During their conference at GDC08, Microsoft announced new and exciting details for its upcoming role-playing game Fable 2. Firstly, Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux detailed plans to bring the Fable 2 experience to Xbox Live Arcade. Developer Carbonated Games will be working with Lionhead to release an Arcade preview of Fable 2 which will allow players to dive into the world, pre-release, and earn money to be used in the retail version of the game. Earning money, a very important element of Fable 2, will the the essence of the Fable 2 XBLA release. The XBLA title will allow players to experience the universe by participating in mini-games, like a cross between Roulette and Craps shown at the conference, that will allow players to earn money that can be transferred to your character when the retail game ships.
Secondly, and more importantly, a dynamic cooperative mode was announced. The dynamic coop mode allows a friend to join your experience at any time. Unfortunately the infamous dog mechanic will not be available for player two, but the drop in and drop out coop gameplay is a first for the series and promises exciting possibilities. No date was announced for the release of Fable 2, but we were told the XBLA release will hit weeks before the final product.
Update: For clarification, co-op play has only been announced for local play and not over Xbox Live hence the reason we never mention Xbox Live in the story pertaining to the co-op mode. If the drop in and drop out description above led you to assume it was via Xbox Live we apologize for getting your hopes up.
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2-20-2008 @ 2:50PM
ReaperJDJ said...
C'mon X3F No Gears 2 mention yet. Did you not see what Microsoft Italy did........
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2-20-2008 @ 2:51PM
ReaperJDJ said...
I RETRACT you posted at the same time I did.
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2-20-2008 @ 2:54PM
Adam said...
this is gonna be an amazing game.
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2-20-2008 @ 2:54PM
Arnie said...
I am super excited about the co-op. This is an evolutionary step in co-op and looks super super fun. I for one am glad they are doing this. You go Peter get your thieving husband killed!!
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2-20-2008 @ 2:59PM
Digital Limit said...
Cooperative like this is my favorite kind. Gears of War did it flawlessly and Crackdown almost hit the mark, both of which are games I own for that exact reason. Making singleplayer games more of a social experience is something I love. Bring it on!
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2-20-2008 @ 3:04PM
dunnypop said...
co-op rpg definitely adds to this experience. it will add replay value for sure.
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2-20-2008 @ 3:13PM
Jason said...
This was expected. Peter Molyneux had said he wanted to do this in the first Fable, but was unable to with the current Xbox specs. Dropping in and out is very nice, but no details on it? There was talk about how this would work, but nothing was really said officially.
I love fable, but what I really want is another Elder Scrolls game. Bethesda stated they want multiple Elder Scrolls titles per generation. They also said they are not doing any extra content for Oblivion, so that must mean they are working on the new game now. I want that announcement with juicy screens!
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2-20-2008 @ 3:20PM
SadisticHam said...
If this is full co-op, as in you can do everything in game together and it works well, they have me sold.
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2-20-2008 @ 3:45PM
Loban said...
It's really nice to see single player co-op becoming more popular. This is perfect for those of us who just want to play online with a brother or friend and have fun without having to jump onto a Halo or CoD4 server and get the crap kicked out of us by 12 year olds. I really don't have the time to devote to online gaming, but if I could just jump in a co-op with my bro a couple hours a week, that would be fun.
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2-20-2008 @ 3:51PM
Knight Marquise said...
I am so looking forward to this game.
Of course, there are many "must buys" this year.
So much for the competition stating MS blew their load in 2007 and had nothing for 2008, Gears 2 just sealed the deal.
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2-20-2008 @ 5:10PM
LaughingMan said...
I know it's gimmicky, but that XBLA thing sounds cool. It's a good way to build hype for this game too. (like it needs any)
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2-20-2008 @ 5:41PM
Anticrawl said...
So this is online co-op or no.. If so I'll go put my 60 dollars down right now.
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2-21-2008 @ 5:01AM
Boff said...
Nice! I'm all about the co-op. Gears, Crackdown & Halo3 are fine examples and hopefully this'll be another good one to add to the list.
And I think the XBLA tie-in game is a brilliant idea. Not only for the publicity but the fact you can earn money then use it in the retail game. Very innovative and nice to see people thinking 'outside the box' as it were.
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2-24-2008 @ 2:25AM
White Rabbit said...
Can we get some f'ing same-console co-op? The people I want to play with live in the same house as me and we're all not going to buy our own 360's just to play.
Can you just for once release an online AND a local co-op?
Crackdown was a major disappointment since it was online only
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2-26-2008 @ 5:33AM
Noko said...
They showed co-op over the same console live at GDC!!