Kotaku: Peter Molyneux

The Best Fake Peter Molyneux Twitter Account is Back, Go Follow It

Brian Crecente — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:02:29 EST

He's back: Fake Peter Molyneux's Twitter feed is once more live and ready to Tweet out funny, fake, absurd, sometimes interesting game ideas, as predicted. Follow him. More »

Twitter Responds to Fake Peter Molyneux, Offers To Reopen His Account

Brian Crecente — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EST

Peter Molyneux satire Twitter account remains shut down, but the man behind the parody Tweets tells Kotaku he's working with Twitter to try and get it back up and running. More »

Why Was Fake Peter Molyneux's Twitter Account Silenced?

Katie Williams — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST

Earlier this week, the hilarious Twitter account tapping into the genius of game designer Peter Molyneux was silenced. Here's why. More »

An Interview With the Man Behind Gaming's Funniest Fake Twitter Account

Katie Williams — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:30:00 EDT

It is one of the most followed Twitter accounts in the gaming world, and it doesn't belong to Miyamoto, Cliffy B, or Warren Spector. With almost 15,000 followers, Molydeux (with a D) is a parody account that draws its inspiration from the overly-ambitious ideas of veteran game developer Peter Molyneux (with an N), and while it is best known for its tongue-in-cheek commentary of the games industry, Kotaku discovered that there's much more to it than 140-character hilarity. More »

Fake British Game Designer Is the Funniest Twitter You're Not Reading

Brian Crecente — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:20:00 EDT

Peter Molyneux is a famed English game designer, member of the Order of the British Empire and a wonderful interview. More »

Molyneux Disowns Fable E3 Demonstration as a "Horrendous Mistake"

Owen Good — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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The E3 news conference demonstration for Fable: The Journey, the Kinect-enabled next entry in the role-playing franchise, was objectively speaking a flop. The series' creator himself says so, because The Journey left the impression this was a rail-shooter spinoff, and now everyone's in damage control. More »

Fable: The Journey Is Part On-Rail Shooter, Part Black & White, Part Fable

Brian Crecente — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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Fable: The Journey is an odd amalgam: a mix of on-the-rails shooter, of hand-waving magic, of Fable storytelling. More »

Fable Sequel Brings Magic to Kinect

Owen Good — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:33:24 EDT

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The next episode of Fable will support Kinect when it releases in 2012. A demonstration of Fable: The Journey at Microsoft's E3 news conference showed players in a first-person mode, driving a carriage and attacking foes with magic, using different gestures for each spell. More »

Help Find Molyneux's Stolen Passport, Laptop and iPad

Brian Crecente — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:40:00 EDT

Someone broken into Peter Molyneux's car and stole his laptop, iPad and passport Thursday night. If you'd like to help out the creator of Fable, Black & White and more than a few game design whoppers you'll land a £1000 reward. More »

So Who The Hell Is This Peter Molyneux Guy, Anyway?

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Whenever the subject of the Fable series or its outspoken creator Peter Molyneux pops up, a lot of people question why the man is given so much airtime. Why people give a hoot about the games he's making. More »

Peter Molyneux Has A Lifetime Achievement Award And A Message For His Haters

Stephen Totilo — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST

Game designer Peter Molyneux, he of Populous, Fable, Black & White, Kinect's Project Milo and lots of really great promises, won a lifetime achievement award at the Game Developers Conference this week. More »

Fable Creator Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Mike Fahey — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:00:00 EST

Much more than the creator of fable, Lionhead's Peter Molyneux was behind everything from classic god game Populous to the light-hearted simulator Theme Park. These achievements and more will be honored at the Game Developers Choice Awards during GDC 2011. More »

A Bit Of Humble Pie Never Hurt Anyone

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:30:00 EDT

Peter Molyneux, boss of Lionhead Studios, indulges in a little public humility. He's being a little hard on himself. Magic Carpet was pretty damn great. More »

Fable Is Not Limited To A Trilogy

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EDT

Action role-playing game Fable III is out this month. Fable III? That's a trilogy, and trilogies are a good way to end a series. More »

Pick Up Speed And Lets Watch This Fable III Trailer

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Slated for release later this month, action role-playing game Fable III raises the stakes. The game is about more than being good or bad. It's about causing a revolution. More »

Peter Molyneux's Son Calls Out Valve On Half-Life 3 Delay

Brian Crecente — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Perhaps calls out is too harsh a phrase. Really Lucas Molyneux just asks, almost begs, Valve's Gabe Newell for more details on the perpetually not-finished Half-Life 3. More »

Rumor: Project Milo Canceled

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:00:00 EDT

Fable developer Lionhead Studios' ambitious Milo project for Xbox 360's Kinect add-on may have finally been put to bed. Sources claiming to have knowledge of the tech demo's development tell Kotaku that Project Milo has been effectively shut down. More »

Japan's Western-Game Loving Porn Star Pops Up At TGS

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:00:00 EDT

Noa Torigoe, star of adult films like Max Orgasm and Ultimate Gold, really loves video games. I guess you could call her "hardcore"? But she doesn't just love Japanese video games, she loves Western video games. More »

