thanks for the update, I know people will be pissed and blame you guys, but oh well, you can't please em all.  Such is life in the software world.

no codes?

Awesome But i prefer the BIG NEWS Tell me there's add-ns and new quests available!

It had better damn well be a hard fist smashing.

Thanks for the update so early. I'd hate to hit Friday and have you tell us then

3 minutes to go on my update =)

Can't wait to hear about the BIG UPDATE though!

Oh, waiting another 5 days... :-(

Thx for the update and preview of the new theme!
Did you get my PM for a Pub Game code...?

Stupid (almost certainly noobie) question, but is there any way of previewing what the Theme will look like?  I was hoping that browsing the marketplace on XBox.com would give some indication of what I'm getting for 250points, but I can't see any particular details.

I thought this kind of "preview" was something the NXE was supposed to provide...

No pug games code today? Gar been trying my luck for two weeks and this is the best Ive done so far. Heartbroken. Exciting stuff though can't wait for the upate

CODES

The new dashboard looks sweet i think ill download it before school

can't wait for big news!!!

I feel as if, Microsoft really does not have a say in what you announce to us, Its your game, everything you guys have put into it, You guys know now whats gonna happen your gonna have more little kids and immature people crying and pissing and moaning because you could not announce this. you should send me a e-mail telling me what it is look at my gamerscore for the game and my seconds logged in the game and im fourth on elders I feel as if maybe I should get to know. plus they dont know your sending me a e-mail anyway.

Very nice looking theme that old GoW2 one was looking tired.

It really better be a big announcement or the forums will get flooded with whiners and trolls.
Either way, looking forward to it!

the one time i make it top 20 there is NO CODES!!!!! ): can i have a code prrety pretty pleEEEEEEEEEEEase!

Knew we'd be getting something nice for the NXE. Gonna get that suckah onto my 360 as soon as it stops being so finicky.

I downloaded this theme, it's very nice. I like the use of old style houses for my friends list

Man, this theme is great and all but seriously.. i pre-ordered the LCE fable and i didnt get pubgames. Can i please have a code?

code please? still need completionist

cheers for the small news about the big news, waiting with baited breath

Thx for the theme !

Awesome theme...Can't wait for the announcement.

wow guys stop asking for codes constantly, seams like its only thing you come to this site for.
great looking theme, cant wait till i get home to get it.

No codes...?

Would be using that theme right now but it's 250 points, and i only got 200 and no money

Oh well, installing F2 to HDD now.

WOW

looks very nice

this looks like a theme for me


no new pub codes???

i really wanna play them

any posted are used by the time i finish work

Cool theme gonna download it now.

Thanks for keeping everybody in the loop! All things...

That theme looks great, I'll be downloading it right after work...

hum ... well, gotta admit that I'm one of those people begging for codes ... but I'm now eagerly awaiting Monday as well.

BlueHelmet667 said:
"hum ... well, gotta admit that I'm one of those people begging for codes ... but I'm now eagerly awaiting Monday as well."

same here

Great theme! Ill purchase it later (so that it counts towards the Download and Win comp! )

The hero of our tale is a man whose fame spread far and wide; villagers from around the globe would approach this figure with worship and begging.

"Codes! Patch! Codes! Patch!," they would chant, taking every opportunity they say to speak and make their voices heard.

Our hero was a steadfast sort- he would openly give to the community, but he had other obligations he must answer to. Still, some would approach with an unusual air, opting to take a different approach to their chanting.

"I too, am a hero, and I understand the plight that we both have, listening to our guild captains and obeying their every command- lest we be deemed villains and hunted down by our peers," said the fellow, "and you can rest assured that that which you do not give to those who chase you to bask in the glory can surely be trusted to me."

The man was thick of wit, but lacked credibility and came off as somewhat pompous- the hero thought twice, and merely remained silent as he continued off on his way.

"Right then," said the fellow, "I will wait to hear from you here!" A hint of impatience rose from the man's voice at the end of his sentence.

The hero's decisions continued to shape the world around him.

... and the satire continues! Cheers.

