Weeks of rumours were making the rounds online about a new game in the Thief series, with Edge magazine saying an announcement would be coming today, May 11. Happily, this wasn't just bullhockey, and Eidos has indeed confirmed the game's existence, albeit in its early stages.
Eidos-Montral will be developing the game, the same team resurrecting Deus Ex with a third installment, which also seems promising. For Thief 4, as it is aptly named, the studio has "recruited the very best core team", and are still looking to hire more "world-class developers".
“We’re in the early development stages for Thief 4, but this is an incredibly ambitious and exciting project for Eidos,” said Stphane D’Astous, General Manager at Eidos-Montral. “While it’s too early for us to offer any specific game details, right now we are focused on recruiting the very best talent to join the core team at the studio and help us make what we believe will be one of the most exciting games on the market.”The word is the game's been in the conceptual stages for five or six months now, with the team currently working on the story.
No platforms announced as of yet, but we'd put our money on PC and PS3 (their new owners Square Enix have a tight relationship with Sony, after all), with Xbox 360 as a possibility.
In the meantime, fans are praying this turns out more like Thief and Thief II than Deadly Shadows. Do us good, Eidos.
