Thu, Apr 28, 2011 | 00:03 BST
Thief 4 development begins winding up
The Deus Ex: Human Revolution team has been ousted from its comfortable digs in the Eidos Montreal studio, to make room for the Thief 4 group.
“We’ve ramped down, they’ve ramped up,” Human Revolution’s art director Jonathan Jacques-Belletete told Eurogamer.
“The main production floor is occupied by them now. We’re occupying a lesser space.”
It’s not that the Deus Ex team have moved on to a new project – Jacques-Belletete said the two teams are wholly distinct. For example, he himself has no input in Thief 4.
Still, he’s enthusiastic.
“It’s a really kickass team, some great people,” he said.
“The Art Director is a good friend of mine, and it’s in really good hands.”
He refused to be drawn on details but did say the game would “rock your shorts”. We believe it.
Thief 4 has been confirmed by Eidos Montreal and Square Enix but has not been officially revealed. A mysterious off-screen image is all we have to go on at the moment. If only there were some massive industry event over the next few months it could be debuted at.
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Posted in: Action, Eidos, PC, PS3, Square Enix, Xbox 360
Tags: eidos montreal, Jonathan Jacques-Belletete, thief 4
8 comments
#1
Noodlemanny
28/04/11, 12:06 am
…Another Thief… I’m at a loss for words… I, I’m so happy… Ah the boyhood memories…
Seriously though the old Thiefs were great and a new ones been long over due.
#2
Stardog
28/04/11, 12:30 am
They better not fuck it up. If Assassin’s Creed and SC: Conviction are amongst the inspirations, then it will be an awful game.
#3
dtyk
28/04/11, 12:32 am
Assassin’s Creed is good inspiration
SC: Conviction is a god awful inspiration
#4
Dr.Ghettoblaster
28/04/11, 12:36 am
^ Yes, original Theif was my first owned PC game (Doom and Wolfenstein played at friends houses). Absolutley LOVED it.
Very interested to see Thief 4
#5
Shonak
28/04/11, 3:03 am
Give me Garrett and some mind-fucking levels, incredible atmosphere and great gameplay. Shouldn’t be too much to ask for?
#6
hitnrun
28/04/11, 3:06 am
The problem is that an update of the old Thief would have a limited audience – or would be perceived to have a limited audience – because it’s too awesome.
I expect action-based 3rd person gameplay with stealth occasionally available as an optional setup to more action, in service of a plot about a Macguffin that could destroy the world.
#7
Teabag
28/04/11, 3:15 am
Ahh, Thief won’t be out till 2013 then. This sucks.
#8
Jockie
28/04/11, 12:08 pm
Will be very suprised if this doesnt involve 3rd-person ‘Stealth takedowns’ which seem to be all the rage these days.