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Molyneux 'Jealous Of Halo Success'

NowGamer: Lionhead boss/Fable developer and Peter Molyneux has talked about his constant struggle to make a good game, and his aspirations to match the success of Call of Duty and Halo

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DelbertGrady4991d ago

I think Fable is too niche to match that level of success. He should be happy with the sales of Fable thus far. It's done very well considering it's a pretty original series.

I can't help but imagining Peter M holding a keynote for a COD game. Military advisor lol.

R2D24991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

I think when Bungies leaves Halo they will be jealous that Master Chief is with some one else.

Bungies review on Halo 4 will be the most talked about review on the net when Halo 4 comes out.

MorganX4991d ago

They made it niche by adding all the farting and personal growth elements that are really implemented at such a rudimentary level (see we said we'd put it in, so keep pressing "A" and make a baby,) that's it's meaningless.

Mixing "Ages" is also a mistake. Those who want Fantasy, don't want to cross into the musket Age. Either go Dungeons & Dragons or Pirates of the Carribean. One or the other.

Molneux is so arrogant he thinks he knows what gamers want more than gamers. Yes, you do want to fart a million different ways. Yes, you would rather "shoot" the dragon with a musket in lieu of a Sword & Arrow.

Fable will still sell, there's enough people who like it. But it will never be great with Molyneux at the helm. He's done.

dtalon34991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

hey want to tell me which games those are?

Halo 3 - Innovates Forge
Halo 3:ODST - Uses forge

Halo Reach- Uses forge

let us see here...well since your one of the other few hundred thousand STUPID gamers/consumers that thought ODST was a stand alone game. It was a Disc based expansion pack that had 3 Map packs along with it.

Halo Reach is the 2nd Full game to use Forge. It may not be new but I don't see anyone else doing it...even on the "system that does everything", though with the new activision deal, it will just be a matter of time before PS3 gets to have some bungie product in it.

p.s. farcry not included
(sry quick cheap shot for the ps fangirls :P I love to make fanboy's eyes pop with nerd rage).

Dance4991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

which company isnt

theonlylolking4991d ago

Activision with the call of duty franchise.

0mega44991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

halo strives
due to a lack of other exclusives
and competition on the xbox
&
its original innovation it brought to fps

yet now with just more prequels and sequels
and its lack of innovation
has become just whats left on xbox

and with bungie gone halo success is bound to run out

coolbeans4991d ago

There's been 3 Halo games that have now used Halo's Forge option. The only other console fps to have that same type of feature is Far Cry 2. Sorry to annoy the fanboy ego but your argument hardly holds any truth and derives from unproven speculation.

0mega44991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

you said it yourself 3 games that have now used halo's forge option.

forge is no longer an innovation to halo.

yes to the fps most games don't have an create feature.
and pulling the fanboy card doesn't make your argument sound

"eating crow" seriously where are you from
ill eat my humble pie

so run along troll im tired of feeding your kind

Cold 20004991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

I was going to anwser Bulletproof but then saw that he only joined 31 days ago...veteran troll with a new account. Wont bother.

edit: and already has 5 bubbles ?? Guess all his alt accounts are working 24/7 bubbling him up.

MorganX4991d ago

@vess

I take you you feel the same about KZ 1-3, UC 1-3, Resistance 1-3, LBP 1-2, GT 1-5, etc., etc.

Come on ...

The BS Police4991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

Only two Halo games have Forge mode and those are Halo 3 and Halo: Reach.

coolbeans4991d ago

@Vess

No 3 HALO games: Reach, 3, and 3:ODST. The only other one is Far Cry 2. How does a game that starts the trend, lose the innovation? *Grabs popcorn* I'm dying to hear that.

@The BS Police
I'm not exactly sure how ODST is favored on here, but that IS a seperate purchase. It's the same if GT5:P and GT5 added some new feature, they'd be considered a feature in both games.

0mega44991d ago

in my opinion*

@Cold if you had taken notice to the new rules and guidelines to this site
you would have noticed they updated it and gave everyone 5 bubbles which can be altered by the mods

@Morgan X
KZ pushed first person graphics on a console farther than ever before
KZ multiplayer modes were unlike another
KZ 3 features additions of jet packs, new control scheme, more vehicles

Uncharted
best graphics on a console so far hands down additionally the online multiplayer is different and very well balanced

LPB
This isn't anything that needs to be talked about as its obviously a very innovative game with plenty of new content in the new one

GT honestly unfamiliar with the titles never been much of a racing simulator person yet the screen shots look very nice

Resistance All kinda off innovative weapons kinda of like what rachet and clank brought to the market but in a FPS

Gears constantly adding more weapons, multiplayer functions and gameplay & while improving graphics and gameplay

Limbo nothing more than what LPB brought to the table as the game could be built in LBP as it has been done already

