<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Eidos	O
Montréal	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Europe	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
systems	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
game	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
began	O
after	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
expansion	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-launch	O
,	O
story-based	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
positive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
,	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
and	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
social	O
"	O
augmentation	O
better	O
reads	O
an	O
NPC	O
's	O
expression	O
and	O
evaluates	O
their	O
psychological	O
profile	O
,	O
improving	O
the	O
chance	O
of	O
selecting	O
the	O
correct	O
dialogue	B-Application
option	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
boss	O
battles	O
can	O
be	O
negated	O
by	O
using	O
certain	O
dialogue	B-Application
options	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Breach	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
a	O
hacker	O
infiltrating	O
the	O
Palisade	O
Bank	O
to	O
retrieve	O
data	O
from	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
companies	O
and	O
escape	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
Breach	O
has	O
leaderboards	O
which	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
compare	O
scores	O
and	O
positions	O
online	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
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Human	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
a	O
cyberpunk	O
future	O
rife	O
with	O
secret	O
organizations	O
and	O
conspiracies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Humanity	O
has	O
imposed	O
a	O
"	O
mechanical	O
apartheid	O
"	O
on	O
augmented	O
people	O
by	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
isolating	O
them	O
in	O
ghettos	O
and	O
stripping	O
them	O
of	O
their	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Illuminati	O
are	O
opposed	O
by	O
the	O
Juggernaut	O
Collective	O
,	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
hacktivists	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
shadowy	O
Janus	O
and	O
precursors	O
of	O
underground	O
movements	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
main	O
factions	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
are	O
Task	O
Force	O
29	O
(	O
TF29	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Interpol-run	O
anti-terrorist	O
team	O
based	O
in	O
Prague	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Augmented	O
Rights	O
Coalition	O
(	O
ARC	O
)	O
,	O
originally	O
an	O
aid	O
group	O
for	O
augmented	O
people	O
and	O
now	O
a	O
controversial	O
militant	O
organization	O
opposing	O
the	O
abuse	O
of	O
the	O
augmented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Central	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
episodes	O
are	O
Frank	O
Pritchard	O
,	O
an	O
old	O
associate	O
from	O
Sarif	O
Industries	O
;	O
Shadowchild	O
,	O
a	O
skilled	O
hacker	O
with	O
a	O
grudge	O
against	O
the	O
Palisade	O
Bank	O
corporation	O
;	O
and	O
Hector	O
Guerrero	O
,	O
an	O
undercover	O
agent	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Pent	O
House	O
"	O
prison	O
for	O
augmented	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
is	O
sent	O
by	O
Miller	O
to	O
the	O
Golem	B-Application
City	O
ghetto	O
and	O
confronts	O
Rucker	O
,	O
who	O
dies	O
after	O
confirming	O
that	O
ARC	O
was	O
not	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
narrative	O
is	O
expanded	O
with	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
series	O
,	O
"	O
Jensen	O
's	O
Stories	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pritchard	O
's	O
avatar	O
is	O
trapped	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Shadowchild	O
and	O
Adam	O
punch	O
a	O
hole	O
in	O
the	O
Blade	O
's	O
firewall	B-Application
as	O
a	O
diversion	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eidos-Montréal	O
developed	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
after	O
several	O
years	O
of	O
dormancy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
writer	O
Mary	O
DeMarle	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
during	O
production	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
since	O
their	O
primary	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
return	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
to	O
the	O
public	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2011	O
after	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Missing	I-Application
Link	I-Application
,	O
an	O
expansion	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
aimed	O
to	O
improve	O
and	O
streamline	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
with	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
keeping	O
well-received	O
elements	O
intact	O
and	O
polishing	O
those	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
criticized	O
at	O
launch	O
or	O
left	O
untouched	O
due	O
to	O
time	O
constraints	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeMarle	O
was	O
in	O
charge	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
design	O
,	O
overseeing	O
a	O
large	O
group	O
of	O
writers	O
who	O
were	O
split	O
into	O
teams	O
;	O
some	O
handled	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
with	O
DeMarle	O
,	O
others	O
the	O
side	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
helping	O
with	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
dialogue	B-Application
trees	I-Application
with	O
boss	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
contributors	O
to	O
the	O
scenario	O
was	O
James	O
Swallow	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
written	O
additional	O
media	O
and	O
helped	O
with	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
and	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Describing	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
narrative	O
design	O
,	O
producer	O
Olivier	O
Proulx	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
redesign	O
the	O
narrative	O
structure	O
with	O
less	O
opportunity	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
save	O
to	O
play	O
through	O
several	O
set	O
endings	O
(	O
as	O
in	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
plot	O
elements	O
were	O
left	O
unresolved	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
attributed	O
by	O
DeMarle	O
to	O
production	O
time	O
limits	O
and	O
problems	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
detail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
chose	O
