Multiplayer in Thief 4?

NeoGAF user Nirolak have uncovered that Eidos Montreal have hired staff to work on the online component of {Thief 4}. Of course, we had no idea that the game would feature online multiplayer, so it is going to be interesting to see if and how multiplayer would be integrated into the Thief experience. It has also been revealed that {Thief 4} will make use of Unreal Engine 3.