He tried to acquire rights from Eidos.

Speaking to Variety, veteran designer Warren Spector has indicated that he'd like to make more games in the style of his classic Deus Ex. He even had a spiritual successor to it in development before he started work on Epic Mickey.

"There were and still are Deus Ex stories I would like to tell," Spector said. "That story is not done for me."

Spector tried, but failed, to secure the rights to Deus Ex from owner Eidos (which is currently developing a third game). Regardless, he began work on a near-future science-fiction game with similar themes at his new studio Junction Point. "I sort of filed the serial numbers off," he said.

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