Thief 4 stepping out of shadows May 11?

By TomM_GScom, GameSpotPosted May 4, 2009 4:49 pm PT

Source: See below. What we heard: At this point, Eidos Montreal's second in-development project can scarcely be considered a mystery. Not long after announcing Deus Ex 3 in 2007, the game maker said its next upcoming project would begin with the letter "T," narrowing the prospects down to a new...

Source: See below.

What we heard: At this point, Eidos Montreal's second in-development project can scarcely be considered a mystery. Not long after announcing Deus Ex 3 in 2007, the game maker said its next upcoming project would begin with the letter "T," narrowing the prospects down to a new installment in the Tomb Raider or Thief franchises. Then last month, a franchise fan noticed that the typeface in a teaser banner was nearly identical to that used in previous installments in the Looking Glass Studios franchise.

Now, the most definitive indicator yet has arisen, courtesy of an advertisement found in the most recent issue of Edge magazine. According to the ad (a photo of which was posted to GameSpot's forums by user angelkimne), Eidos Montreal plans to unveil its second project next Monday, on May 11. The ad then lists three awards attached to the project: GameSpy's Hall of Fame, as well as GameSpot's Greatest Games of All Time and 10 Best Heroes in Gaming.

One look at GameSpot's 10 Best Heroes feature, and it doesn't take Sherlock Holmes-caliber reasoning to figure out just what Eidos is up to. Notably, the only Eidos-owned hero to appear on GameSpot's list is none other than Garrett, better known as the stealthy antihero of the Thief franchise.

The official story: Eidos representatives had not responded to requests for comment as of press time.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus.

175 Comments

  • Brak_N_Zorak

    Posted Dec 20, 2009 9:11 pm PT

    i can't wait!11!! i never finished the turd one on xbox and i still regret it. i have tried to play it on 360 but it is glitchy and not worth it.

  • BlackBaldwin

    Posted May 14, 2009 6:17 am PT

    Cool I'm totally looking forward to hearing news at E3 about this.

  • RedrumurduR

    Posted May 11, 2009 11:11 am PT

    It's official!!!!!

    There's even an official site: http://www.thief4.com/

  • thingta42

    Posted May 11, 2009 5:46 am PT

    well it's may 11th and where's garrett?

  • Newager

    Posted May 10, 2009 10:18 am PT

    thief 3 was good the only one i played, sorta elemental dark and horror mix blend in quite ok. thought thief was only a guy running somewhere in the night but turn out theres monsters and zombies as well ooh. I think ill keep a look out for this game when more publications are out.

  • thenephariouson

    Posted May 9, 2009 3:05 am PT

    @zajorax,

    Well thats your opinion, whereas i thought AC was technically a brilliant game, although it suffered from repetition, what other game can you think of that offers you complete freedom of movement in addition to being able to climb anything, not to mention an original storyline, the only downside for me personally was, as i have previously stated, the repetition.

    I also dont think it fair to compare AC to Thief as they are completely different types of games. Dont get me wrong, i loved Thief 1 as it was a totally original idea and defined a genre as it was the first time Lighting dynamics had been used to full gaming effect, i just loved causing mayhem, then hiding in the shadows which made for a tense experience.

    I only hope Thief 4 is a return to form as 2 & 3 were quite lacklustre. Suppose we'll just have to wait and see.

  • zajorax

    Posted May 7, 2009 11:04 pm PT

    Assassins creed was not good! Jumping around in white in the middle the day killing people and then hiding in haystacks over and over again is not a sneaky game. If you like it you fail it!

  • rpgnutt

    Posted May 7, 2009 9:50 pm PT

    @gaijin879 thanks for the info. deadly shadows was bananas i hope thief 4 is some what the same game play in some ways.with better graphics and a whole new plot and back round.

  • Natronox

    Posted May 7, 2009 8:33 pm PT

    I hope they release some screenshots, or game footage... Maybe at GDC Canada? (that is if eidos will be there..)

  • Alt-appy

    Posted May 7, 2009 7:32 pm PT

    finally the game i was waiting for.3 days to go i cant wait.

  • thenephariouson

    Posted May 7, 2009 3:02 pm PT

    @junglist101

    Me niether mate.

  • paldepind

    Posted May 6, 2009 10:41 pm PT

    I'm damn existed. This could be an awesome game or it could be a bad game. I believe most in the last.

  • mxero

    Posted May 6, 2009 5:33 pm PT

    I'm looking forward to this. I hope they still made it steampunk-medieval fantasy.

    They better return the rope arrow and the scouting orb. Those where my favorites.

  • junglist101

    Posted May 6, 2009 5:32 pm PT

    Am I the only one who can't give thumbs up/down. I don't see the little hands...

  • Kcoshiob

    Posted May 6, 2009 5:25 pm PT

    I believe EA has the rights to SystemShock IP. A while back some fans were going to remake SS2 with the DOOM3 engine(would have been awesome), and EA shot em down

    to parrot_of_adun:
    Bioshock was made by real life LookingGlass folks, and was a great game, BUT it was just about a carbon copy of SystemShock2.
    But I am assuming you know this?

    I would love a new Thief game, but they way these companies would rather cash in, makes me happy with T: DP and T2:TMA Long live the Bonehoard!!

  • MR_HITMAN22

    Posted May 6, 2009 2:51 pm PT

    thief is a very good game

  • dlind70

    Posted May 6, 2009 5:53 am PT

    Who needs a good stealth game? Raise your hand. This one's a buy from me if they keep some of those items like water arrows and the club for knockouts. Thief's been known for great atmosphere and emergent, sneaky gameplay. Will the sequel live up?

  • parrot_of_adun

    Posted May 5, 2009 6:05 pm PT

    If only Eidos had been the publisher for the SS series... THEN we might actually see a sequel instead of all these rehashings (eg, bioshock and dead space).

    Whether or not Eidos does justice to the respective IPs, at least Thief and Deus Ex get a second chance. SS1+2 are just ignored entirely by this newer generation of gamers (you know, the ones that fell for payed DLC, and STILL buy it).

  • Exceller1

    Posted May 5, 2009 5:36 pm PT

    Woot!

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