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Val Hull
June 24, 2020

Deus Ex – Celebrating the 20th Anniversary

Ion Storm released Deus Ex on June 22, 2000. Now, 20 years later, the game is widely known as an introductory stepping stone into the shadowy world of conspiracy theories for many, and a cult-classic immersive sim that offers its…

Val Hull
October 2, 2019

Deus Ex – The Story Behind Liberty Island

Liberty Island, the opening level of the original Deus Ex, is considered by some to be one of the most iconic video game levels of all time. And if you’re interested in a detailed story of how this level was…

Val Hull
July 5, 2019

Warren Spector Interview

A couple months back, during this year’s Reboot Develop conference, the folks over at WCCFTech had a chance to chat with Warren Spector who, among many other things, directed the original Deus Ex. The resulting interview mainly covers Spector’s work…

BuckGB
February 19, 2018

The History of Ion Storm

Ion Storm wasn’t just any video game development studio – it was founded by John Romero and Tom Hall (of id Software fame), and the company’s Austin branch was headed up by none other than Warren Spector (of Looking Glass…

Val Hull
January 26, 2018

A List of Influential Immersive Sims

Immersive sims, otherwise known as stealth games or simply RPGs, are the subject of this Gamasutra article where a number of developers from across the gaming industry list 7 influential games of this type that everyone, including other developers, should…

Val Hull
January 6, 2018

Harvey Smith Video Interview – Deus Ex to Dishonored

Upon departing from Arkane Studios, Raphael Colantonio left Arkane’s Austin branch in the hands of Harvey Smith, his long-time friend who worked on both the original Deus Ex and its Invisible War sequel, as well as the Dishonored series. And…

Val Hull
November 16, 2017

The Best RPGs on PC – PCGamesN

Flexing their list-making muscles prior to the inevitable game of the year season, the folks over at PCGamesN have put together a list of what they think are the 15 best RPGs on PC. And while I can’t really agree…

Val Hull
October 13, 2017

Cancelled Concepts for Deus Ex 3: Insurrection

When Deus Ex: Human Revolution came out in 2011, it became the third installment in the beloved by many series of conspiracy-filled first person RPGs, or immersive sims if you prefer. However, Unseen64, an archive for Beta & cancelled games,…

Val Hull
August 17, 2017

The Uncertain Future of Immersive Sims

This PC Gamer article talks about the underwhelming sales of the recently released immersive sim games and the possible reasons for that happening, right after a booming resurgence of the genre heralded by BioShock and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Now,…

Val Hull
August 10, 2017

Warren Spector Interview

PC Games Insider brings us a new interview with one of the most well-known video game developers – Warren Spector. In the interview, the man responsible for Deus Ex and System Shock talks about his career and how it all…