Tag archive: Fable

The big push for Microsoft during this year's E3 press conference was the Kinect and its usefulness as a gaming peripheral. The tech itself, which launched last November, is solid, but there's not been much to do with it beyond a voice-controlled Xbox 360 dashboard and the handful of launch games. One of the more promising titles revealed during the MS presser for serious gamers was Fable: The Journey, a game set in the fantasy… Read More

Soon you will be able to elevate your own kingdom- or doom it- when Lionhead Studios releases the third game in the popular RPG series, Fable. In Fable III, your responsibilities will grow to include the wellbeing of your citizens, once you usurp the throne from your tyrannical brother. But being crowned king or queen is only one part of the story, as tensions between your kingdom of Albion and the rival nation of Aurora continue to mount.… Read More

The king is dead. Long live the king!  Or short live the king, and long live you.  The choice is yours.  As the second son of the recently deceased monarch (the hero from Fable 2), you are a noble with the world at your feet in Fable 3. As your older brother begins to veer towards tyranny, the throne beckons you. Through your choices you can take the kingdom and rule with benevolence and justice, ushering in an age of peace to Albion, or you… Read More

The Lionhead genius, Peter Molyneux, says that during next week’s X10 event, the new Fable 3 features will upset some people when revealed. In an interview with Game Reactor at Game Jam in Copenhagen last week, Molyneux talked about the past, present and future of gaming, and said he would be announcing some Fable 3 news at X10. The game designer not only hint, but rather flat out told his interviewer that he thinks gamers will be “super pissed… Read More

Microsoft is going to let Xbox 360 users take a shot at gaining (and ruling) a kingdom in Fable III, the next installment of the company's well-regarded fantasy RPG series. Announced at gamescom in Germany, Fable III will be set 50 years after the events in Fable II, as characters take on the role of the child of their hero in Fable II as they sit on the throne of the kingdom of Albion. Instead of following the traditional RPG path of… Read More

 It helped make the weekend of 9th and 10th October the biggest Xbox launch weekend ever in Europe, showing that both casual and committed gamers are drooling over the fantastic gamingexperiences that Xbox has to offer.   "Fable", developed by Lionhead and published by Microsoft Game Studios, made an exceptionally strong debut across Europe when it was released in mostmarkets last Friday. For example, "Fable" sold through… Read More

Fable sets the stage for a spectacular holiday season for Microsoft Game Studios by paving the way for titles such as Halo 2, Blinx 2 and MechAssault 2. Sales records are being broken at retailers throughout North America: the game was EB Games' biggest first-week sales for any Xbox title ever; it broke Game Rush's first-day sales record for any game; it is the No. 1-selling overall title on any platform last week… Read More

Fable will be available in Europe in October. Developed by Peter Molyneux's studio Big Blue Box in conjunction with Lionhead Studios, Fable allows players to develop a unique character by makingchoices that determine their character's skills, reputation and appearance. In Fable, the players' every action determines their character's skills, appearances and moralities. Character's life stories are created from… Read More

Elfman, three-time Academy Award-nominee and GRAMMY Award winner, is best known for his unique musical style and has contributed to the soundtracks of dozens of popular films including Chicago, Batman, Spider Man, Men In Black, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Beetlejuice. For his work on Fable, Elfman worked with a hand-picked orchestra and recording team to produce a magical theme. In Fable, the… Read More