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[DopeyFish]

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.

just look at how long the beta has been running for

 

[thekiddfran]

Wow I though legends was far along in development?

Must have been terrible.

Sad news.

 

[cyberheater]

Very unexpected

 

[Alcoholikaust]

I guess we sort of saw this coming-but it still a shame

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

Wow, that game was taking forever to come out and had what seemed like no hype.

 

[Maniel]

Holy shit, that doesn't sound good. Hope all the people affected land on their feet.

 

[jakomocha]

Oh man ...

I played Fable and The Movies Game especially so much as a kid.

 

[Corpekata]

Guess this explains the lack of Fable Legends at that recent press event.

 

[Carl]

Holy shit, RIP

 

[Kaako]

Well damn. Best of luck to those who lost their jobs.

 

[jj984jj]

Damn, it's too bad they couldn't find a market without relying on Fable in the end though. I would've loved a Black & White 3.

 

[c0de]

A sad day for gaming... Still remember playing Legends at GC 2 years ago.

 

[Infurino]

Wow, this came out of nowhere.

 

[Spinx]

 

[TBiddy]

Jesus. This sucks.

Wonder what went wrong between this and now. Can't say I'm that surprised about Lionhead though.

 

[PKMNTrainer]

No...I hope this isn't the end for the Fable franchise.

 

[Pinky]

Man, that sucks. I love the Fable games.

 

[gossi]

My NDA is no longer valid.

Fable Legends looked great (at times it was one of this gens best looking games), but it wasn't ready for prime time and felt like a mismash which didn't quite come together.

Really sad anyhow. Hope the staff get new work quick.

By the way, this means the first and only cross play Windows 10/Xbox One title has been canceled as Windows 10 Games launches.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

very unexpected.

 

[red731]

Whoa, man.

 

[jaypah]

Well this shit came out of nowhere.

 

[twobear]

That's shitty, I hope everyone finds their feet.

MS's newfound commitment to games going strong then...

 

[NJD316]

1000's of hours of work down the pan. Can't even imagine how that must feel.

Good luck to all those guys in the future.

 

[The Flash]

Geez.

Hope everyone lands on their feet okay

 

[ekim]

WTF?
I just got this mail today:

 

[zeromcd73]

Woah. Like woah...

 

[JaggedSac]

Holy mackerel.

 

[Rembrandt]

whoa and they literally just updated legends a few days ago. can't believe the whole company is gone. same for press play. max was amazing and project knoxville looked really interesting.

wonder if they'll be rebranded or what.

 

[DeviantBoi]

Bullfrog... 8 years before beings old to EA... closed 6 years later

Lionhead... 10 years before being sold to MS... closed 10 years later.


I don't think anyone is lining up to buy 22Cans.

 

[Acosta]

Jesuschrist...

 

[HGH]

How do you from Closed Beta to Closed Down like that?

 

[xzeldax3]

This seems completely out of nowhere, wow.

 

[Eternia]

That's rather sudden to close down two studios. What do they even have left over there in Europe? Rare?

 

[SuperInuit]

fucking hell, what? thought fable legends was pretty far along in development?

 

[Sun Bather]

Expected them to be closed a lot faster after ms bought them tbh

 

[Twookie]

wow, outta nowhere

this sucks

 

[Sleeping Lesson]

Wow, in the back of my mind I thought Fable Legends was a couple of months away from release.

 

[Shinypogs]

Hopefully those losing their jobs will be given ample warning and time to find new employment before the studios are shuttered.

 

[anonymous_abc]

End of an era.
Remember being hyped for Black & White, buying it at release

Spoiler

and ultimately being very disappointed by it.

Hope everyone lands on their feet.

 

[Kaako]

Wait WTF, wasn't Fable Legends almost done though? Seems like it's been in development for a good while and they kept showing it off too. This just crazy.

 

[Neoxon]

Out of nowhere. Was Fable Legends not that far along?

Either way, I hope everyone involved lands on their feet & finds more work in the near future.

 

[Glorious Ownage]

Oh wow that really sucks I've been actually enjoying the fable legends beta quite a lot

 

[GarciaHotspur]

Damn. That's big.

 

[MikeSan]

Sad news, not for the cancellation of Fable Legends but the closure of a studio is always a bad thing.

 

[ZarKryn7]

Holy shit. Thoughts go out to the affected.

RIP lionhead and Press Start Studios.

 

[LordBaztion]

it got Phantum Dusted.

 

[backflip10019]

Wait WTF, wasn't Fable Legends almost done though? Seems like it's been in development for a good while and they kept showing it off too. This just crazy.

Yeah, it felt almost final. It had microtransactions in it already. This news is insane.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Wow, but wasn't FL nearly finished?? :-s

 

[GavinUK86]

Whoa...

 

[RealityCheque]

Well, fuck it.

And that release is the usual double speak bullshit: "We're firing these guys, but look over here, games from other places to distract from thinking about that."

Hope everyone from both teams finds success somewhere else.