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Lionhead Studios is a British video game developer, formerly led by Peter Molyneux. It was acquired by Microsoft Studios in April 2006. Lionhead started as a breakaway from the developer Bullfrog, which was also founded by Molyneux. Lionhead's first game was ''Black & White'', a god game with elements of artificial life and strategy games. ''Black & White'' was published by Electronic Arts in 2001. Lionhead Studios is named after Mark Webley's hamster, which died not long after the naming of the studio. ''Black and White'' was followed up with the release of an expansion pack named ''Black & White: Creature Isle''. Lionhead then released the popular ''Fable'', from satellite developer Big Blue Box. In 2005, Lionhead released ''The Movies'' and ''Black & White 2''. On 6 April 2006, it was announced that Lionhead Studios was to be purchased by Microsoft. Their most recent game to be released is the HD remake of Fable, ''Fable Anniversary'', which was released on 4 February 2014. ''Milo and Kate'' was being developed for Kinect, though speculation arose concerning whether it was actually a game or a tech demo. Production has since been halted. ==Corporate structure== For a period of three years, Lionhead established satellite companies, including Big Blue Box Studios (developers of ''Fable''), Intrepid Games (developers of ''B.C.'', since suspended due to a massive overrun) and Black & White Studios (who have taken responsibility for the continuation of the ''Black & White'' series). Lionhead proper was working on three games: ''Fable'', ''B&W2'' and ''The Movies''. The "satellite" system has ceased to exist in any meaningful form since mid-2004, however, with Big Blue Box having been more or less integrated into the main company, and Intrepid essentially having been disbanded. Lionhead was a privately held company until October 2004 (shortly before the suspension of B.C.) when a consortium of investors, including Ingenious Ventures, IDG Ventures Europe, and technology firm Add Partners, made a significant investment into the developer. This at a time when the company was in severe financial straits, as they had overrun development on two projects, ''Black & White 2'' and ''Fable'', and also canceled B.C. and a project with Jeff Minter named Unity. Between September 2005 and April 2006, Lionhead successfully released two titles, ''Black & White 2'' and ''The Movies'', as well as an updated version of ''Fable'' (entitled ''Fable: The Lost Chapters''). These titles did not achieve a massive impact in sales, and this left the company vulnerable to a takeover bid. In April 2006 Lionhead Studios was acquired by Microsoft, signalling the end of independent development, and a focus on Microsoft's proprietary gaming platforms. Lionhead is a fairly independent part of Microsoft Studios, which has also acquired Rare Ltd. and Bungie Studios (Bungie Studios became an independent studio in late 2007, shortly after the release of ''Halo 3''). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lionhead Studios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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