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Episode 147:

21st Century Dystopia.

Runtime: 58 Minutes

Today, we're going to tell you the story of Deus Ex, the action role-playing game originally released in June 2000. As part of its story, we'll follow the career of its creator, Warren Spector. We'll also look at the rise and fall of its development studio, Ion Storm. Finally, we'll talk about the game itself, and look at where everyone involved can be found today. Stick around and join us for today's dystopian trip down Memory Card Lane.

Deus Ex

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Deus Ex

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Deus Ex Fandom Wiki

Additional Sources:

  Wikipedia, "The Space Gamer"
  Wikipedia, "Warren Spector"
  Wikipedia, "Steve Jackson Games"
  Wikipedia, "Origin Systems"
  Wikipedia, "Looking Glass Studios"
  Wikipedia, "Ion Storm"
  Wikipedia, "Daikatana"
  Wikipedia, "Development of Deus Ex"
  Gameslice.coc (archived), "A Spector Haunts Gaming: Inside the Mind of Deus Ex Designer Warren Spector"

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/