Love the new theme. I can't wait to download it and the NXE when I get home. Monday is just five days and it's a solid date

Thanks for they update, the big annoucement has intrigued me alot!
Any chance of some codes for us loyal followers!? pleeeease )

already Dl it b4 im glad thats not the big news! like we want more quests storie content levels SOMETHING!

patience is a virtue i supose, how about a code for pub games to make up for it
please!!!!!!

Fable II theme for the NXE? I'll take it.

Is the big news that you're sending me a Pub Games code? Because that would be swell.

Very happy to be able to install the game on my drive, even though I'm stuck with a lowly 20gig.

How is giving people the option of paying for another theme news in any way? If it were free, that would be news... otherwise it is just information.

It might be more helpful if two people stop by Microsoft to slam their fists on a desk really hard...swing through Minnesota and pick me up first

It better be bloody worth the wait and not be some crappy item DLC

24th is marked and I'm ready to go nuts!
Hope it's huge! Keep it up!

What I want to hear for a big announcement is that Lionhead will finally address and FIX the inexcusable issues with this game. People are mad, and rightfully so. We expect answers for a game that feels like its not even ready for a beta test. I feel like I pre-ordered this game for nothing, paid for the LE version for nothing, and paid for a game that shouldnt have even been put on the shelves yet.

Lionhead, open your ears, there are alot of people that are highly upset and disappointed.

sux but what can we do it happened to bungie too

Wow, cool theme, will download it as soon as I can.

Also, can I get a code? They didn't give a code here in Brazil (no Live here, I use the US Live), so I didn't get one when pre-ordered the LE

Looks like a pretty cool theme, might have to check it out after class today.

Looking forward to the big announcement.  I personally hope that it will address the bugs that are present in the game.  They should be dealt with before DLC is offered.

Also, I had to ask...may I have a code, please?

snif snif, no big news.. but perhaps can i have a code for pub games no?? :)

Cant wait for the Big update. What was the update for that i got today for fable 2? Bug fixes? Oh and look at my name. "hint" "hint" pub games!!

Am I the only one that actually bought the Pub Games instead of wait for a handout? @_@'

Anyway here's hoping the update is something for the game. But whatever the case, luck with the bug fix patch.

That looks sweet. NXE is pretty fantastic, IMHO.

codes would have been great as well...
Perhaps the BigNews is that Players will get to play Fable2 with their Avatars?
Or unlocking clothes for your Avatars or something like this...

Oh and damn you! Why announce announcements if you can't even be sure you can announce it! Bloody hell, got my hopes up 'n' everything.

What a massive disappointment. Stop teasing us with stuff you can announce. Way to go Bungie!

Oh well, maybe somehow I will get a random code.

Codes?  I could sure use one.  Thanks.

I know I said asking was low, but eh..Why not? Might I be blessed with a code?

Anyway, thank you for letting us know that it won't be announced till next week, that's better then making up some crazy story about it being released today but cancled because of some crazy thing. However, I am somewhat excited, but also worried about what it might be.

Thanks again for letting us know!

The new dashboard theme looks cool, to the max.

That's too bad.  Oh well, thus is development.  Keep up the great work guys, and I hope you don't get hammered with too many code requests ^_^;

I really wonder what the news is....glitch fix coming along also?

O and code please?

Well, I guess we wait another 5 days for the announcement, darn MS. But I can't wait to down load the theme!! Thanks Sam!!!!

Well... Im happy to hear about the theme. But it is kind of disapointing that we could not hear the news.. but hey patience is a virtue right? And You can always think that this announcement has to be SO big and SO great to not allow lionhead to announce this yet..


I can't wait.. thanks for telling us sam.

Very nice.  Hopefully this will be like my limited edition content:  available to everyone for free.

Can't wait until the announcement, but do you think I can get Pub's Game code to pass the time?

Can you email me a pubgames code please

the theme is not for free, it costs 240 points... very expensive

Wow! great looking theme. Will have to download later tonight.

