Idealized because I don't own all of these yet, at least, not in physical form.
So this big news of today is that Fable Legends is cancelled and Lionhead is possiably being closed. Im sort of sad about this news. I did like the Fable series, at least the 1-3 titles. I wasnt overly happy with the title they were currently making nor did the Kinect title impress. I watched a sibling play it, it was not amusing nor fun. I really wanted a new game in the Hero line but nope, not happening and it possiably might not happen ever. I have no idea what will happen to the series now. I figure Microsoft will still hold it rights of course but whether they will use it is the big question. So for now at least Its goodbye Fable. You had your faults but overall I enjoyed you.
That title is supposed to rhyme. Whoops. (Molyneux and Godus, Part Deux.)
Just looking at my 3DS XL notifications after coming home from work tonight. Looks like I got six all at once when I went to this Hotel. I had four from earlier in the week, so now I'm maxed out with 10. Weehoo! Time to play some Mii Plaza games.
First it was Halo now Gears. What other game franchises does Microsoft own now? Well, a lot. Just to name a few are: Age of Empires, Crackdown, Fable (‘cause they own Lionhead), and all the games by Rare and Twisted Pixel (‘cause they own them too). Microsoft has partnered with many developers as well including formerly Sony exclusive Insomniac Games who are now going to release Sunset Overdrive later this year for Xbox One.
There are so many interesting games coming in 2014, I had to limit my forward looking to the current season. December was barren and January is sparce, but February is going to be packed full of interesting stuff. I can't wait. The preorder frenzy has begun!
I'm sure there are tons of people that are simply besides themselves over this announcement from Lionhead Studios. Fable(2004) is being released for the Xbox 360, with remastered graphics, 1080p support. Achievment support, and The lost chapters will also be included all set for a Holiday 2013 Release.
Lionhead Studios has been teasing a game for a couple days now, and have finally revealed what it was.
So if there really wasting time on a remake to Fable 1 instead of Fable 4, Ill be pissed. I never played one *no female counterpart* and I dont care to. I wont get on my rant bitch raid about all that but still. I dont want a remake of the first 1. I want Fable 4 dammit. You fucked me over with Journeys Lionhead, just give me the 4th entry and Ill leave you alone!
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Peter Molyneux has always been known for thinking outside the box. The man behind Populous and Black and White found huge success with Fable on the Xbox, and ended up working on the franchise for nearly a decade, including the upcoming Kinect game, Fable: The Journey. Molyneux has since moved on from Lionhead Studios, the company he helped found in 1997, and has gone to work for 22 Cans. Molyneux revealed today that 22 Cans is working on 22 unique “experiments,” the first of which is set to be released in only six weeks from now.
Sometimes there are news stories that aren't too important to report on. Sometimes some stories take priority over others. That's why I welcome you to the inaugural edition of Back Page News. This will be a weekly blog compiling stories from the past week that were less than big news. Without further ado, let's get to it!
Good thing, too, since you can find a lot of commentary on gaming news in this week's PB & Jason. Things like the real story of Peter Molyneux's departure from Lionhead Studios. Other things, like Sonic 4: Episode 2's Wii woes. Don't forget information on why Cliff Bleszinski thinks on-disc DLC is a necessary evil! Of course, there is more than all this in PB & Jason 83, but to hear the rest, you'll have to click through to find the podcast's download links.
Microsoft is following up House Party 2012 and warming up to this year's Summer of Arcade with a new promotion called Arcade NEXT. The promotion will start on April 18, 2012 and will include some "important" Xbox Live Arcade titles. These games will be the first Arcade titles to be eligible for the new Achievement rules.
Peter Molyneux shocked the gaming world last week when he resigned from his posts at Lionhead and Microsoft’s European gaming arm. It was only logical that Lionhead Studios' co-founder would take up Molyneux’s position there, but Microsoft went another route entirely.
Peter Molyneux, the man behind such well loved franchises as Fable, Black and White and Populous has announced via Twitter that he has left both Microsoft and Lionhead Studios in order to join a brand new company.
It’s been some time since we’ve heard from the Fable franchise. Little has been shown of Fable: The Journey since its debut at E3 last summer, and Lionhead Studios has yet to talk about a possible fourth entry in the action RPG series. That’s not to say that nothing new is coming out of Albion, however; we’ve learned that a new Fable spinoff is in the works.
Former Lionhead Studios staffers Dene and Simon Carter have formed Another Place Productions, a new UK-based studio, according to Joystiq. Both brothers worked on the Fable series and have brought with them several other members of the Fable development team.
Since E3 last year, not much has been heard from Peter Molyneux or Lionhead Studios. After revealing their next title, the Kinect game Fable: The Journey, details on the game or a statement of any kind has not been released. It seems that will change as a countdown clock has appeared on the developer's website today.
Microsoft isn’t known for having the best and most productive group of first party developers, but it looks like they are trying to change that with today’s announcement that they have acquired indie game developer Twisted Pixel, developers of XBLA hit Splosion Man.