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Fable 2 in San Fran!

Published Tuesday, May 13, 2008 4:00 PM by Woody

Sam has been keeping us up-to-date on Microsoft's Showcase event in San Francisco. The 'big-ish' thing we mentioned a couple of days ago is now known; Fable 2 has an official box! This is how you'll see it the shops:

Last week we had some visitors in our offices; two big groups of European jounralists got to see Fable 2 up-close and personal. They'll be publishing their findings in the upcoming days including the 7 new screenshots which can already be found here.

And here are some of the previews we found already, we'll keep the list updated as the day goes on. Even if you can't understand what they're saying, some of the previews are worth having a look at just for the pictures or the video:
http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/fable-2/873857p1.html (Fable 2 Preview, English)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/873/873866p1.html (English)
http://www.xboxlife.dk/sneak/57/Fable2.html (Danish)
http://www.gry-online.pl/S013.asp?ID=40918 (Polish)
http://plaza.fi/edome/artikkelit/pelit/fable-2... (Finish)
http://www.gameswelt.de/articles/previews/4949-Fable_2/index.html (German)
http://www.fz.se/artiklar/20080513/fable-2/ (Swedish) + PICTURES
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=188692 (English)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/873/873600p1.html (English)
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/fable2/news... (English)
http://www.totalvideogames.com/articles/Fable_2_-_Spring_Show (English)
http://previews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1967/Fable-2/p1/ (English)
http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_New_Fable_Game_Comes (English)
http://www.gbase.ch/XBOX/specials/Fable+2%3a+angespielt+in+England (German)
http://kotaku.com/5008990/fable-2-a-glimpse (English)

We've also updated all our websites with the brand new Fable 2 logo.

   

Comments

 

JTGreat said:

yay that looks awesome nice logo
May 13, 2008 12:29 PM
 

patiodev said:

Like the box? Really wish I had it in my hands. Any chance of inviting me to play it. please
May 13, 2008 12:31 PM
 

mikeofblades said:

G o o d [Good] enough for me.Smily [:)] The corruption guy looks really cool.
May 13, 2008 12:31 PM
 

eobaggs said:

That box wreaks of pure awesomeness!  

Love that you guys went with roman numerals instead.  Top job!
May 13, 2008 12:34 PM
 

stomp224 said:

Wow... That is an awesome image!

I love how it recreates the original boxart while having its own identity.... I'll take two! Hmm [^o)]

*goes back to his overdue uni work now*
May 13, 2008 12:38 PM
 

Mathew_01 said:

Wow. Looks really nice, I like the whole puddle thing, works well with the morphing theme.
Ill have to read some of those reports.
All we need know is a release date Smily [:)]
May 13, 2008 12:39 PM
 

stomp224 said:

Haha, sorry for the double post, but I just saw the ESRB warning that "Online Interactions" are not rated by them....


Woop Woop!
May 13, 2008 12:40 PM
 

mortender said:

Yay.. danish Big Smile [:D]
May 13, 2008 12:40 PM
 

booozehound said:

cant wait to play... here's hoping to real consequences in the game! cheers
May 13, 2008 12:44 PM
 

kotarski said:

NICE
May 13, 2008 12:45 PM
 

R4PT0R182 said:

holy crap ...thats...thats...just awesome
if thats really what you morph into at the far end of the E v i l [Evil] spectrum this game is going to rock!
May 13, 2008 12:59 PM
 

nknight134 said:

i love the box art I'm going to use it as my counter-strike source spray now
May 13, 2008 1:03 PM
 

mrskulz said:

I didn't think they could do better then the first, now I not so sure...
May 13, 2008 1:13 PM
 

abc_gum06 said:

sigh this game is gonna be the best ever and...its such a relief to get that update fix. BUT I NEED MOREEEE!!! u should just send me the game...yea that'd do the trick
May 13, 2008 1:20 PM
 

moonfever said:

Can't wait to play it. It's totally incredible!
May 13, 2008 1:22 PM
 

ghostyspade said:

That box is just great!! Big Smile [:D]
May 13, 2008 1:22 PM
 

Rapture_Tourist said:

