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Molyneux: Wii U "lack lustre", MS and Sony "holding their breath"

The freshly unleashed Peter Molyneux has done what we’d all knew he’d do – stir the hornets’ nest. In an announcement that the famed developer will be offering analysis of next month’s E3 on Spike TV, the Lionhead founder and former Microsoft Game Studios Europe boss described Nintendo’s upcoming Wii …

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OPINION: Molyneux’s warning is more serious than you think

Peter Molyneux says that he’s personally, and likely professionally, not that interested in retail releases of games any more. He’s been called out for some outlandish claims in the past, but this might prove to be his most accurate prediction. Certainly, you look at the current situation in the retail …

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Molyneux ready to leave retail behind

Unshackled from Microsoft, legendary British games developer Peter Molyneux is working on a new game – but it might not see a retail release. In an interview with MCV and sister publication Develop, Molyneux said it is tough for retailers to compete with digital channels. I am certainly not that …

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Molyneux "took a long time" to get over Milo cancellation

Lionhead founder and former Microsoft studio boss Peter Molynex has admitted that it took him some time to recover from the cancellation of his ambitious Kinect title Milo. The revelation comes as Molyneux speaks for the first time following his shock departure from Lionhead last month. It took me a …

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Molyneux on Kinect: "We expected too much, too soon"

Days before walking away from both Microsoft and his own studio Lionhead last week, Peter Molyneux admitted that the public were too quick to judge Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology. It’s just like any piece of new technology or invention, whether it’s a bike, a motorcar, or a flying machine. …

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Phil Harrison named MS Studios boss

Microsoft has named Phil Harrison as VP of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business. He arrives following the departure of Microsoft Games Studios European boss Peter Molyneux. replaced former Microsoft Game Studios European boss Peter Molyneux with none other than Phil Harrison. GamesIndustry reports that Microsoft will confirm the appointment later today …

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Twitter spoof Peter Molydeux will return

One of the industry’s favourite spoof Twitter feeds has been suspended – but its owner says that he very much hopes for its return. Called Peter Molydeux, the account parodied the famous outside the box” thinking of acclaimed developer Peter Molyneux, pushing his ides of in-game emotion and context to …

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Brand Map: Fable on Kinect

This week, we’re going to look at Fable using the GameVision Brand Map you can buy direct from MCV online. At E3 in June, Microsoft Game Studios’ creative director Peter Molyneux unveiled Fable: The Journey, a new chapter in the Fable series that uses Microsoft’s Kinect. But is Fable such …

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