Facing Issues With Square Enix, Eidos Montreal Manager Resigns

All is not well in the offices of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Thief reboot developers Eidos Montreal, where general manager Stephane D'Astous has resigned in the face of disagreements with Square Enix Europe. Square Enix Europe is the property of the Square Enix Holdings Company as a whole, formerly Eidos Interactive and rebranded after being purchased in 2009. The role of Square Enix Europe has been a managerial one, involved in publishing and oversight for a handful of companies, Eidos Montreal among them. This relationship has appeared to turn sour for D'Astous.

In a statement released to Polygon, D'Astous stated that in the wake of Square Enix's recent financial troubles, Eidos Montreal and Square Enix Europe have faced "growing and divergent opinions on what needed to be done to correct the situation," which led to a negative enough relationship that he found himself unable to reconcile differences with the company and has opted instead to quit. This is another high-level departure for the overall Square Enix business, coming right on the heels of the departures of Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada and Square Enix North America CEO Mike Fischer. While Wada and Fischer left due to fiscal issues with the company, however, D'Asous' reasons were significantly more personal:

"The lack of leadership, lack of courage and the lack of communication were so evident, that I wasn't able to conduct my job correctly. I realized that our differences were irreconcilable, and that the best decision was unfortunately to part ways."

A producer on both Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: The Fall, D'Astous leaves his position to the current studio head of Eidos Montreal, David Anfossi, but it is unknown where he will go from here.

[Source: Polygon]