Halo in my opinion just doesn't bring anything game changing anymore and you can read all kinds of critic reviews on highly reputable sites which feel the same way

Kinect not innovative its just upgraded tech just like pseye
and will not be successful as a controller replacement but entrainment enhancement like controller plus kinect games and multimedia functions

move not truly innovative more like taking what is there and making it better by adding in camera support to wii motion controller technology combining the best of both world per-say

stop trying to turn this in to a fanboy argument i enjoy gaming on all platforms i have no problem playing the best games where ever them come from

@coolbeans
and forge was not the origin of map customization
forge creation is like like the LBP of Xbox it isn't the game for having it
that makes it innovative its the community and what they build with it that has become its
biggest contribution to gaming

0mega44991d ago

then leave a disagree and a intelligent comment and ill get back to you

:]

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outrageous4991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

Halo is a quality product that has spawned numerous copy cats with nowhere near the success. How many times have you heard the words Halo killer. Halo 3 sold 11 million units, came out 3 years ago and STILL thousands play it everyday on XBL. That is the definition of success. If Halo was available on all platforms and even a downgraded version for Wii and handhelds...it would be UNTOUCHABLE. M$ has hinted that Halo may end up on your cell phone soon in some capacity.

@Bullet...Xbox 360 has a great library of games...exclusive and multi-platform. What does that have to do with anything? People buy and play games they like. Halo is the envy of the entire gaming industry, with good reason. 343 studios is Bungie...lol. If you spent a little time researching instead of trolling, you would know that.

BTW on topic...Peter Molyneux is a quality person and EVERY gamer should respect the man. He lives and breath's gaming and is a credit to this industry and to us as gamers. He has nothing to be jealous of as his games have sold incredibly well. I wish he would up production a little. How he passed on LBP, which was developed by a couple of former employee's is beyond me...lol...Big oops there Peter.

0mega44991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

& is not bungie
you're ignorant.

yes they have employes from bungie but there not bungie

just as valve has employees from naughty dog
does that make them naughty dog no does that make them sony no

and unlike halo MW2 has sold around 20 million copies in about a year.
so don't make stupid assumptions saying they are the envy of the entire gaming industry
when there not

so don't call me a troll if you cant even get facts right

what is has to do with is the fact that there losing developers left and right
and face it don't have very many exclusives left
and need to step there game up

theonlylolking4991d ago

That is because his games are boring. If he makes a game that has some excitement then people might buy it.

Johnny_Bravo4991d ago

You mean the close to 4 million people who bought Fable 2? I guess Uncharted 2 is boring since it received around the same amount of sales.

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Hacking4991d ago

Well your not the only one Jealous every Game Developer on all 3 consoles are Jealous......... No Game let me repeat No Game can COMPETE against Halo except for Halo.

eggbert4991d ago

that MW2 doubled Halo 3's sales.

Fishy Fingers4991d ago (Edited 4991d ago )

Farmville.

You might not like it, I hate the damn thing, but it decimates any game on any of the consoles.

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Peter Molyneux's new game is set in Fable's Albion

Project currently codenamed MOAT.

JusttJD0099187d ago

M.O.A.T

Misleader of all time?

jznrpg187d ago (Edited 187d ago )

It’s between him and Phil. I’d vote Phil

Obscure_Observer186d ago

"It’s between him and Phil. I’d vote Phil"

If Phil were the man that made my life miserable, I would vote for him as well.

Regarding the topic, it could be both Peter and Phil working together.

M.O.A.T takes place in Albion, so it´s possible that Pete is working on new partnership with Xbox, which imo, is nothing but great news!

GhostScholar186d ago

What exactly has Phil mislead about? I can’t wait to hear the verbal diarrhea you come with.

Cacabunga186d ago

Still waiting for Milo and Kate.. most lmao game OAT

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Becuzisaid187d ago

Wait.

His name is still used as a selling point for new games? Seriously?

jznrpg187d ago

If anyone knows his name you have to be extremely skeptical that what he delivers will be anything like what he says it would be and that’s best case scenario.

RaiderNation187d ago

He's like the "Tom Clancy" of video games.

InUrFoxHole187d ago

Lol what the hell man?!?!?

Number1TailzFan187d ago

I remember Black & White (PC) but other than that I can only think of Fable, B&W was a pretty cool game tho at the time.

sagapo187d ago

Populous was another one designed by Peter, released before B&W, godlike game as well, pretty good too.

Giblet_Head186d ago

I quite liked Magic Carpet growing up.

Obscure_Observer186d ago (Edited 186d ago )

"His name is still used as a selling point for new games? Seriously?"

The guy is a gaming legend for gamers who actually knows and played his games, like Dungeon Keeper, Populous, Black & White and Fable for example.

