In Real Life

Fable’s Concept Art Is Like A Giant Storybook

Emrah Elmasli is a Turkish concept artist who now resides in the UK, where he’s done a ton of concept art for the last few games in the Fable series.


July 1, 2011
In Real Life

The Baggy Pants And Silly Hats Of The Fable Universe

Englishman Mike McCarthy, of Lionhead Studios, has for many a year now been working on the Fable series, bringing us some of the weirdest and most wonderful characters going around.


October 18, 2010
In Real Life

This Fable Game Is As Much An Improvement As It Is A Homage

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Fable fan Jo-Remi is working on a “demake” of the series, a single retro-themed title combining not just the best elements of all three Fable games, but the best elements that were promised and never made it.


News

Fable Is Not Limited To A Trilogy

Action role-playing game Fable III is out this month. Fable III? That’s a trilogy, and trilogies are a good way to end a series.


October 16, 2010
News

Fable II Is Free Right Now

Fable II is supposed to go for $US20 if you download it on the Xbox 360. But, less than two weeks before the release of Fable III, it it now free on the Xbox Live Marketplace.


September 18, 2010
In Real Life

Japan’s Western-Game Loving Porn Star Pops Up At TGS

Noa Torigoe, star of adult films like Max Orgasm and Ultimate Gold, really loves video games. I guess you could call her “hardcore”? But she doesn’t just love Japanese video games, she loves Western video games.


News

There Are Kings, And Then There Are Kings

Fable I and Fable II are both coming-of-age stories. While Fable II does certainly have domesticate elements, Fable III is about settling into adulthood and becoming a king. King is the top. What does that leave for the future?


July 16, 2010
News

Did You Think Fable II Had A Bunch Of Bugs?

Then you have no idea how many didn’t make it into finished product.


June 25, 2010
News

Will Fable III Have Fable II’s Money Exploit?

In Fable II, lazy players like me (hello!) could use a loophole in the game to do something very important: earn lots of in-game cash quick.


April 2, 2010
In Real Life

Stephen Fry, The Voice Of LittleBigPlanet, Reviews The IPad

I’ve left the iPad tag off this story for a reason, because whether you hate Apple or love Apple. Whether you await Saturday’s ascension of the iPad as a second holy day that weekend, or plan to ignore the day’s event entirely. Actor, writer, comedian, the man who gave voice to LittleBigPlanet Stephen Fry’s take on the iPad is an absolute must read.