Peter Molyneux Promoted

[Albion Knight]

Peter Molyneux Promoted

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This is good news for Microsoft ^_^

Peter Molyneux became creative director of MGS Europe three months ago

by Ben Gilbert { Jun 4th 2009 at 7:00AM }

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According to sources at GamesIndustry.biz, Peter Molyneux has been promoted to European creative director for Microsoft Game Studios. Strangely, it appears as though he was promoted to the position as far as three months ago. Phil Spencer, general manager at MGS, confirmed the promotion, and said, "the best way for us to make sure our platforms evolve in a way that enables the best creative experiences is to make sure our creative leaders are closely tied into the work that's going on with the platform team."

Molyneux says the promotion won't put him in a position to turn down game titles but rather to foster creative development. Molyneux said, "I'm definitely not going to go in and say 'this is a dumb idea' and 'this is a good idea' ... I'm more about making sure they really are doing the experiences they're passionate about, because passion is really central." The man responsible for Joystiq's 2008 Game of the Year award will remain in charge of Lionhead Studios.

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[Xeon]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

This could be positive

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

Molyneux's ideas passed to other development teams within Microsofts large range of funded developers could get interesting.

 

[Dark Drakan]

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This is the part where I hulk out in a monstrous display of fury, plot a straight course to LionHead HQ and run as fast as I can to get there, destroying buildings, cars, roads along the way, and of course the fantastic swimming feat will be a new record.

The mere thought that the bad-idea-think-tank that is called Molyneux has overflowed from its LionHead container, the thought that other developers will be looking at these ideas of his and say "huh, that sounds cool, let's do that instead of my epically awesome idea that would have been good if I had stuck to it," the thought that now every Microsoft-published game can potentially become a modder's nightmare, well it's all enough to drive me mad.

Now if you'll excuse me, there's a rampage in the making, I just need to go make it.

The part im more interested in is that Molyneuxs vision could inspire other developers to expand 'their own' ideas and inspire them to think they can do more than they first did. Maybe they will get closer to their idea of the game they want to create than Molyneux could with his so far as they arent merely visionary idea people but developers who work on reachable and obtainable ideas. They have minds of their own as developers and im sure they wouldnt just take his idea at face value but use part of it and make it their own.

 

[Hexen_Harlot]

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Molyneux has good ideas, he just generally can't DO them. More realistic developers + petey's ideas = uncomfortable stickiness in my underwear.

 

[Xeon]

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I don't hope we will see a lot of fable 2 style games, 7 hours of story line and a bucket load of easter eggs

 

[Zarkes]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

Well he mentioned long ago that he wanted to do racing games and other things so he has to have some feasable gewd ideas, and for the modders the challenge will make you stronger so you can .map mod mah Halo!

 

[moonfever]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

The part im more interested in is that Molyneuxs vision could inspire other developers to expand 'their own' ideas and inspire them to think they can do more than they first did. Maybe they will get closer to their idea of the game they want to create than Molyneux could with his so far as they arent merely visionary idea people but developers who work on reachable and obtainable ideas. They have minds of their own as developers and im sure they wouldnt just take his idea at face value but use part of it and make it their own.

I have to agree, Peter has great ideas, and loves to attain the impossible.^_^

 

[Sephiroxas]

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Oh nooess :lol: Lets hope he does okay. ^_^

 

[Xeon]

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I have to agree, Peter has great ideas, and loves to attain the impossible.^_^

Peter tried to make a souffle, and he invites all his friends over to see him make that souflee, he doesn't make it right and it doesn't get that bubble shape that everyone was hoping for. Don't get me wrong, the souffle is still good but it just wasn't what you expected.

 

[Xeon]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

I have to agree, Peter has great ideas, and loves to attain the impossible.^_^

Peter tries to make a souffle, and he invites all his friends over to see him make that souffle, and he doesn't have enough time to make that bubble shape everyone was hoping for. Don't get me wrong, the souffle is still good but it just wasn't what you expected.

 

[moonfever]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

Peter tries to make a souffle, and he invites all his friends over to see him make that souffle, and he doesn't have enough time to make that bubble shape everyone was hoping for. Don't get me wrong, the souffle is still good but it just wasn't what you expected.

I have had the souffle 28 times, so he must have done something right.

 

[Xeon]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

have fun with your pretend cake

 

[moonfever]

Re: Peter Molyneux Promoted

have fun with your pretend cake

I have thank you very much.:ninja: