One of the most famous franchises around for the PC, Thief, only managed to gain a small following during its PC years and the two games for that platform. So bad was the situation, developer Looking Glass Studios shutdown citing piracy of the original two games as the main reason they couldn't go on. When Eidos gave the license to Ion Storm, famous for games such as Deus Ex, there was anticipation but also fear when a console version was announced. However despite the game may not be as hardcore as some may have liked, the accessibility has increased the games appeal significantly and third time around they have come up with a formula which should extend the life of the franchise.