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Deus Ex: Human Revolution

, which was built by its Eidos Montreal studio. The game is about a dystopian near-future where the economy of the United States is in shambles and people are getting their bodies augmented (think robot arms).

While the main story doesn’t focus on Canada that much, there are some choice tidbits the Quebec studio threw in. Firstly, one of the mid-game missions takes your character to Montreal, where you have to infiltrate the offices of Picus Communications, a sort of evil journalism/propaganda mill. Surprisingly, it looks like Picus has taken up shop in a renovated Olympic Stadium, which shockingly does not fall apart while you’re there. The mission even includes a ride on the stadium’s funicular.Later, you can pick up an e-book that explains the future history of Canada (the game is set 20 years from now), where the booming Canadian economy outstrips the flagging U.S. one to the extent that Canada decides to ramp up its own defences and exert more military independence from the United States. The economic disparity culminates in a shoot out where Canadians come into violent conflict with illegal U.S. immigrants who are crossing the B.C. border.

Near the end of the game, you pick up an email (pictured below) indicating that the Liberals have come back into power, and that Justin Trudeau is now the Prime Minister of Canada. And that his wife is a bit of a diva. What isn’t clear is why she would be staying at the Chateau Laurier instead of 24 Sussex. Maybe Trudeau finally allowed the much needed renovations on the house he grew up in.