Becuzisaid186d ago

I'm certain that most who actually know who he is would contest your use of legend. He's the living, human embodiment of false advertising.

Obscure_Observer186d ago

@Becuzisaid

There´s an abyss between false advertisement and bad games.

Most gamers will get excited for games from great gaming creators rather than focus on their exaggerated promises.

Kojima described his Xbox exclusive game as "very unusual like no one has ever experienced before, leveraging the cloud." He said all publishers he presented the project, called him mad and rejected his game but Microsoft, because it´s too crazy.

Is Kojima exaggerating? Obviously. It´s gonna be a bad game? Hardly.

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TheColbertinator187d ago

Imagine a game where Peter Molyneux presents an extraordinary set of ideas that players will enjoy for years to come. Now imagine that this particular game will come out because it will never exist.

Profchaos187d ago

Does Milo live under a bridge there

shinoff2183186d ago

Captain overseller is returning. Ain't heard his name in years.

shinoff2183186d ago

Peter was overselling games way way before cdprojectred, and bethesada

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Peter Molyneux has high hopes for Playground's Fable

One of the biggest reveals at this year's Xbox Games Showcase was the latest Fable trailer. After a lengthy stint of silence, Playground Games gave us a look at bits of the title, albeit in a trailer that was mostly made up of CGI nonsense headlined by comedian Richard Ayoade, who is playing a rather frustrated giant.

Molyneux asked about what he thought about the Fable reveal.

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4Sh0w288d ago

Damm thats a name I haven't heard from in what seems like since forever.

Nebaku288d ago

And we thank the lord each day.

Michiel1989288d ago

he actually was in the news every now and then with a (couple) scam games he made

Double_O_Revan288d ago

The exact same thought came to mind when I read the headline. It's been so long since we've heard his lies and over ambitions.

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Vengeance1138288d ago

A failed hack designer has high hopes for Fable lol incoming flop confirmed!

Godmars290287d ago

Well, he's not associated with it. Giving interviews talking about features never at any point mentioned with devs let alone introduced.

It might have a chance.

Godmars290288d ago

Peter Molyneux: Hideo Kojima minus ability and skill.

Godmars290288d ago

Think you mean ethics.

Also, whose defending Molyneux? Wasn't his last game a literal ripoff with him offering a prize but not giving it?

KwietStorm_BLM288d ago

I wonder if those hopes are higher or lower than Milo?

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U.S. Army Planned to Pay Streamers Millions to Reach Gen-Z Through Call of Duty

Internal Army documents obtained by Motherboard provide insight on how the Army wanted to reach Gen-Z, women, and Black and Hispanic people through Twitch, Paramount+, and the WWE.

isarai502d ago (Edited 502d ago )

It's well known the US Army has been using gaming as a gateway for recruiting for a LOOONG time. Hell even in high school recruiters would ask whoever wasnt interested for their gamertag so they can play Cod together. Not to mention they've sponsored several fps tournaments. Not a conspiracy when it's out in the open. Plus Arma exists so...

Inverno503d ago

Instead of trying to get them to join then military through bs trends why not instead tell em of the benefits that joining the military bring? Least in times of peace and without the threat of war, having your studies paid in full sounds better than "hey you can do what you do in COD by joining the army, isn't that cool?"

kneon503d ago (Edited 503d ago )

The USA has been involved in wars/conflicts for 90+% of its existence so you're unlikely to be in the US Military during peacetime

Old_Scout502d ago

I was a recruiter. You can tell a kid the benefits all day long. Ultimately it's a calling and you just call the right person and do the paperwork.

thorstein502d ago

"I was a recruiter. You can LIE TO a kid about the benefits all day long."

FTFY

thorstein503d ago

I think it is absurd that the US military has millions if not billions of dollars in their advertising budget. It is absurd that they have an advertising budget.

TiredGamer503d ago

Would you prefer forced conscription like in Russia?

gold_drake502d ago (Edited 502d ago )

i had that in austria
wasnt all too bad. 6 months of listening to idiots screaming nonsense. you dont actually participate in any war, but i guess ametica is a different kind of hell when it comes to that. who knows what they'd put ppl through lol

ended up enlisting actually haha. sniper training was like 7 weeks. not a bad life

thorstein502d ago

The alternate to spending millions of dollars on advertising is forced conscription?

Wow, you learn something every day.

Gee, how would anyone in the whole world learn about the US military if it weren't for advertising.

Vengeance1138503d ago

Can't wait to die and respawn in real life! Oh wait...

jznrpg503d ago

We all wish … I’d love to see my baby bro and grandfather again .

TheColbertinator502d ago

@jznrpg

Sorry about your losses, friend.

On topic :

I thought the Army was always using FPS games. This is not new.

HyperMoused503d ago

A bit on the nose isnt it...like killin in the game...join up and kill in real life

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