Fable: The Journey preview
Lionhead Studios promises it "hasn't f---ed up" the Fable franchise with The Journey, a Kinect-exclusive on-rails adventure. The Kinect controls take some getting used to, but when it works, it does feel like magic.
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Lionhead Studios promises it "hasn't f---ed up" the Fable franchise with The Journey, a Kinect-exclusive on-rails adventure. The Kinect controls take some getting used to, but when it works, it does feel like magic.
Though what they're working on is unknown, Lionhead Studios is now seeking to hire an "experienced multiplayer level designer."
Fable Heroes, the upcoming spin-off of Lionhead's Fable series, could be the precursor to other Fable-based spin-off games, according to the developer.
The reason Lionhead's virtual boy simulator Milo and Kate ended up scrapped, Peter Molyneux has said, is because, "I just don't think that this industry is ready for something as emotionally connecting as something like Milo."
Microsoft has announced that former Sony boss Phil Harrison will be the "senior leader" of their Interactive Entertainment Business in Europe, and will oversee Lionhead Studios, Soho Productions, and Rare Ltd.
Industry legend Peter Molyneux is leaving Lionhead Studios and parent company Microsof, 15 years after he co-founded the developer behind Fable and Black & White. He's becoming creative director at new company 22 Cans, joining former Lionhead CTO Tim Ranc
Fable Heroes has been announced, a cute 4-player co-op game that lets you use earned coins to unlock content in Fable: The Journey.
Former Lionhead developers have announced the formation of Another Place Productions, which will focus on making digital titles for console, PC, and mobile devices.
Lionhead Studios is hiring a network programmer to assist in an unannounced project, and all signs point to it being an Xbox 360 MMO.
Lionhead confirmed Fable: The Journey today, a Kinect-exclusive Fable game that has you casting spells, using melee attacks, and riding a horse using gesture-based controls.