"Big" Fable II Announcement Temporarily on Hold

[Jared Rea]

"Big" Fable II Announcement Temporarily on Hold

Microsoft pulls the string and calls off the announcement for this week, rescheduling it for Monday, November 24.

Remember the "big" [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/87421] Fable II news that developer Lionhead was drumming up excitement for? The "big" news that was supposed to be unleashed this week? Yeah, so, about that ...

Lionhead has updated its official blog with a acclaimed [http://community.lionhead.com/blogs/fable_2_development/archive/2008/11/19/3232574.aspx] RPG, instead opting for the news to be shared on Monday, November 24. Sounds reasonable enough, but why does this sound so familiar?

This is the second time in six months that Microsoft has pulled a previously planned announcement in the eleventh hour, much to the disappointment of fans. While the Fable II news is not expected to be on as grand of a scale, Bungie's Halo 3: Recon debut suffered the same fate at this year's E3, with a viral campaign and countdown all leading up to a no-show [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/85135-Microsoft-Explains-Bungies-Non-Announcement-At-E3] for the shooter. Recon did eventually receive its limelight at the Tokyo Game Show, an odd place for a Halo title if there ever was one.

As a consolation prize, Lionhead has prepared a Fable II premium theme to purchase on the Xbox Live Marketplace for fans to gussy up their newly minted consoles, which is available now.

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[Melaisis]

I suppose this is what the average mis-guided English language user would brand 'irony'. In fact, this is not irony. What would have been ironic is if Lionhead announced it and no one cared, or they announced it earlier, or already. Instead, this is simply bloody typical of the powers-that-be to pull off. I can safely say that, whilst I didn't exactly expect a delay, it doesn't surprise me.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

I suppose this is what the average mis-guided English language user would brand 'irony'. In fact, this is not irony. What would have been ironic is if Lionhead announced it and no one cared, or they announced it earlier, or already. Instead, this is simply bloody typical of the powers-that-be to pull off. I can safely say that, whilst I didn't exactly expect a delay, it doesn't surprise me.

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[Melaisis]

So there was a thread to announce an announcement, now a thread to announce that the announcement of the first thread is not going to be announced until later.

Is anyone else wondering why the announcement needs a thread to announce it, and why not just hold of on posting anything until we know what the announcement is?

The Escapist: Sure Its Not News, But At Least Its Not Copy And Pasted From Kokatu

 

[GothmogII]

That better be one damn sweet hat if they're putting it off like this.

 

[Susan Arendt]

That better be one damn sweet hat if they're putting it off like this.

Know what it is? In-game ponies. Mmm hmm.

 

[Amnestic]

That better be one damn sweet hat if they're putting it off like this.

Know what it is? In-game ponies. Mmm hmm.

Awesome. The only thing that could make that better is an additional pony costume for your dog.

 

[Ralackk]

The big announcement is that you can play cooperatively properly with both as their main characters, rather then player two being a lackey. This is my prophecy(guess).

 

[Ralackk]

A pimp hat would be awesome, nearly awesome enough for me to change my guess.

 

[dochmbi]

Fable 2: The Lost Chapters coming to Windows in November 2009.

 

[Blixt]

Of course it is being delayed, other wise it would be convenient, and we just can't have that now can we?

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

The announcement better be that I can finnay convince my wife to have sex with me. Seeing as how there is no /begforsex emote

 

[Susan Arendt]

It's a pony IN a pimp hat.

 

[Ralackk]

Pimp my pony?

 

[Pigeon_Grenade]

wait wait, So the New Xbox Experience day.. Had to be focused on that?, instead of a little Announcement... seems like its not so important after all..