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"Bruce Tyler" <top@bottom.au> wrote in message
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> Now that I am all fired up about Thief xxx,, when is T3 going to make
> its debut. I was on a site the other day and saw some screeshots of
> it, but I can't find much about the games release date etc...

No release date has been announced for Thief 3 yet.  Guesses for the release
date range from the end of this year to end of next year.  I think that
summer 2003 might be close, but it's only a guess.  Currently IonStorm, who
is producing the game (you have read correctly), has gone into media
blackout, which means the development team cannot comment anything about the
status of the game.  This is a normal practice for game developers before
they start on the real advertising campaign.  There's a web site up at
www.thief3.com, but it doesn't offer anything substancial yet, only links to
the "legacy" games in Thief series.

> It looks cool...

Not much info has been released, and the few "screenshots" around are more
like concept art.  Good news is that Thief 3 production is helmed by Warren
Spector, who knows what it takes to make a good game, and surely appreciates
the Thief legacy.  Thief 3 is developed on a modified Unreal engine (the new
one, I suppose), and Havok provides a realistic physics engine for the game.

Thief fans can hardly wait for its release, but I for one will gladly wait
as long as it takes, so that the developers can do a top-notch job and don't
have to rush the product to the market.

While we wait, there're the wonderful Fan Missions out there for us to play,
and new ones just keep being released.  I don't mind waiting for Thief 3
with such brilliant FM's around, and I'm sure I won't stop playing them even
after Thief 3 has been released.

A new game doesn't make an older, but brilliant game obsolote!

For a lively discussion on all things Thief, check out the great Through The
Looking Glass (TTLG) forums.  They are very active, and cover (among other
things) Thief and the Fan Missions, ThieveryUT, Thief 3 development ideas
etc.  You'll find them over at www.ttlg.com/forums.  Many regulars of this
newsgroup are also active at TTLG.  See you there!

 - Mika L