Next Deus Ex game seemingly canceled as Eidos Montreal is affected by layoffs

Part of the ongoing Embracer Group cuts

Marco Wutz | Jan 30, 2024

Next Deus Ex game seemingly canceled as Eidos Montreal is affected by layoffs /

Eidos Montreal, which is part of the Embracer Group, is eliminating 97 jobs from its development, administration, and support teams. In addition, Bloomberg reported that it has canceled its development of an upcoming, as yet unannounced Deus Ex game that was supposed to go into full production later this year.

“For the last 17 years, our teams at Eidos have worked on some of the most beloved brands in the industry, combining deep storytelling and innovation into unique games. We have created memorable multi-awarded experiences that we are proud of and we know our teams’ members have put their heart and soul in all of them,” the company stated. “The global economic context, the challenges of our industry and the comprehensive restructuring announced by Embracer have finally impacted our studio.”

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“We are working to support all impacted personnel through this transition. These very talented, highly experienced people are entering the employment market, and we want them to find their next projects and are helping to do so. As we navigate these difficult times, the well-being of our team is our priority and the continuous commitment to creating games that players will be able to enjoy,” the statement continued.

It concluded with words of gratitude towards all players of the studio’s games and a vow to keep “making the best games for our amazing fans” and “deliver those awesome experiences for us to share together” despite the restructuring.

Eidos is only the latest victim of Embracer’s massive cost-cutting initiative, which officially cost over 900 people in the industry their jobs last year by the company’s own reports.

2024 already saw layoffs at Gearbox-owned support studio Lost Boys Interactive. Most recently, German studio Piranha Bytes – the developer of cult classics like Gothic – saw itself engulfed by closure rumors and admitted that it was looking for a buyer, as THQ Nordic seemingly doesn’t want to continue funding it. Both THQ Nordic and Gearbox are part of the Embracer Group.

Published Jan 30, 2024

MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg