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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Greg Howson

Molyneux OBE

Happy New Year all. While we've been away quaffing mince pies and vino (responsibly of course, like the ads say), Peter Molyneux has also been celebrating. The well-known games developer, whose CV includes Populous, Black & White, Fable and a strong line in self-promotion, was awarded an OBE in the New Years Honour list. Welcome recognition for the games industry indeed, but it would have been nice to see him challenging those developer stereotypes. "Being an absolute geek I've got no idea what I'm going to wear when I go and pick it up," he said.

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