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Molyneux Syndrome

The mindset of a game developer who thinks that his/her game can deliver 'everything (the audience) has ever hoped for' in a game of that genre.

This mindset is named for the developer of Fable, Peter Molyneux. Though a solid game, Fable did not hold up to the revolutionary and dynamic RPG it was set up to be.
He makes sky-high promises and claims he can make a game pretty much by himself and in Flash; this guy has Molyneux Syndrome written ALL over him.
Molyneux Syndrome by mkbrangan December 26, 2011

Molyneux 

To not deliver to previous promises made regarding the development of something.

To not meet high expectations set by the person (the Molyneux).
The developers of that game really pulled a Molyneux this time.

It looked so good - it turned out to be nothing more than Molyneux.
Molyneux by BB747 March 11, 2009

molyneux'd 

To over-hype something to the point of building expectations that the final product will never be able to fufill. The word comes from Peter Molyneux who is known to speak candidly about games he is working on, in all cases never truly able to deliver on his word.
After reading all those reviews of this movie, I feel totally molyneux'd after actually seeing it.
molyneux'd by Ninja_Arashi June 24, 2009

Molyneuxing 

a) The act of over selling something with intense hype and not deliver in the claims made previous.

b) The act of product overselling with false claims.
"yo man, i bought the game you told me to get and not a DAMN thing was true about what he does in it. Next time i catch you Molyneuxing I'm going to punch you in the eye!!!"
Molyneuxing by Skeltah January 7, 2010

Molyneux 

A Molyneux is a unit of measurement of skepticism and general unimpressedness
That movie review was at least 5 Molyneuxs.
Molyneux by R_m March 16, 2010

peter molyneux 

A washed up game developer who hasn't made a decent game in 10 years and is self-entitled to give shit to others' games for "not being decent".
He is the prime example of a fag.
Person 1;Did you hear that Peter Molyneux said GTA V's sales are disappointing?

Person 2; Who the fuck is Peter Molyneux?
peter molyneux by xSamy September 26, 2013