Microsoft finalizes closing of Lionhead Studios
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Back in March, we reported on Microsoft's plan to stop development of the free-to-play MMO version of Fable, named Fable Legends. Fable Legends was being produced by Lionhead Studios, and when the cancellation announcement was made there was some uncertainty about its future. Today, in a statement to Polygon.com, Microsoft has announced the closing of the studio.
Fable Legends was one of the first titles to make use of DirectX 12, and even back in September of last year, a pre-release version was complete enough for us to use it in an early benchmark of the API . The title was in closed ...