Peter Molyneux leaving Lionhead and Microsoft

Well, 360 is left with Kinect trash now.Oil_rope_bombs

[QUOTE="Oil_rope_bombs"]Well, 360 is left with Kinect trash now.PinnacleGamingP

What?:lol:

[QUOTE="Strutten"]

[QUOTE="super600"]

I'm talking about being able to create new IP's.

super600

He can focus on creating new ideas/games instead of working on sequels to his games.

You speak of that zero button combat game ?

It's generally expected that the Captain go down with the ship. :P

shinrabanshou

lol

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[QUOTE="Strutten"]
in that case, what have it anything to do with ms ?

loosingENDS

He can focus on creating new ideas/games instead of working on sequels to his games.

You speak of that zero button combat game ?

What are you talking about?

Good riddance I say. The man is an awful game designer.

Good riddance I say. The man is an awful game designer.

LostProphetFLCL

Black & White? Populous? Dungeon Keeper? Syndicate? Magic Carpet? Theme Park?

All his creations, all AAA material.

Strange, he seemed to really like Kinect. Heck he even convinced MS to use kinect for Fable Journey I think. I guess he thought is was just the right time to leave after he finishes that.

Well best of luck to him.

Microsoft has nothing left. :lol:-Renegade

Halo, Forza and Fable are still their franchises. Now to see how much they'll milk them :P

http://kotaku.com/5890594/peter-molyneux-is-leaving-lionhead-studios-and-microsoft-will-finish-kinect-fable/

[QUOTE="Kotaku"]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.Ravensmash

Interesting news, I did enjoy Fable 2 (haven't played 3 yet) and always enjoyed his enthusiasm, be interesting to see what his next project will be.

What what WHAT IS THIS!?!?!?

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Oh happy day! What a marvelous day! My day has become after reading this wonderful news! THis is most lucky for us and Microsoft as a whole!

It's one of those moments you must appreciate in time.

[QUOTE="Ravensmash"][QUOTE="JLF1MarkII"] Disney Land Adventures? [QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

[QUOTE="Strutten"]

[QUOTE="Oil_rope_bombs"]Well, 360 is left with Kinect trash now.DrTrafalgarLaw

Actually Fable 4 now can become a 10/10 game, with challenging combat, Zelda like horse riding and encounters, 1st person spell mode like Skyrim

Will be a blast

It'll be funny if Fable 4 is suddenly way better than the other games.Cherokee_Jack

That guy is so overrated in the media as some sort of game developing god. He has great ambitions and I respect him for that, but they don't amount to much.

[QUOTE="Strutten"]

[QUOTE="Oil_rope_bombs"]Well, 360 is left with Kinect trash now.loosingENDS

Actually Fable 4 now can become a 10/10 game, with challenging combat, Zelda like horse riding and encounters, 1st person spell mode like Skyrim

Will be a blast

The Fable team have left, taking all the things you love about fable with them.

Hope he makes better games now.

Microsoft has nothing left. :lol:-Renegade

Actually him leaving is good for MS. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a finger in the suckiness of RARE too.

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[QUOTE="Strutten"]
Acting like peter was the head of everything and fable was the best game ? common logic gotta love it

tenaka2

Actually Fable 4 now can become a 10/10 game, with challenging combat, Zelda like horse riding and encounters, 1st person spell mode like Skyrim

Will be a blast

The Fable team have left, taking all the things you love about fable with them.

• Mixed gameplay elements that don't flow..
• Holding freaking hands with NPC's..
• A pet dog companion that you can't control..
• Never "dying" with an almost endless supply of healing items..
• Being able to spam Magic to the point the game becomes even less challenging..
• Having a family that doesn't amount to anything but useless gifts from time to time..
• And glitchy gamplay machanics..

..yea all the things we "love" about fable.. :lol:

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="loosingENDS"]

Actually Fable 4 now can become a 10/10 game, with challenging combat, Zelda like horse riding and encounters, 1st person spell mode like Skyrim

Will be a blast

OhSnapitz

The Fable team have left, taking all the things you love about fable with them.

• Mixed gameplay elements that don't flow..
• Holding freaking hands with NPC's..
• A pet dog companion that you can't control..
• Never "dying" with an almost endless supply of healing items..
• Being able to spam Magic to the point the game becomes even less challenging..
• Having a family that doesn't amount to anything but useless gifts from time to time..
• And glitchy gamplay machanics..

..yea all the things we "love" about fable.. :lol:

WHo said we? I was taking to loosing, he adores all things Fable.

You left out the farting animations by the way.

[QUOTE="OhSnapitz"]

..and you know this how Mr. "I work for Microsoft Studios" :|

JLF1MarkII

He clearly didn't like it there otherwise he wouldn't leave his very well paid position being Creative Director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe and all would he? Fable 3 was rushed by Microsoft as Fable 2 did most of the things better and it had one of the most rushed last act in a game this gen. The game simly lacked content. There's also the interview were Molyneux straight up says that Fable 3 needs to sell 5mil, which it didn't.

[QUOTE="OhSnapitz"]

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

The Fable team have left, taking all the things you love about fable with them.

tenaka2

• Mixed gameplay elements that don't flow..
• Holding freaking hands with NPC's..
• A pet dog companion that you can't control..
• Never "dying" with an almost endless supply of healing items..
• Being able to spam Magic to the point the game becomes even less challenging..
• Having a family that doesn't amount to anything but useless gifts from time to time..
• And glitchy gamplay machanics..

..yea all the things we "love" about fable.. :lol:

WHo said we? I was taking to loosing, he adores all things Fable.

You left out the farting animations by the way.

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

[QUOTE="OhSnapitz"]

• Mixed gameplay elements that don't flow..
• Holding freaking hands with NPC's..
• A pet dog companion that you can't control..
• Never "dying" with an almost endless supply of healing items..
• Being able to spam Magic to the point the game becomes even less challenging..
• Having a family that doesn't amount to anything but useless gifts from time to time..
• And glitchy gamplay machanics..

..yea all the things we "love" about fable.. :lol:

OhSnapitz

WHo said we? I was taking to loosing, he adores all things Fable.

You left out the farting animations by the way.

I like to think that he represents all lemmings.

[QUOTE="OhSnapitz"][QUOTE="tenaka2"]

WHo said we? I was taking to loosing, he adores all things Fable.

You left out the farting animations by the way.

tenaka2

I like to think that he represents all lemmings.

WOW What does Microsoft have left? Oh right kinect. So sad.

Eddie-Vedder

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[QUOTE="OhSnapitz"] Why do you guys entertain him.. :?OhSnapitz

I like to think that he represents all lemmings.

I prefer to think of it as condescension rather then arguing.

Although his results haven't always been great, I always respected his enthusiasm for creativity.

HalcyonScarlet

I agree he is a great dev, but some of his projects didn't produce the resuls he wanted.

Still looking forward to see how Kinect Fable turns outHarlockJC

lol, who could blame him?

make a big budget console or pc game and have to be a wage slave for some suited asswipes who only care about the bottom line and then have everyone cry like a little ***** about how your game sucks and is not as good as the shyt you made a decade ago or take two days to produce some crappy touchscreen phone game make a fortune on it and have everyone excuse its crappiness because it is just a phone game.

what kind of choice is that? i would be out the door in a heartbeat mydamnself.

Although his results haven't always been great, I always respected his enthusiasm for creativity.

HalcyonScarlet

Indeed, even though alot of it was BS.

hmm.....Sounds like somebody knows MS plans for next gen

no wonder microsoft 100$ casual now.

There is not a single way cows can say this is a bad thing its a majorly good thing Peter Molyneux was crap.