Could i possible get free pub games code, please? It would be like lottery win to me! (no really, i meant it, lol) haven't checked that theme yet, but why it can't be free (i don't want to buy 2100 MS just for 1 theme, i'm so wierd) and i really like ( and )

Thats a cool theme but were are the codes.

No codes?

240 points? What a nice, expensive celebration.... No thank you, even if it's really beautiful

tut-tut...i wouldve expected to be notified sooner that you couldnt let out the big news...anouncing announcements then waiting to unanounce them...distasteful to let ppl wait on the edge of there  seats for not. how would you feel if i fell off my couch? lol i kid cant wait!

cool theme, looks the best out of the ones i've seen so far
not paying for it though

On Monday?
Thats hard.... but hey, a code for the pub games would be nice to be still alive for the big News pleaseeeee

Bummer! I was hoping to find out the news soon. That's a cool theme, though. Although I've never paid for a theme and, unfortunately, don't plan on starting now.

seriously the SPAM about pub codes is getting really annoying now ur all goin on like its uber amazing or something god u throw a dog a bone and it bites ya blomin hand off.... go buy it if u want it sooooooooooooo badly that in every post you ave to say "Code Please" like ...... who has OCD! however the theme should have been free as should all game themes but it looks ace so go download ... and you call yourselves fans.?    

I Just won $50!!! I bet a co-worker that Lionhead wouldn't announce ANYTHING this week and would blame someone else for not making the date, again. Now it's like I never paid for this sub-par game! Thanks Lionhead!

To axtedeath: maybe everyone don't want to buy MS points just for 1 arcade game (like me) and it's cost like something, i spend 10 $ to game than some arcade that i i can't sell (but now there is 1 theme and 2 arcade games i want, but i still won't buy MS points) and it doesn't make me fan if i buy theme etc. etc. you can still be fan, if you think that, i wound't be fan of anything....

Now I gotta wait longer for the dog armor announcement.. Great.

Code plzzzz =)

I'm glad the new theme wasn't the big news. I had a worried couple of minutes between seeing the theme on live and checking the blog. Thanks for the update and news that we have something even better to look forward to!

i'm ready to picket at Redmond!  I'll hold the dummy, you punch it to intimidate the people at Microsoft.  it's a fool proof plan.

Thanks for excluding the fact that this isn't free.  

Ok, ok, it is an awesome theme and I'll likely buy it - but I have to express a little bit of sour grapes about it the cost.

Lousy Fable II, bleeding my pockets dry with your enticing ways!  

You want us to celebrate NXE by throwing money at you for a background wallpaper and a few building backdrops?  Count me out.  This stuff should be free for people who purchased the game (unlockable via achievements would be nice, or as a code included with the packaging to promote new purchases over used ones).

Hope the big announcement doesn't require more micro transactions.

I hope that the announcement is DLC, like quests, items, clothing, or even new areas. It would be cool to go to Hook Coast or Knothole Glade 500 years in the future. Oh yeah, send me a pub games code, Please!!!!

Nice theme, but I won't pay $3 for it.

So alot of people can't even play Fable 2 because of game ending bugs, and they expect us to PAY for a theme???


You have just lost another customer, Lionhead.

Make sure you slam your fist on Steve Ballmer's desk.  Attack his weak point for massive damage!

Well, thats too bad about the update, but i'll be waiting till it does come, and until then, trying to get a pub game code lol

Hope the big annoucement will be a REALLY big annoucement ^^

May i have a pub games code plz ? Thx by advance

It would be nice if people that already paid for the now useless original Fable 2 theme could get this one for free. Or like BenedictBlakBrn said, to get it from other activities. But one thing is certain, I wont be spending my points on this because I've already paid for the last one.

I'm going to be downloading it down! Looks pretty cool so far, I'm still in the middle of downloading the dashboard update.

If you have any pub game codes left I'd love one

what a f*ing joke.

fable 2 )

please may i have a fable 2 pub code

Hmm...NXE theme free for Limited Edition buyers?

I can only dream, I suppose Thanks for the update, Sam!

Well, to all those guys after a code, here is a spare I've had sitting in my mailbox.

I hope its the one I didn't use, otherwise I'll post up the other code.