Great - I like it Big Smile [:D]
May 13, 2008 1:23 PM
 

Harmless-Pain said:

That is fantastic, I love it!
May 13, 2008 1:30 PM
 

toddquest said:

The Box looks fantastic
Any chance we could see the back as well.
I can see it in my hands now Big Smile [:D]
May 13, 2008 1:49 PM
 

moonfever said:

I just noticed they are talking about it being for this Christmas?
May 13, 2008 1:52 PM
 

eobaggs said:

The box says live on it.  Online play?  Huzzah!
May 13, 2008 1:55 PM
 

Onikage36 said:

YEA!!! That is great!
May 13, 2008 2:14 PM
 

Death_Hater said:

Excellent screenshots! Looking forward to the game. Big Smile [:D]
May 13, 2008 2:15 PM
 

Skullfire360 said:

"Online Interactions Not Rated by the ESRB"

Online co-op confirmed?
May 13, 2008 2:18 PM
 

Ecanus said:

I dont think its quite big-ish and all, thats nothing much actually but thats is just so tremendous, awesome, great, eksa-cool... I dont even have such words in my vocabulary that would describe the box!
May 13, 2008 2:21 PM
 

madferrit said:

wow, that looks incredible guys, so the christmas stuff mentioned in the preveiws, is that true or just speculation?
also when is the video diary comming?!?!
May 13, 2008 2:26 PM
 

clarkie15 said:

Gamespot keep giving little bits of info on F2. But nothing we dont already know. But they seem to be updating every 15mins.
May 13, 2008 2:44 PM
 

Jahiri said:

The box is more than awesome!
and I really like the new pictures Smily [:)] especially the sketch one of the guy lying in a rocking (sp?) chair, smoking a pipe, and his dog at his feet. Thats really a cool picture Smily [:)]
May 13, 2008 2:54 PM
 

twelthdoctor said:

huzzah for updates with pretty pictures!
May 13, 2008 3:09 PM
 

OblivionProphecy said:

Well, im nearing tears. This is amazing, the cover is simaler to the last one but thats what I love, its the last cover but so much more. This is all just too G o o d [Good], I honestly hope my 360 gets the red rings soon, so I can have a new one in the mail by the time Fable 2 comes out.
May 13, 2008 3:22 PM
 

kotarski said:

I just read another of peters interviews and he said there was 1 more huge feature we dont know about!!!
May 13, 2008 4:06 PM
 

Tim_NL said:

Really like this boxart Smily [:)] Just tell us what we may not know about co-op!!! I dont wanna wait till E3 2008...
May 13, 2008 4:21 PM
 

troydominice said:

Woooooooooooo Shiny!
May 13, 2008 4:26 PM
 

greenghost5 said:

One word......Awesome! I had sat around quite a bit before qwondering what the boxart would look like, I never thought of it looking like this. But it looks very, very G o o d [Good]. I also like the new and improved lettering for the title. Excellent!
May 13, 2008 5:15 PM
 

blackheart20101 said:

wow just wow  i'm so exicted i cant wait to get my hands on the game and the E v i l [Evil] dude looks kickass
May 13, 2008 5:51 PM
 

OzCool said:

i cant wait for this game. you guys are awesome. i reserved a copy soooooo long ago. keep up with the news  guys, its feeding my hype. Ps cant wait for the new video diary. is it going to be the last one or is there gonna be seven or eight. im just so excited.
May 13, 2008 6:08 PM
 

skiwampus said:

Sweet cover.  I looked at the pics too and they look great.  First thing I noticed is that our hero has teeth.  G o o d [Good] stuff.
May 13, 2008 6:09 PM
 

SternFirstBorn said:

The E v i l [Evil] guy looks realy cool!

I can't wait for the next video diary.
May 13, 2008 6:09 PM
 

joevsyou said:

WOW THAT HYPED ME UP EVEN MORE LOL WHY DONT YOU PUT A OPTION IN THE MENU TO MAKETHE DOGGY GLOW PINK LOL  THAT WOULD BE FUNNY.

