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bit-tech Mod of the Year 2018: The Winners

The votes have been weighed, the mods have been measured, we want the winners!

17-1-19 // 1:00p.m.

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773 million credentials leaked in Collection #1 database

Troy Hunt adds to HIBP.

17-1-19 // 10:59a.m.

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Microsoft teases more Project xCloud details

Confirms a 'Netflix for games' target.

17-1-19 // 10:47a.m.

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Microsoft flips Bitlocker encryption default

Will ignore hardware encryption unless forced.

17-1-19 // 10:32a.m.

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Flaming Fowl cancels Fable Fortune Kickstarter campaign

Only because it has external funding.

22-6-16 // 12:33p.m.

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Guildford studio Lionhead is closing down today

Fable developer Lionhead is shutting up shop today, after no interested buyers were found

29-4-16 // 1:14p.m.

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Microsoft proposes Lionhead closure, cancels Fable Legends

Press Play Studios, too.

7-3-16 // 3:30p.m.

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Fable Legends beta opens doors to applicants

Fable Legends is accepting applicants for its beta.

13-10-14 // 12:22p.m.

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Microsoft lays off Lionhead staffers

Lionhead is to lose an undisclosed number of employees following the completion of Fable: The Journey.

18-10-12 // 8:06a.m.

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Review Syndicate Review

EA's new Syndicate flies in the face of expectations. Is that a good thing?

21-2-12 // 4:57p.m.

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Review Fable 3 Review

Can Fable 3 weave enough comedy and innovation in to avoid our ire? We find out.

29-10-10 // 4:02p.m.

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Molyneux: "Demos are a horrible concept"

Peter Molyneux has claimed that they are "never a good idea".

1-7-10 // 11:20a.m.

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Microsoft: "PC gaming is very important to us"

Leaked internal mail from Microsoft indicates that the company is claiming a renewed focus on PC.

23-6-10 // 10:50a.m.

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Peter Molyneux: Fable 3 and Emotional Games

Gaming legend Peter Molyneux speaks about his upcoming title, Fable 3, including Project Natal integration, episodic content and a world inspired by Charles Dickens. He also shares his thoughts on why games need to be more emotional to evolve and involve players.

23-3-10 // 8:30a.m.

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Fable 3 has no experience, health bar

Peter Molyneux has revealed that Fable 3 has no XP system or health bar, though he still calls it an RPG.

12-2-10 // 12:59p.m.

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Molyneux: RPG design is flawed

Microsoft's Peter Molyneux has claimed that there is something wrong with modern RPGs.

19-8-09 // 7:17p.m.

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No Fable II for PC, says Lionhead

Peter Molyneux's Lionhead Studios has confirmed that there are no current plans to make Fable 2 for the PC.

27-1-09 // 11:52a.m.

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Review Fable 2 Non-Gamer Review

Peter Molyneux recommended that game journalists should involve casual and non-gamers in the reviews of Xbox 360 exclusive Fable 2, so that's exactly what we've done. Check out for yourselves what Joe's 16 year old sister thinks of the latest Lionhead epic...

1-11-08 // 8:04a.m.

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Molyneux wants critics to do him a favour

Peter Molyneux likes Fable 2, but in the face of continued controversy wants game reviewers to do him a favour and get a non-gamer to review it.

7-10-08 // 11:02a.m.

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Molyneux: PC gaming is 'in tatters'

Peter Molyneux obviously isn't all to keen on PCs these days and in the run-up to the Fable 2 launch has been sharing his views on the PC market.

3-10-08 // 9:54a.m.

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Fable 2 to ship without online co-op

Lionhead has announced that Fable 2 is to ship without online co-op, with a patch coming later on.

29-9-08 // 11:06a.m.

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"PS3 still needs a defining game"

Lionhead's Peter Molyneux thinks that the PlayStation 3 is still in need of a defining game, though Fable II could do the job for the Xbox 360.

18-9-08 // 11:45a.m.

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Peter Molyneux reviews Fable 2

Peter Molyneux has oddly decided to go ahead and review his own game even though it isn't released yet, setting a precedent for other developers...

3-9-08 // 11:06a.m.

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Molyneux claims significant AI discovery

Peter Molyneux has hinted that a significant discovery has been made by Lionhead in a secret AI experiment which will have huge effects for the industry.

11-3-08 // 12:59p.m.

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Make It Again, Man

Cliff Harris, ex-Lionhead AI coder turned indie developer, talks us through why he thinks sequels are actually a good thing. Is it possible that EA's endless sequels are a good thing? Cliff thinks so, pointing to his experience at Lionhead as an example...

11-3-08 // 7:49a.m.

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Lionhead wants your insults

Those guys at Lionhead may be smart, but they don't exactly have the foulest of mouths. Good thing they're asking gamers to submit insults for the upcoming Fable 2 then.

16-11-07 // 9:30a.m.

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Peter Molyneux says RPG games are rubbish

In a typical case of ‘Molyneux syndrome’, Lionhead's head honcho slags off Oblivion and the RPG genre, claiming Fable 2’s one-button combat system is the way forwards.

8-8-07 // 10:54a.m.

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Molyneux talks Next-Gen & Fable 2

Legendary game creator, Peter Molyneux, talked today about next-gen games. Revealing some startling facts about the future of gaming and in particular Fable 2.

4-10-06 // 8:35p.m.

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Microsoft buys Lionhead Studios

Microsoft has cleared all speculation on the future of Surrey based Lionhead Studios with the acquisition of one of the UK's most talented development houses. Lionhead is run by Peter Molyneux - one of the world's most inventive game makers ever.

6-4-06 // 12:41p.m.

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Black & White 2: new screenshots

If you haven't seen the sequel to one of the most original games ever, you're missing out. Black & White is back with improved gameplay and improved graphics. We have some new screenshots inside, as well as some info on the new gameplay features.

26-7-05 // 8:52a.m.

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Get your face in B&W 2

Want to be preserved forever in digital form? Lionhead are offering one lucky winner the chance to have their face included in Black & White 2 as one of the Greek characters.

10-6-05 // 4:51p.m.

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