Phil Spencer responds after Lionhead, Press Play closures

9 Mar 2016

Steve Wright

In the wake of the closure of Press Play and the potential closure of Lionhead Studios, Xbox head Phil Spencer has taken to Twitter to respond to gamers.

Here are some of the best interactions:

@pengy_gamer I'm proud of the games our 1P Studios have shipped on XB1, our plan is continue to build new IP and expand our franchises.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 8, 2016

@Nahkapukki That is not our plan at all. We want to support the biggest games possible.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) March 8, 2016

We’ll keep you informed on the status of Lionhead.

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Steve's the owner and Editor-in-Chief of Stevivor.com, the country’s leading independent video games outlet. Steve arrived in Australia back in 2001 on what was meant to be a three-month working holiday before deciding to emigrate and, eventually, becoming a citizen.

Stevivor is a combination of ‘Steve’ and ‘Survivor’, which made more sense back in 2001 when Jeff Probst was up in Queensland. The site started as Steve’s travel blog before transitioning over into video games.

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