Lionhead Shutting Down. Fable Legends Cancelled.

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Dadrik on 07 March 2016

I'm starting to see a pattern here...
Microsoft killing it, literally.

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JEMC on 07 March 2016

Really shocking news.

I'm sorry for the employees that have lost their job in such an unexpected way and their families.

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Random_Matt on 07 March 2016

MS probably just sent an out of the blue email, nice one MS. And yes UK is hard the the gaming industry, then again every issue you can blame the tories.

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Ruler on 07 March 2016

I speak for all of Xbox when I say that despite this news, we remain committed to the development communities in the UK and Europe, and Xbox will continue to support new IP and originality in the games we offer on our platforms, whether they’re AAA blockbusters like Quantum Break from Remedy, adventurous new IPs like Sea of Thieves from Rare, or unique new creations from independent developers like Moon Studios with Ori.

WoW MS laying off 2 European Studios the same day and then they are saying they are commited to Europe, Really?

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poklane on 07 March 2016

Another ~130 people losing their jobs, sad times :(
Also, Microsoft was already lacking in the 1st party studios side of things compared to Sony, this will only make things even worse. That's now 3 studios Microsoft has lost within the last 6 months.

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Uabit on 07 March 2016

WTF is wrong with ms? Many jobs lost and a game that was almost done down the drain...

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KiigelHeart on 07 March 2016

Wow that's pretty bad news 😡 I know people weren't looking forward to FL but still, it look like it was shaping up nicely and it could have been good.

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GoOnKid on 07 March 2016

I'm shocked. Although I'm not a fan of Fable, the studio was a legend.

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poklane on 07 March 2016

Ruler said:

I speak for all of Xbox when I say that despite this news, we remain committed to the development communities in the UK and Europe, and Xbox will continue to support new IP and originality in the games we offer on our platforms, whether they’re AAA blockbusters like Quantum Break from Remedy, adventurous new IPs like Sea of Thieves from Rare, or unique new creations from independent developers like Moon Studios with Ori.

WoW MS laying off 2 European Studios the same day and then they are saying they are commited to Europe, Really?

Yeah, them saying that is ridiculous. They have a grand total of 3 studios in Europe: Mojang (Sweden), Lift London and Rare (both UK).

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OneKartVita on 07 March 2016

Megaton news. I'm shocked they're shutting down two studios when in reality they need more not less.

And fable cancelled is a big blow to their line up. I feel for all those who have lost their job.

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