Microsoft Studios Shuts Down Press Play Studios, Considers Closing Lionhead Studios

[heirdeux]

Press Play Studios hoped to make its mark on the industry with its work on "Project Knoxville." Lionhead Studios' work on "Fable Legends" was supposed to be the latest installment in the company's long-running "Fable" series.

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[firefoxx04]

Microsoft is cancer for gamers. Plain and simple.

 

[eklipz330]

this is exactly what happens when you let business oriented individuals lead companies where creativity is required to thrive.

they milk games for profit, then when "interest" from people is down (aka profit), they abandon ship rather than try a new formula. fable was a good franchise, but went downhill once microsoft got their gritty paws on it.

 

[dstarr3]

Better yet, Microsoft will of course retain the rights to these properties, so that these studios can't resume business independently to further the franchises. They just simultaneously kill studios and their ideas. We'll never see either again.

 

[hellwig]

I remember Black and White, boy did the last level p*ss me off when they pulled a 180 on my pure evil/good creature. I never bothered to play that level. Black and White 2 wasn't bad either.

Looking at Lionhead's development before Microsoft, they had released 4 Black & White titles, 2 Fable titles, and two "The Movies" titles (whatever that is). Post Microsoft: 5 Fable titles.

So, Microsoft bought the studio for 1 game (just like they bought Bungie for Halo), milked the franchise to death, and then dumped the developers like garbage. Wonderful!

 

[Avus]

Thanks Peter Molyneux

Good luck for M$' plan for PC gaming platform domination.... Definitely is not a good start.

 

[eklipz330]

this article was written two hours Microsoft confirmed that lionhead IS closing. not "considering"

 

[Guest]

People need to punish Microsoft by not installing their Windows 10 Abomination. They need to learn lesson...because every f. one of them in Windows Division is f. clueless.

 

[nukemaster]

Rare has made very little since they had been bought out as well.

This is not the first large company to buy a smaller one and later close them and it will not be the last. It is a shame, but is pretty common practice.

 

[whiteruski]

I remember Black and White, boy did the last level p*ss me off when they pulled a 180 on my pure evil/good creature. I never bothered to play that level. Black and White 2 wasn't bad either.

Looking at Lionhead's development before Microsoft, they had released 4 Black & White titles, 2 Fable titles, and two "The Movies" titles (whatever that is). Post Microsoft: 5 Fable titles.

So, Microsoft bought the studio for 1 game (just like they bought Bungie for Halo), milked the franchise to death, and then dumped the developers like garbage. Wonderful!

I really miss black and white...

 

[Warsaw]

Actually the movies was an awesome game

 

[iam2thecrowe]

I hate when this happens, big companies acquire smaller ones, try to take over and ruin it. If your going to buy something that's doing well, why change it?

 

[virtualban]

Alright, maybe the talent can gather again into the Lionbody Studios.

 

[jkhoward]

RIP Banjo Kazooie, and now Fable.. I was looking forward to this game.

 

[wifiburger]

this news is funny, considering that xbox guy Phil, was saying that uncharted 4 should be canceled due to delays, who's laughing now !