BNBGAMING:
"Change the world. An enthusiastic follower of all things Molyneuxian might have had his early warning system beep furiously at such a hyperbolic statement. After all, his other games, like Fable, Black & White, The Movies and Milo and Kate were, at some stage in their development, all earmarked to revolutionise this, or fundamentally alter that, but ultimately failed to deliver to the level close to what was promised, or never left the ground at all. These broken promises have come back to haunt a designer whose carefree talk of reinventing the wheel is now continuously met with rolled eyes and unwavering disbelief. Do gamers have any reason to believe him now? What has changed?"
The BNBGAMING Friday Roundtable discuss Peter Molyneux and his new studio, 22Cans.
Project currently codenamed MOAT.
Imagine a game where Peter Molyneux presents an extraordinary set of ideas that players will enjoy for years to come. Now imagine that this particular game will come out because it will never exist.
One of the biggest reveals at this year's Xbox Games Showcase was the latest Fable trailer. After a lengthy stint of silence, Playground Games gave us a look at bits of the title, albeit in a trailer that was mostly made up of CGI nonsense headlined by comedian Richard Ayoade, who is playing a rather frustrated giant.
Molyneux asked about what he thought about the Fable reveal.
From GI.biz: "UK developer 22cans has suffered a round of redundancies, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.
The studio, founded by Fable creator Peter Molyneux, has laid off multiple employees, although an exact figure has not been disclosed.
A spokesperson said: "Unfortunately, due to a number of factors including projects reaching a certain stage in their development, we can confirm that a number of roles at 22cans have been made redundant."
Doesn’t that always happen with every studio lol? Contract workers for certain stages.
Seriously, what is Peter Molyneux up to these days? In his prime, he was the most famous western developer in the world. Now he's doing f all.
They're not actually layoffs, they're fantastical multi-faceted journeys into lands of unimaginable unemployment giving the worker near-infinite freedom of choice.
I think he's still got a bit of gas in the tank.
Hopefully he makes something like Black and White or Fable 1!
If his diarrhea of the mouth has been properly treated, he might have a chance.
Dude needs to humble himself and stop making false promises
Fable 1 was surprisingly an all time favorite game for me. Maybe because i never read any of the hype or articles with peter back then and just experienced the game for what it was.
HE just needs to shut up and stop making so many promises.