Eidos Montreal is "now the owner" of Deus Ex and Thief games, but don't get too excited Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Eidos Montreal is "now the owner" of Deus Ex and Thief games, but don't get too excited While Crystal Dynamics say they now "control" Tomb Raider News by Graham Smith Contributor Published on Sept. 8, 2022 25 comments Eidos Montreal, the studio behind recent Thief and Deus Ex games, say they are "now the owner of the games [we] developed, like the Deus Ex and Thief games." Likewise, Crystal Dynamics say they have taken "control" of its Tomb Raider and Legacy Of Kain games from their previous owner, Square Enix. Which sounds like a big deal, but really both studios are just reporting a change to their terms of service and privacy notices since they were bought by Embracer Group last month. Embracer Group completed their $300 million (around £253 million) acquisition of Square Enix's western studios last month. As such, Crystal Dynamics announced today thjat they have been made the controller of "the gameplay and personal data related to" their games. Eidos Montreal, meanwhile, wrote in a similar announcement that they were now "the controller of the data obtained from the various gameplay metrics tracked in its titles." In a financial report around the time the acquisition was first announced, Embracer wrote that they saw "great potential, not only in sequels, but also in remakes, remasters, spinoffs as well as transmedia projects" related to the IP they were acquiring. That would include Deus Ex, Tomb Raider and Legacy Of Kain. Embracer haven't stopped buying things even since the Square Enix deal was announced. Last month they acquired Killing Floor developers Tripwire Interactive, as well as Teardown developers Tuxedo Labs and the company who own the rights to make games and other media based on The Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here