"A couple of days ago, we sadly announced that the online co-op feature from Fable 2 would not make it in time for the release date but rather be patched in later (like, within the first week)."

"Like most such review copies, all three came with information about the game, tips for reviewers to make sure they don't get stuck and see all the best stuff, etc. But "Fable II" comes with something more unusual -- A letter from Peter Molyneux with a specific request for reviewers:

I have a favour to ask you -- we build this game not only to appeal to gamers like yourself, but to appeal to anybody. So please, please, please, please, pleae find somebody who doesn't play games, watch th..."

With the Tokyo Game Show 2008 fast approaching, Microsoft have released the list of games that they will be showcasing which includes 23 playable games and 3 videos. Big-name games such as Star Ocean 4 and Fable 2 will be on hand at the event and can be played by those willing to wait in the queue for hours...

Be sure to check the full list of playable games at the source.

The new Fable II developer diary features Russell Shaw - who manages the audio at Lionhead - and he talks about the music in the soon-to-be-released RPG, which includes sounds from a orchestra.

Lets hope that you didn't pre-order the Fable 2 Collector's Edition with the dream of playing with the Hobbe figure, obtaining the "Fate" cards, and having that shiny premium box, because they are being removed from the package. The good news it the loss of the extras also means a price cut.

Courtesy of blog Wii @ Everyday comes the scans from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu for this week, with new game announcements and more images of those known upcoming games.

Games featured:

• [WII] Klonoa ~door to phantomile~
  • Release Date: 12/4/2008, 4800 yen
  • Published and Developed by Namco Bandai
  • Remake of PSX version
  • Cel-shaded Graphics
  • Controlled by Wiimote on its side
• [WII] Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga
  • 2009 Release
  • Published by Marvelous
  • Action RPG
  • Wi-Fi Multiplayer
• [WII] Monster ...

"Eurogamer: You moved straight from Fable on the Xbox to Fable 2 on the 360. What was it like taking a visual style developed for one generation of hardware and trying to make it work on the next?

Ian Lovett: We looked back at what was good about Fable - that's the first thing you do. I always felt that Fable was about these incredible, lush, green environments, and about really quirky characters. Not necessarily the most beautifully realised characters - but there was lots of personality t..."

"I know you're all eagerly awaiting Fable II's release on October 21, as am I. Hell, I used the image for my personal Gamercard on here a couple of weeks ago and it wasn't because I was "asked" to.

We just got word that while we will be able to play the single player and local co-op on day one, they are still making tweaks to the online co-op. Don't worry, it is definitely still coming. Seriously, as a gamer I'm glad they're taking the time to make it right instead of just rushing it out th..."

"Lionhead’s Fable II is done and has entered the manufacturing process, according to a quote from Peter Molyneux to Videogaming247."

"Peter Molyneux: Nintendo did a brilliant job of doing that at launch with games like Wii Sports and Wii Play - maybe Fable 2 is a defining title. But you are talking to the proud father of this game, so you can't ask me to be tremendously objective.

I think everything I've said about uniqueness, and invention, and bringing people together that haven't played games before - that really applies to LBP. You've never seen anything like it before, and everybody that touches it says it's a uniq..."

"Peter Molyneux has claimed that the Fable 2 Pub Games glitch, which allowed bets to be increased ten-fold by some timely button pressing, was absolutely intentional.

And those who cheated, Molyneux told IGN, will have a surprise waiting for them in Fable 2. The crafty old blighter.

The Fable 2 Pub Games are rubbish, but allow players to accrue gold that can be transferred into Fable 2 when the game launches on 24th October.

The glitch revolved around the Fortune's Tower card game whe..."

"Incredibly frank Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux has listed his dislikes and flaws in Fable II... before the game's even in the shops.

"Pretty bad" lip-syncing, the odd "low spot" and occasions when the players' dog can get "a bit fractured", are among Molyneux's criticisms of the Fable sequel, he told CVG.

The shock honesty outburst from the game designer comes just weeks after he said he'd give his game "9 out of 10" in an interview with Xbox World 360.

"There are low spots in the gam..."

"“My crunch only gets worse,” he told me at this year’s PAX. “When the game comes out, people start playing it and then everyone’s got an opinion! [Lionhead] said to me when I started, if you survive your first game as a community manager, you’re in it for life. Ninety-five percent of community managers don’t even survive the first game.”