Have fun who ever gets it first, and no fighting.

HFT9Q-R4QQF-DCJVW-KTVJ4-QHWCB

Patience is a virtue right? I can wait 5 more days. I hope it's new quests!

As much as I Love Fable I can't help reading this type of thing without sighing. The LCE still hurts. I wasn't going to even get it because I knew about the missing cards but alas my parents weren't as up to date as me -_-"
I knew they were getting me a game for my b-day. They even called me because they couldnt remember if i wanted Fallout 2 or Fable III rofl.
Stupid EB games sales person. 10 - 1 the guy knew about it and still made them pay an extra 20 bucks for it....
I didn't have the heart to tell them about the missing card...

Aaaah, more waiting, I hope all this building of tension doesnt lead to letdown.

Hey Sam.. I don't know if you're the right guy to talk to about this, but perhaps you could pass this on to the folks that made the Fable II Theme.

I have some ideas for things that would make additions to the really nifty Fable II theme {which I think is totally awesome}, I'd like:

-a Lionhead Logo T-Shirt for my avatar
- Some type of Fable II style headwear for my avatar
- The Chicken Suit for my avatar! (Great for making your friends laugh out loud on XBL)
-any kind of unique Fable II clothing/accessory/item for my avatar. For accessories: Swords maybe? Or a Lute?

Let us show even more Fable II pride!

to b0wl:  lol eb staff do that all the time they are sales reps. bsesides mum and dada probelry dont play console games, but it is a rip off for 20 bucks.

Fist slamming get everything done! lol

thanks for the update Sam, the game rockz0r as ever!

Oh well, its not like more waiting changes anything,
Thanks for the update.

i failed again as this is the closest i've come to being anywhere near getting a pub games code..

I don't know if I can stand all of this excitement.  Anticipation is killing me, I have to admit.  Thanks, Sam.

Hi Guys, by chance i happen to have a non used code to download pub games for free. Im happy to give it to anyone who can give me the doll achievement. Dont care for the dolls, just want the achievement. I have the Lucien Doll and Hero doll, so either you need these dolls to complete the doll achievement or u got all 6. Just post here ur gamer tag and or email and i'll check back here in a day, and work something out.

Later Rodie

Haha, love the theme, but the name of the friend is killing me! "BIGnewsIScomING"? Seriously?  Haha, anyways, I love the theme, and I can't wait for Monday!

Fable theme! HAZAA!!

Wow! the NXE Fable II Theme looks nice... Think I will download it =D

Nice Theme

damn.. looks nice! i just might have to get that once i get points..

pub games code please. ill consider it an early x-mas gift. thanks a bunch.

u tell those microsoft people,Sam!!!!!!!!

Great game, and I'm glad to see that you're responding to the Pub Games issue.

So, on that note...

WILL YOU PLEASE SEND ME A CODE??

Thanks!!

I'm going to place my money on it being an expansion announcement. I would prefer fixes to many other things, but if its big enough to make the game work easier then let is be written, so let it be done!

nicely done theme guys!!!

Btw, is tehre any chance I get one of these codes for pub games?
Thanks a lot. It would make me really happy!

Cheers!

Lol. I missed the codes again methinks.

Wow. Now who could have seen this coming. Lionhead sets the community up. The Lionhead knocks them back down. Blame Microsoft all you want. You know seems to me you guys would have gotten with microsoft about this anouncement sooner. Oh and awesome for telling us we have to wait till monday, but please go buy our theme for 250mp. 250 for half a screen worth of artwork. Atleast epic gave away a nxe theme. They have some you can buy as well, but atleast they made an attempt to make everybody happy.

Curses!

Ah well its only 4 days.

YEAH... *only 4 days* until we get another anouncement for an anouncement... and uhh hows that code coming? im pretty sure im legally fit to have it...

Looks nice, is this a paid content?

I hope there are still codes to come, hopefully this announcement will be worth all the screwing around, doesn't make you guys look too (especially replacing the announcement with an overpriced wallpaper).

