dylanjosh Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Peter Molyneux, one of the most respected video game developers in the world and one of the top creative minds on the Xbox team, is leaving Microsoft and Lionhead Studios, Kotaku has learned. "It is with mixed emotions that I made the decision to leave Microsoft and Lionhead Studios, the company that I co-founded in 1997, at the conclusion of development of Fable: The Journey.," Molyneux said in a statement to Kotaku. Fable: The Journey is this year's forthcoming Fable game for the Xbox 360 Kinect. Molyneux will continue to be involved in that title as a creative consultant. Molyneux is exiting both his position as the leader of Lionhead and his role as the creative head of Microsoft Studios Europe, which primarily consisted of overseeing Lionhead and Rare. Lionhead will be run by studio co-founder Mark Webley. Microsoft is not immediately naming a new head of the European studios. Molyneux will move on to an as-yet unpublicized independent venture, one that ends his tenure at Lionhead. That studio is responsible, under Molyneux, for more than a decade's worth of ambitious games. "I remain extremely passionate and proud of the people, products and experiences that we created," Molyneux said, "from Black & White to Fable to our pioneering work with Milo and Kate for the Kinect platform. However, I felt the time was right to pursue a new independent venture. I'd like to thank the team at Lionhead, as well as our partners at Microsoft Studios for their support, dedication and incredible work over the years." http://kotaku.com/5890594/peter-molyneux-is-leaving-lionhead-studios-and-microsoft-will-finish-kinect-fable?utm_campaign=socialflow_kotaku_facebook&utm_source=kotaku_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted March 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Maybe he's exaggerating. Can never trust this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 He has quoted Peter as saying those words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Noooooo I love the fable series , no matter how much I hate Xbox , I would always love fable Fable : the lost chapters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColorCodePurple Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 So thats what the countdown was for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelivolusDas Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boss Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 idgaf Or maybe that ICO guy and this dude can form a studio? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Holy sh*t Fable 4 might actually have a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Quick - someone check if the tweet came right after Sam and Cody met him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrunner Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 What did you guys say to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted March 7, 2012 Report Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sam must have said he liked Dragon Age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devil_angel Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Surely, Sam did it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 He founded a new studio named 22 Cans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Why sam why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 Noooooo I love the fable series , no matter how much I hate Xbox , I would always love fable Fable : the lost chapters You will change your mind when U play Fable 3 The series went from top to sh*t Fable 4 will be amazing coz troll Peter will not be in team , tweeting over hyped things and then giving out underwhelming results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sackboy Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I hope not was planning to buy fable 3 for pc :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrl_alt_del Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 What did you guys say to him? I wanted a pic with him, so I gave the DSLR to Sam and asked him to take a snap. Sam tried looking at the DSLR LCD screen instead of through the view-finder at which point, I prompted him to look through the viewfinder. At this, Peter quipped, "It is amazing that cameras have changed so much over the years that now you have to tell a person to look through the viewfinder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razpor Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I hope not was planning to buy fable 3 for pc :| I enjoyed fable 3,it is flawed like all other fables but is quite good get it!!!!! Some missions are just hillarious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razpor Posted March 8, 2012 Report Share Posted March 8, 2012 I wanted a pic with him, so I gave the DSLR to Sam and asked him to take a snap. Sam tried looking at the DSLR LCD screen instead of through the view-finder at which point, I prompted him to look through the viewfinder. At this, Peter quipped, "It is amazing that cameras have changed so much over the years that now you have to tell a person to look through the viewfinder". So he is as quirky as i thought,he would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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