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Xbox 360 PC News by Robert Purchese
Lionhead has promised "a big presentation" during the Microsoft E3 conference, which runs on Monday, 1st June from 6.30pm UK time (BST). And we'll be reporting live from the event, remember.
"Lionhead is off to LA for this year's E3 and will give a big presentation at the Microsoft press conference on Monday! Watch this space," reads the company's Twitter.
This, we presume, will be the next project Peter Molyneux has been trailing. After all, he told us he had something ready to show when we talked to him at GDC, but that the revelation date was out of his hands.
"Two things need to happen before we can tell the world," he told us. "Microsoft has to see the sense in what we're doing, and we've got to absolutely have something to show you. This is the rule now, the rule I've set myself - I will absolutely not talk about anything, any concepts or ideas, until I've got something tangible to show.
"We're almost there on the tangible thing, and we've been showing it round internally. It's probably the best reaction I've ever seen to anything I've done.
"I would show you now if it was up to me. Right this second, on that TV there," he added.
Peter went on to describe the project as "insanely simple" and is puzzled why he took so long to conjure the idea. The Lionhead boss has also called the game "ridiculously ambitious" and likened its creation to a "scientific achievement".
A lot to live up to, but Molyneux promised that Fable II would cement his reputation which, thankfully, it did - and with flying colours.
He may simply be barking mad. Oh hound could we say that? We'd better paws and reconsider. Phew, we're Rover the worst of it now. [Cut it out or I'll rrrruff you up. - Ed]
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"I wish that cunt would reveal that's he going to STFU and stop being so bloody pretentious. Fucker really gets on my nerves."
Yadayadayada, this whole "hate" thing is childish and petty. Achieve similar accomplishments and you might have something to moan about but until you do, it sounds like a havenot complaining about the few missteps somebody made on the path of making things happen. |
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kinky_mong
29/05/09 @ 16:25
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I'd like him to announce a game that gets praise from all the reviews and actually deserves it. Not another dull RPG with sludgy controls and countless irritating bugs that spoil the meagre amount of fun the game actually provides.
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RedSparrows
29/05/09 @ 16:25
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I like people who use the word pretentious incorrectly, the irony is delicious.
I wonder what Rare are up to as well... |
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Markusdragon
29/05/09 @ 17:13
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If Molyneux didn't exist, P.G. Wodehouse would have had to invent him.
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Tetragammatron
29/05/09 @ 17:34
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What is this recent obsession with using "reveal" as a noun? It seems to be the new SKU.
Molyneux reveal? I are hope so! |
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AphoticCosmos
29/05/09 @ 17:37
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@ Markusdragon
Lol, thanks for a chuckle :P Fable 3? B&W3? Meh don't really care. |
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makeamazing
29/05/09 @ 18:05
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Going to be interesting to see what it is, as PM says himself its a very simple concept, so either its a amazing game with a simple concept or a simple (not full priced) game that is simple... if you see what i mean :D. If its a full priced game, doesnt sound like it will be released any time soon though.
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Quickstick4
29/05/09 @ 18:12
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I think its the fact hes very confident in his ability to head the production of games, that do turn out well, that M$ have let lionhead (well it appeard this way anyways) get on with what they want to do. On the other hand we have Rareware, who seem to have had a long period of adjusting to working under M$, it was only after Viva Pinata they seem to have hit there stride again and M$ have let them do there whole "Hidding in the bushes and suddenly producing a game" again. Did Rare have a extrovertly confident person heading them? No they had two brothers who were used to dealing with nintendo who are Japanese and have the culture of respect engrained into them. Not the American way of selling your self, or even British way of being confident (but not arrogant!)
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Pirotic, thing is, the man it's still caught in the Bullfrog era. Black and White series? Populous combined with Tamagotchi... Movies? Interesting concept, but ended up in being The Sims like. Instead of the player focusing on the main attraction: making movies, the player ends up in treating the moods of its actors. Fable, overly simplified.
The only good games made by Molyneux are Populous and Dungeon Keeper. The rest is just him hyping some new products, promising a lot and delivering little. From B&W, the guy is always promising us extrememly interesting concepts and when the final product comes out, you see that those were just empty promises. |
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kinky_mong
29/05/09 @ 18:40
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Can I just state that I have nothing against Molyneux himself, and actually like the fact he's very enthusiastic about what he does, plus I always think he comes across as a very likeable person in interviews. However I found Fable 2 incredibly disappointing and completely undeserving of all the 10 out of 10 reviews it received, hence why I make bitter statements about Lionhead games.
k thnx bai! |
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Jonny5Alive7
29/05/09 @ 18:49
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I'm taking a punt on it having something to do with the Motion Sensor stuff MS are revealing. A virtual dog and stick game maybe!
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Oh great... maybe he's going to announce new revolutionary DLC for Fable 2 which lets you keeps hamsters, breed them and you can choose to clean their cages or not... which you know... affects your good/evil status.
