Thief II: The Metal Age is a 2000 stealth game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Like its predecessor Thief: The Dark Project, the game follows Garrett, a master thief who works in and around a steampunk metropolis called the City. The player assumes the role of Garrett as he unravels a conspiracy related to a new religious sect. In response to feedback from players of the original Thief, the developers placed a heavy focus on urban stealth in the sequel, and they minimized the use of monsters and maze-like levels. Looking Glass neared bankruptcy as the game was created, and the company was kept running by advances from Eidos. Thief II received positive reviews from critics and its initial sales were stronger than those of its predecessor, but the game's royalties were processed slowly, which compounded Looking Glass's financial troubles. As a result, the company closed in May 2000, with plans for Thief III canceled. The third game in the series, entitled Thief: Deadly Shadows, was developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos in 2004. Thief 2X: Shadows of the Metal Age, an expansion mod for Thief II, was released in 2005.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1460:

War of the Roses: Richard, Duke of York, was killed in the Battle of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, and his army was destroyed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wakefield

1702:

Carolina colonial governor James Moore abandoned the siege against the Castillo de San Marcos at St. Augustine, Spanish Florida, and retreated to Charles Town in disgrace. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_St._Augustine_(1702)

1896:

Philippine Revolution: Nationalist José Rizal was executed by a firing squad in Manila after Spanish authorities convicted him of rebellion, sedition, and conspiracy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal

1965:

Ferdinand Marcos, who went on to rule the Philippines for 21 years, took office, beginning his first term as President. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos

2006:

Basque nationalist group ETA detonated a van bomb at Madrid- Barajas Airport in Spain, ending a nine-month ceasefire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Madrid-Barajas_Airport_bombing

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

peckled: (now UK dialectal) Speckled, spotted. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/peckled

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

God was Life, the drop of light fallen into the darkness, spreading out, reaching out, drinking up the night. But the night is limitless, and the Divine struggle will never cease: and none can know how it will end. It was a heroic symphony wherein the very discords clashed together and mingled and grew into a serene whole!   --Romain Rolland https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Romain_Rolland