Fable video games are supposed to operate around a promise. The three role-playing games spearheaded by former Lionhead boss Peter Molyneux dangled themes of changeable appearance, persistent consequence and pledge-keeping to pique players’ interest. And, yeah, the knock on the Fable games is that they tend to overpromise and under-deliver. However, to my mind, it’s always been better that they reached for something.
Indie smash hit Minecraft will mine its way to Xbox 360 on May 9, Microsoft’s Major Nelson said today on his blog. It will be 1600 Microsoft Points. You’ll be able to play the sandbox game using Microsoft’s controller-free Kinect interface — in other words, you’ll finally be able to dig things with your hands.
What if controllers had feelings? What if every time you yanked a power cord, your console started to scream? What if your games could cry?
Just try not to move your arms up and down as you thumb through these screens for Fable: The Journey, the Kinect game that publisher Microsoft will release for Xbox 360 this year. Who says controller-free games can’t be pretty?
Xbox.com leaked the images last night, and now we’ve got the video of Fable Heroesm Lionhead’s candy-coated four-player co-op journey through the lands of Albion.
Seemingly jumping the gun ahead of next week’s Game Developers Conference, a listing on Xbox.com has appeared for a game called Fable Heroes.
