NPD provided final 2008 US sales figures to GameSpot for Fable II (1.2 million), Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (140,000), Little Big Planet (611,000), Resistance 2 (600,000). Other sales info/distribution included.
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Microsoft has announced that Fable 2 Pub Games, a collection of three casino-style Xbox Live Arcade games that help you boost your money for Fable 2, is coming in August for 800 MS points (US $10). However, according to the press release, Pub Games is free for those who pre-order at participating retailers.
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Fable 2 will reflect the way you play it. Not only in the visual representations of the world as you leave it, but also in the way the game actually plays. Fable 2 is meant to be all things to all gamers, despite your skill level. One way they’re making that happen is in the controls. Button assignments are easy, with one button assigned for melee, ranged and magic attacks. But if you want to play the game in an advanced way, more complex attacks will be stacked on each button.
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Fable 2 took the gold in the "Game of the Year" category, beating out Gears of War 2, Fallout 3, Metal Gear Solid 4, Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead and Resistance 2.
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Lionead's Xbox 360-exclusive action adventure title Fable II has just debuted -- and to significant acclaim thus far, it seems. And of course, the charismatic and talented -- if divisive -- personality at the center of this massive development effort is Populous and Black & White creator Peter Molyneux, whose Lionhead Studios developed the game, its first since it was acquired by Microsoft in 2006.
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You remember that Fable 2 Pub Games Glitch that was all the rage when the game hit the Xbox Live Arcade? You know, the one whereby if you tapped the left bumper at a certain point during Fortune's Tower you could increase your stake 10-fold for free? Ah, now you remember. Well, Peter Molyneux has said that it wasn't a glitch and that they put it in intentionally. Players that did the glitch will have a surprise waiting for them when they pop in Fable 2 next month according to Molyneux.
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Designer Peter Molyneux guides us on yet another journey through the world of Fable 2, focusing on character and environmental customization.
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Some scraps of info on Fable 2 and a ton of new screen shots. (Source Talking About Games)
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Lionhead has announced the first premium downloadable content for their hit sequel Fable II. Launching in mid-December, the Knothole Island downloadable content pack features will see the player journeying to the titular landmass, where they will have to undergo the trials of the three shrines to bring the dying island back to life. There are new quests to undertake, bizarre new characters to interact with, and new items to dress up your saint or sinner with.
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Lionhead's head lion Peter Molyneux recently said in an interview with GameTrailers that it took three years to make Fable 2. We note this because in the same interview, he also talks about doing three more Fable games. "We've got plans for Fable 3, 4 and 5 actually," he said. "It's a big story arc and if you play Fable II you'll recognize things from Fable 1." Extrapolating on Fable 2's development time, expect to see the series continue in 2011, 2014 and 2017, respectively.
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