Peter Molyneux, the man behind cult classics Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper, Populous and the more recent Black & White, Fable, has said his next creation will be "regarded as a major scientific breakthrough".

The project known as 'Dimitri' will be the culmination of in-depth AI research - what game we can expect is anyone's guess.

"My next game will not be Fable 3. It's not a game I can talk to you about right now, but: AI, simulation, the way characters interact -- we've had smart people working on that stuff for over a decade with the Fable games and Black and White," said Molyneux to Wired.

This new creation will be the result of most if not all his previous works linked to advanced AI; Molyneux confirmed his next game isn't going to be Fable 3. What sort of game could use such a highly interactive and aware populace?

It's unlikely Black & White will be making a comeback this soon so could Lionhead be gearing up to release some kind of cross between Spore and SimCity, or will grandiose Peter Molyneux throw a spanner into the conventional and dream up something new and crazy?

Before we all start preparing ourselves for a war with machines with a taste for human blood, let’s focus on his upcoming Fable 2 - due out this winter exclusively on Xbox360.

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Source: Wired