"At that time I started making this terrible mistake," Molyneux said, speaking of the E3 he spent pitchingFable to the press. "Oh God. I feel like curling up into a ball and just withering away. The mistake I made, and I've made it again and again and again, and if I ever do this again I'll probably still make it, the mistake I made is to go and talk to the press about my current ideas. As you can see, from the iterative development side, the current idea seems like the most exciting thing ever. It seems like it will fit, but sometimes you have to throw it away."

"To my utter horror, that became the headline. Fable will have acorns growing trees. And of course it didn't. The result was that everybody leapt on it. People were so incensed. This is why you have to watch yourself with the press. I wasn't lying. People actually said, 'This is fraud, you should be arrested.' The same thing is happening in today's world."

Read the full article for more on the topic.  Do you agree with him?  I for one do believe that speaking to the media too early can be more damaging than good

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-04-24-at-that-time-i-started-making-this-terrible-mistake

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/molyneux-says-talking-to-press-about-early-ideas-i/1100-6426887/

Well at least he admits it

Yes but only if he learnt that years ago

Yeah that's what I know him for. I remember reading a magazine where he said that Fable was going to be on a massive scale similar to the Elder Scrolls.....the Elder Scrolls!

He is doing it since 2000. At rockpapershotgun interview he said that will be his last interview. But he is giving away interview after interview. How in the earth a guy like him got knighthood?

If you're Peter Molyneux; talking to the press at all is a mistake.

You know, I had a dream once where the UK was going to war and the queen called all her knights to protect the realm.  Then I saw people like Bono, Michael Cain, Sean Connory, even George H. W. Bush getting into metal armor holding swords and spears.  

Doesnt have anything to do with the topic... Your comment just made me think of it...

I at least give props to him for recognizing the problem, even if he continues to let himself do it. Game design offers so many creative possibilities, and I can see it being hard to not dream and get excited and talk to people about it. Some people are more tempted than others, I guess.

Sean connory would look badass... but hes not so cool with the english atm.

and molyneux mouth is writing checks his ass cant cash, thats his problem.

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