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Quick Look: Fable Heroes (with Gameplay Video)

The Fable series has had its ups and downs in recent years, as the role-playing franchise made by Lionhead brought forth an interesting story and many impressive concepts, but failed to deliver on some of them, while bugs and issues plagued recent iterations. Until it releases Fable: The Journey later this year, the...

4 May 2012
15:31 GMT

Fable Heroes Now Available, Gets Launch Trailer

Lionhead Studios and Microsoft have just posted the launch trailer for Fable Heroes, the new cartoonish action game that’s now available on the Xbox 360 as a downloadable experience. The Fable series developed by Lionhead has gained many fans over the years, despite its frequent problems and technical issues. ...

3 May 2012
19:31 GMT

Fable Heroes Does Not Influence Future of the Franchise

Fable Heroes, the upcoming side-scrolling action title from Lionhead, will not in any way influence the development of core titles in the franchise and is only a way of expanding the game universe and offering a fresh experience to the fans. Ted Timmins, the leading designer working on the new Fable at Lionhead, tol...

30 April 2012
08:01 GMT

More than 1,000 Developers Want to Work with Peter Molyneux at 22 Cans

Video game veteran Peter Molyneux has announced that more than 1,000 developers have applied for a position at his new development studio 22 Cans and that he is ready to deal with e-mails and applications until he gets the team he needs to work on new projects. Peter Molyneux, who is best known for working for Fable...

23 April 2012
16:31 GMT

Heroes Shows How Lionhead Can Expand Fable Universe

At the Game Developers Conference 2012 in San Francisco developer Lionhead and publisher Microsoft have announced that they are working on a new spin-off for the core Fable series called Heroes, which is the first and probably not the last game to be linked to the core universe of the series without advancing its mai...

21 March 2012
16:11 GMT

Former Fable Developers Say Fable Does Not Depend on Molyneux

Peter Molyneux, the current leader of the Lionhead development team, has stated that he is leaving the company in order to move to a new developer called 22 Cans, and some fans have worried about the impact that the move will have on the Fable series. Two former developers of the franchise, which has so far been exc...

13 March 2012
21:51 GMT

Molyneux Attacks Controllers, Compares Them to Soap-Operas

Peter Molyneux recently announced that he was leaving both video game publisher Microsoft and developer Lionhead after the completion of the most recent Fable video game. However, before that he seems determined to make gamers believe in the superiority of the motion-powered Kinect over traditional controllers. ...

12 March 2012
04:01 GMT

Peter Molyneux Leaving Microsoft After Fable: The Journey

Peter Molyneux, who is the current leader of Lionhead Studios, has officially announced that he plans to leave the developer and Microsoft after he completes his current project, called Fable: The Journey, in order to work fulltime for a new company called 22 Cans. The veteran developer is also currently working as ...

8 March 2012
04:51 GMT

Fable: The Journey Gets Fresh Screenshots

Microsoft and Lionhead studios have just released a brand new batch of screenshots for Fable: The Journey, their upcoming title that’s going to arrive on Xbox 360 consoles fitted with Kinect sensors later this year.Fable: The Journey is definitely an interesting game, allowing players to cast spells and magic a...

6 March 2012
14:11 GMT

Fable Heroes Is a Downloadable Co-Op Brawler Coming to Xbox 360 Soon

Besides the upcoming Fable: The Journey, it seems that Microsoft and Lionhead are preparing another project, in the form of Fable Heroes, a downloadable title that’s actually a cooperative-focused adventure game.Q The Fable series has impressed quite a lot of Xbox 360 owners in recent years, even if technical ...

5 March 2012
11:11 GMT

Lionhead Hiring for Next Gen Platform Project

Video game developer Lionhead has put out an ad for a new position which suggests that the company is working on a project that might be launched on the next generation of home consoles from Microsoft. The new position will be asked to work with “modern rendering engines (DX11),” which rules out the curr...