There Are Kings And Then There Are Kings

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:00:00 EDT

Fable I and Fable II are both coming-of-age stories. While Fable II does certainly have domesticate elements, Fable III is about settling into adulthood and becoming a king. King is the top. What does that leave for the future? More »

Let's TGS: Day Three

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Our past day's coverage of the Tokyo Game Show includes chatting with Peter Molyneux about a potential Fable Movie, chatting with American McGee about the Alice movie and an examination of PixelJunk Lifelike. More »

What Are The Chances Of A Fable Movie?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EDT

Fable III features a star-studded voice cast. "This is one of the biggest collections of British comedic talent," says the game's designer Peter Molyneux. He's right. It is. This is the kind of cast you'd see for a film. More »

Fable Creator, Rare Wanted Kinect To Have A Controller

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT

Microsoft's Kinect doesn't need a controller. That's the whole point of the thing! Still, a controller-free gaming experience is a hard idea to get your head around, which perhaps explains why Peter Molyneux and Rare asked Microsoft to include one. More »

What If The Xbox Kinect Virtual Child Simulator Is Great?

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:30:00 EDT

One of gaming's big dreamers, game designer Peter Molyneux, showed us Project Milo — a controller-less game about a virtual boy — two Junes ago. There was potential. There were hitches. A year later, Milo's made a lot of progress. More »

Game About Befriending A Young Boy Is "Contentious"

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Peter Molyneux, the game designer behind the Fable franchise, is working on Project Milo. The game is about a relationship with a young boy. Yep! More »

Report: Fable III Will Not Work With Kinect (At Launch)

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:00:00 EDT

Peter Molyneux, the main man behind Fable, dropped some good news and some bad news about the next game in that series today: Fable III will not support Microsoft's Kinect controller when the game ships later this year. More »

See What The Industry Thinks With Game Theory

Amber Nichols — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EDT

A new video game show and online magazine announced today offers a look into the minds of the video game industry. More »

Three More Looks At Fable III

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:24:06 EDT

Fable III screenshots, Comic-Con 2010 edition. Like what you see? More »

Peter, Dmitri, Milo, and TED

Mike Fahey — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:00:00 EDT

Lionhead's Peter Molyneux and assistant Dmitri wow the crowd at TEDGlobal 2010 with a demonstration of Milo, the virtual boy. More »

When Did Peter Molyneux Jump The Shark?

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:30:00 EDT

You could point to any number of occasions in which Peter Molyneux, the man behind classics like Populous and Fable, jumped the proverbial shark. But when does Peter Molyneux think Peter Molyneux jumped the shark? More »

Did You Think Fable II Had A Bunch Of Bugs?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Then you have no idea how many didn't make it into finished product. More »

Molyneux's Milo Takes The Stage At TEDGlobal 2010

Mike Fahey — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:20:00 EDT

Peter Molyneux appeared on stage today at the TEDGlobal 2010 to show off Milo, the virtual boy for Microsoft's Kinect that failed to make an appearance at E3 2010. How far has the character-driven game come since Project Natal's debut? More »

Project Milo Will Be On Your Xbox, Just Not This Year

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The virtual kid lives, but won't hatch on Xboxes this year. The unreal Milo & Kate that lets Xbox users talk and gesture to a virtual boy is still planned for release, despite an earlier report to the contrary. More »

Will Fable III Have Fable II's Money Exploit?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:00:00 EDT

In Fable II, lazy players like me (hello!) could use a loophole in the game to do something very important: Earn lots of in-game cash quick. More »

The Grey Developers (Or, Where Did All The Young Ones Go?)

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:30:00 EDT

Seeing Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski on Jimmy Fallon the other night got me thinking, about two things. One, how great it was seeing a developer on international television. And two, how few other devs there are like him. More »

Time Readers: Penny Arcade Creators More Influential Than Obama, But Not Lady Gaga

Mike Fahey — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

In the race to determine Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World, readers rank Penny Arcade's Gabe and Tycho just above President Barack Obama, but they've got a ways to go before catching up to Lady Gaga. More »

Fable III Will Have "Episodes"

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:30:00 EDT

Upcoming Xbox 360 RPG Fable III may be following in the footsteps of its predecessor and going "episodic", according to comments from the game's creator, Peter Molyneux. More »

Fable Designer On Not Getting Avatar (And Then Getting It)

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:30:00 EDT

Peter Molyneux, the game designer behind the Fable franchise, was invited on the set of Hollywood motion picture Avatar. He didn't quite "get it". More »

A Rare Argument For More Linear Video Game Stories

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:00:41 EDT

One brilliant thing about video games is that they can react to what players do and have multiple endings. Books can't do that. Movies can't, not even Clue. Many in gaming argue for branching storylines. Here's an argument against: More »

Peter Molyneux Wants Fable III Players To Change Their Clothes

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:12 EDT

Peter Molyneux was smarting last week from the fact that half of the people who played his studio's last game, Fable II, didn't bother with half of its depth. People didn't even change their (virtual) clothes. His fault. More »

John Cleese Voices Fable III's Butler

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:20:53 EST

Monty Python's John Cleese will be your butler in the fall's role-playing game Fable III. Perhaps you are wondering why you will have a butler. More »