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• What is Lionhead's mysterious non-Fable new IP?

  Fable Legends developer Lionhead Studios is prototyping several new ideas for its next big IP, and what’s more, they’ve got nothing to do with Fable.

• Fable Legends is the beginning of Lionhead's shift to a games-as-service studio

  Fable developer Lionhead Studios, once a bastion of solid, offline single-player experiences, is transitioning to a games-as-services development and business model.

• Fable Legends online features inspired by Dark Souls, Lionhead confirms

  Fable Legends developer Lionhead Studios has been inspired by the online experiences seen in Dark Souls and Journey, studio boss John Needham has confirmed.

• Lionhead confirms it's working on non-Fable projects

  Fable Legends developer Lionhead Studios has confirmed recent rumours that it’s working on something that isn’t Fable.

• Fable: Legends is "big and ambitious," with a 5-10 year lifespan planned

  Fable: Legends will be around quite a long while, according to Lionhead boss John Needham. Speaking with GI International, Needham said the development team is looking to keep the game going for at least 5-10 years. “We’re playing the long game with this,” he said. “This is the next big Fable game that is going […]

• Microsoft forms European publishing team headed up by Lionhead boss John Needham

  Microsoft has formed a European publishing team headed up by Lionhead studio boss John Needham, and the first game to be released from the firm will be Warface, Crytek’s free-to-play shooter.

• Lionhead Studios appoints John Needham as new boss

  Lionhead Studios has been angling for a new steward since Peter Molyneux left for the world of cubes and curiosity. John Needham has been selected as his successor as studio head.

• Gazillion Entertainment hires former Cryptic Studios CEO John Needham

  Gazillion Entertainment has announced it has appointed ex-Cryptic man John Needham as its new CEO.

• John Needham passes Cryptic CEO torch to Jack Emmert

  Atari has announced Jack Emmert is to replace former Cryptic CEO John Needham at the head of the Champions Online and Star Trek Online developer.