Source: http://kotaku.com/sounds-like-microsoft-is-shutting-down-iconic-game-stud-1763272488
Microsoft has cancelled the latest Fablegame and has announced plans to close Lionhead, the legendary studio behind theFable franchise.
In an update detailing changes to the company’s internal development studios, Microsoft said that they’ll be shutting down Fable Legends and shuttering dev studio Press Play:
After much consideration we have decided to cease development on Fable Legends, and are in discussions with employees about the proposed closure of Lionhead Studios in the UK. Additionally, we will close Press Play Studios in Denmark, and sunset development on Project Knoxville.
These have been tough decisions and we have not made them lightly, nor are they a reflection on these development teams – we are incredibly fortunate to have the talent, creativity and commitment of the people at these studios. The Lionhead Studios team has delighted millions of fans with the Fable series over the past decade. Press Play imbued the industry with a unique creative spirit behind games like Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Kalimba, which both captured passionate fans. These changes are taking effect as Microsoft Studios continues to focus its investment and development on the games and franchises that fans find most exciting and want to play.
Lionhead was working on Fable Legends, a multiplayer title that would have take the action-RPG series in a new direction. Chosen by a fan vote campaign, Press Play’s next project was a third-person multiplayer survival game codenamed Project Knoxville. The studio’s most recent release was the Xbox One game Max and the Curse of Brotherhood. The “proposed closure” wording regarding Lionhead is odd, as it doesn’t quite seem as definitive as with Press Play.
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This is both unfortunate and unexpected. Fable was the only IP capable of getting me to own an Xbox, and it saddens me to see this happen.
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