This week’s update includes a bat, two shanks, a red friendship, a coupe of causes and a bit of “Doh!”

Today is a very good day. Good Old Games, that delightful internet retailer of old PC games that have been updated to work on new laptops and computers, has made a fantastic deal. It is now in cahoots with Square Enix! This means old Windows games from Square, Enix and Eidos will be added to more »

Deus Ex is one of those franchises that could save Square Enix from itself. The decision that Deus Ex: Human Revolution would be a prequel was a rather dangerous decision, at least in terms of the storyline. I mean, you’re building a story that has a fixed ending. This is especially true if the previously released games end up referring to anything that would be used as a plot point for any possible prequels. Even if it’s a great story, if you don’t lead up to a certain point, you risk completely rewriting and negating any of the previous established story. That being said, the story for this game is very well crafted.

You could be reading Deus Ex after playing it next year. See, the Deus Ex series has inspired James Swallow to write a book, Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect. And Del Rey Books has announced that said book will be out sometime next year.

The timing of Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect couldn’t be more perfect. At the moment, the forthcoming PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game Deus Ex: Human Revolution has a tentative March 2011 release date. So since Deus Ex: The Icarus Effect has a 2011 release date as well, players could end up having it in time to read after completing the game, to enhance their knowledge of the Deus Ex world and experience. Or, perhaps it could even be reading before Deus Ex: Human Revolution, so people could read it to get themselves hyped up…

Deus Ex and its sequel, Deus Ex: Invisible War, reinvigorated the cyberpunk genre in video games and got positive reviews for their futuristic conspiracy theory story lines. Now Eidos and Square Enix are releasing the next title in this successful series, Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

The musical score for Deus Ex: Human Revolution will be provided by award-winning composer Michael McCann, who composed music for the TV series Regenesis and also for Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

Ten years ago, Eidos Interactive could do no wrong. With properties including Soul Reaver, Legacy of Kain, Fear Effect, Hitman and of course, the legendary Tomb Raider series, Eidos was on top of the gaming world as one of the most acclaimed third party developers. As the next generation of gaming has come upon us, more »