Thief

Metro's Games Inbox is asking readers whether Naughty Dog will ever return to the Uncharted series, inviting speculation about the future of the PlayStation adventure franchise. The studio has not released a new mainline Uncharted game since Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and its spin-off The Lost Legacy, with recent focus on The Last of Us Part II and its upcoming science fiction game Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Readers are debating whether a revival, remake, or handover to another studio is more likely.

A man who shot and killed a thief during an alleged theft is under investigation as forensic experts carried out a five-hour ballistic examination, replicating the fatal shot to establish the circumstances of the shooting. The case has drawn wide attention in Italy, where debate is growing over the limits of self-defence when dealing with burglars and robbers.

The classic stealth video game series Thief is being adapted into a graphic novel, with a crowdfunding campaign launching to finance the project. The announcement pairs the comic with a direct appeal to fans for backing, a common route for licensed adaptations. Thief, originally created by Looking Glass Studios, remains a cult favourite among stealth gaming fans.

Reports are circulating that The Book Thief was at the centre of an audacious scheme to deceive the publishing industry, with the story framed as a case of an author or associated party risking everything to pull off the con. Details of who was involved and how the alleged scam worked remain thin, but the framing has drawn attention to how easily publishing's gatekeeping can be gamed.

Scotland Yard says officers have arrested a 14-year-old boy suspected of phone theft as part of a wider Metropolitan Police crackdown on phone snatching across London. Footage of the moment of arrest has drawn attention to the scale of phone theft in the capital and to the young age of some of those suspected of carrying it out.