Can't beleve the number of whiners there are here. If you don't like lionhead's way of doing things...then don't buy from them. Don't get me wrong Ive had my share of dissapointments when it came to Fable 2 i.e. everything that happened with the LE but i, just like everyone else who bought it, had the choice not to do so. At the end of the day Lionhead above any other game studio goes out of it's way to interact with it's fans. That is to be commended so why give them so much grief?

I'm reminded of that episode of The Simpsons and Bart's talking to Comic Book Guy about Poochy the Dog.

"What right do you haveto criticise them?"

"I feel the owe me"

Lmao

Oh my god, I NEED that theme. It's so amazing. Great job on it and I look forward to the big announcement.

Like would it not be cool if that theme was free for all Fable 2 LE owners ?

Compensation for the loss of all the ies, and all that went wrong with the game and the disapointments we had to suffer ?

Fable 2 is an awesome game, but im still disapointed by the loss of all the nice LE stuff!!

and i heard that theme was like 250 gp wich is way to expensive for just a theme, so what you say SAM ?

Ok so I bought and loaded the theme......looks nothing like what is posted above. Only thing I got was a background picture of the hooded seerress(sp?) the same as my pic. Nothing else changed. When on my friends screen still is the same stuff that is on there when you first start up NXE.

Are you sure you didn't buy the "Bringing it Home" theme?

Um. So, no announcement, and we get to buy some of your stuff?
Should I be excited?

Why aren't the LE people getting this for free, seeing as you shafted us. Go and talk to the Fallout 3 people if you'd like some help on how to put together an LE.

Rodie:

My gamertag is slappypyne

drop me a line, add me as a friend, and I can help you with those achivements

And that, my friends, is why it's a bad idea to announce an announcement, ESPECIALLY when you're a developer with a reputation for hollow teasing/not being able to follow through on it's promises.

mudron your a noob
sorry to say that but really no lionhead no fable!!!!

What about us that already bought the old theme? Do we have to pay again for a different one? Hope not but knowing Microsoft they'll probably suck me for every last penny I have.

" Ok so I bought and loaded the theme......looks nothing like what is posted above. Only thing I got was a background picture of the hooded seerress(sp?) the same as my pic. Nothing else changed. When on my friends screen still is the same stuff that is on there when you first start up NXE.  "

I lol'd irl.  That is the 'Bringing it Home' theme, you want the 'Albion' theme!

I don't understand... You can delay the news, so it's more properly put together, but you can't do the same thing to the game?

I'm confused as to why that is...

If calling out a talented developer on it's unfortunate tendency to disappoint people with needlessly grandoise promises makes me a "noob", then damn straight I'm a noob.

if ur all so dissapointed make ur own games.......     Point made?

Might we see Hobbe outfits for our Avatars next?  Perhaps free for us LE people?  *winkwinknudgenudgeknowwhatimeanknowwhatimean*

Awww the day i was i had microsoft points, today its a cool theme imo.

I bet that's frustrating. Now I really wonder what it is?

If by your favor I might get a Pub 2 code, I shall do a little jig.

The super big thing is this: an announcement regarding Fableness, perhaps acknowledging that the story of Fable is, ironically, not actually a fable in the strictest sense of the word, or so the clever fox told me.

sweet violence is ur 1st resort to a frustration situation a big thumbs up.

Itadakimasu!

The layout is Amazing I just hope that the news is epic enough to make me want to play Fable Again. >.O

"if ur all so dissapointed make ur own games.......     Point made?"

That's absolutely retarded. That's like telling someone who just plopped down $60 for a broken kitchen appliance that if he's disappointed, then he should start his own microwave-manufacturing business.

Point not made, friend. In fact, point most definitely, entirely *missed*.

Axetedeath, you are ridiculous.

Are you honestly not disappointed with this game?

Now, take note that disappointed doesn't mean that you hate it. It simply means that you aren't satisfied.

I, for one, am very disappointed. I guess I should have seen it coming after Fable 1, but I thought "Oh, they learned their lesson." I was wrong.

They said there would be a 12 hour story if you rushed to finish it; I beat it in 4.
Limited Edition; basically a joke.
Glitches up the vaj; how do you manage to ship a game with that many glitches?

