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How dare he not name the new studio after an animal. Bullfrog, Lionhead and now 22 Cans? Be ashamed Peter, be ashamed.
How dare he not name the new studio after an animal. Bullfrog, Lionhead and now 22 Cans? Be ashamed Peter, be ashamed.
Maybe this means the Fable games can stop being so disappointing now. That curse is now transferred to 22 Cans.
It seems people are leaving exclusivity. First the guys from bungee backing out from halo 4, then the guy from team ICO, then the guy from Guerilla, thatgamecompany is leaving the comfort of sony and now peter molyneux!
TLDR biography of Peter Molyneux:
Molyneux was once a brilliant developer with fresh ideas - most people don't remember or respect that.
He got too big for his britches, became infatuated with his own legend, and started to think antiquated ideas in an over-populated genre were actually "new and fresh".
Molyneux was once a brilliant developer with fresh ideas - most people don't remember or respect that.
He got too big for his britches, became infatuated with his own legend, and started to think antiquated ideas in an over-populated genre were actually "new and fresh".
"Since I will no longer be a Microsoft/Lionhead employee...TOTALLY ON RAILS Y'ALL! SO MANY RAILS!!!!!"
Even Peter Molyneux, the KING of bullshitting is likely sick of Microsoft and their soul destroying antics by now.
Suck it MS, your slaying of Rare will haunt you FOREVER.
Regardless of how badly Molyneux handles hype, at the end of the day he's a visionary and decidedly lovable. Good luck to him, we need British developers to thrive.
Suck it MS, your slaying of Rare will haunt you FOREVER.
Regardless of how badly Molyneux handles hype, at the end of the day he's a visionary and decidedly lovable. Good luck to him, we need British developers to thrive.
I wonder if their first game will deal with soda cans?
"I want to make a game where you bury a soda can, come back later, and it'll sprout into a soda factory. Then you can purchase that soda factory, fart into the soda cans, have people drink your farts, and will fall in love with you. You'll be able to hold everyone's hands creating a Planet-Circumfernence long line of NPCs holding hands, and if you all go in one direction really fast, you'll be able to rewind time!"
"I want to make a game where you bury a soda can, come back later, and it'll sprout into a soda factory. Then you can purchase that soda factory, fart into the soda cans, have people drink your farts, and will fall in love with you. You'll be able to hold everyone's hands creating a Planet-Circumfernence long line of NPCs holding hands, and if you all go in one direction really fast, you'll be able to rewind time!"
Inb4 Pete tells us that Lionhead sucked, but 22 Cans will be the best and most innovative developer ever!
Ive liked alot of things Mr Molyneux has done over the years.I think he could do a lot better job makes 15 dollar games for steam,live and PSN then trying to convince people "Cry for this dog!" to buy his 60 dollar games.
I can see it now, I can hear it being said in my head.
MY LAST STUDIO SUCKED, THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER
MY LAST STUDIO SUCKED, THIS ONE'S GOING TO BE MUCH BETTER
Wonder what kind of game he will make, and how fast he will piledrive it and declare its sequel the best thing since the microchip.
*checks pockets*
Nope, I don't have a single fuck to give. Maybe it would be different had I grown up with a PC, and played some of the classic games he's known for, like Syndicate, Theme Park, Black & White, etc. But, I didn't. I found out about the man when he was endlessly hyping up his new game, Fable. I was hooked on everything he said.
Then, it finally came out. It did not live up to ANY of those expectations. Instead of being lengthy, decision based adventures, where everything you do has a reaction, and the world evolves around you, he's made THREE games that don't deliver anything remotely close to the promises he made.
Maybe one day he'll finally make that amazing game he's so good at hyping.
Nope, I don't have a single fuck to give. Maybe it would be different had I grown up with a PC, and played some of the classic games he's known for, like Syndicate, Theme Park, Black & White, etc. But, I didn't. I found out about the man when he was endlessly hyping up his new game, Fable. I was hooked on everything he said.
Then, it finally came out. It did not live up to ANY of those expectations. Instead of being lengthy, decision based adventures, where everything you do has a reaction, and the world evolves around you, he's made THREE games that don't deliver anything remotely close to the promises he made.
Maybe one day he'll finally make that amazing game he's so good at hyping.
Think that was supposed to read "exit" not "exist" in first paragraph. This is good though, maybe they'll make a kinect friendly black and white 3, seems like a no brainer.
lol, you gotta love how he calls HIMSELF "brave." Because, you know, it's not like he's got name recognition in the industry, or any previous successes or anything, so this venture could RUIN HIM. Godspeed, Molyneux, you beautiful, delusional man!
