Bloomberg is reporting that another Embracer Group development team has been hit by layoffs, resulting in the cancellation of a brand-new Deus Ex game.
We don't have too many details on the project — it was unannounced at the time of its reported cancellation — but the outlet claims the game was "slated to enter production later this year" after being in early development for two years.
Eidos was the team behind this project - the very same studio that delivered the last Deus Ex game; Mankind Divided. That one launched on Xbox One in 2016, so it's safe to say it's been quite a wait for a new entry in the franchise.
Last year, multiple Embracer teams suffered job losses - and some studios like Free Radical and Volition have even been shut down entirely. This news also comes after Microsoft announced huge layoffs across Xbox, with almost 2,000 jobs lost in total.