coming. This should not be a surprise to anyone.

And if they put this game on Android then it'll be playable on the Nvidia Shield, so people can play it with real buttons, oh wait you hate that too because it plays mobile games. There really is nothing to satisfy games anymore. They hear news and all they want to do is complain instead of ignore it or enjoy the fun new games. And you guys arent even always complaining about mobile app based games, you complain about basically EVERYTHING. I'd rather play videogames and have a good time. Get over yourselves people. This is getting ridiculous.

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fail

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Deus Ex: The Fail

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Now that's an ace trolling from squenix!

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Edited By jeremy-

This wouldnt be as bad if they hadnt have just done this like a month ago with april fools

Twice, the die hard PC centered fans thought that we would get a new installment, twice we were disappointed

If they were planning to launch a mobile game, which I'm like meh, whatever. They shouldnt have done the april fools first. As now I'm pretty much like f*ck dues ex cbb.

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This being said, nobody can say that square enix dont do a lot of the scene with new IP. They alrearyd announced 1 new IP this week, they just did 2 last year. Square Enix is pretty boss for gaming all round.

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What the ****?! Shove this mobile crap where sun don't shine, Square Enix...

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What a bag of shit.

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Wow, my hype for a new Deus Ex went right out the window.


Have 0 interest in mobile "rpgs" and things, just can't offer the same gameplay/depth as a full fledged pc game.

Square Enix is bleeding money, and Deus Ex is one of the few games that brought them a good profit, so isntead of making a PROPER sequel they decide to make a mobile game? Yeah good luck with that.



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Hey guys, let's take a beloved hardcore franchise with a ton of depth and potential, and turn it into a crappy mobile app. What could possibly go wrong?! The kids will love it!

Seriously, I have no idea what the **** they were thinking here.

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Wow. First Halo and now Deus Ex... Gaming really has gone to shit. Can't even get our videogames on real consoles these days. Instead they insist on us using these shitty overpriced and underpowered little devices with awful touch-screen controls and a market of gamers who's interest is limited almost exclusively to "5-minute time wasters."

I said this about Spartan Assault and I'll say this about The Fall. Why the **** would anybody want to sit on their phone/tablet and play a feature-length game? If you're out and about, you're too busy doing other things besides gaming to actually care, but if you're at home, why play on a touchscreen or handheld device when playing on a home console with a 70" TV and comfortable and far-more-accurate controller is the superior option. The ONLY opportunity I could see people wanting to play something like this is on a long roadtrip, but then again, we're talking about mature-rated videogames. These shouldn't be marketed or accessible to children, but if you're the adult there's a high chance you're going to be the one driving and incapable of playing the game until you reach the hotel or your destination where, surprise, you can just hook up your actual game console to a TV.


Keep mobile gaming exclusive to fake little casual games like Temple Run and Angry Birds and keep actual videogame IPs like Deus Ex and Halo on consoles and PCs where they belong. If Square-Enix wants to do a project like this so bad, than release the damn game for XBLA and PSN so that it can access it's core audience and actually use a controller where we can have a game with real gameplay.

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" Deus Ex: The Fall, an iOS game", Stopped reading right there. You guys can go **** yourselves...

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lol, anything from Square that is priced at $7 screams garbage. Don't they charge like $15 for FF3 on iOS??

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Disappointing and dumb as ****!

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Oh dear.

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I never asked for this.

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ordures = garbage in english. i dont understand why they would go to this instead of current gen or something next gen. of all things? a tablet game.... so lame.

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boooooorrrrriiiinggggg. seriously, whats with these guys - first Ninja Theory drops the Mobile bomb, now Deus Ex? Like it's some crazy ass bleeding edge thing that we're going to soil our draw'rs over. Does anyone play these mobile games?

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Oh wow. How interesting. What an immersive experience this will be. I can't wait to enjoy Deus Ex in this fully intuitive manner. /sarcasm

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I never asked for this.

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Well that's a letdown

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Deus Ex; The Fall. Fitting name, it seems.

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So, they fire the pres cause his ideas royally bombed. But they kept his lackey right hand man that shared his ideals, to think mobile will save the company.

We get a trash game with FF Tactics tacked onto it, and now we got THIS new installment in the series to mobile only.

Too they got into the mobile market so late. Have fun Square! Be sure to sell the Final Fantasy name to a decent company if you can that will actually make a FINAL Final Fantasy to put that series to rest, respectfully, laid to rest for once.

Nice restructuring of all your games you don't see as cost effective! ;3
(I feel bad for Tomb Raider devs and others that got treated like failures by Square. You guys did amazing jobs! )

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Trolololololo

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Well bloody hell, that's disappointing... =.=

What a waste....

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Hey! what ever happened to Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut for the Wii u?

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Hopefully this will make up for the godawful Human Revolution. Deus Ex was a classic and that game brought shame to the name.

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@deathstream You think a mobile game could surpass (what you think is) a bad game? lel

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@deathstream Deus will forgive you for your blasphemy

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@deathstream Sorry you didn't like HR, think there are plenty of people who feel differently.

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@wwlettsome @deathstream

Huge fan of Deus Ex. Even liked Invisible War. HR was NOT a Deus Ex game. It was a cash-in on a fondly remembered name. My opinion might have been different had I not played the hell out of the far superior games whose names it tarnished.

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@Thanatos2k @deathstream @wwlettsome Yeah I was gonna say. I haven't met many self-proclaimed Deus Ex fans who actually liked Invisible War. On the other hand, I have met plenty who liked HR despite it being somewhat of a departure.

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@deathstream @wwlettsome If you liked Invisible War and hated HR, you are not a huge fan of Deus Ex. You would be an idiot.

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@deathstream @BraollusBeBack @wwlettsome Are you sure you even played Human Revolution? Because I'm fairly certain that we played an entirely different game. Human Revolution was a VERY good game.

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@BraollusBeBack @deathstream @wwlettsome

Except the it didn't have a good story, characters, music, gameplay and was very linear.

Everything about it was superficial. Your choices ultimately meant ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. No matter what you did, you ended up facing the EXACT SAME what-is-behind-door-number-three choice at the end of the game.

The bionic body parts looked and felt idiotic. Maybe it wasn't a cash-in. Maybe it was just made by a group of mediocre designers and programmers who wanted to make a Deus Ex game but ended up making a bad local-bar-band cover.

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Edited By BraollusBeBack

@deathstream @wwlettsome :D Funny, you are funny. The part "it was a cash-in" made me feel really disappointed in you, because usually cash-in games, whether based on old games, or movies, are crap.. But somewhat HR, managed to bring a good story, with good characters, with good music, with beautiful world, that felt right, with a deep underlying thought on humanity and technology, and with a pretty darn good gameplay, with some actually useful upgrades, and non-linear level design.. I somewhat see no connection between HR, and a quick cash-in product, just no. Sure it might not be the same style of gameplay and story telling like THE Deus Ex, but it doesn't make it worst, it just makes it different, though some poeple(between you and me A LOT OF PEOPLE) are afraid/uncomfortable with change, whatever it may be, but please don't be an ass, just because it's not the same anymore, it's just makes people angry... OK, buddy ;)

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