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Wednesday, Oct 21
In-game 'shop' will bring microtransactions to Fable 3
Also mentioned were plans to offer "travel" to new areas of the game world (think Fable 2's DLC destinations) for a fee. Molyneux thankfully didn't suggest that such things as tattoos, hair dye and the like -- which were purchased using the in-game currency of Fable 2 -- would be for-pay in i...
Molyneux confirms Natal support in Fable III
Molyneux himself hinted at the possible inclusion of Natal in Fable III as recently as two weeks ago, though he neglected to confirm it for fear of a quick, sniper-borne death. Via VG247]Molyneux confirms Natal support in Fable III originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:55:...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Interview: Microsoft Game Studios' Phil Spencer
If given the choice of becoming a (presumably) anthropomorphic vegetable, Phil Spencer would opt for an eggplant. Sure, we spoke to the confident head of Microsoft Game Studios about other things -- Halo, Project Natal, Fable, Crackdown, the Xbox 360's successor, blah blah blah -- but w...
Monday, Oct 5
Natal in Fable 3 hinted by a paranoid Molyneux
In an interview with Joystiq, Microsoft's Phil Spencer said he wouldn't be surprised to see Project Natal integration in Fable 3. Another person who wouldn't be surprised? The guy in charge of Fable 3. Peter Molyneux told Game Kings that he was "leaving the most exciting gameplay stuff for...
Tuesday, Sep 29
PSA: Fable 2 Episodes now available, first hit's free
The first installment of Fable II Episodes is available now on Xbox Live -- for free. Think of it as an extended demo for the magical adventure that became the Joystiq Game of the Year for 2008. We have no idea where exactly the first episode ends and, more importantly, we have no idea how much th...
Thursday, Sep 24
TGS 2009: Microsoft's Phil Spencer easily envisions Fable, Natal crossover
During a Tokyo Game Show interview (look for the full transcript soon), Spencer told Joystiq that the innovation fostered inside Lionhead Studios made it a good match for Microsoft's forthcoming motion control system. "You know, Lionhead's been a real innovation studio for us," he sai...
Friday, May 22
WRUP: BBQ Edition
CA This weekend: Fable 2 DLC, infamous, and MAYBE Resident Evil 5 co-op, if I can get my cable internet connection hooked up in time. It's good to be back. David Hinkle (@davehinkle): I've been playing a lot of Scrabble on Xbox Live lately, ...
Monday, May 11
Joystiq review: Fable 2: See the Future (DLC)
CA Though the three (and a bit) quests follow a structure that'll be familiar to you, they offer some interesting diversions from the core gameplay. Within the snow globe, which is oddly devoid of both snow and color, you'll find that enemies exhibit ...
Tuesday, Mar 24
Lionhead Studios graphic designer sues Microsoft for harassment
Jamie Durrant has been working for Lionhead Studios, stomping ground of Peter Molyneux and developer of the Fable franchise, for 11 years. In his time, he's worked on the Black & White series as well as both of the Fable games. As of last August though, Mr. Durrant has been out of work "sick...
Tuesday, Mar 17
Molyneux: Fable destroyed developer lives, Fable II not so much
The original Fable was a home wrecker, according to Lionhead guru Peter Molyneux. The developer with the buttery British voice tells Develop that the first Fable "just burnt people's lives" and "destroyed the team." He says the excessively long work hours ruined marriages, and that the s...
Wednesday, Jan 14
Joystiq review: Fable 2's Knothole Island (DLC)
There's a man waiting for you at the Bowerstone docks. He's eager to stick you into his aquatic taxi and drop you off on the shores of Knothole Island. Like most helpful RPG citizens, he's been roped into a fetch quest: Find a hero and bring him or her back to the island community, which currentl...
Thursday, Jan 8
Fable 2's Knothole Island add-on coming Jan. 13
Those who have uncovered every treasure, bludgeoned every bandit and cracked every wisecracking gargoyle in Albion will be pleased to note that Fable 2's Knothole Island add-on (800), initially delayed due to technical issues, is now scheduled to arrive on Xbox Live Marketplace next...