28 February 2012
12:11 GMT

Lionhead Looks for MMO Programmer for Secret Project

Developer Lionhead has announced that they are looking to hire a new and experienced MMO programmer who will work on a secret, unannounced MMO project.The company is not ready to offer any details on the new game, telling Eurogamer when they asked for more information that, “We’re happy to tell you all ab...

15 December 2011
14:01 GMT

Former Employee Says Lionhead Needed Microsoft Takeover

A former employee of Lionhead says that before publisher and console manufacturer Microsoft picked it up the studio was on its knees and close to going out of business.James Duncan, who was an artist working on Fable 2 and 3 at Lionhead, told Eurogamer that, “Literally the day I started Microsoft said we’...

7 November 2011
10:43 GMT

Rumor Mill: Fable 4 Set to Arrive in 2013, Duke Nukem Begins Also Planned

A couple of massive rumors have hit the proverbial mill yesterday, with one saying that a full-pledged Fable 4 will arrive in 2013, while the other seemingly confirmed that Gearbox Software is planning a reboot of the Duke Nukem franchise with Duke Begins. Quite a lot of rumors have started to appear on the web re...

23 August 2011
17:21 GMT

Fable: The Journey Doesn't Feature Melee Combat Due to Lack of Feedback

Peter Molyneux, the creator of the Fable franchise, has talked about the next installment, Fable: The Journey, and how it won't feature any sort of melee combat, as players can't receive proper feedback because they will play the game using just the Kinect, and not a standard controller.Past Fable games hav...

12 August 2011
12:51 GMT

Fable Creator Likens Kinect Innovation to Amiga Mouse

The creator of the Fable franchise and creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe, Peter Molyneux, likened the innovation factor brought forth by the Kinect motion and voice sensor to the one of the mouse peripheral released for the old Amiga console. Microsoft released the Kinect last year and, since then...

15 July 2011
03:55 GMT

Fable Creator Bored of the Same Old Current Games

Fable creator and boss of Microsoft European Game Studios, Peter Molyneux, has expressed his thoughts on the current state of the gaming industry, criticizing the fact that most of current titles look and feel pretty much the same. Molyneux became famous for his quirky attitude and, even if his Fable series went t...

1 July 2011
12:21 GMT

Fable III Was Affected by Short Development Process, Creator Says

Lionhead Creative Hirector and "father" of the Fable franchise, Peter Molyneux, has admitted that the last iteration in the role-playing series, Fable III, had some issues, largely stemming from the short and complicated development process. Microsoft's Fable franchise has had its ups and downs, but the quirk...

29 June 2011
02:40 GMT

Fable: The Journey Targets Hardcore Gamers, Isn't On Rails

Fable: The Journey, the newest game in the franchise developed by Peter Molyneux and his team at Lionhead, is targeted directly at hardcore gamers, and, despite the gameplay demo that was shown at E3 2011 last week, isn't an on-rails experience. Microsoft is keen on making the Kinect device a hit with its har...

13 June 2011
17:21 GMT

Fable III PC System Requirements Revealed

Fable III is getting ready for its PC release this May, so Lionhead, its developer, and Microsoft, its publisher, have now revealed the minimum and recommended system specifications. Fable III, after appearing last year on the Xbox 360, and being promised time and time again for the PC, is finally getting ready to...

1 April 2011
03:10 GMT

Microsoft to Take Halo, Fable or Forza Franchises in New Directions

Microsoft's Kevin Unangst, the senior director of PC and mobile gaming for the large corporation, has revealed that popular franchises like Halo, Fable or Forza Motorsport will be taken into new directions, not just through regular sequels.Microsoft's Xbox 360 exclusives that will appear in 2011 can't ...

23 March 2011
16:51 GMT

Fable 4 Will Amaze Gamers, Creator Promises

Flamboyant games designer Peter Molyneux has once again discussed his Fable franchise, and how he hopes that the next step in the series will amaze gamers with both narrative and technological quality. Molyneux and his team at Lionhead have been working on the Fable franchise since its inception, managing to imple...

