LionHead’s Molyneux Talks About Syndicate, Microsoft, and More

Unknown to everyone, Peter Molyneux has been at the fore front of independent game development in the UK ever since most of today’s gamers are not yet, well, gamers. However, the recent Microsoft buyout of Lionhead Studios has placed this legendary developer and his company under the scrutiny of fans and the whole of gaming world.

Microsoft may just be in luck with their recent move. Aside from the talented and hardworking people at Lionhead Studios, Microsoft is also getting new titles from Molyneux. The developer pointed out that his team’s been working on a sequel to Fable and developing unique concepts and fascinating prototypes before the buyout.

As much as the those in the know are concerned, Lionhead Studios is known for its keen and meticulous eye on detail, not very much on profit and mass marketing. A thought regarding this is put to order now that Microsoft, a big multinational franchise, owns the said indie game studio.

When asked about this, Molyneux quips, “What I can say for certain is that Microsoft wants us to create games which will get the whole world excited and to spend time on polishing a game till it shines, although in saying that, we still intend to be as professional as we can be.”

Further more, Molyneux divulges certain plans of making a sequel to Syndicate as well as other old familiar games. As according to him, aside from licensing complications, this will be very popular to gamers especially now that consoles are continuously evolving.

And as a new member of the Microsoft Company, Molyneux has some words to say, more of a comment maybe if not a challenge to their rivals: “Nintendo has done a great job of convincing us that next gen is about game play rather than high-tech specs. Microsoft has done an incredible job of expanding games online and making them more mass market. Sony, in my view, seems it has been rather more lazy with their message. How all this pans out really depends on one thing and that is the brilliance of the titles that appear on each platform over the next two to three years.”

Via Gamespot

Unknown to everyone, Peter Molyneux has been at the fore front of independent game development in the UK ever since most of today’s gamers are not yet, well, gamers. However, the recent Microsoft buyout of Lionhead Studios has placed this legendary developer and his company under the scrutiny of fans and the whole of gaming world.

Microsoft may just be in luck with their recent move. Aside from the talented and hardworking people at Lionhead Studios, Microsoft is also getting new titles from Molyneux. The developer pointed out that his team’s been working on a sequel to Fable and developing unique concepts and fascinating prototypes before the buyout.

As much as the those in the know are concerned, Lionhead Studios is known for its keen and meticulous eye on detail, not very much on profit and mass marketing. A thought regarding this is put to order now that Microsoft, a big multinational franchise, owns the said indie game studio.

When asked about this, Molyneux quips, “What I can say for certain is that Microsoft wants us to create games which will get the whole world excited and to spend time on polishing a game till it shines, although in saying that, we still intend to be as professional as we can be.”

Further more, Molyneux divulges certain plans of making a sequel to Syndicate as well as other old familiar games. As according to him, aside from licensing complications, this will be very popular to gamers especially now that consoles are continuously evolving.

And as a new member of the Microsoft Company, Molyneux has some words to say, more of a comment maybe if not a challenge to their rivals: “Nintendo has done a great job of convincing us that next gen is about game play rather than high-tech specs. Microsoft has done an incredible job of expanding games online and making them more mass market. Sony, in my view, seems it has been rather more lazy with their message. How all this pans out really depends on one thing and that is the brilliance of the titles that appear on each platform over the next two to three years.”

Via Gamespot