Peter Molyneux , the much-loved creative at the head of Lionhead Studios , the Fable series and games like Black and White, hasthat he will be leaving the developer and Microsoft behind to join a new company.

"I have left the lovely amazing Microsoft and lionhead," reads the tweet. "Now for something really amazing, scary and brave a new company called 22 Cans." Nothing is known of this new venture yet.This news comes just one day after the announcement of a new game in the Fable series, Fable Heroes for XBLA.This is Molyneux's first Tweet since November last year - seems he only uses it for things that are REALLY important. We've reached out to Molyneux and Microsoft for comment.