Lionhead Studios released a patch for the Fable 2 Pub Games that resets the Fortunes Tower leaderboards and fixes the famous gold exploit.

Peter Molyneux said a few days ago that this was an "intentional" bug, so how come they are fixing it now? And will Lion Head keep their promise to "punish" those who cheated?

I guess we will have to wait for October 21 to get our answers…
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The parade of bloviation about the Fable II Pub Games exploit just will not die down. Of course, first Peter Molyneux said that cheaters would be "in for a surprise" if they tried to transfer their ill-gotten wealth to Fable II, once it releases. Then a couple sites spotted something curious in IGN's Fable II preview, in which Molyneux implied the glitch was actually a deliberate inclusion. Now Lionhead Studios has put out a patch, although someone is claiming that drive maintenance will reactivate the exploit.
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Console Monster writes: "We have just added the Achievements for Fable 2 on the Xbox 360. The list rewards players for completing certain activities within the game or seeing another Hero do so. The list is identical to the leaked list back in August but we have the images for the full list.

The list contains 50 achievements worth 1000 GamerScore:

The Pooch Pamperer - 5 GamerScore
Play fetch with your dog, or see another Hero's dog play.

The Archaeologist - 5 GamerScore
Dig up something the dog has discovered, or see another Hero do so.

The Dog Trainer - 5 GamerScore
Teach your dog a trick, or see another Hero's dog learn one..."
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MCV: Lionhead Studios boss Peter Molyneux has spoken of his concerns over the restrictive nature of 'core' and 'casual' games – adding that development of the latter 'are frowned on a bit'.
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"Fable II" creator Peter Molyneux on committing yourself to spending three, four or five years on developing a single next-generation game...
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Eurogamer writes: "Peter Molyneux has claimed that the Fable 2 Pub Games glitch, which allowed bets to be increased ten-fold by some timely button pressing, was absolutely intentional.

And those who cheated, will have a surprise waiting for them in Fable 2. The crafty old blighter.

The Fable 2 Pub Games are rubbish, but allow players to accrue gold that can be transferred into Fable 2 when the game launches on 24th October."
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MTV Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek writes:

"If you're like me, you play morality-filled games as a generally good person the first time around. The second time, you experiment being the bad guy.

Stephen Totilo asked "Fallout 3? producer Todd Howard if he'd solved what Totilo called the "Han Solo Problem," where it's seldom as fun to play as a mix of nice guy and bad guy, since games tend to only reward only extreme behavior.

Howard claimed "Fallout 3? hadn't completely solved it, but "Fable II" designer Peter Molyneux told me last week it will be fun to play as a character with mixed morality in "Fable II" because it's difficult to be truly good or evil.

His team may have solved the "Han Solo problem."

"With Han Solo, how good is good? Can you get as good as Luke Skywalker? Even he wasn't truly good."

Molyneux explained one way he prevents players from so easily being swayed to being perfectly good when they play the game is through sacrifice."
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Peter Molyneux has admitted to OXM that "there's low spots in Fable II"

Amongst the problems he is quoted talking about include the lip-sync, animation, navigation and the dog that accompanies you. Molyneux also says that there are "low spots."

"It's no one's fault that these low spots are there, it's just there's a lot to this game," he explains.
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The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has rated Lionhead's Fable II as a 15 certificate. This may not be such a bad thing for gore lovers as you'll find from the report produced by the BBFC.
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Gamers are a vocal bunch, and Lionhead Studios' fans are no different.

Lionhead's senior community manager Sam Van Tilburgh, who's been with the company since "Fable," is the guy responsible for watching over the fanbase as "Fable II" nears.

And while others working on "Fable II" start to plan vacations, his responsibilities are ramping up because much of the community effect comes after launch.

"My crunch only gets worse," he told MTV at this year's PAX. "When the game comes out, people start playing it and then everyone's got an opinion!"
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That Gaming Site has compiled a list of 15 of the most off the wall things you can expect to do in Fable 2 this fall! Hit the jump to see the 15 and give your opinion on them.
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Peter Molyneux recently remarked in Xbox World 360 that he was super-pleased with how Fable II has turned out, saying:

"I'd rate it a 9 out of 10… It's the best, most complete game I've ever worked on."