LOVE THE BACKGROUND ON THE FABLE 2 PAGE  AND LOVE THE BOX ITS PREETY NEAT  THATS ONE OF THE BEST BOXS I SEEN NO JOKE. CAN WE GET A LINK TO THE VIDEO OF THIS EVENT? OR MABY WAIT A DAY OR TO UNTILL GETS UPLOADED OR CAMRAS WASNT ALOUD IN?


AND  I KNOW YOU BE READING THIS PETER GLAD TO HERE YOU QUIT SMOKE HOPE TO SEE YOU STICK WITH ITS STINKS ANYWAYS

MICRSOFT NEEDGET THERE TAILS MOVING AND REVEIWING THAT VIDEO DAIRY CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT

AND BTA SAM IS YOUR JOB JUST THE WEBSITE MANEGER? OR WHAT ELSE DO YOU DO?

PEACE OUT~~~~~ BIRTHDAY TOMORROW SO YOU BETETR RELASE THAT VIDEO LOL J/KING
May 13, 2008 7:01 PM
 

Mongrel11 said:

The box is pretty cool might be interesting as to what the G o o d [Good] alignment looks like if the E v i l [Evil] looks that ....well dE v i l [Evil]ish...I would assume the release date will be released in not too long of a time frame considering they are wraping up on the game.....i wonder how long it takes to manufacture all the copies they are going to need. looking forward to the new diary ...my birthday tomorrow as well haha
May 13, 2008 7:19 PM
 

mhitman said:

That box art is amazingBig Smile [:D]
omg i just crapped my pants...
May 13, 2008 8:01 PM
 

joevsyou said:

MONGREL11 I DONT THINK IT TAKES LONG TO PODUCE THE DISC IT SELF IAM SURE WHAT EVER COMPANY BURNS THE DISC  HAS HIGH TECH MACHINES FOR THAT STUFF LOL IAM SURE THEY GONNA PRODUCE ALEAST 8M COPIES FOR THE FIRST WEEK RIGHT? LOL BETTER YET MAKE IT 9.5M BECAUSE GTA WAS LIKE OMOST SOLD OUT IN MOST STORES BY THE EVENING LOL  BUT NOT BIG DEAL IN THIS CASE BECAUSE THERE FAR LESS RPG LIKERS VS STRIGHT UP SHOOTER FANS.  I IAM STRIGHT UP HARDCORE SHOOTER FAN BUT YOU KNOW I NEED THOSE BREAKS  
May 13, 2008 8:06 PM
 

shadowc35 said:

sweet cant wait for the next diary and awesome new cover (my brother said he would buy me 1 i should inform him to put it on reserve)
May 13, 2008 8:15 PM
 

caleeboMH said:

wow, that is indeed a classically beautiful cover.  as usual, nothing was spared in the artistry of case!  nice indeed Smily [:)]
May 13, 2008 8:28 PM
 

Over50Squirrels said:

Looks amazing, can't wait to play it
May 13, 2008 9:11 PM
 

Derobrash said:

Liking the previews, they've got me excited.

Seems this keeping quiet thing is about to stop, and the hype machine is about to start rolling. Cool stuff, means a release in the next few months no?
May 13, 2008 9:39 PM
 

Saresa said:

ME WANTS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 14, 2008 1:34 AM
 

krisisme said:

Oh my god, Fable 2 just keeps looking better and better. The screen shots and concept art look gorgeous! Did a concept artist create the box art??

I suspect theres going to be a party on Friday? Or Saturday, once everyone gets enough sleep? hehe
May 14, 2008 1:40 AM
 

demondeath1 said:

Man I wish I could come visit you guys! I am just 20 mins north of the Golden gate!
May 14, 2008 1:44 AM
 

wordsarecool said:

SWEEEET!!!!!!!!!!

and it says xbx 360 only so sorryppl who wanted it on the pcSad [:(]

also if you got to last link (the english one) and go to the botomm of the page
theres other screenshots

if im wrong dont blame me, blame....someone else

this game will RULLLLE
May 14, 2008 2:04 AM
 

jake5674 said:

Awsome design, definetly looking forward to playing it
May 14, 2008 7:58 AM
 

VKS01 said:

