According to a new rumor, Lionhead’s impressive Kinect tech demo Project Milo, where users could interact with a boy named Milo, has been canceled and the technology has been moved to other Lionhead projects, like a Kinect update of Fable 3. Furthermore, the 19 people that worked on the projects have been fired from Lionhead, which is never a good sign.

If you thought you’d be getting the full game on the disc with Fable III, boy were you wrong. Peter Molyneux has recently said that while the disc will contain “the big episodes” players will be able to download additional episodes in the future.

Now I’m all for advances in technology and what not but remember back in the day when game developers would just give maps and other content away for free in the form of updates? Sounds crazy now a days, doesn’t it?

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If you’ve been following Fable 3 you’ll know that there was no mention of a PC version of the game. This doesn’t come as a surprise considering there was no PC version of Fable 2. However, there was a PC version of the original Fable which had PC gamers everywhere satisfied.

Luckily, at this year’s GDC, Peter Molyneux took center stage and said that he would love to see the Fable franchise on the PC. He didn’t state, however, that the game would in fact be hitting the PC. So, we’ll just have to assume until an official announcement is made that we won’t be seeing a PC version of Fable 3 dropping anytime soon.

The Fable franchise has grown pretty good since the original title hit store shelves. Peter Molyneux let us know that the original title sold around 3 million copies while Fable 2 sold around 3.5 million. However, in order to secure the franchise’s longevity, Fable 3 is going to have to sell a lot more.

In order to reach the coveted 5 million copies sold that Lionhead is going for, the studio is going to market the game as an action-adventure instead of an RPG as that genre consistently sells better.

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If you hadn’t figured it out yet, there will be a Fable III. Between Peter Molyneux’s fervent love of the series as expressed in every interview along the way, the financial success of a game that almost always guarantees a sequel and the less-than-subtle hint in the downloadable content pack ‘see the future’ you should be aware that Fable III is going to get made.

If you STILL need more proof you’ll just have to check out the New York Times. Skip the business section. No, it’s not under science and technology either. The arts? Nope. It’s under the “weddings/celebrations” section. Joshua Atkins, a Lionhead employee is getting hitched Sunday in San Francisco, presumably so he can then sacrifice his wife at the temple of shadows (kidding). In the announcement it lists Atkins as “ the lead game designer for Fable III, a video game series produced by Lionhead Studios in Guildford, England.”

Whether or not it’s a misprint, you should take it as confirmation that Fable III will happen. It’s inevitable.

Lionhead’s Peter Molyneux was promoted today to the Creative Director of Microsoft Game Studios, Europe. Although, Molyneux will still be assuming his responsibilites as the head of Lionhead.

“What you’re not going to see is ten Peter Molyneux games,” Molyneux said. “The value of this role is for someone like myself going in and making those little tiny lights of an idea shine as brightly as possible and ensuring everybody within the organisation clearly understands why we’re making those titles, the purpose of those titles and their importance to Microsoft overall.”

Molyneux will still be assuming the responsilibites as the head of Lionhead.

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Lionhead has recently announced a new promotion they are holding to celebrate the release of the See the Future DLC pack for Fable II. A contest will be held and the winner will recieve a copy of Fable II along with a Fable II branded Xbox 360 signed by the game’s creator, Peter Molyneux.

To enter the contest you’re going to want to head here and follow the directions which prompt you to sign in with your Lionhead account and then click the register button, it’s as simple as that.

First off I’d like to apologize for the incredibly dramatic nature of my posting yesterday regarding the upcoming Lionhead announcement. It seems that I was affected by ‘Molyneuxitis’, classified by medical professionals as the ‘pathological hyping of everything’. The announcement isn’t Fable III, a new expansion pack or a spin-off game, but simply a release date for the “See The Future” content pack.

The new DLC pack will be available May 12th for a mere 560 MS points. Once again there will be a free downloadable item that’ll allow those who don’t want the content pack to play online with friends. It’ll be studded with a few pieces of the content however, including jester make-up, a back flip trick for your dog, a soldier helmet and a few other sundries.

There will be even more content in the pack of course, including new quests, a coliseum where players who’ve already conquered the Crucible can test their skills against new challenges (well, as challenging as Fable II ever is) and win new prizes. More legendary weapons are promised, along with a ‘trip down memory lane to the original Fable‘, so it seems you’ll be seeing the past as well as the future. No, there’s no Delorean, but players will be able to customize their dog a little more. If you’re not terribly happy with the shaggy mutt’s overall appearance you can turn him into a bloodhound, husky or dalmatian.

Lionhead has released some fresh information from “See the Future”, the next batch of Fable 2 DLC which Molyneaux teased about a while back.

Not exactly a look at Fable 3, the DLC will have players saving Albion or leading it to ruin, whichever rocks your boat. Whatever you do, you’ll receive a vision of Albion’s future. which may or may not be Fable 3.

There will be two new major quests as well as new items, clothing, hairstyles, and you can even teach your old dog new tricks. Here’s the deal:

The Ghosts of the Snowglobe Quest: Holding a disturbing secret, the small model village inside it was once a real town in Albion. The people who once inhabited it are now ghosts condemned to endless torment until the shadowy threat that cursed them is defeated.

The Cursed Knight Quest: Forever banished to a land beyond the dead, the Cursed Knight awaits a hero who has the strength and will to dress up in convincing costumes, even imitating a hobbe or balverine, to save him from his fate.

The Colosseum: The Colosseum puts even the Crucible to shame. Only the greatest heroes have triumphed here. Players’ abilities will be put to the test to prove themselves in combat once and for all, to win the ultimate in prizes.

The DLC is slated to hit Xbox Live next month for 560 Microsoft points ($7).

While many developers and studio executives issue simple ‘no comment’ statements when probed or prodded about any aspect of what they’ve got brewing, others like Will Wright and Peter Molyneux are always more than happy to discuss their games, even if only in vague promises of great potential.

IGN sat down with Molyneux at the Game Developers Conference and got his tongue wagging regarding Fable II. Since the game’s release Lionhead has released a single downloadable content pack, which was heavy on new items and short on actual gameplay time. Some of that Molyneux attributes to the fact that work was started on it immediately after the game’s release which meant that they were splitting their focus between Knothole Glade and patching any issues with the game itself.

Now that whatever the biggest issues are with Fable II have been ironed out and Lionhead is free to pursue other projects. Rumors have been circulating that Fable III is already in production and while Molyenux said nothing to confirm that, many things he said confirmed that they’re planning on it. The end of Fable II leaves plenty of loose threads and some of these will be wrapped up in the new premium content pack that will be released this spring.

It’s titled See The Future and it will give some hints at the future of the Fable story. This isn’t an official announcement but Molyneux says they’re not done with Fable II yet and to expect more content. This pack set to add more to the game and not only more clothes or weapons. It’s said to add entirely new gameplay features, new things to do and ‘new challenges’.