Report: Microsoft kills Milo
Molyneux's Kinect title allegedly canned yesterday, with 19 staff let go
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In 1987 Peter Molyneux founded Bullfrog Productions, along with his then partner Les Edgar in Guildford,...
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Development on Lionhead's ambitious Kinect title Project Milo (aka Milo & Kate) has been cancelled, sources close to the project have told GamesIndustry.biz sister site Eurogamer.
The rumour has it that the plug was pulled on the child-interaction game yesterday, leading to the loss of 19 contractors.
Reportedly, the title's tech will be pooled into a future Fable title.
This is not the first assertion that Milo & Kate would not make it to market, with Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg claiming it was merely a tech demo this June.
Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has repeatedly denied such claims in the past. However, neither he or Microsoft have commented on the current allegation as yet.
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