"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.

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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.

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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 ..."