22 March 2011
03:35 GMT

Fable 3 Gets PC Release Date

Fable 3 has finally received a concrete release date for the PC platform, after Microsoft, its publisher, and Lionhead, its developer, made fans wait a very long time. Fable 3 was officially scheduled for launch at the same time for the PC and Xbox 360, last October, but only managed to reach the Microsoft console...

25 February 2011
03:55 GMT

Fable III Patch Finally Launched For the Xbox 360

After many complaints from gamers, Lionhead, the studio behind the recent Fable III, has finally issued the first patch for the role playing game, promising to fix many of the issues encountered by the players.Lionhead admitted a few weeks ago that it is working in order to fix all of the problems reported by Fable I...

1 December 2010
08:00 GMT

Fable III Gets Understone Quest Pack DLC on November 23

Fable III, the latest addition to Microsoft's popular RPG saga, will get a new add-on pack, in the form of the Understone Quest Pack DLC, which will arrive on November 23 on Xbox Live.Fable III was just released at the end of October, and, at the moment, is plagued by quite a lot of glitches, as highlighted by t...

16 November 2010
02:40 GMT

Meet the Fable, a Tablet Specially Designed for Kids

If you already happen to own a tablet device and love it, then why not buy one for your kid also, Isabella Products partnering with content provider Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in order to develop the Fable, an 7 inch tablet that comes packed full of children’s content as well as a specially designed “carou...

8 November 2010
11:31 GMT

Fable 3 Glitches Will Be Patched Soon, Lionhead Says

The glitches in Fable III, the most recent iteration in the medieval role playing game franchise, will be fixed soon, according to its developer, Lionhead, which has just posted an announcement on its official blog.Fable 3 has been launched by Lionhead, and published by Microsoft, and even though a lot of testing has...

3 November 2010
16:51 GMT

Molyneux Admits He Never Created a Truly Great Game

Peter Molyneux, the creator of the Fable franchise and many other popular video games, admits that he hasn't really created a truly great game, at least in his eyes, up until now.Molyneux, the lead creative designer at Microsoft's Lionhead Studios in the UK, has talked about his activity as a games creator,...

22 October 2010
02:25 GMT

Fable III, to Natal, or Not to Natal

Fable III is under development so it's only obvious that rumors have already started to spread. The latest one has as protagonist the game designer involved in the other Fable projects, Peter Molyneux, and it regards the involvement of Project Natal in the game, as part of a supported controller. Molyneux is tru...

5 October 2009
15:31 GMT

Fable III Announced by Peter Molyneux, Coming in Late 2010

As you all know, the GamesCon conference is currently underway in Cologne, Germany. We're already in day two of the convention and there have already been some huge announcements made by Sony yesterday in regard to the PlayStation 3 Slim and new features for the PSP. But today was Microsoft's turn to revea...

19 August 2009
05:41 GMT

Lionhead Could Have Made LittleBigPlanet Instead of Media Molecule

Lionhead is one of the most respected video game studios in the United Kingdom. It is responsible for hits such as the Fable series or Black and White, which have a big number of fans across the world. The creativity going on at the studio is due to the fact that every employee could attempt to make a game mechanic a...

4 May 2009
02:38 GMT

Peter Molyneux Says Fable Development Broke Up Families

Peter Molyneux is one of the most extravagant game designers out there, famous for the massive hype campaigns that he puts together before launching any title, whether it is actually any good or not. However, his first Fable title, which he said would revolutionize game design, didn't really do so well. Thankfu...

19 March 2009
12:01 GMT

Fable Is This Week's Xbox Live Deal

We live in some pretty tough financial times, and with a lot of people’s gaming budget being drastically reduced, the best way to guarantee a profit for video game companies, both developers and publishers, is to make a lot of deals and promotions in order to get people interested. Although Valve's Steam ...

18 March 2009
03:28 GMT

Fable Cheats and Secrets (Xbox)

Fable is a video game for Xbox. It was developed by Big Blue Box, a satellite of Lionhead Studios, and was published by Microsoft. Shipped to retail on September 14, 2004, Fable was well-received by critics for the quality of its gameplay and execution, even as they lamented its failure to include many of the feature...

15 March 2007
04:24 GMT


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