The bottom line is that Fable 2 is an unfinished game. Peter can't honestly tell me that he accomplished what he wanted to accomplish with it. It is simply unfinished.
I didn't say it sucked, I said unfinished.

Now, Lionhead fanboys, feel free to attack me.

Game developers need fans more then we need them. Without fans buying games they fail. Now if we all made games then wo would buy them??? You are allowed to have your opinions, but don't deny other people theirs.

Theres a game called ninja blade that just put out a nxe theme for 250 mp. Along with it came 5 pieces of clothing for your avatar.

Gears of war put out a free nxe theme. Not to mention have been giving out free golden weapon lancer codes. So don't act like Lionhead is doing everything to make people happy.

Alot of us don't want to have to buy Fable 2 the lost chapters to get a complete fable 2 experience.

Lionhead is a great company and puts out one of my favorite games in fable  and fable 2. I used to only play sport games and shooters until the fable series came out and was just blown away by the commercials for fable. I had to have that game. I'm glad I did because it changed the way I looked at games.

That being said I know I'm not the first fable fan and I don't think I'm more of a fan then anyone else. I just want lionhead to make the majority of it's fans happy and the way things have been going over 2 million people bought fable 2 and almost everyone that got the Limited Edition got screwed. First thing I did when I got my copy I pooped in the bonus disc only to get mocked by the travelling hobbe video.

Then Microsoft decides okay we are gonna give everybody that asks the "exclusive content" . People not being able to finish the main quest, other various glitches. Now I know lionhead didn't want any of those things to happen, nonetheless they happened. I know we can all expect downloadable content to be the anouncement, but I can also guarantee they'll be a hefty price on it. END RANT.

pub game code plzzzzz....

I'm eager to hear the announcement, but I fear it's going to cost us even more money.
I paid extra for my LCE and had to fight for my code, and everybody who didn't pay for it got it for free. Do you know what would make up for it?

A Pub Games Code! *hint hint* *wink wink*

I really want it badly!

down in 2 minutes, I am cool Big Smile

sam please I need a code pub game because my game live will expire next week, you can send me a pub game code by e-mail? my email is luccaslive@hotmail.com please appreciate the attention

Thanks a lot.
I don't believe that anybody likes to have somebody coming, hyping something up, and then coming back and saying "hey guys, we can't show whatever we had".
For real, that's not really cool.
Now just watch, when you guys really say something that will come, there will be a crazy overhype, and then when it actually comes out everybody will just say "what is that?"
So yeah, you guys kind of need to learn how to not hype everybody up.

okay, seriously people, i know you just want the 1000/1000. we all do, and i know your just asking politely but it sounds like begging and/or whining (and yes i know, everything on the internet does). but can't you send it in an e-mail instead of a comment? i think lionhead has been very generous by giving out codes anyway. most companies *cough* Activision *cough* wouldn't even give stuff like this away for free.

when they post new codes they'll post them.

either wait or send an email please.

Thank you.

Hahaha Iwantmyhobbe pooped in the bonus disc and was then mocked.

What a fool.

It's the 24th (where I live.) What time will the announcement be released?

I'd like to know the same... When will the big announcement be made?
What is the big announcement?

still no announcement ...

now you're just stringing me along!  you guys are lucky i'm addicted to the game and just can't get enough.    

Hmm... It's exactly 11:27AM on Monday November 24th, 2008. I'm assuming they're going to make this announcement towards noon their time?? You know how developers are. ;P

Well, it's the 24th and 17:42 in Norway, still no announcement
Could you tell us a time?

ITS ALREADY THE 25TH HERE IN SINGAPORE!!! Could ya hurry up on the announcement please? =D

hey just check the xbox website everyone......

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2008/1124-fable2pdlc.htm

(sorry you'll have to cut and paste that)

also check out the main page here and you'll see Knothole Island

Cool I hope to get that theme some time soon. Looks nice and nice blog.

On the 24th eh? Well it's now the 29th, and we still have nothing...

I expect a photo of a bruised fist on here soon!