Eidos Montreal may have already confirmed they are working on 3, but there's been a lot of conjecture surrounding the studio's second project - which has been rumoured in the past to be Thief 4.

A job ad for the studio earlier this year hinted at the identity of the new project, stating: "Eidos-Montreal is proud to announce the recruitment for our 2nd "AAA" project... A hint! The title begins with the letter 'T'".

Today, we hear further chatter on the grapevine from Canada, which confirms to us that are indeed working on a new Thief game alongside Deus Ex.

Official word from Eidos remains illusive, but it seems a sure-fire thing that a new Thief will step into the limelight sooner or later. Quite where the studio will take this once mighty Looking Glass franchise remains open to debate.

We'll keep our noses to the ground.

By Luke Guttridge