Game designer Peter Molyneux is known for classic series Black & White (a personal fav), Dungeon Keeper, and Fable, but in the 2000s and 2010s, he also became known for making ambitious promises he couldn't keep, becoming the quintessential 'game dev who talks to much.' This narrative climaxed when Molyneux launched a mobile game about clicking on a cube and promised that whoever got to the center would receive a life-changing prize, which turned out not to be life-changing at all.
The spotlight eventually moved on from Molyneux—in 2016, No Man's Sky director Sean Murray became the new favorite games industry overpromiser—and although his mobile games studio continued on, it seemed like Molyneux's legacy as a PC game designer had just about crystallized.