Well, he’s still there. But that doesn’t mean he has an easy gig."

"As you know everyone starts in Fable II as either a little boy or a little girl and will grow up to adulthood.

You will change visually to reflect your choices and actions in the world of Albion but it doesn't end there...we now have so much more clothing (think masks, hats, …) all of which can be dyed (in pretty much any color), plus we have make-up, jewelry, hairstyles and facial hair plus all the many different morphs (like strength, fatness, skin color etc...) which will mean that each..."

"Fable II is "the best, most complete game I've ever worked on," says mastermind Peter Molyneux, just as the RPG sequel is said to have now gone gold at Lionhead's Guildford HQ.

Speaking in an interview with CVG's paper cousin, Xbox World 360, Molyneux says he hasn't made "the same mistakes I made in the past," with the second Fable.

"Black & White, The Movies, Dungeon Keeper, pretty much every game I've ever done has had interesting features thrown in to the pot without worrying what th..."

"Sometimes you really have to wonder what is going through developer's minds while they are creating some games. One also must wonder at the state a mind would have to be in to decide that sitting there pressing "A" 100 times is going to be a good time for all. It is of course quite possible that they were suffering from severe sleep deprivation after working 72+ hours straight on the actual Fable 2 game or something like that. Regardless what is really a fantastic marketing concept falls very..."

"The folks at Xbox 360 Achievements have discovered the complete list of achievements for Fable 2.

The Paragon -15g

Reach 100% Good or Evil.


The New Hero -50g

Defeat your first great opponent.

The Whippersnapper -25g

Collect 5 gold pieces during the Hero's childhood


The Pooch Pamperer -5g

Play fetch with your dog.


The Archaeologist -5g

Dig up something your dog has discovered


The Dog trainer -5g

teach your dog a trick.


The Persuader -5g

..."

"Rather than having you stuff wolves' or giant rats' crevices with gold coins, Fable II will require players to earn money the old-fashioned way--working odd jobs and then gambling the earnings. While career advancement will have to wait for Fable II's October 21 launch, Lionhead Studios has said that players will be able to begin generating, or blowing, their virtual fortunes in advance with Fable II Pub Games, an Xbox Live Arcade tie-in.

Today, Microsoft announced that Lionhead Studios' ..."

"The player-determined character progression in the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive Fable II may still be fluid, but its release date is not. Microsoft today nailed down an October 21 North American launch date for Lionhead's anticipated action role-playing game. The UK release will follow on October 24.

The basic concept of Fable II should be familiar to those who played its 2004 predecessor on the original Xbox. Gamers will role-play as a young hero in a fantasy world and make choices to turn..."

"When asked if his thoughts have been on MMOs recently, Fable 2's outspoken creative director gestured to his PR minder and said "Well, there's someone in this room to make sure that I don't say too much about that question.

"I have been looking at MMOs," he added. "I love the interaction, and I'm fascinated by the idea of really feeling secure and cool enough to actually do it."

When asked specifically if he had thought about making an MMO and about what a Lionhead MMO would look like, ..."

"Being a high-profile, first-party Microsoft title, you already knew this was coming. Gotsta make the most of that cashed-up, loyal fanbase! But you didn't know what, specifically, was in the Fable 2 collector's edition. Now you do! For USD$80, you'll get a Hobbe figure, making-of documentary, "additional in-game content" and a trial Live account. As with the standard edition, it'll also ship with the bonus XBLA "pub games" on the disc as well."

"Following a bit of detective work, Gamespot has reported that Fable 2 is likely to be released in October this year. In a developer diary posted on the Lionehead Studios website, designer Peter Molyneux can be seen scrawling 'October' in a notebook. This follows his earlier comments stating Fable 2 would be released "when the leaves turn brown...when the evenings draw in, and it gets a little chilly, but not very chilly at night.”"

"Lionhead Studios is still hard at work polishing off Fable 2 set to ship later this year. The third-person action-adventure of course, is still exclusive to the Xbox 360 and touts some "interesting" new features:

-You are now able to play as a female.

-You have the option to have "protected" or "unprotected" sex.

-A unique pet dog is now at your disposal to mold into a vicious killer or Lassie.

-An offline co-op mode is now available but be warned... your punk friend could maim y..."

