Thief still thinks bows are cool
UPDATE: Thief is confirmed for PC and "next generation consoles" for a 2014 launch date.
Thief IV has been in development for a while now. The last time we heard anything about it was almost a year ago and even then it was pre-rendered, out of context scenes.
But now there's been a whole load of new screenshots that look a lot more polished and legitimate. Having just said that though this is still just a leak and should be taken with a handful of salt. However, this is from Square Enix and Eidos Montréal, the same team that brought us Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which was also a modern take on a classic series and had well executed stealth elements.
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There is a very strong vibe of Dishonored in these screenshots but there was a lot of Thief in Dishonored. There also seems to have been an executive decision to drop the stylised "THI4F" and just go with, presumably, a standard reboot name of "Thief".
Personally, I think this is a very exciting direction for Thief to take. I've tried the original games but struggle with my 'modern sensibilities' to really get into the world and the mechanics, even though they are right up my street. I look forward to see if these are confirmed and we finally get some solid details again.
[Original source (Russian)]
[NeoGaf]
[Rock Paper Shotgun]
