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As had been widely expected, Square Enix has announced the return of legendary first-person RPG Deus Ex.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided will pick up where 2011's Human Revolution left off, with a story that takes the series' focus on cybernetics and future tech to new limits. Set two years after the events of the previous game, human augmentation is no longer in its "golden era". Cyborgs like returning hero Adam Jensen are now "segregated and deemed as outcasts".

"Equipped with all new augmentations, Jensen will travel across the world to unravel a vast conspiracy involving secret organisations, which are working behind the scenes in an attempt to control the fate of mankind," Jean-Francois Dugas, Executive Game Director at Eidos-Montral, said in an announcement blog post.

In a glossy official trailer, Eidos-Montral showed off the new game's next-gen, 1080p graphics and hinted at the "story, gameplay, customisation or exploration" its developers say will be at the heart of the new game. As ever we'll have to wait and see what the game itself actually entails, but if nothing else the sight of Jensen splintering into golden triangles is certainly intriguing.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC at an unspecified date.

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Scientists in China are believed to have altered the DNA of human embryos so that changes can be passed on to future generations in the germ line Leading researchers have called for a halt on such research until the implications and safety of the technology can be properly explored They warn germ line modification is 'dangerous and ethically unacceptable' Some fear the technique could be misused to create 'designer families'

By Richard Gray for MailOnline

Published: 08:33 EST, 8 April 2015 | Updated: 10:15 EST, 8 April 2015

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Human embryos have been genetically modified so that any changes made will be carried on into future generations for the first time, according to scientists.

Researchers around the world are bracing themselves for the results of a study by scientists in China that has introduced DNA changes to reproductive cells.

Although the scientific paper is yet to be published, the scientific world is abuzz with rumours that the work has been carried out.

Many scientists have already reacted with horror at the idea, for fear it could be misused to allow parents to 'select' the genes they will pass on to their grandchildren.

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Square Enix is busy torturing a guy in a room somewhereto get fans frothing over its next game reveal, but someone hasdecided to spoil Squares fun and leaked screenshots that almost certainly confirm that it isDeus Ex: Mankind Divided, the hotly-anticipated sequel to 2011sDeus Ex: Human Revolution. Therein lies the danger of taunting your fans like this, especially abouta game that involves so much hacking.

Updated on 4-8-2015 by Will Fulton: As expected,Square Enix has officially announced the game at the climax of the Cant Kill Progress Twitch stream. There is still no release window, but the description of the announcement trailer below promises that it is coming soon.

The images were leaked on a Russian website and then posted to NeoGAF. According to the accompanying text,Mankind Divided will come out for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. Human Revolution developer Eidos Montreal returns for the sequel.Game Informerwill share more particulars in its May cover story. There is no release date yet.

On Monday, Square Enix began a three-day, interactive Twitch reveal for something called Cant Kill Progress, in which a young man is being held and interrogated by men with Russian accents, at least one of whom has a robotic arm. The dehumanizing dangers of scientific progress is a major theme in the series, which led fans to speculate that Project CKP is in fact the new Deus Ex game, which had previously been announced as in the works.

Related:Cant Kill Progress, Square Enixs interactive Twitch teaser, is underway

Picking up where the last game left off,Mankind Divided will again follow angsty, white dude-borg Adam Jensen as he negotiates a future in which mankind is increasingly divided into castes of augmented and ordinary people. Tensions run high as augmented terrorists abuse their abilities for personal gain, stirring up increasing mistrust of all cyborgs among the normal population. Jensen will team up with an Interpol-backed task force to bring these terrorists down.

There will be new abilities like a blinding smokescreen or a short-term, bullet-deflecting nano-shield.

Like the previous game, Jensen will be able to acquire a wide variety of cybernetic enhancements and upgrades over the course of the game, catering to different tactical approaches to any given situation. In addition to familiar augments like increased jumping power and the ability to punch through walls, there will be new abilities like a blinding smokescreen or a short-term, bullet-deflecting nano-shield.

The developer is not planning to migrate save files from the previous game, and so the new story will be entirely agnostic to the possible choices and endingsinHuman Revolution.For instance, since it was possible that your pilot Malik died during a late game mission, you will necessarily have a new pilot, Elias, regardless of whether that happened in your particular game.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution was a fantastic return to one of the most sophisticated roleplaying games of all time, both thematically and gameplay-wise. While it is disappointing to see the return of boring, gravelly-voiced protagonist Adam Jensen instead of a woman and/or person of color, we are nonetheless very excited for a return to this particular gritty, cyberpunk future.

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BERLIN The U.N.s human rights chief said Wednesday his office has received reports that Boko Haram fighters retreating from advancing military forces in Nigeria murdered women and girls they had taken as wives, along with other captives.

The recapture of parts of northeastern Nigeria in recent weeks has brought to light gruesome scenes of mass graves and further evident signs of slaughter by Boko Haram, Zeid Raad al-Hussein told a special session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Zeid gave no further details of what he said were multiple reports of fighters killing their so-called wives in fact, women and girls held in slavery and other captives. Boko Harams reported use of children as expendable cannon fodder and human bombs would, if confirmed, constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, he said.

Zeid said there also are persistent and credible reports of serious rights violations by Nigerian and other security forces responding to Boko Haram. He called for thorough and fully transparent investigations by authorities.

The Islamic extremist militants have terrorized northern Nigeria and also attacked towns in neighbouring countries, prompting nations in the region including Chad and Niger to put together a force to combat them.

Zeid said he is profoundly concerned about the growing ethnic and sectarian dimensions of the conflict.

Boko Harams original leader was from the Kanuri ethnic group, and the U.N. human rights office has received reports indicating that Kanuris are now considered suspect by some military personnel, resulting in arbitrary arrests and abuse, Zeid said.

Boko Haram, meanwhile, has begun targeting Nigerians of Shuwa Arab origin apparently in retaliation for their perceived support to the Nigerian armed forces, he said.

There is thus a high risk of escalating ethnic and religious violence, Zeid said. This can only be halted by principled leadership and clear instructions to military personnel, with appropriate accountability.

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