Possible Sony E3 Megaton: Thief 4 Announcement For PS3 Imminent?

Ironstar: "The Thief series is commonly known by PC gamers; this stealth action series seen the light of day with the release of the first title Thief: The Dark Project, which also happened to be the same year the original Metal Gear Solid title released on PS1."

[captain-obvious]

i dont know nothing about this game but i did saw some youtube gameplay footage of the first game in the series (Dark Project)

it got alot of great concepts but the AI looked kinda Dumb
as a stealth gaming fan
i hope that this is true and i got my eye on this game

[beardpapa]

the 3rd game ended the trilogy but the child in the ending insinuated that he'd become the new thief, similar to how the thief in the series became one. If there's a new thief ... it'd probably be based off that kid, but then again, a whole lot went into shambles in that 3rd game.

[Conloles]

Yeah wishful thinking, ironstarmovement you can tell its not gonna be true.

[The Tingler]

The first two games are superb, mainly in terms of story, world and your ability to explore (most stealth games are painfully linear) but you're right - they have aged a lot by now.

You should try the third game, Thief: Deadly Shadows. That still looks pretty good and still retains a lot of the things that make the series my favourite gaming franchise. It's worth playing just for the Shalebridge Cradle level, one of the creepiest in gaming.

You certainly can't call yourself a stealth fan without trying Thief properly! :) If 4 manages to carry on the series well and keeps Garrett as the main character I'll be very happy indeed.

[beardpapa]

Lol I remember going up those stairs. I showed my cousin a YouTube vid of that and he was like, "that's scary?"

Sure it doesnt seem scary nowadays but six years ago it was pretty darn creepy

[The Tingler]

Ahh, you absolutely have to PLAY the Cradle, you can't watch it. It's one of the best examples of games as a proper interactive medium - you're involved, you know what the place is like, how vulnerable Garrett is, and you call the shots about what happens. It's still scary now - if you actually play it!

On the other hand maybe your cousin only gets scared by Saw and other s*** like that. :)

[Legosz]

I agree, I loved Theif when it came out, hopefully Theif 4 comes out as a PS3 exclusive so it can truely use the PS3's potential.

[XactGamer]

IMO Thief is the best stealth series ever made with MG and Splinter Cell coming after. The next Thief will be PC, PS3 and 360 but any true Thief fan will get it on PC.

[Kill Crow]

I'd describe this as MEGATON news?

[LtSkittles]

Oh, I really hope Sony delivers at E3, not just about this, but everything in general, and hope they have some big surprises.

[Raoh]

its an eidos title... so not exclusive

[Pandamobile]

Unless something has changed, it is set to be a PC exclusive. (I think)

[alphakennybody]

nvm

[TheIneffableBob]

I doubt it's PC exclusive. Let's just hope it has PC-type gameplay.

[XactGamer]

I don't think Thief will be exclusive to any platform but will be far far superior on PC.

[sid4gamerfreak]

@Pandamobile: I hope theif 4 is pc exclusive. If its not, its still ok, the PC version will be superior

[ProjectVulcan]

I doubt it will be Pc exclusive. Deus ex 3 is multi, i dont see why this wouldnt be either. I dont see the news in this, i always saw it as a multi plat title ever since deus ex was confirmed as one

[Raoh]

well i cant see sony tweeting a game close to e3 that wont appear on their console

and pretty much everything is going multiplatform, anything that is not locked in a first or second party deal is going multi

[evilmonkey501]

Agent?

[RememberThe357]

Like Roah said there is really not other reason for Sony to tweet this. Way would they push a game that isn't going to make them money?

[Raf1k1]

I can't see them making it exclusive to console since the vast majority of its fanbase are PC gamers. I am actually expecting it to be a multi-platform game though.

[BakedGoods]

Wasn't 'Deadly Shadows' an XBOX exclusive?

[Xi]

I fully expect thi4f to be on 360 and ps3 as well as PC.

[SDF Repellent]

wow..Thief is a good series, but I can care less if it is either PS3 or X360 exclusive.

[ElementX]

The correct phrase is "couldn't care less"

[Raf1k1]

You're right that's how it is but a lot of people say it that way on here and you'd be the first to bother correcting them.

[GameOn]

Ive seen people try to correct people for that mistake and it turn into a huge argument, Only on N4G.

