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Lionhead Studios was a Britishvideo game developer located inGuildford , England. It was founded in July 1997 byPeter Molyneux ,Mark Webley , Tim Rance, andSteve Jackson , following their departure fromBullfrog Productions , which Molyneux had co-founded in 1987. In 2001 it released its first title, thereal-time strategy game Black & White Fable B.C. Microsoft Game Studios , Lionhead purchased the companies outright, though they continued as satellite studios working on their games. After the launch and success of theaction role-playing game Fable in 2004, however, at the urging of MicrosoftB.C. was cancelled and Intrepid shut down, andUnity Llamasoft , was also cancelled. The following year Lionhead released the games they had been developing at their main studio,Black & White 2 business simulation game The Movies [ 1]
Over the next decade, Lionhead only released titles in theFable Project Dimitri ,Survivors , andProject Milo [ 1] beat 'em up game , and a tie-in minigame pack. Molyneux, the face of the company, left in 2012, before the company's final two games were released that year. In 2016, with no further titles finished, the studio was shut down by Microsoft, cancelling its in-progress projectsFable Fortune Fable Legends closed beta .[ 1] Microsoft Windows personal computers andXbox consoles, and worked on at least ten other titles which were cancelled in various stages of development.
Games developed by Lionhead Studios Title Details Original release date :[ 2] [ 3] Release years by system :Windows [ 3] MacOS [ 4] Notes :Original release date :[ 2] Release years by system :[ 2] The Lost Chapters )[ 10] The Lost Chapters )[ 11] Xbox 360 (Anniversary )[ 12] Notes :Original release date :[ 15] Release years by system :[ 15] [ 16] Notes :Real-time strategy game Published by Electronic Arts[ 15] Part of theBlack & White series Sequel toBlack & White An expansion pack,Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods [ 17] Original release date :[ 2] [ 18] Release years by system :[ 18] [ 19] Notes :Original release date :[ 22] Release years by system :[ 22] Notes :Pub games Developed by Carbonated Games and Lionhead Studios Published by Microsoft Game Studios[ 23] Part of theFable series Tie-in game toFable II [ 23] Original release date :[ 23] Release years by system :[ 23] Notes :Action role-playing game Published by Microsoft Game Studios[ 23] Part of theFable series Sequel toFable A port for Windows was cancelled[ 24] Two pieces ofdownloadable content (DLC) released, "Knothole Island" and "See the Future"; base game and DLC included inFable II: Game of the Year Edition (2009), also released asFable II (2009) in the "Platinum Hits " line[ 25] Included inFable Trilogy compilation release (2014, Xbox 360)[ 14] Original release date :[ 26] Release years by system :[ 26] [ 27] Notes :Action role-playing game Published by Microsoft Game Studios[ 26] Part of theFable series Sequel toFable II Two expansion DLCs released, "Understone Quest Pack" and "Traitor's Keep"; additional DLC content also released[ 28] [ 29] Tie-in gameFable: Coin Golf (2011) forWindows Phone 7 developed byIdeaworks Game Studio and published by Microsoft Game Studios[ 30] Included inFable Trilogy compilation release (2014, Xbox 360)[ 14] Original release date :[ 31] Release years by system :[ 31] Notes :Original release date :[ 33] Release years by system :Notes :Action role-playing game Published by Microsoft Studios[ 33] Part of theFable series Sequel toFable III
Cancelled games developed by Lionhead Studios Title Details Black & White: Titan
Cancellation date :[ 34] Proposed system release :GameCube ,PlayStation 2 [ 35] [ 34] Notes :Announced in 2001, last update in 2002; never officially cancelled[ 36] [ 37] Part of theBlack & White series Cancellation date :[ 38] Proposed system release :[ 38] Notes :Action-adventure game Under development by Intrepid Computer Entertainment prior to its purchase by Lionhead[ 1] Untitled B.C. sequel
Cancellation date :[ 39] Proposed system release :Notes :Cancelled alongside B.C.[ 39] Cancellation date :[ 40] Proposed system release :[ 40] Notes : The Room
Cancellation date :[ 41] Proposed system release :Notes : Project Dimitri
Cancellation date :[ 42] Proposed system release :Notes :Game iterated through several concepts under the same project name starting in 2001[ 42] Later inspiredProject Milo [ 42] Survivors
Cancellation date :[ 42] Proposed system release :Notes : Justice and Survivor
Cancellation date :[ 43] Proposed system release :Notes :Game cancelled while in concept stage[ 43] Cancellation date :[ 42] Proposed system release :[ 44] Notes : InkQuest
Cancellation date :[ 45] Proposed system release :Notes :Announced as a cancelled game by internal incubation group[ 45] Cancellation date :[ 1] Proposed system release :[ 1] Notes :Cooperative action role-playing gamePart of theFable series Project cancelled when Lionhead Studios shut down while inclosed beta [ 1] Cancellation date :[ 1] [ 46] Proposed system release :[ 46] Notes :Digital collectible card game Part of theFable series Project cancelled when Lionhead Studios shut down[ 46] Developers of the game founded Flaming Fowl Studios to complete it; was finished with assistance byMediatonic and released on 22 February 2018[ 46] [ 47]
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