Fable studio seeking devs with experience reimagining franchises

do fable the lost chapters with new content, balanced spells and upgraded graphics

"a next-generation title with massively multiplayer online elements." Oh, like Diablo 3 or Simcity? Games that contain what people dislike about MMO's, but don't contain the elements people enjoy from MMO's? If so, that's a brilliant idea. Why, both Diablo 3 and Simcity has been successful. Would they be more successful without their pseudo-MMO requirements? Who knows, but companies will continue to claim that they made the right choices.

So basically each next gen game will be some MMO with F2p and mictotransactions and fees for even farting in your room?

I personaly prefered fable 1 over 2 and 3, since it had a mature story line, RPG elements (much more developed than those of the sequels), beautiful art design and it´s just an experience that not many games have manage to recreate. I think that the next step that Lionhead needs to chose, is a more mature and polish game, instead of relying on cheap commedy over narrative. I trully love Fbale, I´ve even started playing all over again for my 21 time and still get inmerse within the story with moments such as the raid to Oakvale, the prision escape, the coliseum and many other moments. PLEASE PLEASE make the next installment what the franchise deserves

Man has vision of what interactive entertainment could be.

Man is excited.

Man shares vision with future potential audience.

Audience lauds man as visionary.

Man works hard to realize vision, but falls short.

Man delivers somewhat less revolutionary project.

Man is shit on by aforementioned audience for the rest of his life, called a liar, and vilified at every mention of his name.

The moral of the story, Lisa, is to never try - Homer Simpson

Fable wasn't too bad, Fable 2 & 3 I really enjoyed, a Fable 4 would be great news.

i just finished playing fable 2 and 3 and i loved them so i wouldnt mind the annoucement of fable 4 plus some new IP

" reimagining"?

here's another franchise you can write off.

I really think Ninja Theory should handle the reimagining. Could you imagine Peter Molyneux and Tameem boasting about the same product at the same time? Heads will explode. They'd probably say the game was better than a cure for cancer, or something.

You guys are retards. Fable 2 was amazing.

The biggest issue the fable had that it was never design to live up with the hype. Ever since fable 1. I enjoy 1 and 2 a lot. But to be fair I was able to speed fun fable 1 with 4 hours in my second play through. I enjoy Fable 2 more because it felt more open, but that's it. I' ll welcome change of mechanics with out shoe honing more kinnect like Microsoft will totally do

yea after that kinect game, they should re-imagine the franchise lol.

Phase 1...hire dev's with experience...phase 2....

phase 3 PROFIT!

Instead of "reimagining one of their existing franchises, why not try and make a new one? The last two fable games have proven to be complete crap. and even Fable 2 was overrated (It really needed to stay in the fantasy-era of Fable 1 before it had all of the industrialization and such.)

If they really insist on treading old ground, than how about Black & White. This game is awesome and has a lot of potential. It's one of the few games that could actually benefit from supporting the Kinect as well. If the next Kinect is as accurate as reports claim it is, than this would be a good route to take.

Myself, personally, I would like to see the return of B.C. Anybody that doesn't remember this should go check it out on Youtube. Really ambitious project that was supposed to be one of the big exclusives for the original Xbox. It deserves a second change IMO.

They 'reimagined' everything after the first game for no discernible reason and everything fell flat on its face. Mongs.

Lol, just man up and make a new IP

Liked the 1st one and I think they should have continued with that timelines few games. Brought in the sidhe as the new shadowy threat. Hell it had a big world to explore.

Love the Fable series but it's always been kind of obvious the developers aren't talented enough to really do what they want to do..... 3 was the most obvious one... I almost feel like they gave up... hopefully they come back from that.... regardless of what people say I was happy with 1 and 2 even with the BS hype that came with them...sometimes you just need to appreciate something for what it is

I just hope their next Fable release will have PC version and be more mod friendly. Mods can extend so much the life of games, to bad not many developers understand that.

Fable TLC was one of the best games I've played and not to mention the story was amazing and the lore of the fable universe is very under rated. If they made a Fable for next gen based on a prequel to Fable 1 i will be in love.

I'm sorry, but imo Fable games were meant to be in the "Guild" time frame. This whole time table thing with going 500 years in the future is dumb.

The system requirements for MMO's are getting steeper and steeper every time a new one comes out. I hope that it's not an MMO, even though the idea sounds awesome. I would much rather have Fable IV, with a focus on console.

I don't know, I hope the heritage they are talking about is Fable, and not the sequels.

Fingers crossed for Fable IV, with a PC version made from the start!

While I can't say much in favor of Fable III, one of the things I do remember about Fable II that made it stand out among most of the games that I've played is the way the world reacts to you. In the beginning know one even knows your name but if you become a hero people crowd around you screaming marriage proposals. Become a villain and entire towns flee in terror at your approach.

I can't think of any other game I've played where the world reacts so strongly to your actions and it would be nice to see it in future Fable Games . . . hopefully with some other refinements.

We toldya to not Create Kinect fable, it was Last Hit to franchise after 3rd game.

Let Bethesda buy it, truly open world Fable? I'd buy it.

"Lionhead Studios, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Studios, has not provided any details on its current project, though recent reports peg this game to be a next-generation title with massively multiplayer online elements."

Fable MMO?

I just hope they make a Fable game as good as The Lost Chapters... if not better. The second game was decent but Fable 3 was dissapointing.

So you take Fable, shit all over it, then reach out for help in fixing it?

Jesus christ.

What are they gonna promise us this time? Watch as the hero grows his pubic hair in real time?

Sadly, Fable is cursed by its name as its games seem to be stuck in time with each release. Even going backwards with the release of The Journey.

Ironic is it's name. Forever it's gameplay as old as a fable.

From when it was first announced to now, it's just been downhill. No one being better than the one before it.

Although I do enjoy the Fable games:

I don't play them for the story- SnoreFest

I don't play them for the gameplay- Repetitive button smashing.

I don't play them for the evil vs. good concept- even though I'm evil every time.

I play them because I can buy houses and businesses and sleep with prostitutes and marry multiple women and have kids that I throw money at in a minimal effort to "Raise" them.

Sad to say it's true and with an 'M' on their games they should really focus the gameplay for a mature audience. The gameplay is so simple, a 5 year old could play it and master it's mechanics. The only thing good about Fable is the fact that you can be a rich bastard who doesn't care for his kids and sleeps with any and as many women as he wants.

As long as Peter isn't at the front, they should be fine. Otherwise it'll be all bark and no bite games yet again.

Hmm... reboots/reimaginings have been kinda hit or miss of late. Still, I'm rather curious to see where Fable will go.

I haven't bought fable since fable 2. The first was fantastic, the second was good/ok, and from there it went to the 3rd= ok/bad, and the 4th was a kinect game and that pretty much says it all

I feel like a beaten house wife, Fable keeps getting worse and worse but I keep going back for more thinking it can change :(