Game pioneer Peter Molyneux leaves Microsoft and Lionhead

Peter Molyneux on Twitter announced to leave Microsoft and Lionhead Studios. He goes to work in the new, as-yet-unknown 22 Cans. Molyneux has games like the Fables, Dungeon Keeper and Black & White at his name.

Peter Molyneux, known for his wildly enthusiastic statements, stores a new way in as soon as Fable: The Journey goes out the door. Mark Webley, co-founder of Lionhead, follows Molyneux as director of the studio, which is owned by Microsoft. About the new project of Molyneux, 22Cans, nothing is yet known. A whois of the domain shows that it is registered by the ex-cfo of Lionhead Studios, Peter Murphy. According to The Verge, the registrant, however, Tim Rance, co-founder of Lionhead. Or the departure of a few veterans from Lionhead, last week, there is something to do with it is also not known. Five veterans from Lionhead to start with ontwikkelstudio Another Place Productions.

Yesterday expressed Molyneux is still very critical about the games industry: “We do the same thing that Hollywood action movies do; a formula is to develop and then milk-out without something new to invent. Gamers, our fans, we may not be idle. Now is the time to be twice as creative”, to finish with “Call of Duty the only is where this industry stands for, then you may take me to the madhouse.”