Peter Molyneux
Peter Molyneux is a video game developer who is the founder and current head of Lionhead Studios, a subsidiary of Microsoft Game Studios. Molyneux is known not only for his innovative game designs, but also for his speeches on the game development industry.
Fast Facts
- Born: May 5, 1959 in Guildford, England
- Current head of Lionhead Studios
- Lionhead was acquired by Microsoft Game Studios in 2006
- Co-founded Bullfrog Productions in 1987
- Left Bullfrog to found Lionhead in 1997
- Credited with creating the "god game" genre in 1989 with Populous1
- Gave two presentations at the 2008 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California1
Notable Projects
- Populous (1989)
- Dungeon Keeper (1997)
- Homeworld (1999)
- Black & White (2001)
- Fable (2004)2
- Fable 2 (2008)
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