Source: Xbox World 360 via CVG via Ripten
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Kotaku having an interview with Lionhead Studiou's Sam Van Tilburgh earlier today, told that Pub Games will not be the only way to earn cash for Fable 2.

Sam Van Tilburgh told when the Official Website relaunches, it will include a webgame or two which will allow you to earn Fable 2 gold and will let you unlock items like dye pots and chicken suit's. Gamers will be able to unlock 6-7 special items through the website. You will be able to earn coins through the games, Van Tilburgh Said.

When asked the question if you can earn coins and/or items via Mobile games or Iphone games, Van Tilburgh was cagey about the possibility, but did say he would mention the idea to Peter Molyneux
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Fable 2 is days, if not hours from going gold, Lionhead Studio's Sam Van Tilburgh told Kotaku today. "We have one or two bugs that are keeping us from going gold," Van Tilburgh said.

Van Tilburgh was excited to finally give gamers a chance to check out the game for themselves at the Penny Arcade Expo and so is designer Peter Molyneux. "I've been talking to him about the reaction," he said. "He asks what the reaction to the game has been. What do they think about the combat."

Van Tilburgh said that 97 percent of the reaction has been very positive over the first two days of the show.
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GameFocus: Our dear friend Major Nelson is currently in a state of panic...since his wife (let's call her Madam Nelson) lost most of his Fable II Pub Games money...
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Ripten writes:

"After perusing the recently revealed Fable II achievement list, one of the many that really jumped out at me was The Swinger - 5 points if you "take part in a orgy, responsibly". I'm assuming this means group sex while wearing a condom and remembering to feed your dog.

So is this better or worse than the casual sex you can partake in while playing GTA4, or does the fantasy setting make this more acceptable to watchgroups and legislative douchebags?"
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Rob Purchese from Eurogamer writes:

"Wondering how to transfer money into Fable 2 from the Xbox Live Arcade "Fable 2 Pub Games" due out tomorrow? Good news then, because Lionhead's been in touch to tell Eurogamer how it works.

When you begin one of the pub games, you pick a gambler to represent you across all of the challenges. We'll call ours "Bertie". You can stick with one of these or swap between multiple personalities, and we're told Lynch, Daphne, Maya, Mongo and Poe will be some of the faces on offer.

When you buy Fable 2 in October, create a hero - we'll call ours "Clert" - and then find a Gamesmaster either in a tavern or wandering wistfully down a road. Start playing whichever game variation the Gamesmaster offers, and you will be given the option to merge your hero ("Clert") with your gambler ("Bertie")."
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The Swinger -5g
Take part in a orgy, responsibly

The Paragon -15g
Reach 100% Good or Evil.

The New Hero -50g
Defeat your first great opponent.

The Whippersnapper -25g
Collect 5 gold pieces during the Hero's childhood

the Pooch Pamperer -5g
Play fetch with your dog.

The Archaeologist -5g
Dig up something your dog has discovered

The Dog trainer -5g
teach your dog a trick.

The persuader -5g
Convince a villager to give you a present

The Show-off -5g
Impress a villager with a perfect expression

The Romantic -10g
take a villager on a perfect date.You will need the right location and expression.

More after the jump.
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The event known as E3 has gone through more than a few changes in recent years. Up until 2006, it was inarguably the single biggest, most important trade show and event in the entire game industry. This year, E3 returned to the hallowed halls of the Los Angeles Convention Center, but in a different way. The event itself no longer occupied the entire venue (restricting itself primarily to the central Concourse Hall), and it changed its name to the E3 08 Business and Media Summit. Still, there were plenty of very impressive games on hand, and GameSpot made sure to bring you live coverage every day of the show, both from our editorial writing team and from our live stage show, which broadcast demonstrations of the most exciting games at E3 2008--and exclusive demonstrations of a few other games that weren't at the show and couldn't be seen anywhere else.
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If you noticed in the details to Fable 2's Collector's Edition, there was an "Otherworldly Bonus" for in-game content. Packaged with the announcement were screenshots, including one conspicuously labeled "Fable2_MasterChief.jpg." Yep, that's not just a coincidence, you're looking at a faux-medieval variant of the Halo superstar. (Halo 3 ending spoiler alert) I guess we know what universe he crash-landed in.

And here we thought Minstrel Chief was the only Halo reference we'd find. Fable 2 is coming October 21 for US and October 24 for Europe.
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