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  Lionhead Studios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lionhead Studios is a United Kingdom-based computer game development company led by industry veteran Peter Molyneux, and taken over by Microsoft Game Studios in April 2006.
Lionhead started as a breakaway from the developer Bullfrog, which was also founded by Molyneux, Lionhead's first game was Black and White, a god game with elements of artificial life, strategy, and beat 'em up games.
Lionhead, and Molyneux in particular, is notorious for "hyping" their games to an uncommon degree, often resulting in disappointment from those who have followed the game's development.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lionhead_Studios   (916 words)

  
 NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Lionhead Studios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Lionhead Studios is named after a dead hamster of one of the original members.
On 6 April 2006, it was announced that Lionhead Studios was to be purchased by Microsoft to further bolster their range of XBox 360 games.
Lionhead was a privately held company until October 2004 (shortly before the cancellation of BC) when a consortium of investors, including Ingenious Ventures, IDG VE and technology firm Add Partners, made a significant investment into the developer.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lionhead-Studios   (1784 words)

  
 Lionhead Studios: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Black and white is a computer game developed by lionhead studios and published by electronic arts....
Lionhead was a privately held company until October 2004 (shortly before the cancellation of BC) when a consortium of investors, EHandler: no quick summary.
Bungie studios is a video game developer founded in 1991 under the name bungie software by two undergraduate students at the university of chicago,...
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/lionhead_studios.htm   (1088 words)

  
 Peter Molyneux - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Peter Molyneux OBE (born 1960 in Guildford, Surrey, UK) is a computer game designer and game programmer, responsible for well known "God games" Populous and Black and White, among others, as well as "Business Strategy" games such as Theme Park and most recently, The Movies.
Molyneux was inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame in 2004 and was made an OBE in the New Year's Honours list announced on 31 December 2004.
On the 6th of April 2006, Lionhead Studios was bought by Microsoft and now forms part of the Microsoft Game Studios.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peter_Molyneux   (281 words)

  
 Xbox Ecstasy - Lionhead Studios B.C. Postponed
Lionhead decided to suspend development on B.C. for Xbox but plans to revive it later.
Lionhead Studios announced today that its plans for Xbox title BC have been suspended.
In announcing the decision to suspend work on BC, Peter Molyneux Managing Director of Lionhead Studios said “The decision to suspend work on any games project is always a very difficult one, particularly when it is a title with the potential of BC.
forum.pcvsconsole.com /viewthread.php?tid=13187   (159 words)

  
 Planet Lionhead   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Lionhead have announced that their internal studio set-up is to change and reduce, possibly following bad sales of Black & White 2 and The Movies.
We understand that Lionhead have had a company meeting today, where the decision was taken to downsize the company from 3 studios to just the 2, which means the loss of approx 100 people.
Lionhead Studios has announced that Patch 1.2 is indeed in development.
www.planetlionhead.com   (1408 words)

  
 Lionhead Studios - A message from Peter Molyneux.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Lionhead Studios - A message from Peter Molyneux.
This will mean that the Lionhead games will not be known about as early as they are, but I think this is the more industry standard.
Our job as the Lionhead family of studios is to be as ambitious as we possibly can.
allboards.lionhead.com /showthread.php?t=83152   (1553 words)

  
 Lionhead Studios - Wikipedia
Lionhead Studios ist eine in Großbritannien ansässige Spielesoftwarefirma, an deren Spitze der bekannte Designer Peter Molyneux steht und zur Microsoft Corporation gehört.
Lionhead hat ein Netzwerk von externen Entwicklern aufgebaut, zu denen unter anderem die Big Blue Box Studios, Intrepid Games und Black and White Studios gehören.
Lionhead war bis zum Oktober 2004 eine Privatfirma, als Investoren wie Ingenious Ventures, IDG VE und technology firm Add Partners beträchtliche Summen in das Studio investierten und wurde im April 2006 von Microsoft übernommen.
de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lionhead_Studios   (283 words)

  
 Lionhead Studios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It's hardly a revelation, but Lionhead Studios has officially announced that Fable 2 will be coming to the Xbox 360.
Lionhead Studios was an attractive acquisition for Microsoft Game Studios.
Alongside this announcement it was also insinuated that Peter Molyneux's development studio, Lionhead Studios, has become a Microsoft first-party company.
www.wikiverse.org /lionhead-studios   (190 words)

  
 The Movies | Wiadomości o Grze | GRY-OnLine
W kwietniu bieżącego roku informowaliśmy Was, że wszyscy użytkownicy nowej gry firmy LionHead Studios o nazwie The Movies, będą mogli wziąć udział w rywalizacji o wirtualne Oskary, przyznawane za najlepsze produkcje filmowe stworzone za pomocą wymienionego wyżej programu.
Studio LionHead ze słynnym twórcą gier komputerowych, Peterem Molyneuxem na czele, ogłosiło konkurs na zaprojektowanie logo wytwórni filmowej, które ma szansę trafić do nadchodzącej wielkimi krokami strategii ekonomicznej o nazwie The Movies.
Założyciel firmy Lionhead Studios, Peter Molyneux, zostanie uhonorowany tytułem Doctorate od Technology, przyznanym przez University of Abertay Dundee (Szkocja), za swoje osiągnięcia na polu tworzenia i projektowania gier.
www.gry-online.pl /S012_gra.asp?ID=1820   (1264 words)

