Before '' Fable '' shipped , Lionhead purchased Big Blue Box and Intrepid . The decision to merge Big Blue Box with Lionhead was made to accelerate the completion of the game . '' Fable '' was released in 2004 for the Xbox , and won AIAS awards for Outstanding Achievement in Character or Story Development and Outstanding Achievement in Original Musical Composition in 2005 . '' Dimitri '' was cancelled . In 2003 , Gary Carr joined Lionhead . Due to the stock market crash in the aftermath of 9/11 , Lionhead sought investments from venture capitalists . Deals with various firms were signed in July 2004 . This came at a time when the company needed money for the development of five games to be released by different publishers
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