I'm bored of Lionhead games. For the love of God, Molyneux please make something simple, pretty and brainless so I don't have to read about your mindblowing announcements on all the games pages only to discover it's JUST A FUCKING DOG. IT'S A DOG OK? I HAVE ONE. IT'S BETTER THAN YOUR FABLE DOG AND NO I AM NOT UPSET YOURS DIED IN FABLE 2. Oh look... his games do evoke emotions! Wow. P.S. Dean... want to get KTFO sometime soon!? I'm still waiting for that UFC match!
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Will the hating ever get old? Don't you people tire of hearing yourselves say the same things over and over? "Over promise, under deliver. It's just a dog. Blah, blah, I'm so retarded I don't realize that maybe I'm in the minority when it comes to despising him, but I'll flap my big mouth about it anyway."
You're all as unoriginal as you claim PM to be. In which case, we should all start hating you. Let's all instead latch on to the EA's of the world who churn out the same useless crap over and over again. We need guys like PM and Kojima. It's good for the industry when there are people who, I don't know, want to innovate. If you don't like it, quite frankly nobody gives a shit. At least show some respect for someone who's been doing this a lot longer than you've been running your idiotic mouths about it. |
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Negotiator
29/05/09 @ 22:22
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The great Peter, what a man, what a mighty good man, can't wait for MS E3 Press Conference its going to be something very special, oh yes.
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Seriously, Molyneux is becoming more and more pathetic with every next game he is making." Insanely simple - ridiculously ambitious AND a scientific achievement"? Seems like Mr.Peter Molyneux just invented something that could only compare with the invention of a wheel... FFS, how full of shit this guy is. Astonishing.
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kangarootoo
29/05/09 @ 23:05
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This whole f*cking thread is a cliche. So I guess it suits the article perfectly.
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"I wonder what Rare are up to as well... "
PDhd for XBLa. MAKE IT SO! "It's so easy to spot everyone in the comments who clearly never played a Bullfrog game. If you had, you'd be moaning that he hasn't had his knighthood yet instead. The guys a legend imo. " Hear hear. Still, reading all the hate comments is quite amusing. Makes one wonder what that vocal minority has done in life that puts them in a position to make such judgements. |
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You don't have to be a game developer to see that Molyneux has a bad habbit of talking too much about things that are way too early in development. Leading to promisses that can't be kept since the game simply isn't far enough along yet.
That generates negative publicity. Not very surprising. He often admits this himself, that he shoulden't talk about the early stuff yet but he doesn't ever seem to be able to do that.
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thenastypasty
30/05/09 @ 11:38
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I don't know what the problem is with PM is,I think the man is quite entertaining.
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bibalasvegas
30/05/09 @ 12:16
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Mlolyneux has made good games but he really really pisses me off. Why does he have to hype in every interview?!!! Let your games do the talking and stop making outrageous claims all the time.
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Grogmonkey
30/05/09 @ 12:30
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@dacicus
Bluhurgagh?! Only good games were Dungeon Keeper and Populous?! Personally I think the Fable series is great, but even ignoring that there's still Syndicate, Magic Carpet and Theme Park... Powermonger was pretty great, too. |
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@Grogmonkey, you've forgot Gene Wars and Hi-octane. Things is, his best games were in the Bullfrog era.
Sorry, but afterwards he started his overhyping trend and ended up delivering too little . I've had high expectations from B&W, The Movies and Fable, but in the end everything was just something generic and plain. A part of me still hopes that he will manage someday to deliver as he promises, but until now he just didn't managed to do that. |
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CapnCloudchaser
30/05/09 @ 15:07
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According to the Destructoid Psychic predictions for E3, Microsoft will be making a game that no one has seen before and that will revolutionise the industry.. Maybe THIS is it? :P
http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-s... |
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immateriaux
30/05/09 @ 20:02
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Yawn.
As Churchill once said of Molyneaux, ""Never in the field of human endeavour was so little delivered by one man, so often". Or something like that. |
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onyx_elite
31/05/09 @ 21:30
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I've been a fan of Peter Molyneux for a long time, since he made games that were quietly brilliant. Ever since he got a little bit too much praise after making Black & White he has become steadily more ridiculous. I'd rather have a game that was steadily backed up by sneak-peeks of impressive features or exciting videos than 1 man continuously harping on about utter nonsense.
Quite frankly it's embarrassing to watch. Lionhead are a company I once aspired to work for but under leadership like that, expect only tyranny or indoctrination. I've met Lionhead's chief animator. He was a bloody wreck and just spurted buzzwords and nonsense. Lionhead make good, solid games not amazing ones. There's nothing groundbreaking or world changing about this level of personal choice in games now. And no-one gives a fuck about the dog. (edit for spelling)
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Ashen-Shugar
01/06/09 @ 08:13
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If you don't like PM's games then don't buy them. No drama required, it really is that simple.
Personally I love everything he's done. His games have a certain style and charm and quirkyness that make them stand out from the sea of blandness out there. |
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If PM could actually deliver on his promises then the man would be a guru to all gamers out there. As it is, he partially delivers which results in some people hating him for under-delivering and others loving him for over-delivering compared to other games producers. He should talk less and deliver more surprises, but the man just can't help himself, he is like an over-enthusiastic child - which for gamers is probably a good thing.
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