Thief VR is a huge slap in the face and kick in the teeth for everyone who has been waiting for more than a decade to return to the City

Thief VR reveal.

Fraser Brown, Online Editor

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This week: I've spent most of the week enjoying the delights of norovirus and playing comfort games while preparing for the onslaught of SGF trailers and announcements. But now I've left my sick bed to get angry about Thief.

We're in a smoky, dimly-lit boardroom. Sitting around a table are sallow-faced executives sniffing wads of cash. The cash is on fire. The videogame industry is on fire. Embracer has just made another completely ridiculous decision while it kicks the corpse of Thief, one of PC gaming's most important and influential series.