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What’s It All About? (Fable 3 III)

“Fable III” is the latest installment to the action-packed and critically acclaimed Xbox 360 exclusive franchise that has sold more than six million copies. Fans new and returning will now embark on an epic adventure, where the race for the crown is only the beginning of your spectacular journey. Five decades have passed since the events of “Fable II,” and Albion has matured into an industrial revolution, but the fate of the kingdom is at peril.

In “Fable III,” you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss while defending your throne against a looming threat. In your quest to seize power and defend your kingdom, the choices you make will change the world around you, for the greater good or your own personal gain. Who will you become? A rebel without a cause, the tyrant you rebelled against, or the greatest ruler to ever live?

Fable III’s first showing

We have broken the embargo and showed Fable III to the masses at X10 in San Fran yesterday. Peter gave an immense amount of interviews resilting in the web being awash with articles about our latest title, Fable III (or Fable 3, we haven’t figured out how we want to write it jus yet)!

“Fable III” is the latest instalment to the action-packed and critically acclaimed Xbox 360 exclusive franchise that has sold more than six million copies. Fans new and returning will now embark on an epic adventure, where the race for the crown is only the beginning of your spectacular journey. Five decades have passed since the events of “Fable II,” and Albion has matured into an industrial revolution, but the fate of the kingdom is at peril.In “Fable III,” you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss while defending your throne against a looming threat. In your quest to seize power and defend your kingdom, the choices you make will change the world around you, for the greater good or your own personal gain. Who will you become? A rebel without a cause, the tyrant you rebelled against, or the greatest ruler to ever live?

You can find more on Lionhead Studio’s websites www.lionhead.com and http://community.lionhead.com.

There are a lot of rumours on the net from Peter Molyneux (Lionhead Studio’s) that there are plans on the table for a Fable 4 and 5 as well as Fable 3. These may depend on the success or failure of Fable 3 III, if we find out any news, we will post it here.

 Fable 2 II Game of the year edition includes the two expansion packs “Knothole Island” & “See the Future” that are available for download from XBOX live for 560 XBOX live points per expansion pack.

It’s RRP is £39.99 but we have seen it for £18.99 at gameplay.co.uk which is quite good value when cost of downloading expansion packs is approximately £9 to £10.

There is no confirmation or information on the Lionhead Studio’s web site.

We have noticed that several online game shops and suppliers are adding Fable 3 III available for pre-order for 22cd October 2010. The RRP is £49.99 but most online retailers are offering it for pre order at £40.00 approx.

The lowest online retailer we have seen it for sale is with thehut.com for £37.73.

Please feel free to post any sites advertising Fable 3 III any cheaper and we will post these sites as the price of all games on all platforms seem to vary hugely from site to site.

Fable 3 III Release Date: 22 October 2010

The fables of Fable continue to be told with this third series entry — a revolution for the series that gives you power over your character and environment like never before. In this new adventure, players will witness tyranny, poverty and injustice plague their land. They will see a people divided, and they will be compelled to stand up for change. They will also be forced to answer a question: What would you sacrifice to secure the crown of Albion? Will you uphold the values and principles that led to your ascension, or will you be corrupted by the station you’ve strived to acquire? Will you be a monarch of the people, or bring the entirety of Albion to the brink of collapse?

Click here to the Fable 2 II Fate Cards.

There were distribution problems with the Fable 2 II Limited Collector Edition which came in a special edition box with the printed fate cards so they have been made avaliable for down load from Lionhead Studio’s web site.

The journey to rule the throne of Albion begins five decades after the events of the last chapter, and you play as the child of your hero from Fable II.
As you rule your kingdom as king or queen, you will be called upon to make choices and sacrifices that will test your morality and can affect your entire kingdom.
Themes of heroism, leadership and consequence are taken to a grand scale as you fight to unite a divided people.

This is a little snippet we found on Lionhead Studio’s website.

Click on the following link to go straight to Fable Pictures Page

Micro Transactions / in-game shops and Fable 3 (III)

Micro transactions are nothing new in the world of gaming, some people don’t seem to mind them and swear they enhance their gaming experience but to others they are as welcome as the Grim Reaper at the door.

It is rumored but not confirmed that Fable 3 (III) will have an in game shop to buy special items for real money, this is what is known as micro transactions. We don’t think these special items are necessary to complete or play the game but may give you an advantage, that is if you have the money! We presume the items would be special or legendary weapons, special augments or some far out wacky costumes, a nice gimmick but not necessary for the core of the game. It would be morally unfair and wrong if these items were needed to complete the game unless there are special missions or quests that you could complete to win / find these items.

The in game shop would probably take you to your account on XBOX live (if you have one) and the special items would exchanged for XBOX Live points, just how many points per item remains to be seen.

The MMO World of Warcraft from Blizzard has recently introduced an in game shop to purchase items for real money although we understand there are not many items available, so maybe they are testing the water to see how things pan out or how much money can be extracted from gamers! We will watch how this turn outs.

There are some heated debates on the net regarding these micro transactions or in game shops, but our view is simple, don’t get worked up, if you don’t like the idea or feel you are being ripped off then simply Don’t buy the items and avoid the shop.

This in game shop has yet to be confirmed, we will keep you posted.

A lot of rumors are circulating on the net about the story line for Fable 3 (III). This is the outline as best we see it at the moment but this may all change depending on what hints Peter Molyneux, Lionhead Studio’s and Microsoft give.

In the beginning, you start as the child of the Hero from Fable 2 (II) approximately 30 to 50 years on from Fable 2 (II). You have to over throw your father/mother (the king or queen of Albion, how ever you see it) by uniting various groups, factions and opponents of the king / queen.

Peter Molyneux stated “Ultimately you overthrow that terrible tyrant who rules Albion, but to do that you have to make some promises“.

We can only presume that the aim is to become the ruler of Albion and once you over throw this tyrant, you decide how closely you wish to stick to these “promises” you made, thus if you become good or evil, pure or corrupt.

A lot of rumors are saying that this is only the beginning of the game but we think it will be a large part of the game as the trailer states “The race for the crown has begun” suggesting there may be other usurper’s or claimants to the throne, as the Hero was encouraged in Fable 2 (II) to play the field as it were.

It’s possible that there could be other coup d’état’s from half brother’s or half sisters and you may have to make alliance’s with these usurpers or destroy them depending on how you decide to play the game.

Another rumor is that your in charge of Albion’s economy and you decide what to do with the money, giving you the choice to become the Cherished Leader if you decide to look after your people, doing good deeds like giving your money to charity etc.Or you may choose the path of Ruthless Tyrant by keeping the money to yourself or destroying your enemies or imposing draconian laws on your people.

I think the quote “Every action has a reaction” will be the basis of the game.

Ultimately these are rumors and we will update the blog as more information or rumors surface.