Meh. Lionhead has been dead for years. Just like Rare. Just like EA is sucking the life out of Bioware. The lesson here is don't sell your studio to a large publisher that will always destroy your creative culture.
Maybe it's meant to be Twenty Toucans - that keeps the animal theme running.
Kudos for calling Molyneux a "perpetual back peddler" the man made some of the most audacious claims regarding fable 2 & 3, you'd have thought he'd learn after getting death threats about the first Fable.
Kudos for calling Molyneux a "perpetual back peddler" the man made some of the most audacious claims regarding fable 2 & 3, you'd have thought he'd learn after getting death threats about the first Fable.
I never really knew about or played Molyneux's alleged "good" games he used to make. All I know is that Fable 2 and 3 do not seem like they came from a developer with talent. I gotta say good riddance.
does this mean lionhead can make good games now?
time will tell.
I only know that 22 cans will make aspersions to something awesome and then release a pathetic gimmick.
those people harking about big publishers destroying developers... just take a look at monolith and retro. it's not always the worst ting that can happen. it just depends on the publisher. anybody who gets into bed with EA must be stupid.
time will tell.
I only know that 22 cans will make aspersions to something awesome and then release a pathetic gimmick.
those people harking about big publishers destroying developers... just take a look at monolith and retro. it's not always the worst ting that can happen. it just depends on the publisher. anybody who gets into bed with EA must be stupid.
@tremault
Lionhead hasn't and *can't* make good games since Microsoft bought them. It's Fable, Fable, Fable from here on out. Meanwhile the rest of us are still awaiting a decent Black & White followup...at the very least a Movies sequel, anything besides more "Barbie RPG".
Lionhead hasn't and *can't* make good games since Microsoft bought them. It's Fable, Fable, Fable from here on out. Meanwhile the rest of us are still awaiting a decent Black & White followup...at the very least a Movies sequel, anything besides more "Barbie RPG".
Well said Chris Carter. Well said. I miss Bullfrog days. Magic Carpet, Syndicate, B&W, others that I didn't play or don't remember. Wasn't Dungeon Keeper Bullfrog? Anyways good night sweet Prince.
@Begaria, genius, I can see those words coming out of his mouth!
In fairness he was part of Bullfrog who made Theme Park & Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, Syndicate and Populus to name a few so he's still alright by me.
In fairness he was part of Bullfrog who made Theme Park & Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, Syndicate and Populus to name a few so he's still alright by me.
... maybe without Microsoft pressuring him to use Kinect or make Fable more accessible (Fable 2 was easy enough... there was no need to dumb the game down even more for Fable 3!) he can go back to making some decent games again.
Holy cow Molyneux unchained? Molyneux unleased?.
Can you imagine the amount of baloney about his games we will have to endure now that he is his own boss once again and he is solely responsible for the success or failure of his own studio?
Can you imagine the amount of baloney about his games we will have to endure now that he is his own boss once again and he is solely responsible for the success or failure of his own studio?
I'm waiting for this company to start up and be named "10 Cans"
Because we know Molyneux can never fully deliver on anything he says he'll do.
Because we know Molyneux can never fully deliver on anything he says he'll do.
@tremault
Monolith Soft and Retro are owned by NINTENDO.
With Nintendo, Rare was one of the most successful developers ever, they shared a similar culture and Nintendo gave Rare plenty of space to finish their projects. Monolith are thriving under Nintendo, as they share a similar culture. Nintendo fixed Retro which was mismanaged to hell by their leadership at first and now Retro are thriving.
Microsoft are like the polar opposite of Nintendo, not even in the same league. They mismanaged Rare to it's destruction, cancelling tons of projects, firing employees, sending in MS managers that know nothing about games to take charge and ultimately forcing them onto Kinect crap.
Frankly gaming would be in a much healthier state if Nintendo bought out more developers...
Monolith Soft and Retro are owned by NINTENDO.
With Nintendo, Rare was one of the most successful developers ever, they shared a similar culture and Nintendo gave Rare plenty of space to finish their projects. Monolith are thriving under Nintendo, as they share a similar culture. Nintendo fixed Retro which was mismanaged to hell by their leadership at first and now Retro are thriving.
Microsoft are like the polar opposite of Nintendo, not even in the same league. They mismanaged Rare to it's destruction, cancelling tons of projects, firing employees, sending in MS managers that know nothing about games to take charge and ultimately forcing them onto Kinect crap.
Frankly gaming would be in a much healthier state if Nintendo bought out more developers...
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