Wednesday, Dec 3
Lionhead 'testing and finalizing' Fable 2 patch
The patch will address a number of issues, but the ones that most players - and there are a lot of Fable 2 players - have been affected by (namely the Monk's Quest and Bowerstone furniture shop glitches) will thankfully be thoroughly nixed. Lionhead says of the Monk's Quest bug: "This will fi...
Friday, Oct 24
Joystiq Podcast 070 - The Opulence Edition
Filed under: Podcasts We know, we know, it's such a terrible problem to have, but we really are being overwhelmed with good games. Dead Space and FarCry 2 get the bulk of our time, but there's a little Fable 2 discussion in there for you as well.
Thursday, Oct 23
X3F Week in Review: October 17, 2008 - October 23, 2008
We've gone kind of Fable II crazy at X3F this week. We've got some special Fable II features, including a look at the game's environments as well as its enemies. We also dedicated this week's episode of the Xbox 360 Fancast to the game. Oh, and we're also giving away six copies of the game. You migh...
Wednesday, Oct 22
Fable 2 reviews making Molyneux 'incredibly emotional'
Well, so much for our (admittedly flimsy) theory that the well-mannered Lionhead figurehead is secretly a robot. Peter Molyneux has told CVG that reviews for Fable 2, his long awaited RPG epic, have triggered an emotional response within him. "I found myself becoming incredibly emotion...
Nega-review: Fable II
The story carries little weight" (2) with a "typical medieval revenge plot" (8) that's "slightly boring and sort of incoherent." (3) "The lack of meaningful character interaction and development is the reason the story often falls flat. ... Because the citizens of Albion are pretty one dime...
Tuesday, Oct 21
Metareview -- Fable 2
We don't know if it was Microsoft's leash on designer Peter Molyneux or if Lionhead Studios finally focused its talent after a decade in existence, but Fable II apparently delivers a solid, enchanting action-RPG experience. X3F has a glowing non-numerical review covering many of the ga...
Thursday, Aug 14
X3F Week in Review: August 8, 2008 - August 14, 2008
It really feels like this week belongs to Xbox Live Arcade. The whole month really, considering a slew of AAA titles are on the way. This week we got Bionic Commando Rearmed, which is everything a Bionic Commando fan could hope for. If you haven't already, definitely give it a try. You can check o...
Thursday, Jul 10
X3F Week in Review: July 4, 2008 - July 10, 2008
Rumor: A new Chief'less Halo announced at E3 Next Halo stars Dom DeLuise.Rumor: Countdown site for next Bungie announcement Looks supa fake to usCreate-a-Henchman in Fable 2 Who knew it was these easy to get henchmen?New video for The Maw
Friday, Jun 20
Today in Joystiq: June 20, 2008
ESRB to curb early game leaks UK short on skilled video game labour IGN introduces us to some Fable 2 NPCs BioWare considering Wii, PSP development Rock Band Weekly: Weezer gets set to Doolittle Multiwinia preview shows off pixelated mayhem Tales of Vesperia gets demo on Xbox Live
Thursday, Mar 20
Today in Joystiq: March 20, 2008
Lionhead's Molyneux open to revisiting his past catalog Microsoft hires former Nintendo exec to expand Euro footprint Indie film to take on mythical, 'evil' arcade game Lionhead releases fifth Fable 2 video diary Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard give voices to 'Iron Man' video game
Friday, Feb 22
GDC08: Peter Molyneux talks Fable 2 features
Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, RPGs, GDC Want to know why Peter Molyneux's replacing your mini-map with a breadcrumb trail? Whether or not his character has unprotected sex? If same-sex marriage is still on the table? Journey on, dear reader, journey on.
Thursday, Feb 14
X3F Week in Review: February 8, 2008 - February 14, 2008
Xbox 360 Fancast 055 -- Refresh Advance Wars on the big screen News: First downloadable episode perhaps?Bungie talks Halo 3 melee fix and new playlists Melee evolvedThe EndWar book is lying to you Copious amounts of demon blood spilledRumor: Fable 2 ships May 30
