Fable technical director leaves Lionhead

Fable series lead technical director Simon Carter left Lionhead Studios, last month. He was co-founder of the Lionhead satellite Big Blue Box, which created the Fable franchise. He’s left to form a new studio with brother Dene Carter, which will focus on downloadable games.

“The decision to leave Lionhead was a very difficult one,” Simon Carter told GamesIndustry.biz. “After initiating the franchise over a decade ago I still love the world of Fable, and I’m very proud of what Big Blue Box and Lionhead achieved. I’m leaving behind some very good friends and some of the best developers in the industry, and I couldn’t have chosen a better group of people to spend the last ten years with.

“At the same time the games industry is an exciting place at the moment, and there are lots of new opportunities to pursue,” he added. “Everything is changing: consumer play habits, the relationship between the player and the developer, new funding and payment models; in a few years things are likely to look very different from the industry we know now. This is the time to do something different, so that’s what I’m planning to do.”

Carter worked on all three Fable titles, and was lead tech director on 1997’s Dungeon Keeper.