<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
set	O
during	O
the	O
mid	O
21st	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
consists	O
of	O
six	O
games	O
:	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
(	O
2000	O
)	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Invisible	I-Application
War	I-Application
(	O
2003	O
)	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Go	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
(	O
2016	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
one	O
constant	O
through	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
,	O
although	O
FEMA	O
,	O
Majestic	O
12	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Knights	O
Templar	O
are	O
also	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
during	O
2052	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
world	O
is	O
facing	O
a	O
crisis	O
caused	O
by	O
a	O
mysterious	O
nano-virus	O
called	O
the	O
Gray	B-Application
Death	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
he	O
arrives	O
in	O
Area	B-Device
51	I-Device
,	O
Denton	O
has	O
the	O
choice	O
between	O
neutralizing	O
technology	O
and	O
plunging	O
the	O
world	O
into	O
a	O
second	O
dark	O
age	O
,	O
allying	O
with	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
,	O
or	O
merging	O
with	O
an	O
advanced	O
AI	O
so	O
as	O
to	O
impose	O
a	O
benevolent	O
dictatorship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2029	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
's	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regardless	O
of	O
the	O
choice	O
made	O
by	O
Adam	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
the	O
Illuminati	B-Device
have	O
twisted	O
his	O
message	O
and	O
augmented	O
individuals	O
are	O
persecuted	O
and	O
feared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
disillusioned	O
Adam	O
works	O
with	O
an	O
international	O
taskforce	O
(	O
hinted	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
UNATCO	O
in	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
)	O
designed	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
rising	O
wave	O
of	O
terrorism	O
brought	O
on	O
by	O
the	O
disenfranchised	O
and	O
desperate	O
augmented	O
while	O
working	O
to	O
uncover	O
the	O
perpetrators	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
that	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
unifying	O
element	O
across	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
from	O
several	O
different	O
genres	O
,	O
including	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
,	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
stealth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Warren	O
Spector	O
in	O
1994	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Troubleshooter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
drive	O
behind	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
was	O
Spector	O
's	O
growing	O
dislike	O
for	O
straight	O
fantasy	O
or	O
science	O
fiction	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
something	O
new	O
and	O
different	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
wanted	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
immersive	O
playing	O
styles	O
of	O
games	O
like	O
Ultima	B-Application
Underworld	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
was	O
meant	O
to	O
both	O
represent	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
plot	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
to	O
poke	O
fun	O
at	O
the	O
design	O
techniques	O
that	O
were	O
prevalent	O
in	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
games	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
influences	O
included	O
Suikoden	B-Application
,	O
Half-Life	B-Application
and	O
GoldenEye	B-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Invisible	O
War	O
,	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
started	O
pre-production	O
for	O
a	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
prequel	O
twice	O
but	O
neither	O
came	O
to	O
fruition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
period	O
saw	O
both	O
Harvey	O
Smith	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
designer	O
for	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Spector	O
leaving	O
Ion	O
Storm	O
in	O
2004	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
former	O
citing	O
health	O
problems	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
saying	O
he	O
wished	O
to	O
pursue	O
his	O
own	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multiplayer-focused	O
third	O
game	O
titled	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Clan	O
Wars	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
made	O
at	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
,	O
but	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
commercial	O
underperformance	O
of	O
Invisible	O
War	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
distanced	O
from	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
renamed	O
Project	B-Application
Snowblind	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Revolution	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2007	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2013	O
(	O
untitled	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
when	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
PC	O
and	O
next-gen	O
platforms	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
larger	O
,	O
transmedia	O
project	O
called	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
a	O
planned	O
sequel	O
to	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Schreier	O
of	O
Bloomberg	O
News	O
reported	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
that	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
very	O
very	O
early	O
"	O
development	O
stages	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CBS	O
Films	O
has	O
acquired	O
screen	O
rights	O
to	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
after	O
Eidos	O
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
announcement	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Adrian	O
Askarieh	O
,	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
Hitman	O
films	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
hoped	O
to	O
oversee	O
a	O
shared	O
universe	O
of	O
Square	O
Enix	O
films	O
with	O
Just	O
Cause	O
,	O
Hitman	O
,	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Thief	O
,	O
but	O
admitted	O
that	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Tomb	O
Raider	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Game	O
Central	O
reporters	O
at	O
Metro	O
UK	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
shared	O
universe	O
was	O
unlikely	O
,	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
no	O
progress	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
on	O
any	O
Just	O
Cause	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
nor	O
Thief	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
next-gen	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
announced	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Universe	O
,	O
a	O
multimedial	O
project	O
involving	O
video	O
games	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
books	O
,	O
graphic	O
novels	O
and	O
other	O
unspecified	O
mediums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Go	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
systems	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
puzzle-based	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
as	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Montréal	O
's	O
previous	O
mobile	O
titles	O
,	O
Hitman	B-Application
Go	I-Application
and	O
Lara	B-Application
Croft	I-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
generally	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
storylines	O
and	O
freedom	O
of	O
choice	O
being	O
the	O
main	O
point	O
of	O
praise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fall	O
was	O
more	O
mixed	O
to	O
negative	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
attempt	O
to	O
bring	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
universe	I-Application
to	O
a	O
portable	O
platform	O
,	O
but	O
many	O
other	O
aspects	O
coming	O
in	O
for	O
both	O
praise	O
and	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
-	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
,	O
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
have	O
sold	O
over	O
12	O
million	O
units	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
