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[serenewarfare]

Out of nowhere. Was Legends really in that rough a state that they just don't put it out?

 

[……forgetit]

I almost bought an Xbox over a PS4 for that game during launch, bullet officially dodged....but still holy shit.

 

[Inferno313]

Damn. That game honestly has never looked particularly great, but they've shown it so much and for so long that I'm so surprised it's getting canceled after all this time.

Feel for all the people losing their jobs, hope they find something soon.

 

[Zen Mu]

That's rough. Hopefully all the employees land on their feet.

 

[Peltz]

Hot damn. That came out of nowhere.

 

[hwalker84]

RIP.

 

[milkybar1983]

hope the Fable IP gets picked up by someone

 

[Zeta Oni]

What?

Even with the studio closing I would imagine MS trying to keep Fable Legends alive.

What state was the game in?

Not far from being done, from the beta I played back in January.

This is crazy, I really enjoyed legends and thought it had a chance after release to get some fans who wouldn't judge it as Fable IV.

Really hope everyone rebounds.

 

[AusRoachman]

Wow seems like a ton of work down the drain for fable . Even though it looked pretty terrible they were surely not far from a full release .

Feel bad for all the devs , shitty way to go out and another loss for first party games on Xbox .

 

[Syf]

Wow, RIP. Was never a Fable fan but always shitty to hear so many people out of work.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

Good luck to their team.. Damn...

 

[Theorry]

Not really a surprise. Must say the beta wasnt that bad. Was quite cool really. But my guess is that most people want just a normal Fable. I mean there was zero hype about this game.

 

[Ardenyal]

Spencer. What are you doing?

Games, games, games

 

[TwistedSyn]

I definitely did not see this coming. Hope the devs land on their feet soon.

 

[ironcreed]

Should have just made Fable 4. Enough people like the series just the way it was as a whimsical, magical and relaxing RPG-lite. I know I always enjoyed it for that.

 

[Dee Dah Dave]

I knew Fable Legends was going nowhere, said it all along.

Never quite expected this though. I think Lionhead would have been a good fit to develop a potential Minecraft sequel.

 

[Shin-Ra]

The fuck?

 

[WhateverItTakes]

Fuck, must've been missing quality standards massively... Lionhead is a great loss, black and white will always have a place in my heart.

 

[shortsFortallPeople]

well fuck

I guess i'll play Fable 3 finally in their honor. Hope folks find work quickly : /

 

[CitizenCope]

Wow!
I would have rather had a regular Fable but I was kind of interested in Legends.

 

[fernoca]

Out of nowhere.
The constant delays of Fable Legends were a bit weird. Something must have been really wrong when they decided to just cancel it.

 

[Stanng243]

What does "sunset development on project Knoxville" mean?

 

[Arxisz]

Wow. wtf.

 

[inky]

RIP

What are you doing Phil?

 

[spekkeh]

This seems to be the first of the three threads.

I mean I can imagine nobody was waiting for Legends, but surely this was known for some time now, so why let it go on for so long and then suddenly burn the whole studio down.

Maybe there's no competing with Canada's tax "breaks"?

Or is MS going to consolidate in NA? Which European studios are left?

 

[Jb]

Holy shit what a sad end for such a great studio

 

[Bizzquik]

The Fable franchise deserved better than the trash Lionhead was forced into making these last times out. (The Journey, Legends)

So no first-party role-playing exclusives on Xbox, then? Time to make more shooters? May as well be GenericBox.
Not happy with this.

 

[Nialrot]

Jesus! Wasn't Fable Legends nearly finished as well?!

This ^.....

Someone must of not been happy with the product they had.

They were working on this game forever...

 

[jaina]

oh Lionhead :/ my first thought was "Monday morning news, so good for MS shareholders"

 

[Bruce Springsteen]

Wasn't this game a AAA title? Was the beta THAT terrible?

 

[Revolutionary]

Err does that mean the NDA is up?

Edit: Oh wow Lionhead is closing too? Wtf

 

[jelly]

I'm honestly surprised Lionhead survived this long. Fable hasn't shined bright for ages, the appeal has gone way down and the studio never seemed like the creative trailblazer to warrant being around, you can only get so much time.

Hope the devs can find their feet elsewhere.

 

[DrBo42]

Woah. That came out of nowhere. Hope everyone affected lands on their feet.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

What the hell? It looked pretty good.

 

[Skyward Sheep]

Damn, didn't care much for Legends but Lionhead shutting down is huge. I played the shit out of the old Fable games.

 

[SmartWaffles]

Holy shit.

 

[chaobreaker]

How many E3's did Microsoft spent pushing Fable Legends only for them to cancel it? What a surprise.

 

[Tarnpanzer]

So Microsoft pulled the plug?

 

[backflip10019]

Wasn't this game a AAA title? Was the beta THAT terrible?

It was actually surprisingly polished, but it just didn't suck me in. I could see some people really enjoying it.

 

[Backlogger]

Megaton

Thought FL was nearly complete

Wow

 

[everyday math]

Whoa 0_o

Well here's hoping people land on their feet else where.

 

[Guymelef]

Remember...
"My Strategy is more around our own first party franchises, and investing in franchises that we own, and probably fewer exclusive deals for third party content. I want to have strong third party relations, but paying for many third party exclusives isn’t our long term strategy."

 

[wwm0nkey]

That is really surprising. Legends feels nearly complete too

 

[lordfuzzybutt]

Honestly didn't see it coming. Sucks for those losing their jobs. Though I think they will get picked up pretty soon.

 

[TharpDaddy]

The Fable franchise deserved better than the trash Lionhead was forced into making.

So no first-party role-playing exclusives on Xbox, then? Time to make more shooters? May as well be GenericBox.

Isn't Sea of Thieves an RPG?

 

[JigglesBunny]

My God, I really didn't see that coming, I just got an update for the Beta days ago.

Even though I wasn't a fan of the game, I wish the best for the team and hope they all land on their feet.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

I didn't expect it to be good, but I also never expected it to result in the closure of the studio. Damn.

 

[DownGrader]

That sucks for everyone

 

[wiibomb]

oh shit... always sad to see an studio close.


was fable legends not finished? I thought I heard something about a beta some time ago

 

[FX-GMC]

Wasn't this game a AAA title? Was the beta THAT terrible?

Technically i thought the beta was fine. Gameplay wise it wasn't my style.