{"id":33729,"date":"2012-03-07T14:51:52","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T12:51:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=33729"},"modified":"2012-03-07T14:55:56","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T12:55:56","slug":"peter-molyneux-to-leave-lionhead-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/33729-peter-molyneux-to-leave-lionhead-studios","title":{"rendered":"Peter Molyneux to leave Lionhead Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industry luminary, Peter Molyneux, will be leaving Lionhead Studios<\/a> – the development company that he co-founded back in 1997.<\/p>\n

Prior to Lionhead, Molyneux co-founded Bullfrog Productions in 1987. There he helped to create a string of seminal and innovative \u2018Britsoft\u2019 titles, including beloved games such as Theme Park, Magic Carpet and Dungeon Keeper. His time at Bullfrog is particularly known for classic \u2018god game\u2019 progenitor, Populous.<\/p>\n

After leaving Bullfrog Productions in 1997, when it was owned by Electronic Arts<\/a>, Molyneux went on to form Lionhead Studios. The developer created the notable PC<\/a> franchises, Black & White and The Movies, before devising the Fable RPG franchise and being acquired by Microsoft<\/a> in 2006.<\/p>\n

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Peter Molyneux, Gamescom 2009<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt 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,\u201d Molyneux has said in a statement made to Kotaku.<\/p>\n

“I remain extremely passionate and proud of the people, products and experiences that we created, from Black & White to Fable; to our pioneering work with Milo and Kate for the Kinect <\/a>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,” said Molyneux.<\/p>\n

The news of Molyneux’s eventual departure from Lionhead adds to the growing list of experienced staff that Lionhead has recently lost. The brothers Carter, once senior developers at Lionhead, have reunited and formed a UK-based studio called \u2018Another Place Productions\u2019, and will be joined by former art director John McCormack, technical director Guillaume Portes and executive producer, Jeremie Texier \u2013 all former employees of Lionhead Studios.<\/p>\n

Source: Kotaku<\/a><\/h5>\n

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