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My calculations

Published Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:46 PM by Sam

If my calculations are right, then you should be expecting something Fable 2 related that has got nothing to do with the video diary today. I am however, not a mathematician...nevertheless keep an eye on IGN today; a little magical bird is whispering something in my ear.

Work drags on here in the studios, I've lost track of what day of the week it is. Is it Sunday? Tuesday? Help!

   

Comments

 

Macksoloran said:

Ok, looking forward to it then. Smily [:)]
June 18, 2008 10:59 AM
 

m_aurbeck said:

Do you know what you have done to me?  I have to work today!  This afternoon will now consist of me on IGN similarly to how I am during a woot-off...
June 18, 2008 11:06 AM
 

captainoflust said:

it is definitely, err. Wednesday. yeah.

I wonder what it will be? Is magical bird a hint?

captain
June 18, 2008 11:18 AM
 

toddquest said:

Cool I'll go stalk that site for a while
June 18, 2008 11:31 AM
 

ghostyspade said:

Maybe it has something to do with a limited edition version????

http://search.ign.com/products?query=fable+2

Could be nothing though...
June 18, 2008 11:33 AM
 

Uzi said:

Release date?
*Fingers Crossed*
June 18, 2008 12:04 PM
 

Gavin23 said:

Cool and its Wednesday Smily [:)]
June 18, 2008 12:08 PM
 

Mortalitis_Infinitas said:

Looking forward to it Sam.
June 18, 2008 12:14 PM
 

killinzone said:

Awesome! cannot wait sam... And it's hump day - so it's it's all down hill from here...
June 18, 2008 12:29 PM
 

PinkSword said:

omg i just joined up yesterday and you guys already giveing me somthing today you guys are awsome :3
June 18, 2008 12:48 PM
 

moonfever said:

Yep, it's Wednesday. Poor Sam, to much stress. IGN, I'll keep an eye out. Hope that little birdie, keeps whispering, in your ear.
June 18, 2008 1:24 PM
 

rafoca said:

Thanks, sam!!!! I love your updates, I love fable 2.. I LOVE YOU, MAN!

MARRY ME NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 18, 2008 1:34 PM
 

Rapture_Tourist said:

I hope it's a little E3 preview or a new video. I guess it is not about the limited edition :/
June 18, 2008 1:50 PM
 

slyslacker said:

Cannot wait, thanks for all the updates and info. Checked out IGN and couldn't find anything yet....hope it is obvious and soon.
June 18, 2008 1:52 PM
 

Vugari said:

I think maybe XBLA game release date or possibly a new preview.  Could be a lot of things I suppose.  Limited edition announced?  I dunno.  Either way, it will be awesome news.
June 18, 2008 1:58 PM
 

nknight134 said:

i wonder if it will be the release date for the arcade titles
June 18, 2008 2:13 PM
 

PinkSword said:

hopefully they may anounce a new weapon in the game say like a GUNBLADE :3
June 18, 2008 2:43 PM
 

Hempinbubbler said:

Sweet......but gggrrrr IGN takes forever to update their site........some magic screens would be sweet or even a 10 sec video of a fire ball cast would be smoking as well!
June 18, 2008 2:47 PM
 

mikeofblades said:

Yeah!!! i'll keep an eye on it.

PS - I'm always losing track of what day it is too. Last Tuesday i thought it was Monday.Smily [:)]
June 18, 2008 3:06 PM
 

ErodeTheSoul said:

Magical bird? Birds sit in trees...
Tree? Trees have leaves....
Leaves? As in, leaves turn brown...?!
Release date?!



....I know it's not going to happen but one can dream. Looking forward to it anyway Smily [:)]
June 18, 2008 3:23 PM
 

JATS111 said:

Wow..... i cant wait! Time to hang around on the IGN site........
June 18, 2008 3:30 PM
 

Chasekidd said:

I see that IGN saays it has an October realease date instead of TBA 2008 so maybe that's it? I've been refreshing IGN all day it's killing me. But yeah seriously I would really like to see some magic. A returnm of summoning maybe? =]
June 18, 2008 3:47 PM
 

JJAce said:

Like someone else said in one of the other posts, I hope they make it obvious because i suck at finding the new stuff XD
June 18, 2008 4:05 PM
 

sonofabear said:

I went on and saw a video I personally hadent seen yet, but it was posted this time last month so I guess thats not it. It was talking about the experience and how he thought it was about time for us to see the magic system so mabye its something on magic....I hope its something like that...or release date, that would be cool..........wow i just noticed im rambleing....and im type rambleing...im shutting up now
June 18, 2008 4:19 PM
 

rafoca said:

I hope it is not about the limited edition nor the release date (MS in Brazil already told us, in a conference, that Fable 2 will be on our shelves in november, so everyone here already knew it would launch in around October in US).
June 18, 2008 4:27 PM
 

slayerofsorrow13 said:

maybe its a XBLA demo of fable 2...
June 18, 2008 4:32 PM
 

Mumpert9 said:

sam i will keep my eyes open
June 18, 2008 4:40 PM
 

pharaoh61 said:

OH that would be Pimpdigity sweetness lol
June 18, 2008 4:40 PM
 

VanDaal said:

Well if it's a magical bird.. the only thing I can link to that is the beginning of the game, where a little bird ***'s on ur head... maybe it's a trailer showing the beginning of the game Stick out tongue [:P]... Well it's just a thougt...
June 18, 2008 4:49 PM
 

MCSignal said:

Hmmmmmm... I think it may be the "official" release of the information Game Informer spilled two days ago, otherwise maybe the release date for the pub games?
June 18, 2008 4:57 PM
 

killinzone said:

still nothing sam... I'm here working/drinking and checking IGN every 30 min... Why don't you just let us in on the secret? come on, pleaseSmily [:)]
June 18, 2008 5:07 PM
 

Ryku_Hisagi said:

we already know that the pub games come out 6 weeks before the games so thats not it.  im guessing some sort of vid.
June 18, 2008 5:10 PM
 

abc_gum06 said:

...hmmm maybe his "calculations" were slighltly off...however im still gonna sit up till i have convinced myself of it
June 18, 2008 5:26 PM
 

PinkSword said:

come on hurry up lol
June 18, 2008 5:54 PM
 

wordsarecool said:

i cant find anything on fable 2 thats "new" on ign, we'll just have to wait and see....
June 18, 2008 5:55 PM
 

PinkSword said:

its a new video called village
June 18, 2008 6:23 PM
 

rafoca said:

"PinkSword said:
its a new video called village"

Is that serious? Big Smile [:D]
June 18, 2008 6:26 PM
 

dpz said:

wowWW !! nice vid !

XD
June 18, 2008 6:26 PM
 

whiteratprime said:

The animations remind me too much of the movies. I was expecting it to be a bit better in that aspect. But it still hasn't ruined it for me because the world looks AWESOME!

Thanks lionhead!
June 18, 2008 6:33 PM
 

PinkSword said:

nice vid lionhead your getting me so excited for this game
June 18, 2008 6:42 PM
 

moonfever said:

Looks like, your little birdie, was right. Video, concept art, and a nice read, on the npcs.
Thanks Sam, for telling us.
June 18, 2008 7:57 PM
 

pharaoh61 said:

Whoah! i just read something on IGN.com it Says Lionhead has set a Release Date for Fable 2... 10/1/08!

Is this true?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!
June 18, 2008 8:32 PM
 

abc_gum06 said:

wow i stand corrected this is awesome!!
June 18, 2008 9:20 PM
 

LadyDraco said:

Think you've already heard what day of the week it is, so I'll just say thanks for updating, it's always G o o d [Good] to hear from you guys.
June 18, 2008 9:22 PM
 

Vugari said:

Pharaoh61, where did you read that?  I can't see that anywhere on IGN.
June 18, 2008 9:50 PM
 

stu_fargher said:

Well.. if anyone shops at EB Games, they've got their release date pegged for September 1st.. I doubt that's right, cause EB tends to not get release dates right... but they're not usually off by much.. also.. and I haven't finished reading the total interview.. but.. I've already noticed something... they talk about this character Giles.. and a character named "Ripper"... and then a few questions later they talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer... anyone find that kinda funny? Sam, I totally expect Anthony Stewart Head to have a surprise voice cameo now. I know that's just wishful thinking, but I wouldn't be above performing favours... to make it happen.. *shifty eyes* .. yeah.. *shifty eyes continue* you know what I'm saying *shifty eyes stop*. hahaha. Thanks for the new info Sam. Cheers.  
June 19, 2008 12:01 AM
 

pharaoh61 said:

http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/741/741361.html
ok Now push ctrl+f  
and in the box that pops type 10/1/08
should be the first result but im not really believin it till i start see'in it more advertised or somethin =/ but would be nice if it was correct =]
June 19, 2008 12:16 AM
 

eobaggs said:

Pharaoh61, that comment with the release date was written by a user: "Posted by: andrewutrt on March 26, 2008 19:06 PDT" Wink [;)]

Anyways, interesting article.  ^^
June 19, 2008 12:46 AM
 

JJAce said:

Awesome article. It made me excited for the game and laughed at the acorn joke at the end. Haha......Arfur tree
June 19, 2008 2:59 AM
 

nice_cuppa said:

fable 2 looks great as usual.

that video was poo though.

hire a new video editor !

when is the next vid diary ???
June 19, 2008 5:08 AM
 

nice_cuppa said:

i still want to know if co-op plays as a team, a power duo.....

or just a hired sword !

will the story account for a team ?
can we marry each other ?
will people talk to us both together ?

me and my girlfriend hope to play through all of the co-op together !

i need to know !
June 19, 2008 5:11 AM
 

Mathew_01 said:

Nice insight into NPC's, conviently launched a few days before the Heroe's video diary.
June 19, 2008 5:14 AM
 

nice_cuppa said:

is this the slowest forum on the net or what ?

lionhead rule !

peter is a god !

fable 2 is going to be sweet !

i hear dimitri is cool too !

i hope you guys are still going to do B.C. that game looks so cool !
June 19, 2008 5:16 AM
 

nice_cuppa said:

i need to calm down.

anybody want a biscuit ?
June 19, 2008 5:17 AM
 

Gunmaster said:

 
stu_fargher said:
Well.. if anyone shops at EB Games, they've got their release date pegged for September 1st.. I doubt that's right, cause EB tends to not get release dates right... but they're not usually off by much.. also.. and I haven't finished reading the total interview.. but.. I've already noticed something... they talk about this character Giles.. and a character named "Ripper"... and then a few questions later they talk about Buffy the Vampire Slayer... anyone find that kinda funny? Sam, I totally expect Anthony Stewart Head to have a surprise voice cameo now. I know that's just wishful thinking, but I wouldn't be above performing favours... to make it happen.. *shifty eyes* .. yeah.. *shifty eyes continue* you know what I'm saying *shifty eyes stop*. hahaha. Thanks for the new info Sam. Cheers.

i just check the ebgames web site it has it's release date as 10-01-08 not September
June 19, 2008 6:29 AM
 

Asset said:

hehe "(and idiots… there are lots of idiots in "Fable 2"Wink [;)]."
June 19, 2008 7:50 AM
 

mangamathias said:

great!
June 19, 2008 11:37 AM
 

Ryku_Hisagi said:

The world looks amazazing, cannot wait for the next diary. Keep up the G o o d [Good] work lionhead.
June 19, 2008 12:10 PM
 

killinzone said:

thats it? I want more! looks G o o d [Good], but the video was more of a tease than anything else... cannot wait for the game to hit the shelves!
June 19, 2008 12:21 PM
 

killinzone said:

just finished the article - effing awesome! Thanks for the heads up sam of 1981 (great year)!

p.s. if you guys ever have a web developer position available I'd be down to help w/ the website (thats what I do) here is my website/portfolio: cre8ive-design.net
June 19, 2008 12:51 PM
 

TerryWrist said:

cooool
June 19, 2008 2:15 PM
 

logoman2 said:

when is fabel2 coming out i realy whant it
June 19, 2008 3:59 PM
 

stu_fargher said:

gunmaster

"i just check the ebgames web site it has it's release date as 10-01-08 not September"

yeah. I saw that too, but when I went into EB and pre-ordered the game, they told me September... and when I went to another location just to double-check.. same thing. September. still not sure just how reliable that info is, but meh.. gives me hope.
June 19, 2008 4:36 PM
 

Gunmaster said:

stu_fargher said:
gunmaster

"i just check the ebgames web site it has it's release date as 10-01-08 not September"

yeah. I saw that too, but when I went into EB and pre-ordered the game, they told me September... and when I went to another location just to double-check.. same thing. September. still not sure just how reliable that info is, but meh.. gives me hope.
thats odd when i pre-order mine gamestop witch Owens ebgames they told me 10-01-08 you think they would have same release dates
June 19, 2008 4:53 PM
 

stu_fargher said:

yeah. that's pretty much my point. .. sorta.. the main thing I'm trying to get at is that there aren't any really reliable sources at the moment. I mean, I don't think Lionhead would be silly like this and let some game provider company to announce the release date. I think that's the sort of thing they want to announce themselves. So yeah.. for everyone out there in the world looking for the release date in some seedy back corner, what you find is probably going to be wrong. Everyone seems to be guessing right now. Just sit back and enjoy the summer. And really, isn't the wait also fun?
June 19, 2008 5:54 PM
 

shadowc35 said:

can some1 ell me whats this thing thats so interesting on ign?
June 20, 2008 2:39 AM
 

kirbyeatsyou said:

interesting..  I heard new music..
June 20, 2008 4:16 AM
 

Hobsik said:

Thank you, the article and the video are great. Smily [:)]
June 20, 2008 5:26 AM
 

shadowc35 said:

ohhhh i found it ye this is G o o d [Good]
June 20, 2008 4:39 PM
 

bryanrod24 said:

is it the populous vid???
June 21, 2008 9:36 AM
 

Mumpert9 said:

yes
June 21, 2008 11:20 AM
 

Shisou said:

It was a neat video and fun to Tear down.  Thanks, Sam!
June 21, 2008 2:42 PM
 

Serpent394 said:

Hello community!

Can someone please tell me what the video was about and what happened in it, my internet is a little slow and i can't watch it, sadly.  Sad [:(]

Many Thanks,
Serpent
June 21, 2008 4:56 PM
 

Serpent394 said:

p.s. i can't find this amazing article everyone's talking about..... i feel so usless.... and a little dense.  lol  Stick out tongue [:P]  can someone give me a link...please?

Love,
Serpent
June 21, 2008 5:02 PM
 

ErodeTheSoul said:

The video was short and sweet, about 53 seconds long and introduced 3 new characters. They are described in the article, which is here:

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/882/882355p1.html
June 21, 2008 5:25 PM
 

randomhero778 said:

This game is going to be so amazing.i remember when i bought the first Fable when it came out,it made me feel like i was in the game.sadly i sold it after i beat it like 7 times but then thankfully they came out with the xbox originals and i got to relive those great moments.im going to definitly buy the Fable 2 Limited Edition Game and Guide,and im going to get the pub games before Fable 2 comes out.I know Peter and the Team put in alot of hours in this game.i already know im going to be a G o o d [Good] guy unless i have to sacrafice my looks,im not that G o o d [Good],and im going to be rich,im going to save up some cash before i have kids too.
June 21, 2008 7:17 PM
 

kingtiger287 said:

the village thing was it? it looked a little interesting, sort of revealing a few characters, but thats not that great. you guys should put something out that makes everyone really excited
June 21, 2008 9:22 PM
 

shadowc35 said:

2 MORE DAYS UNTIL VIDOE DIARY SIX YAYZ!!!
June 21, 2008 11:18 PM
 

Serpent394 said:

Thanks a lot Erode!

guess who's my hero for the day!!!!  Stick out tongue [:P]
June 22, 2008 9:46 AM
 

Serpent394 said:

I just read the article and I LOVED IT!!  I like Giles and Barnum so far.  Barnum looks so cute, like a little mouse or something.  I already don't like Arfur though, sneaky little *mumbles*......but i guess i shouldn't judge until i get the game.  Wink [;)]

Love,
Serpent
June 22, 2008 10:49 AM
 

thejake1233 said:

It comes out october 1st! I'm so glad, since one site told me that it was coming out in December... I nearly shat my pants XD.
June 22, 2008 2:15 PM
 

thejake1233 said:

GASP *SPOILER* it turns out Guiles is really *looks aroung* JACK OF BLADES and Arfur is a G o o d [Good] guy and Barnum... he is the bird that takes a dump on your head!    (In case people actually believe me I'm just kidding)
June 22, 2008 2:19 PM
 

Mumpert9 said:

jake there is no release date set yet the official one is coming out at E3 dont trust what you see jake...
June 22, 2008 8:23 PM
 

moonfever said:

Sorry Jake, it did say that, but it could be wrong. IGN, said that, not Lionhead. Just wishful thinking.
June 22, 2008 8:33 PM
 

ct09 said:

Very nice, i like how the AI is going to be better. But the video was a bit short but still VERY G o o d [Good] !!!!! Smily [:)]
June 22, 2008 8:36 PM
 

xXdark_crusaderXx said:

what time is it coming out???
June 23, 2008 7:28 PM
 

north_child7 said:

Wow i saw it, and loved it!
June 24, 2008 3:05 AM
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