I’m normally not a rumor-mongerer, but what the hey: CVG revealed that the trailer for the recently announced Deus Ex 3 reveals a date that would set the game before the first two in the series. The date, 2027, was since removed from the trailer.

If 2027 were the date that Deus Ex 3 is meant to occur, it would take place over twenty years before the original Deus Ex and forty years before the sequel. The game is still early in development and the evidence is tenuous, but it’s interesting nonetheless.

In other Deus Ex 3 news, a 1up interview with Stephane D’Astous, the manager of developing studio Eidos Montreal, confirmed that none of the staff from Ion Storm, the developer of the first two Deus Ex games, will be working on the new game.  GOOD.

D’Astous also commented on his goals in production.

“We’re going to be working hard to have a solid and in-depth storyline that will give players the chance to replay. The replayability is also very important,” said D’Astous. “At Eidos we’d like to think that our games are very character-driven. We need strong characters and strong stories. So one of the factors that’s very important to us is the game’s stamina, its replayability.”

D’Astous added that the studio would not be releasing any plot details until next year.