  
 WebWire® | Lionhead Studios Integrates SOFTIMAGE|XSI into their Game Development Pipeline
Artists at Lionhead plan to use SOFTIMAGEXSI software to create and animate the characters, props and environments for their next generation of PC and console games.
Gareth Morgan, senior product manager for Softimage, added, “Lionhead Studios is an industry pioneer in creating cutting edge simulations and unique, innovative role-playing games, and we’re excited that they’ve selected SOFTIMAGEXSI as their tool of choice for character and content creation.
With the implementation of SOFTIMAGEXSI v4.2 into their game pipeline, Lionhead Studios joins a growing list of companies that are adopting Softimage’s advanced technology to meet the demand for greater sophistication in game content.
www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?SESSIONID=&aId=2409   (732 words)

  
 Lionhead Studios Receives VC Investment - Ferrago News Portal
Lionhead Studios this morning put forth word that it has received a multi-million pound investment.
Lionhead Stops Work on B.C. Lionhead Studios announced that development on its game B.C. has been suspended.
Lionhead is maintaining the possibility of reviving the project at a later date....
www.ferrago.com /portal/cluster/52311   (620 words)

  
 Planet GameCube News Article: The Movies Coming to GameCube   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Movies currently is being developed by Molyneux's Lionhead Studios, whose last title, Black and White, sold almost 2 million units worldwide.
Slated for release in 2004, The Movies gives gamers the opportunity to run their own Hollywood movie studio from the silent days of the 1920s, through the advent of new technologies into the present and beyond.
Lionhead Studios is based in Guildford, Great Britain and was founded in 1997.
www.planetgamecube.com /news.cfm?action=item&id=4035   (636 words)

  
 Fragland.net | Specials ::: Lionhead Studios Community Director
As a relatively new addition to Lionhead Studios, could you tell us what made you decide to work there and how the rest of the gang has been treating you these first few weeks.
At the moment I am also working on a new web project for Lionhead Studios, which requires documents, tools and content to be worked on.
Yes, I do think that in one year from now the community for Lionhead Studios will be astonishing huge, but that depends of course on how the games will be doing as well.
www.fragland.net /index.php?page=interviews&iid=58   (1051 words)

  
 Multiple Platforms - Lionhead Studios reveals new Black&White 2 website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Lionhead Studios announced the launch of a completely new Black&White 2 website.
The new design and navigation should make it easy for anyone to find the latest news regarding Lionhead Studios Black&White 2 and is designed especially with the Black&White community in mind.
The navigation is very user-friendly as everything is within maximum two or three clicks away, while most of the content can actually be found and accessed with one single click.
www.fnggaming.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1032   (258 words)

  
 The Movies | Wiadomości o Grze | GRY-OnLine
Firma Lionhead Studios może już wkrótce stracić swoją niezależność.
Jak się okazało, projekt konwersji ma się bardzo dobrze i Lionhead Studios nie zamierza z niego rezygnować.
Pracownicy zespołu developerskiego LionHead Studios uraczyli ostatnio swoją obecnością lokalny, „growy” festiwal, który odbył się w mieście Edynburg (na Wyspach Brytyjskich).
www.gry-online.pl /S012_gra.asp?ID=1820&PT=1   (1264 words)

  
 Gamasutra - Features - "Postmortem: Lionhead Studios' Black & White" [06.13.01]
During the first year of Lionhead we added people gradually, as I was very keen for the friendly, family-style atmosphere of Lionhead to remain, and it takes a certain sort of person to fit in and enjoy working with such a close-knit team.
This policy of only recruiting people whom we felt had the talent and a way of working which fit in with Lionhead's existing members meant that our team had evolved their own way of working.
At Lionhead Studios, we all knew that Black and White was going to be something special.
www.gamasutra.com /features/20010613/molyneux_01.htm   (677 words)

  
 PGNx Media: News: Lionhead Studios Launches New Black & White 2 Site News Article
Lionhead Studios is proud to announce the launch of a completely new Black&White 2 website.
Sam Van Tilburgh, Head of Communities Lionhead Studios announced the new website; "With 2005 being a really interesting year for Lionhead Studios it was time that we updated the sites of our games.
In doing so we hope that with this update to Bwgame.com gamers worldwide will be able to find all they need to still their hunger for information.
www.pgnx.net /news.php?page=full&id=7749   (274 words)

