There’s no official date set for Lionhead’s eagerly awaited sequel to the original sandbox rpg Fable, but the range of possibilities are being winnowed down. Movies see a lot of big titles being released in the beginning of the summer months and one of the prime times for video game releases hover around the most commercialized holiday season of all: that magical time at the end of the year where people object to Christmas decorations and shoppers dash around, stressed to the bone over the quality of their presents.

Fable 2 will be debuting at that mystical time when money flows like water. Boasting ten times the area as the original and a much deeper level of realism, the game seeks to fulfill the potential the first game advertised. Hopefully it won’t dissapoint!