After a first statement reported by Kotaku a few minutes ago, now the news became official, informed directly from the designer himself on his twitter profile : Peter Molyneux and Lionhead abandons Microsoft for founding studio 22 Cans again. Molyneux left his post of head and founder of the historical House of Black & White and Fable , the position he held at Microsoft Studios Europe and which in practice required some creative direction to Lionhead and Rare. Mark Webley will replace to Lionhead as the place for Microsoft will remain vacant.

Molyneux commented on his departure: " I took this decision to abandon the company that I co-founded in 1997 and Microsoft at the end of the development of Fable: The Journey , with a mixture of emotions. I am extremely proud of the people, products and experiences that we have created, from Black & White to Fable and pioneering work with Milo and Kate for Kinect. However, I felt it was the right time to embark on a new adventure. I would like to thank the team at Lionhead, as well as our partners at Microsoft, for their support, their dedication and for the incredible work they have done over all these years . "

Peter Molyneux will remain creative consultant of Fable: The Journey until his marketing after that will completely to his new development studio 22 Cans. After the latter title, what will be the new direction of Lionhead in the vast world of videogame industry?