"Lionhead is giving you the opportunity to be in Fable 2, but like with most of these wonderful contests, there will be some work involved! To put it simply, you’ll need to dress up and pose like a hero of Albion would, take a picture, and send it into Lionhead. If you win, you’ll be featured in the paintings that adorn the walls of the most luxurious residences in Fable 2.

Go to the source for more information."

"The Xbox 360 lineup will be led by "Gears of War 2," which was shown to reporters at Dogpatch Studios in a demo controlled by the game's lead developer, Cliff Bleszinski of Epic Games. The game might not be done, but the talking points are far along.

Bleszinski reminded reporters that the game was "bigger, better and more badass" than its predecessor several times. To prove it, he controlled returning protagonist Marcus Fenix in an early level of the game. Bleszinski had Fenix standing on ..."

"Speaking at Microsoft's Spring Showcase event in San Francisco Molyneux said, "There's no plan for a demo at the moment. Demos are probably the trickiest and hardest things to design, because there are probably 60- or 70- odd features we introduce to the player, and it takes us about ten to 15 hours to introduce all those.

"Trying to squeeze some of those down into a demo is really hard, if not impossible," he observed. "So I would vote not to do a demo."

Fable 2, an Xbox 360 exclusive,..."

"That screenshot that you can see over on the right is the latest from Fable 2, Lionhead's RPG sequel.

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There's a lot riding on Fable 2, and anything less that an RPG revolution will be met with huge disappointment.

But the latest demo didn't just hint at massive features, it actually showed them occurring in-game. It's got us sold - Fable 2's going to rewrite the boo..."

The first images of the new Fable 2 prostitutes have been released. I had to laugh at some of them, they're the most strange looking things I've ever seen in my life. Still, I'm expecting Fable 2 to be a great game, the original Fable was excellent. Follow the source to see the images of the prostitutes.

A three part video of the co-op feature in Fable 2. It seems you'll be able to import characters who will retain gold, renown, and experience from what they do during the co-op session.

Pt. 1


Pt. 2



Pt. 3


Also Molyneux plays a female character!

"The official GDC session description outlines that Molyneux’s ambition as a videogame designer "is to make Fable 2 a landmark game," and this will see the renowned studio head unveiling "three big design features" that have been added to the sequel."

"Peter Molyneux OBE must be at the stage in his career where he thinks he’s earned enough respect from his peers to be in a position where he can take a jibe at them and they'll not retaliate because, y'know, he has been around forever and he is responsible for the likes of Theme Park and The Movies. However, GamerSquad isn't sure many will take his most recent comments too lightly.

"It's amazing for a role playing game, because most role playing games are s**t! Oblivion was a great game, b..."

"Are you the kind of gamer who leaves titles half-finished? If so, you officially irritate Lionhead chief Peter Molyneux, who says he "hates" how only a small percentage of people complete games.

With this pet peeve in mind, Molyneux today unveiled a dastardly plot to make sure that everybody who buys Lionhead’s Fable 2 on the Xbox 360 goes on to finish it."

"The fact that this year's E3 video game conference was supposed to be a lower-budget affair than years past was a point seemingly lost on Microsoft, which rented out an entire (big, nice, fancy, expensive) hotel in Santa Monica to show off its wares. While the entire lineup consisted of more than a dozen titles spanning both Xbox 360 and PC, three in particular caught our eye: 'Fable 2,' 'Mass Effect' and 'Halo 3.'

'Fable 2'
The earliest along of the lot was 'Fable 2,' from gaming legend ..."

"We're back again from day two of E3 proper and this afternoon we spent a merry half hour in the company of Lionhead legend Peter Molyneux, who demoed a whole lot of Fable 2 goodness for us.

Now normally we might spend a couple of thousand words telling you all about it, but thanks to the joys of our patented wobbly cam, we don't have to, since you can see the entire presentation for yourself on the movie player to your right.

Two especial points of interest emerged: first up is Fable's ..."

"Being a hero or heroine, fighting, questing, and adventuring are central to Fable. With the upcoming release of Fable 2, you'll be one step closer to fulfilling your dreams of being good or evil, getting married or remaining single, and finding out what it means to experience unconditional love in the world of Fable.

Each installment of the video diaries will walk you through the development process and will answer questions fans have been dying to know such as, "What is the deal with the ..."