it	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
myth	O
of	O
the	O
golem	B-Application
(	O
originating	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Fleur	O
Marty	O
,	O
in	O
central	O
Europe	O
)	O
,	O
reflected	O
by	O
the	O
Golem	B-Application
City	O
ghetto	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
creating	O
her	O
narrative	O
,	O
DeMarle	O
needed	O
to	O
remember	O
the	O
established	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
approached	O
it	O
as	O
history	O
written	O
by	O
the	O
winner	O
,	O
with	O
established	O
fact	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
not	O
being	O
accurate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fit	O
with	O
the	O
seeking	O
of	O
truth	O
,	O
a	O
theme	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supplementary	O
information	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
helped	O
connect	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
to	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
and	O
future	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Illuminati	O
,	O
key	O
antagonists	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
were	O
portrayed	O
differently	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
than	O
they	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
 '	O
90s-era	O
X-Files-style	O
paranoia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
compared	O
the	O
Illuminati	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
with	O
the	O
bankers	O
described	O
in	O
the	O
book	O
,	O
Too	O
Big	O
to	O
Fail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
decision	O
brought	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
protagonist	O
Adam	O
Jensen	O
back	O
for	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DeMarle	O
did	O
not	O
see	O
Adam	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
long	O
life	O
in	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
died	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
drafts	O
for	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
part	O
of	O
Adam	O
's	O
portrayal	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
his	O
acceptance	O
of	O
his	O
augmentations	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
forced	O
on	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
by	O
game	O
director	O
Jean-François	O
Dugas	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
tool	O
and	O
a	O
weapon	O
"	O
,	O
Adam	O
accepted	O
his	O
augmented	O
status	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
and	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
greater	O
good	O
and	O
his	O
personal	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
portrayed	O
Adam	O
as	O
reactive	O
,	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
DeMarle	O
insisted	O
that	O
he	O
be	O
rewritten	O
as	O
proactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Discussing	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
director	O
Jean-François	O
Dugas	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
was	O
characterized	O
by	O
their	O
overall	O
"	O
naiveté	O
"	O
,	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
required	O
courage	O
to	O
bring	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
gameplay	O
to	O
"	O
the	O
next	O
level	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
problems	O
were	O
resolved	O
in	O
the	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
director	O
's	O
cut	O
,	O
and	O
feedback	O
from	O
that	O
enabled	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
further	O
tailor	O
and	O
balance	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
evaluated	O
boss	O
battles	O
in	O
the	O
context	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
including	O
classic	O
bosses	O
who	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
fought	O
and	O
encounters	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
navigated	O
verbally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
complaints	O
about	O
the	O
outsourced	O
boss	O
battles	O
in	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
those	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
were	O
developed	O
in-house	O
;	O
every	O
boss	O
was	O
navigable	O
with	O
conversation	O
or	O
non-lethal	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
live	O
"	O
team	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
Fleur	O
Marty	O
,	O
created	O
Breach	O
to	O
bring	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
mechanics	O
into	O
a	O
non-realistic	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
experiment	O
with	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
difficult	O
to	O
implement	O
and	O
explain	O
in	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
setting	O
and	O
they	O
decided	O
on	O
an	O
asynchronous	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
aim	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
Breach	O
"	O
lighter	O
than	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
"	O
:	O
a	O
mode	O
which	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
retail	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
standalone	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Dawn	O
Engine	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
designed	O
for	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
hardware	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
included	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
used	O
by	O
another	O
team	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
2014	O
Thief	B-Application
reboot	O
;	O
the	O
CDC	O
engine	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Crystal	O
Dynamics	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
:	I-Application
Underworld	I-Application
and	O
its	O
upcoming	O
2013	B-Application
series	I-Application
reboot	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
IO	O
Interactive	O
Glacier	O
2	O
engine	O
used	O
by	O
Hitman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Absolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
 '	O
hair	O
,	O
designed	O
to	O
appear	O
as	O
lifelike	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
was	O
animated	O
with	O
in-house	O
technology	O
based	O
on	O
TressFX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more-powerful	O
technology	O
allowed	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
more	O
interactive	O
and	O
environmental	O
objects	O
and	O
elements	O
central	O
to	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
air	O
ducts	O
and	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Martin	O
Dubeau	O
was	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
