There is another very big milestone coming up, this one is one of the bigger ones. The whole design team, Peter included, are now practically fleshing out the final bits left and right. This fine-tuning is obviously a slow process and will go on for some time, as it is now an important part of our development process.
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IGN interview with Peter Molyneux. They mainly discuss the combat system in the game. They also spend a lot of time on scars. A sample: IGN: How does scarring play into Fable's first innovation, love? Molyneux: Ugliness will affect your chances of getting together with someone, and your wife and children will notice and comment on your scars, but your dog will not care!
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Fable 2 is days, if not hours from going gold, Lionhead Studio's Sam Van Tilburgh told me today. "We have one or two bugs that are keeping us from going gold," Van Tilburgh said. Even though the game, due out Oct. 21, is on the verge of wrapping up, the dev team is still keeping late night hours, he said. "Everyone is playing the game, staying 12 hours," he said.
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British talk show gadabout Jonathan Ross let slip on his Twitter feed that he's lending his voice to none other than Fable 3. Writes Ross, "Goodnight all. Must go to bed. Got asked to do voice in Fable 3 tonight. Subarashi. Oyasuminasia. Woss out."
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Achievement mongers, you'll have three more in Fable II, worth a combined 100 gamerscore points. The nature of these achievements seems to be a gentle prod to play multiplayer more. Fable II Knothole Island is available for download Dec. 22. Here's what you'll be gunning for if you get it: The Collector (25GS), The Meteorologist (50GS), The Bibliophile (25GS).
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TeamXbox Preview "With heartstrings niftily tugged, Peter Molyneux's Fable 2 demo ended. The emotional mission of the seemingly impossible was 100% complete. Yes, we now care about a digital dog"
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The official Lionhead forums have exploded into an Internet drama with unhappy fans of Fable II's co-op mode shouting in rage at staff. To make matters worse, a Lionhead staff member posted a picture of handbags which further enraged the community. The main issue players have with Fable II is how poorly executed the co-op is. As it stands, you can't use your own created character and you can't take any earned items back into your single player game.
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Fable 2 content, Peter Molyneux expectations and features, less promises.
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Earlier this week we reported on news that Microsoft Game Studios partnered with IDV's SpeedTree software and also (semi-jokingly) speculated that Lionhead would be using SpeedTree in Fable 2. Well, we just wanted to say that we were 100% wrong about our speculation.
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Fable 2's combat and canines aren't going to be the only next-gen things about the game. Developer Lionhead also wants to replace the tired old "Arseface" insult that villagers yell at the hero when they hate him. They've turned to their community of loyal fans (yes, you!) for a replacement on their official blog.
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