The critically acclaimed first "Thief" game was followed by two sequels, 2000's "Thief II: The Metal Age" and 2004's "Thief: Deadly Shadows, " before the franchise faded from view.

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However, its problems began when sharp-eyed players noticed that the fifteen years it had taken to develop had apparently not left enough time to create backgrounds, which had been lifted from The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion, World of Warcraft, Thief: Deadly Shadows and elsewhere.

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