"could care less" is WRONG.

[ElementX]

Slow news day, what can I say?

[kissmeimgreek]

Deadly shadows was on xbox so its not like Thief coming to consoles would be a big deal. I assume its coming to the 360 and wouldnt be surprised if it didnt end up on PS3

[remanutd55]

keep it mind that i dont know anything about this game but does anybody here think that it could get megaton status if it gets announce for the PS3? any playstation fan that have played the game can give me an opinion of how different from Syphon Filter or Metal Gear Solid this game is? i really want to play a Syphon Filter game on the ps3

[Raf1k1]

Best thing to do is check out some gameplay on YouTube. It'll give you a good idea of how it plays though the new game's gameplay will likely be much improved.

[remanutd55]

yeap thats what i did , thanks , i dont understand how i got 3 disagrees ? what did i say ?

[madpuppy]

I am looking forward to playing a new one. don't care if it is on the PC or the PS3.

[jack_burt0n]

MEGATON!/s

The first thief game was good, its more likely this was going to be pc/360 and now its multiplat not a big deal.

[disposable]

With that said, I'm real glad that Sony is picking up this genre-defining PC legend to the PS3 (assuming the article is right).

I just hope Eidos don't screw up with this.

[The Tingler]

So is this the way a news (and I use that term loosely) item is made popular on N4G? Just add "SONY E3 MEGATON" to the title? I highly doubt this post is getting so popular just because of Thief - no matter how much I love that game.

Thief 4's currently a logo, and that's it in terms of information. There is no reason it won't be on PS3, 360 and PC. I highly doubt it will be on PC only. Until some platforms are announced stop reading into things - unless someone says 'it will be exclusive' just assume it will be on all the main platforms, including PS3. Otherwise, not news.

[PirateThom]

Could it not be as simple as the person who runs the Tweeter page, meant to post this on a personal twitter account but was logged into the official account, hence it being deleted?

It's about as likely a scenario.

[EpsilonTeam]

Id be surprised if it even comes out for the PC. PC gets no love lately.

[boysenberry]

Never heard of it, but thief does sound like a cool series. E3 will be very interesting this year..

[Mr Tretton]

Do not use the phrase Megaton ever again.

[Krugsy]

Dunno if this means anything but Thief 4 has been advertised on MightyApe.com (kinda like a New Zealand Amazon) for PS3 for several weeks now.

http://www.mightyape.co.nz/...

[Corrwin]

Is offset by the fact it will probably be more like Thief 3, than Thief 2 or 1.

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

i know personnally some people who work at eidos montreal. From what they told me at the E3 thieft 4 will have a playable demo behind close doors and at the cologne game show they will reveal the release date of teh game.
Otherwise they dont told me on which platform the game will be.

Personnally i think this article is bs. Its not because you can see a twitter from sony that it will be announced at the e3 conference of sony and i really doubt it will be an exclusive title to ps3.

[Justanothergamer]

This. Series. Is. Legendary!
If Eidos can make it as good as the first 2, Megaton is a weak word for Thief 4.

Every Thief fan is looking at you Eidos. Do not screw this up.

[Corrwin]

Except that Thief 3 sold more than 1 and 2 combined. If you were a business man, which would you base 4 on?

[frankymv]

Thief 4 was suppose to be a next-gen title.

Can't wait for E3!

[darthdevidem01]

How is this a "MEGATON'

Exciting yes but not megaton material!

[R_aVe_N]

I really enjoyed these games on PC years ago. I would most likely jump at the chance for a current gen Thief. They had great gameplay and story for the time.

[ian72]

A new Theif game would be great. I am a stealth game fan, love it that much I purchased Alpha Protocol. MGS and Splinter Cell series are some of my favourite games.

[frostypants]

The Thief series is the BEST stealth action/adventure series ever. It's only lesser known because it wasn't on consoles, but in terms of stealth mechanics it made everything, including the MGS series, look like amateur hour (at the time).

Sneaking around a castle, robbing the place blind, while shooting out torches with water arrows and terrorizing the guards is one of the greatest gaming memories I have.

[AliTheBrit19]

Cool, if it hits PS3, it is certainly hitting Xbox 360

[Alcohog]

Thief 4 on any platform is splooge worthy.