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Microsoft acquires Lionhead

By Derek Sooman

On April 6, 2006, 9:00 PM

Microsoft has announced that it has acquired game developer Lionhead Studios. The company was behind the popular "Fable" role-playing game, and may aid Microsoft in getting a bigger share of the Japanese market for games, where RPGs are big.

Lionhead will develop games exclusively for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft's Windows desktop operating system. The studio's founder Peter Molyneux said the deal will give Lionhead "the stability and opportunity to focus on creating world-class next-generation titles." Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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  1. April 7, 2006 11:59 AM
    fingerbob said:
    Ideal, hopefully should get a 360 version of Fable or something along those lines!
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  2. April 7, 2006 11:46 PM
    cyrax said:
    This is very good news as long as no one uses STARFORCE.
    Reply

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