Darewise, the company founded by Thief designer Randy Smith and Half-Life 2 artist Viktor Antonov, announced its first game this week, after switching from publishing to game development. It’s going by Project C at the moment, and it’s a single-shard sci-fi MMO.
https://www.pcgamer.com/project-c-is-a-sci-fi-mmo-from-thief-and-half-life-2-designers/