art	O
director	O
,	O
and	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
art	O
director	O
Jonathan	O
Jacques-Belletête	O
remained	O
as	O
executive	O
art	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
Renaissance	B-Application
and	O
Baroque	B-Application
artists	O
(	O
including	O
Johannes	O
Vermeer	O
,	O
Rembrandt	O
and	O
Leonardo	B-Application
da	I-Application
Vinci	I-Application
)	O
provided	O
design	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
and	O
gold	O
were	O
the	O
dominant	O
colors	O
for	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
but	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
made	O
less	O
use	O
of	O
these	O
colors	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
narrative	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
used	O
blue	O
and	O
gray	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
subdued	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golem	B-Application
City	O
,	O
Prague	O
's	O
ghetto	O
for	O
augmented	O
citizens	O
,	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Kowloon	O
Walled	O
City	O
and	O
corporate	O
housing	O
;	O
for	O
Dubai	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
work	O
of	O
Zaha	O
Hadid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
death	O
scene	O
included	O
a	O
sunset	O
which	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Dubeau	O
,	O
represented	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
the	O
cyber-Renaissance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Human	O
Revolution	O
composer	O
Michael	O
McCann	O
returned	O
as	O
a	O
co-composer	O
for	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
McCann	O
was	O
joined	O
by	O
Sascha	O
Dikiciyan	O
,	O
whose	O
work	O
included	O
Borderlands	B-Application
and	O
Tron	B-Application
:	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
audio	O
director	O
Steve	O
Szczepkowski	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
build	O
on	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
musical	O
foundation	O
while	O
communicating	O
the	O
darker	O
themes	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
;	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scale	O
,	O
another	O
composer	O
was	O
sought	O
to	O
join	O
McCann	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
for	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
were	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
:	O
a	O
standard	O
edition	O
and	O
an	O
extended	O
edition	O
,	O
with	O
additional	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
confirmed	O
in	O
a	O
2013	O
press	O
release	O
from	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
about	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
series-wide	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Universe	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
future	O
games	O
and	O
additional	O
media	O
designed	O
to	O
expand	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
leaked	O
a	O
day	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
,	O
in	O
early	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
(	O
PC	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
,	O
inspired	O
by	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
choice-based	O
narrative	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
alert	O
fans	O
that	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
returned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visual	O
Works	O
had	O
been	O
involved	O
with	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
and	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
since	O
Square	O
Enix	O
acquired	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
previous	O
owner	O
,	O
Eidos	O
Interactive	O
,	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectX	O
12	O
system	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
which	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
versions	O
,	O
allowing	O
equivalent	O
optimization	O
and	O
exchange	O
of	O
technological	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
effects	O
were	O
implemented	O
with	O
AOFX	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
AMD	O
's	O
GPUOpen	B-Application
middleware	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
enhancement	O
was	O
to	O
the	O
TressFX	B-Application
hair	O
effect	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
altered	O
so	O
much	O
by	O
AMD	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
designated	O
a	O
new	O
graphics	O
tool	O
called	O
PureHair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
standard	O
and	O
digital-deluxe	O
editions	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
access	O
to	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
in-game	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
Praxis	O
Kits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
an	O
announcer	O
pack	O
featuring	O
Adam	O
's	O
voice	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
were	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
standard	O
and	O
digital-deluxe	O
editions	O
,	O
with	O
in-game	O
items	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
online	O
for	O
using	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
apartheid	O
"	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
controversy	O
arose	O
among	O
the	O
public	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
developers	O
for	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
use	O
of	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
Aug	O
Lives	O
Matter	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
promotional	O
concept	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
original	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
for	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
revolved	O
around	O
a	O
five-tier	O
pre-order	O
campaign	O
;	O
players	O
who	O
had	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
pick	O
items	O
from	O
each	O
tier	O
(	O
each	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
)	O
depending	O
on	O
worldwide	O
pre-orders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
after	O
release	O
for	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
compounded	O
by	O
rumors	O
about	O
internal	O
troubles	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
post-release	O
content	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
ranging	O
from	O
story-based	O
episodes	O
to	O
updates	O
of	O
Breach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
,	O
standalone	O
version	O
of	O
Breach	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	O
on	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
