Fri, Jun 05, 2009 | 12:21 BST
Molyneux – New MGS role is about “guidance”
Peter Molyneux’s told Edge that his new role as the European creative director of Microsoft Games Studios doesn’t mean he’s going to be ordering people about.
“Microsoft came to me and said, ‘It would be incredibly helpful to have someone such as yourself to creatively guide – and I want to stress that – it’s a creative guidance role,” he said, talking at E3 this week.
“I’m not going to go into studios and start designing their games. It’s just using my experience to help people through the development process.”
Molyneux’s new job was confirmed in LA this week, a move the Lionhead boss described as “very exciting”.
There’s a full interview through there.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2009, Europe, Hot, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Microsoft Game Studios, peter molyneux
11 comments
#1
Blerk
05/06/09, 12:59 pm
So in other words he’s Microsoft’s Miyamoto. Doing his own thing, but also standing in the shadows, secretly watching what everyone else is doing. And scaring them.
#2
Mike
05/06/09, 1:03 pm
Great news for British development, this, I think. A Brit being pretty much MS’ gaming overlord.
#3
DrDamn
05/06/09, 1:08 pm
Peter and Kojima sitting in a tree … oh hold on …
#4
Psychotext
05/06/09, 1:09 pm
@Blerk: What a disturbing image you’ve just put in my head.
#5
SniperWolf
05/06/09, 1:12 pm
what this guy think of himself. kojima or Miyamoto.shhh
#6
Captain Fruitloop
05/06/09, 1:13 pm
I could suffer Molyneux a lot better if every picture of him didn’t make him look like he’d drink his own bath water.
#7
tenthousandgothsonacid
05/06/09, 1:27 pm
Let’s face it ms are trying to keep him away from fucking up any more actual development. Now he can just spout shit without promising anything he won’t deliver on…
#8
SniperWolf
05/06/09, 1:34 pm
^
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hahahahhahaa
#9
anasui
05/06/09, 2:37 pm
lol, he comes out as a humble bloke innit
(sarcasm)
#10
Yoshi
05/06/09, 5:56 pm
lol u cant say MGS without meanin Metal Gear Solid
#11
Slam Da Brakes
06/06/09, 12:05 pm
@tenthousandgothsonacid: I think you are right there. First job- market Natal.