dailygamesnews.com - Oh dear, the official Lionhead forums have exploded into an Internet drama with unhappy fans of Fable II's co-op mode shouting in rage (or capital letters) at staff. To make matters worse, a Lionhead staff member posted a picture of handbags which further enraged the community.
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GamersPlatform writes: "Fable 2 is indeed one of the games XBOX 360 owners are looking forward to ever since a teaser trailer was announced years ago. It is no lie that Peter Molynoux did a lot of praising on this game and called Fable 2 a masterpiece but according to a lot of gamers who have played the game, Fable 2 is plagued with a lot of problems which can be annoying, unplayable, and you really just get bored with it. In other words, the hype and praise on this game was a total lie".
It appears that Fable 2 may not quite live up to the hype. In fact, according to Co-Optimus, it looks like we've all been misled as to how the cooperative mode actually functions. Players are unable to bring their character into their friend's game, instead they are stuck with a pseudo random henchman character. To make matters worse there are reports of save damaging bugs and camera glitches.
Joystiq has received a couple reports this evening that some copies of the Fable II Limited Collector's Edition package do not contain the cards required for the in-game DLC content. A GameStop source tells them a company wide email notes that cases bearing an orange "48 hours of LIVE"' sticker include the cards, but copies without the sticker do not.
SnagWire: Good news arrives less than 36 hours from Fable II's release as Lionhead Studios has announced that the update enabling online co-op is finished, and will be available as a 'first day free download' on Xbox Live.
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