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Dungeon Keeper was meant to feel like "D&D, but you're running the dungeon", and it wouldn't have existed without some very surprising inspirations

Interview | Exploring the Fable creator's classic strategy series, from original concept to modern incarnations

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Sony was "very close close to getting the FIFA license," former PlayStation exec says, and nearly bought Peter Molyneux's studio before losing it to EA: "It was easier and cheaper to buy them"

Dungeon Keeper and FIFA almost became console exclusives

GamesRadar

Peter Molyneux says 'We never took a penny of money from people' with his cursed cube game, contradicting Peter Molyneux who said it had made 'a few tens of thousands' in 2013

Okay, Peter. Sure thing, Peter.

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Fable lead Peter Molyneux will "admit now that I did overpromise on things," refuses to call his next game "great," but says upcoming city builder Masters Of Albion "is a redemption title for me"

"If I turn around and say, "This is going to be my greatest game, that's when I get in trouble."

GamesRadar

Fable 2 lead Peter Molyneux had to fight hard to save the iconic RPG's dog because "the initial implementation was absolutely s**t," and "a yappy little c**t

"Forget bigger weapons, forget story - the most important feature in Fable II will be the dog."

GamesRadar

Fable's Peter Molyneux was happy to become a Microsoft partner as he's "absolutely motivated by praise," especially from Xbox boss Phil Spencer: "He's someone that absolutely loves the game industry"

"So I let myself forget how awful it had been, being SVP at EA."

GamesRadar

Fable 3 lead Peter Molyneux says he "should have fought for more time" to deliver the divisive RPG, and there's a Lionhead battle royale we'll never see as Xbox killed the studio

"It was called All Of Us. It was absolutely crazy, a kind of cross between a world builder and a role-playing game."

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Fable creator Peter Molyneux remembers his first board meeting at EA as a "school playground" filled with "idiots" and says 2001 decision to close Dungeon Keeper studio "was a dreadful mistake"

I'll bet he still wishes he could un-send that drunkenly written resignation letter

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Years before Fable, Peter Molyneux finished making proto-city builder Populous in 12 hours because he "forgot" to do it sooner: "There was no end of the game"

And the rest was history

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Emperor of overpromising Peter Molyneux says he's done with games after Masters of Albion, which is also his 'redemption title'

"I just haven't got the life energy left to do this again."

PC Gamer

Fable lead Peter Molyneux was so excited about selling his first game that he cut a hole in his mailbox so all the orders would fit – it sold 2 copies and "one was almost certainly from my mum"

"For every game, I've got this belief that it's going to sell unbelievable millions"

GamesRadar

66-year-old Fable lead Peter Molyneux doesn't sound happy about it, but upcoming god game Masters of Albion might be his last ever: "I just haven't got the life energy left to do this again"

Molyneux tells Edge he's pushing as hard as he can

GamesRadar

Okay, so where the heck is Fable?

All we've heard about Fable so far this year is that it's delayed until 2026. Surely we're due more of an update...

TechRadar

Thank the Meta Quest for resurrecting another Peter Molyneux classic

I've long wanted the classic PC game Black & White to make an appearance in VR, and one developer has finally answered the call with How to God.

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'That magic is back': Peter Molyneux really wants you to know he's not hyping Masters of Albion, while name-dropping Dungeon Keeper, Black and White, and Fable

"Every atom of my being believes we're making a great game."

GamesRadar

Peter Molyneux's new game shares more than just the Albion name with Xbox's RPG - playtesters apparently said "Oh my god, I'm playing Fable"

"And then they said, 'no no, it doesn't remind me of Fable, it reminds me of Black & White.'"

GamesRadar

The 10 RPGs that defined Xbox and evolved the genre

Feature | Xbox built a bridge between computer-first RPGs and playing on the couch, redefining the genre in the process – here are the 10 Xbox RPG games that redefined the format for good

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Fable at 20: a uniquely British video game with a complex legacy

In 2004, Fable was as famous for what it didn’t deliver as for what it did. But this Python-esque fantasy game deserves to be remembered for more than that

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Inverse

20 Years Ago, The Most Ambitious RPG Ever Fell Short of the Hype But Still Succeeded

Released 20 years ago, 'Fable' is an RPG so ambitious that even falling so short of its promises, it remains a revolutionary Xbox icon.

PC Gamer

New fan-made engine makes Black and White playable on modern PCs, because god knows neither EA or Molyneux is going to do it

Which is the closest thing it's had to a release in years.

GamesRadar

Copyright lawyer says Peter Molyneux's new game can share a setting with Xbox's Fable because "no one could trademark the word for a real place"

Albion, the word, isn't copyrightable

PC Gamer

Peter Molyneux says he's 'coming home' to PC, but should we welcome him back after everything that's happened?

A brief-ish account of Molyneux's controversial career, the forgotten god of Godus, and why I'm not writing off Masters of Albion on sight.

PC Gamer

Someone finally figured out a good use for NFTs: Peter Molyneux is using 'land' sales from his failed blockchain game to fund the development of his new project

It turns out NFTs actually do have some value.

Windows Central

Is Masters of Albion a Fable game? Peter Molyneux claims "Albion can't be copyrighted" to dodge Microsoft legal complications, says it's in the same universe

Peter Molyneux's new game is Masters of Albion, and that title has everyone wondering if it's a Fable game. But is it? Here's what the developer had to say on the matter.

Inverse

11 Years Later, a Divisive Video Game Creator Reveals His Ambitious New RPG

Peter Molyneux, the creator of Fable and Dungeon Keeper, has made a surprising return with an ambitious new strategy title called Masters of Albion.

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