Fable Legends Game Canceled, Lionhead Studios Also Closed?

Revealed almost three years ago trailer narrated by actor Michael Gambon, Fable Legends is a game role playing successor franchise popular Microsoft, set hundreds of years before the trilogy began. Ranges scheduled for release this year, starting with open beta. But it seems that Fable Legends will never reach our hands.

Past Xbox Wire, general manager Microsoft Studios Europe Hanno Lemke announced plans to halt development of the Fable Legends game, and is in discussions with staff regarding the closure of Lionhead Studios. Not only that, the publisher also immediately closed Denmark's Press Play Studios and the project it was working on, Knoxville. Microsoft said they did not take this decision lightly.

Lemke said that this was not caused by the team's performance developer. Microsoft expresses its appreciation for the creativity, talent and sincerity of each talent there. The change was Microsoft Studios' choice to 'focus investment and development on games as well' franchise the most popular and anticipated'. Lionhead is the creator of the Fable series, while Press Play is developer from Kalimba and Max & the Magic Maker.

"I speak on behalf of Xbox and despite this news, we will continue to be committed to advancing communities in the UK and Europe," Lemke said in a statement. "Xbox always supports new IPs as well as originality in game di platform us, what is it blockbuster AAA such as Quantum Break, franchise new ones like Rare's Sea of ​​Thives, or unique creations from independent developers like Ori [and the Blind Forest]."

Concluding the announcement, Hanno Lemke would like to express his deepest gratitude to the members of Lionhead and Press Play for their contribution to Xbox and Gaming. Microsoft pledged to 'work closely with those affected by the decision to find new opportunities on Xbox, or partner together' developer to help staff find other jobs in the industry game.'

For gamer who have spent money in session beta Fable Legends, Lionhead will return it in full. The studio is no longer accepting new players, then in-game bank immediately deactivated. This trial period itself lasts until Wednesday, April 13, 2016.

Originally, Fable Legends was going to be a game free-to-play Lionhead's first, combining MOBA and strategy tower defense which is also supported features cross-platform between PC and Xbox One. Before development was halted, its release was delayed from 2015 to 2016.

Additional sources: FableLegends. com.