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Fable Legends -> Update: The Rise + Fall of Lionhead (Reply 8)
« on: Thursday, August 27, 2015, 06:51:25 AM »
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Re: Fable Legends - PC version exclusive to Windows 10 store, won't be on Steam.
« Reply #1 on: Monday, March 07, 2016, 08:23:19 AM »
It has been canceled, and Lionhead may be closing.  Big news, and not the good kind, I'm afraid.
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Re: Fable Legends - PC version exclusive to Windows 10 store, won't be on Steam.
« Reply #2 on: Monday, March 07, 2016, 09:28:22 AM »
Ouch. That's terrible news.

I've been playing the closed beta for a while and it certainly had potential.
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Re: Fable Legends - PC version exclusive to Windows 10 store, won't be on Steam.
« Reply #3 on: Monday, March 07, 2016, 09:33:47 AM »
Does it play well, or does it have a lot of technical issues?  I'm guessing if it went public beta, then the cancellation has nothing to do with troubled development.  I'll further guess that it has to do with negative results from some market study or focus group.

And if it's neither of those, there may be even bigger news ahead.
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Re: Fable Legends - PC version exclusive to Windows 10 store, won't be on Steam.
« Reply #4 on: Monday, March 07, 2016, 04:34:05 PM »
Well, that news bloody sucks. Meh. Bleh.

Best wishes to those at Lionhead w/ their future endeavors.

About Fable IP + distribution rights - does Microsoft own those?
I'd still love to see a Fable 2 PC port.
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Re: Fable Legends - PC version exclusive to Windows 10 store, won't be on Steam.
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday, March 08, 2016, 06:06:53 AM »
Quote from: Cobra951 on Monday, March 07, 2016, 09:33:47 AM
Does it play well, or does it have a lot of technical issues?  I'm guessing if it went public beta, then the cancellation has nothing to do with troubled development.  I'll further guess that it has to do with negative results from some market study or focus group.

And if it's neither of those, there may be even bigger news ahead.
It played relatively well. A few bugs and quirks here and there but nothing unexpected from a closed beta. The matchmaking worked well, the game world looked gorgeous. The only complaint I can mention is that it felt a tad bit monotonous after a few matches.

Other than some polish, the game seemed like it was a step away from going gold.
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Re: Fable Legends = CANCELLED; Lionhead will be closing its doors.
« Reply #6 on: Thursday, April 07, 2016, 04:06:25 PM »
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Re: Fable Legends
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Re: Fable Legends
« Reply #8 on: Thursday, May 12, 2016, 03:12:42 PM »
Eurogamer -> "Lionhead: The Inside Story."
Basically, this about the rise + fall of the entire Lionhead studio and also what went on behind the scenes with the main studio, their satellite studios (such as Big Blue Box), and (of course) Microsoft.
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