Eidos confirms Deus Ex 3 is an RPG

The community manager at Eidos has indeed confirmed that Deus Ex 3 is an RPG. Essentially it is a hybrid action / RPG game just like the first one. Moreover he added that it is a game with a very detailed plot and takes a consequence driven multi-path, multi-solution approach in a non linear sequence.

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Deus Ex 3 is indeed an RPG. It's a hybrid action/RPG just like the first game. There is a skill system where you upgrade your character (Adam) based off experience points you earn and you can do the same thing with weapons. It's a game with a very detailed plot with numerous characters you interact with. The gameplay takes the form of a consequence-driven multi-path, multi-solution approach in a non-linear space.

For stealth, that is another major pillar of gameplay and we do have it. The difference is that it's now cover-based rather than "shadow/light-based" as in the past games.

Hopefully that makes Andy and the rest of you a litte less sad!

Metal Gear Solid technical adviser charged with exporting firearms parts

According to the AP, Army captain Tomoaki Iishiba has been charged in a federal court with "conspiring to ship holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights to Japan." The report states that the army captain has "worked as an I Corps intelligence liaison to Japan’s Northeastern Army, has written a manual for the M4 rifle, has endorsed a line of knives and is credited as a technical adviser in the making of the video game Metal Gear Solid."

" holographic, night-vision-compatible firearm sights" I soooo want one of them!!

Need a job? How about UK PR director for the Xbox 360?

From a job description at prweekjobs.co.uk it seems as if MS is looking to boost its 360 PR efforts in the UK as it is seeking a UK PR director for the Xbox 360. The salary is £95k + bonus + benefits, here's the introduction "At Microsoft, we’re already buzzing about what Xbox 360 has achieved. But what excites us even more is how much further we’ve got to go. And that’s where you come in. We want you to take the success of one of our most exciting and fast moving brands and use your strategic PR expertise to send it into the stratosphere."