  
 LIONHEAD STUDIOS REVEALS NEW WEBSITES // GamesIndustry.biz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Wednesday 11th May 2005 - Guildford, UK - Lionhead Studios is again proud to announce the re-launch of all its websites www.lionhead.com, www.themoviesgame.com and www.bwgame.com.
Now there's a quick and easy way to navigate between the sites of the different studios and projects, and so is very user-friendly.
Peter Molyneux, CEO of Lionhead Studios said "While we're all working very hard to finish three games this year, we didn't want to neglect our fans so it is about time we launched new websites.
www.gamesindustry.biz /press_release.php?aid=8655   (363 words)

  
 LADYDRAGON.COM - EA AND LIONHEAD STUDIOS RESURRECT THE QUESTION OF GOOD VS. MALEVOLENT IN BLACK & WHITE 2 FOR THE PC
EA AND LIONHEAD STUDIOS RESURRECT THE QUESTION OF GOOD VS. MALEVOLENT IN BLACK and WHITE 2 FOR THE PC Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Lionhead Studios once again join forces to ask the question of whether you are an evil or benevolent deity.
Currently under development, the PC-based title is the true sequel to the highly-acclaimed original PC title, Black and White which was released more than two years ago.
Black and White 2, sequel to the award-winning Black and White, is being developed by UK-based Lionhead Studios and will be co-published by EA and Lionhead Studios.
www.ladydragon.com /a-130303ea.html   (676 words)

  
 Lionhead Studios   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Started as a break away from the Bullfrog which was also founded by Molyneux first game was Black and White a god game with elements of artificial life strategy and beat 'em up games.
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www.freeglossary.com /Lionhead_Studios   (500 words)

  
 BUZZSCOPE :: Launch of The Lionhead Times
Friday 26th March 2004 - Guildford, UK - Lionhead Studios is proud to announce the launch of their new community website The Lionhead Times (LHtimes; http://www.lhtimes.com).
This content driven website is all about Lionhead Studios, its satellites and the games being developed by all the different teams.
Sam Van Tilburgh, Head of Communities Lionhead Studios about LHtimes; "Now one could say this isn't good; after all we are a team working within Lionhead Studios and therefore our objectives aren't honest.
www.popcultureshock.com /news.php?id=686&comments=on   (418 words)

  
 Game Informer Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The winning designs, which were judged from hundreds of entries by the art team at Lionhead Studios, can be viewed at www.themoviesgame.com.
The latest and greatest short film from Lionhead Studios is a classic vampire tale.
The genius minds over at Lionhead Studios have created another cinematic masterpiece using their new game The Movies.
www.gameinformer.com /News/Story/200412/N04.1208.1542.46945.htm   (328 words)

  
 Fable: The Lost Chapters @ GameBanshee
Microsoft Game Studios issued a press release earlier today announcing that they have purchased Fable developer Lionhead Studios.
GamesIndustry.biz is reporting that Lionhead Studios may be in acquisition talks with a couple of different publishers.
Lionhead Studios' Fable: The Lost Chapters is the subject of yet another enthusiastic review, and this time it's over at GamesFirst!.
www.gamebanshee.com /fable   (506 words)

  
 jxp.ca - Nouvelle - Lionhead Studios annule un projet
Lionhead Studios, la compagnie à l'origine de la série Black & White, a annoncé aujourd'hui l'annulation d'un jeu nommé Unity.
Malgré tout, celui-ci a permis à l'équipe de Lionhead de créer des liens avec différentes compagnies depuis deux ans.
Or, Jeff Minter déclare : « Tout le monde à Lionhead nous a apporté un incroyable soutien pour l'accomplissement du projet Unity et l'annonce de l'arrêt de son développement à été très difficile à accepter pour tous.
www.jxp.ca /nouvelles/page.php?idNouvelle=10835   (275 words)

  
 Contest: Geeks on Greeks - Get your face in Black&White 2 // GamesIndustry.biz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Wednesday, 8th June 2005 - Guildford, UK andndash; Lionhead Studios is proud to announce a unique opportunity for gamers worldwide to become part of the upcoming God/ RTS Simulation BlackandWhite 2, which is due to release in Autumn 2005.
We (Lionhead Studios) are announcing this big contest; where one lucky guy (or gal) will get their face included in the final version of the game!
Black and White 2, is the sequel to the award-winning Black and White, it is being developed by UK-based Lionhead Studios and will be published by Electronic Arts world-wide.
www.gamesindustry.biz /news.php?aid=9412   (658 words)

  
 Xbox Developer: LionHead Studios
Announced in 1997, LionHead Studios is best known for its founder, Peter Molyneux.
LionHead has recently completed the phenomenal "Black & White".
Black and White became a huge hit on the PC and Lionhead is ready to do it all over again for the Xbox.
developers.teamxbox.com /company/101/LionHead-Studios   (175 words)

  
 RPGamer - News Bulletin - Lionhead Studios Adjusts Fable Release Date Again
As reported last July, Peter Molyneux's upcoming Xbox title Fable was given a vague release date of spring 2004.
However, according to the official community page of Lionhead Studios, The Lionhead Times, Fable will not be out anytime soon.
Lionhead Studios has promised that the game will be released sometime this year, but not before May 2004.
www.rpgamer.com /news/Q1-2004/020504a.html   (110 words)

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