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March 6th 2013, and Square Enix’s UK team were in jubilant spirits. The publisher had just released Tomb Raider, which achieved the highest Metacritic rating since the 1996 original and went on the sell hundreds of thousands of units in a matter of days. And that followed a 2012 where …
Read More »Eidos Montreal scraps mystery third game – report
Thief and Deus Ex studio cancels project, sources suggest it could have been new IP
Read More »Digital-only PC special edition for Thief
Square Enix has announced the digital-only Thief: Master Thief Edition for PC in Europe. The SKU includes an official digital artbook, a digital comic and digital soundtrack. There’s some in-game content, too. The Booster Pack gives players access to an exclusive bundle of optional in-game consumables that can empower you” …
Read More »Square Enix confirms Thief release date
The wait for Square Enix’s new Thief title will not be as long as expected. The publisher has confirmed that the game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on February 28th 2014 in Europe. It will arrive in North America on February 25th. Garrett …
Read More »Square Enix ‘not abandoning’ triple-A console games
FF XV, Kingdom Hearts III and new Tomb Raider back up claim, says US CEO
Read More »Thief and the Art of Reboots
New IP may be the talk of the moment, but the return of much older properties can evoke just as much excitement. As Batman and Bond have proven in cinemas, reboots can not only spark fresh adoration from established audiences but also draw in a mass of newcomers and lapsed …
Read More »Download our E3 round-up issue now
The first post-E3 issue of MCV is now available digitally and will start to arrive with subscribers from tomorrow. Recapping the big stories and announcements this week, plus offering the latest product guides and industry analysis, you can get it via our app or here in your browser. In the …
Read More »Thief reboot heading to Xbox One
It was a no brainer, but it’s still nice to hear confirmation: Square Enix’s new Thief game will released for the next Xbox. The reinvention of the classic PC stealth franchise was announced earlier this year for PS4, PC and "other next generation consoles". Finally, we can stop pussy-footing around …
Read More »New Thief based on Unreal engine 3; Next-gen console SKUs will look "almost" identical to PC
Square Enix’s Thief is not being built using the much-touted Unreal Engine 4. UE4 has been used very much as the poster child of next-gen consoles, but sadly production on the stealth game began before UE4 became available. And with a release not currently scheduled on current-gen consoles, it’s fair …
Read More »VIDEO: Thief gets official debut trailer
Square Enix has released the first official trailer for upcoming sneakathon Thief. The game was announced last month with a scheduled release date of 2014 on PC, PS4 and the new Xbox (or ‘other next-gen platforms’, as the publisher chose to describe it). It sees the return of the series’ …
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