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From Woody on Lionhead’s blogs:

After a few weeks of silence, some more Fan Art!
      
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From Sam on Lionhead’s blogs:

The team are working away on the game, it’s finished, as Peter announced at E3 and the team are fixing the final bugs. Give them a thought when you’re enjoying the summer!
I’m on my way to Austria now, where Microsoft is organizing an Xbox360 event and Fable 2 is going to be there. I’ll basically be doing the same thing as we did last week at E3 so I know what I’m doing. Peter is flying back to America on Sunday, and I’m amazed at his energy if it comes to travel. He only just got back from Los Angeles.
If anything comes up, I’ll post but keep in mind the internet might be dissapointing again - so if it’s urgent get in touch with Woody the Woodmeister.

From Sam on Lionhead’s blogs:

With E3 come and gone, we’ll be taking a look at some of the coverage that’s been finding its way onto the interwebs. Legions of journalists were set free on Fable II last week which is bound to bring forth coverage and so we seh…
First up is a hands-on preview from Shacknews, Fable 2 Preview: Condoms, Combat, Domestic Abuse taking a look at the other things in the game.
“Suffice it to say, I had a lot of fun with Fable 2. It was enjoyable to just play around and explore with no real incentive in mind. It was fun, and surprisingly easy, to kill guards for trying to take my lunch money. And the way my dog would stay by my side and look at me like I was awesome, regardless of my slap-happy approach to woman and children, was both adorable and horrifying.“
GameInformer brings you Fable 2 Updated Impressions, stating that “While the public seems to be eyeing Gears of War 2 as their next huge title, Fable 2 is looking more and more like it could steal the show.”
Gamespot doesn’t bring you just a single preview, they’ve got three! Firstly, E3 2008: Fable 2 Impressions, next up is a Fable II Show-Floor Demo Hands-On and finally they take a closer look at Fable II Impressions - Meet the Bard. “Fable II is currently scheduled for release in October and, in case you haven’t guessed, we’re just a little excited for it. We look forward to bringing you more information on the game in future.”
Meanwhile, gaming site IGN brings also a couple of previews and articles on the game, first up a nice Fable II Hands-on (which I am not linking because it has spoilers: AVOID!) and then they get Fable 2 Down and Dirty where they investigate the seedy side of Albion. “Fable II is indeed coming in October. Lionhead is not missing that date. And, from what we’ve played at E3, it’s going to be worth the wait.“
Finally, 1UP also published a hands-on preview with our little baby Fable 2, which can be found at this link. “Peter’s a great storyteller. He’s often criticized for all of the hype he speaks and his inability to deliver on it. This is one of those cases, though, where it really may be justified.“
There is a lot more to read and watch, ranging from videos to trailers, screenshots and art. This however should keep you going for a couple of hours, if you haven’t read this yet that is…

“No. I hate demos. What either happens, is you either make a demo that people think is too short or, you know, is too confusing,” said Molyneux. “There are a million reasons why they go wrong, very few reasons why they go right. What was the last great demo that you played and then went out and bought the game?” – Videogamer.com

Molyneux has also updated his BBC diary.

At the Develop Conference in Brighton later this month, Lionhead have:

Fable 2 Art Showcase — Ian Lovett and John McCormack (14.30 - 15.30, Thursday, July 31st)

and a as-yet undated “New Gameplay Dimensions in Role-playing Games” talk by Molyneux. From the latest Develop Magazine.

Eurogamer has a hands-on.

It’s all to do with orbs. These look a little like pearls, and move politely about the world of Fable 2 as if minding their own business. And they are minding their own business: every orb you encounter is somebody on your friends list who’s independently playing through the game. The orb shows their position, allows you to chat, gift them items, compare stats, and even boot them out of your world. It also allows you to invite them in to join you properly.

Fable 2 has a fancy pages on xbox.com, more coming later.

Gametrailers.com have some kind of Fable 2 gameplay montage.

Following the news that Fable 2 is confirmed to come out in October (from Kotaku’s liveblogging), there is one question on the lips of every older Lionhead watcher:

October which year?

In what we consider to be the first publicly documented case of Molyneux writing anything (hopefully putting the majority of detractors that claim he cannot write to rest), Molyneux is keeping an “E3 Diary” at the BBC.

So far, Molyneux has one entry, pre-flight to E3. He shares his bizarre fear of going to the toilet and claims that his hairline has receeded further (is that possible?). They’ve made nine different demos and three different videos. - Read on »

Wouldn’t it be nice to have a source in Future publishing feeding us these slightly before magazine release? Wouldn’t it be nice if I checked my email yesterday?

At the request of Future Publishing Limited, we have taken down these fakes, but we hear that some partial content is available at oxm.co.uk.

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In going through our attic (who would like to remain anonymous), we seem to have found an image in the style of Fable 2 very shortly after the Collector’s Edition was announced. Does it look familiar? Have we played too much Halo? Is it part of the Collector’s Edition? We have no idea.