Video game 'Deus Ex: Human Revolution' headed to big screen Deus Ex, a video game franchise celebrated for letting players choose their paths and personalize their characters, will seek to tell its own story on the big screen. CBS Films has optioned rights to the series of three futuristic, cyberpunk-themed role-playing games in which players rarely have identical experiences. The small film unit of television giant CBS Corp. acquired the rights from Japanese video game publisher Square Enix, which has been working with producers Roy Lee and Adrian Askarieh. The original "Deux Ex" came out in 2000 and was considered a groundbreaking hit that's still often cited by game designers. But after 2003's less well received sequel "Deus Ex: Invisible War," the series disappeared until last year, when "Deux Ex: Human Revolution" was released. That game received overwhelmingly positive reviews and sold more than 2 million copies, a solid if not fantastic number. CBS Films plans to base its movie largely on "Human Revolution," a prequel set in 2027 that features a protagonist enhanced with mechanical "augmentations" who gets caught in a web of political intrigue in a world where corporations have become more powerful than governments. Because the game presents players with so many choices and features overtly political themes, it is sure to be a complex task to adapt into a movie. Fans will likely scrutinize CBS' choices to write and direct the picture for how well those people know the intricacies and themes of the Deus Ex world. In a statement, CBS Films Co-President Terry Press pledged to work closely with the Eidos-Montreal development studio that produced "Deux Ex: Human Revolution." Despite the genre's spotty box office record, Deux Ex is one of many video games in development in Hollywood. On Monday, French game publisher Ubisoft announced it has brought on Michael Fassbender to star in an adaptation of its "Asassin's Creed" series that has yet to be set up at a studio. 'Assassin's Creed': Can Michael Fassbender break video game curse?