CVG
Lionhead is searching for new recruits experienced in original IP or "reimaginings of existing franchises".
Advertised vacancies for an animation director and core engine programmer suggest the Fable studio is utilising Unreal Engine for an unannounced game.
"The ideal candidate is someone who has leading industry experience on AAA titles, including large scale RPG, Action Adventure and RTS genres," the job ads read.
The advertisement also calls for animators who have experience working across multiple platforms.
Following the successful completion of Fable: The Journey, Microsoft confirmed it has issued redundancies to "less than ten per cent of staff" at the Guildford based studio.
In its official statement the platform holder confirmed production on Lionhead's next projects "has begun".
In May, a LinkedIn profile alluded to work on an RPG with MMO elements of Microsoft's next home console and the "a major brand new IP". Those claims triggered speculation that the Guildford studio may be working on a new massively multiplayer game for the next Xbox.
Another job ad posted earlier this year stated that the UK studio is aiming to transition "from a retail focused game developer into a provider of Entertainment as a Service".
In industry parlance, 'Entertainment as a Service' refers to the practice of continually supporting games with downloadable content and post-release updates, as well as expanded media such as animated shorts, comics and fiction.
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