–	I-Application
VR	I-Application
Experience	I-Application
,	O
a	O
non-interactive	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
tour	O
of	O
four	O
environments	O
in	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
to	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
by	O
separate	O
purchase	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
season	O
pass	O
which	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
umbrella	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Jensen	O
's	O
Stories	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
System	O
Rift	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
one	O
month	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
,	O
A	O
Criminal	O
Past	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
five-issue	O
comic	O
titled	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Universe	O
:	O
Children	O
's	O
Crusade	O
was	O
issued	O
by	O
the	O
comic	O
branch	O
of	O
Titan	O
Books	O
between	O
February	O
and	O
July	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
novel	O
written	O
by	O
Swallow	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Black	O
Light	O
,	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Titan	O
Books	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Swallow	O
,	O
Black	O
Light	O
fills	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
gaps	O
between	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
and	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
concluding	O
with	O
his	O
acceptance	O
of	O
work	O
with	O
TF29	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
these	O
,	O
Swallow	O
wrote	O
a	O
novella	O
called	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	O
Hard	O
Line	O
featuring	O
Alex	O
Vega	O
,	O
and	O
Irvine	O
and	O
Aggs	O
collaborated	O
on	O
a	O
mini-comic	O
called	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Universe	O
:	O
The	O
Dawning	O
Darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
:	I-Application
Mankind	I-Application
Divided	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
System	O
Rift	O
and	O
A	O
Criminal	O
Past	O
likewise	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
latter	O
DLC	B-Protocol
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamers	O
Edwin	O
Evans-Thirlwell	O
found	O
its	O
story	O
structure	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
,	O
but	O
Andrew	O
Reiner	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
that	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
sacrificed	O
the	O
narrative	O
's	O
potential	O
to	O
address	O
its	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
reviewers	O
criticized	O
the	O
brevity	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
campaign	O
and	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
writing	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
main	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Savage	O
called	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
"	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
's	O
best	O
enjoyed	O
slowly	O
and	O
deliberately	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
combination	O
of	O
augmentation	O
upgrades	O
and	O
new	O
customization	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ingenito	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
improvements	O
to	O
combat	O
and	O
the	O
UI	B-Application
compared	O
to	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
,	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
gun	O
customization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kelly	O
called	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
"	O
a	O
great	O
immersive	O
sim	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
level	O
design	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
variety	O
and	O
additional	O
augmentation	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
topped	O
gaming	O
sales	O
charts	O
during	O
its	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
weaker	O
debut	O
than	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
because	O
of	O
a	O
lower	O
install	B-Operating_System
base	I-Operating_System
on	O
consoles	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
was	O
the	O
third-bestselling	O
game	O
of	O
August	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
console-game	O
sales	O
increases	O
for	O
the	O
period	O
partially	O
attributed	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
2016	O
fiscal	O
report	O
,	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
and	O
other	O
2016	O
titles	O
including	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
XV	I-Application
were	O
cited	O
as	O
factors	O
in	O
their	O
net-profit	O
increase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Human	O
Revolution	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Director	O
's	O
cut	O
)	O
and	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
a	O
combined	O
12	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Mankind	B-Application
Divided	I-Application
,	O
rumors	O
began	O
circulating	O
that	O
a	O
prospective	O
sequel	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
had	O
put	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
series	O
on	O
hold	O
because	O
of	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rumors	O
were	O
compounded	O
after	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
shifted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tomb	I-Application
Raider	I-Application
and	O
an	O
untitled	O
,	O
licensed	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comic	O
properties	O
of	O
Marvel	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Marvel	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Eidos-Montréal	O
was	O
not	O
working	O
on	O
another	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
title	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
it	O
would	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
franchise	O
when	O
it	O
had	O
the	O
available	O
staff	O
and	O
the	O
inclination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
sold	O
Eidos	O
Montreal	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
,	O
to	O
Sweden	O
's	O
Embracer	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
20	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
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,	O
Embracer	O
Group	O
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an	O
interest	O
in	O
developing	O
sequels	O
,	O
spin-offs	O
,	O
remakes	O
,	O
and	O
remasters	O
in	O
the	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
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