DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED officially announced

Eidos and Square have announced the existence of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (formerly rumoured as Deus Ex Universe). This is the official sequel to 2011's superb Deus Ex: Human Revolution. They've put together a pretty snazzy trailer for it:

Mankind Divided takes place in 2029, two years after the events of Human Revolution. That game revolved around the growing schism between augmented humans - cyborgs and people with artificial body parts - and normal humans. The end of Human Revolution, which saw millions of augmented people killed or driven insane, has sparked this schism into open conflict. Security agent Adam Jensen, the augmented human who pretty much saved the human race in the original game, is once again called upon to help resolve the growing crisis.

Like its forebear, the new game is expected to allow you to control and develop Jensen's character as he resolves missions through means stealthy, technical, violent or some combination of the approaches (the trailer suggests homicidal ultraviolence will still be available as an option). Expect more between-mission angst and tactical deployment of built-in mirror shades at moments of maximum dramatic impact.

The spiel:

DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED takes place in 2029, two years after the events of HUMAN REVOLUTION and the infamous ‘Aug Incident’ in Panchaea that resulted in the death of millions at the hands of those who had installed augmentations. This event has created a huge divide between those who have augmentations, and those who do not. Amongst this emotional turmoil are various factions looking to manipulate the public by twisting public opinion of augmentation to further their own agenda and hide the truth of what really happened.

As the social and political chaos reaches boiling point, super-augmented anti-terrorist agent Adam Jensen re-enters the fray. Empowered by brand new augmentations that bolster his formidable, strategic arsenal, Jensen will visit multiple new locations to uncover the truths that are hidden by a cloak of new conspiracies. With more choice at the player’s disposal than ever before, DEUS EX: MANKIND DIVIDED is the ultimate DEUS EX experience.

Adam Jensen may not have asked for this. But Adam Whitehead certainly has. The game is expected in late 2015 (but I wouldn't be surprised to see a slip into 2016).

DEUS EX: HUMAN REVOLUTION sequel confirmed

Eidos Montreal have confirmed that they are working on a new Deus Ex video game, which will be the fourth in the series. They envisage several new games on several platforms falling under the umbrella title of Deus Ex Universe. First up a title for PC, PS4 and X-Box One which they will reveal more about in the near future. They also posted some concept art and said that 'trans-humanism segregation' will be a key theme of the game.

In addition, Eidos will later this month launch a Director's Cut of their well-received 2011 game Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The game has been optimised to work with the Wii U's gamepad and its built-in screen, but will also be available on PC, X-Box 360 and PS3. The Director's Cut will fix the much-derided boss fights by allowing them to be completed in a variety of different ways (including stealth and hacking) instead of straight-up combat, with a number of other changes to enhance the gaming experience.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director's Cut will be released on 22 October. No release date has been set for the new Deus Ex game.