Fable II

Microsoft Confirms Lionhead Closure

More than a month ago, we reported on the cancellation of Fable Legends and the “proposed closure” of Lionhead Studios, an internal studio at Microsoft that is known by most for its early work under the direction of Peter Molyneux…

Fable II Video Retrospective

With the disappointing news that Microsoft has chosen to cancel development of Fable Legends and likely shutter Lionhead Studios, Eurogamer has taken a moment to reflect upon their “favorite” game of the studio’s many releases by cranking out a five-and-a-half-minute…

Time and Seasons in RPGs

Inspired by a recent mod that offers four different landscapes matching the four seasons in the Commonwealth for Fallout 4*, Richard Cobbett penned an article on the passage of time in RPGs for his Rock, Paper, Shotgun weekly columns. In the…

Peter Molyneux: The Man Who Promised Too Much

Calling him “the man who promised too much”, Kotaku has published a lengthy article that chronicles ex-Bullfrog and Lionhead Studios designer Peter Molyneux’s controversial comments over the years and features an assortment of quotes from a number of recent and…

Fable Series Interview

Eurogamer’s Wesley Yin Poole has penned a fairly lengthy interview/feature on the Fable series based on a visit to the Lionhead offices. There’s a lot to cover, so I’m going to focus on their current projects for my quote: Ted…

Fable Trilogy to be Released on February 4th

In the event that you haven’t picked up any of Lionhead Studios’ Fable titles to date, you’ll be able to nab the new Fable Anniversary along with both Fable II and Fable III as a a single trilogy purchase on…

Peter Molyneux Interview

Peter Molyneux might not be with Lionhead Studios or Microsoft anymore, but he’s still a veteran designer that GameSpot AU considers to be “one of the biggest names in game development”, and so he’s the latest designer to be picked…

Why the Creators of Fable Left to Go it Alone

Eurogamer has an interview with members of the Another Place Production development studio that happen to also be key figures in the development of Fable who left Lionhead. As a result, the interview focuses on why they left the Microsoft-owned…

Founder Peter Molyneux Leaves Lionhead Studios

Kotaku brings news that Peter Molyneux, founder of the studio and the designer mind behind titles such as the original Populous, Black & White and the Fable franchise, has left Lionhead Studios and his role as creative head of Microsoft…