What abaut PC version,when it will be avalible?
May 14, 2008 8:11 AM
 

madferrit said:

MY GOD I JUST HAV TO NO EVERYTHING NOW!!!  i wan tto play this game sooooo much, it look  absolutly amazing!
May 14, 2008 9:08 AM
 

cantwaittillautmnlol said:

Wow! that looks really great guys awesome actually I'm sooo excited! Please post more updates soon I truly am addicted ;-)!
May 14, 2008 10:39 AM
 

nathan134679 said:

wow thats all i can say i think kylie minogue says it better lol anyway that case looks so cool i could spend all day looking at it but when will the video diary 6 be out please. you guys at LH rock
May 14, 2008 11:48 AM
 

Swigsta said:

it looks crazy awsome! i think it's better then the fable 1 box!
nice job lionhead people!

come out with video dairy 6 already!
May 14, 2008 2:33 PM
 

mcpaddyb said:

No joke, thats actually the best cover ive ever seen. I hope i can "Judge a Book/Game by its Cover". He he. Im gland to see its got the Fable 1 theme, mirror effect going on.
May 14, 2008 3:18 PM
 

JATS111 said:

You know what, i think im in love......


LOL! no, im only joking, but that cover is AWESOME!
May 14, 2008 4:07 PM
 

talktogastong said:

The box is sweet, any idea when when the release date of the release date will be released??(ironic really)
May 14, 2008 10:20 PM
 

SfK-Pyro said:

wow... that is sexy, really.
May 14, 2008 11:06 PM
 

Kraut_Robber said:

Is this one both for PAL and NTSC and will there be a special/limited edition box?
May 15, 2008 4:27 AM
 

bryanrod24 said:

something about the colour red that just does it for me!
May 15, 2008 11:40 AM
 

chucknorriz said:

yea if theres a special/limited I'm getting that one  
May 15, 2008 4:28 PM
 

Altskar said:

I see a live in the top right hand corner, you know what i'm thinking right?
May 16, 2008 6:00 AM
 

beautifulDesign said:

That box is pretty sick. All the new pictures look great as well. The anticipations is building.
May 16, 2008 8:17 AM
 

dragoon7warrior said:

this is the best game box i have ever seen
May 20, 2008 11:42 AM
 

whiteratprime said:

G o o d [Good] link to the old box.
Also. Happy about the change of logo. The original just didnt fit.
May 20, 2008 7:28 PM
 

Razerblade99 said:

That looks awesome Smily [:)]
May 21, 2008 9:05 AM
 

humanite said:

this is crazy love the roman numerals instead of the 2
going final fantasy style eh lol but ya better than the 2 too simple plus roman numerals are roman so who cares
May 22, 2008 12:35 AM
 

slimtrax said:

MY PRECIOUS.Give it to me i must have it.
but i want some collectors pack, or something, with a big poster to put in my roof so i can wake up every day and remenber I the G o o d [Good] times of the previous night playing fable 2.
May 22, 2008 5:31 PM
 

slimtrax said:

thats true, if you look it says : online interaction not rated. It confirms the co-op but im still hoping there will be human vs human battles.
May 22, 2008 5:34 PM
 

etrnal said:

Everyone has posted some really G o o d [Good] stuff, so I thought so should I. Anyways, this new Game Cover has a lot more Detail and catches your eye better! I would also like to see the back but, im sure it will give away more than we know, such as ONLINE!!!! Which by the way is killing me and others of players not knowing!
P.S. Cant wait to hear the news at E3!
May 23, 2008 9:26 PM
 

Hall2Maverick said:

Nice! I'm excited to see the official box art for it, and so far in advance. I know many other developers wouldn't do that. Just goes to show why Lionhead is the best... they give thier fans what they want.
May 24, 2008 9:25 AM
 

MinTillMassacre said:

I think it's awesome the way it reflects how you can look depending on your actions in the game REALLY well, but I think that the demon would look better black....just a suggestion.  other than that, AWESOME can't wait for it to come out!
May 24, 2008 9:49 AM
 

pharaoh61 said:

I Honestly want to know Can you look like that on the Mirror Image?!
May 28, 2008 1:21 AM
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