Peter Molyneux announced Fable III during Microsoft’s GamesCon press conference today for the Xbox 360. Months before, Molyneux teased fans that the series might be taking a new direction – seeing that the recently released “See The Future” downloadable content for Fable II teased at that.

“I think there’s something fundamentally wrong with RPGs like Fable… It’s a mechanic that’s been there since the eighties. I’m going to take that foundation stone and throw it away,” said Molyneux when talking about making RPGs “new, fresh, and different”.

In the epic story of Fable III, the journey to rule the throne of Albion begins five decades after the events of the last chapter, and you play as the child of your hero from Fable II. As you rule your kingdom as king or queen, you will be called upon to make choices and sacrifices that will test your morality and can affect your entire kingdom. Themes of heroism, leadership and consequence are taken to a grand scale as you fight to unite a divided people.

“Ultimately you overthrow that terrible tyrant who rules Albion, but to do that you have to make some promises,” Molyneux stated. ”You are going to become the ruler of the whole of Albion. You’ve played in this land in Fable 1, in Fable 2 you became a hero; this time, why not rule Albion? Why not be a king or a queen?” He added, “I want players to feel and experience what it’s like to be a ruler.”

Fable III will deliver a sweeping, powerful story and new innovations in gameplay and Xbox LIVE functionality when it is made available in the 2010 holiday season, only on Xbox 360.

We were told that we were going to see this in the “upcoming weeks”, no pun intended, but we didn’t think that would be this soon.

Today, details were revealed for the upcoming Fable II DLC entitle “See the Future”. The content gives players the chance to heed the call for a hero to restore color and balance to the world, or let Albion fall. Those who emerge victorious will receive the ultimate reward: a quest that provides a vision of Albion’s future and what lies ahead for those born into the heroic bloodline. The new quests in “See the Future” will bring players face-to-face with new characters, creatures, events and legendary artifacts, like:

Murgo – a person that you meet in the childhood part of Fable II how returns to Bowerstone Market to bring an amazing array of new wares; The Ghosts of the Snowglobe Quest – Holding a disturbing secret, the small model village inside it was once a real town in Albion.; The Cursed Knight Quest – Forever banished to a land beyond the dead, the Cursed Knight awaits a hero who has the strength and will to dress up in convincing costumes, even imitating a hobbe or balverine, to save him from his fate; The Colosseum – The Colosseum puts even the Crucible to shame. Only the greatest heroes have triumphed here.

See the Future will offer free unique items including Welley’s soldier helmet, a braided ponytail, pshyco Jester make-up, a new hero expression, the back flip trick for the dog, a collectible Murgo the Trader statue and more. The new content looks set to release in May for 560 Microsoft Points.

[See the Future of Albion via Lionhead]

While it seems that Peter Molyneux is busy working another the next Fable title, he also revealed that he is also busy working on a non-Fable project in which he hopes to reveal at this years E3.

“Lionhead shouldn’t be thought of as just doing Fable,” he said when being interviewed by Kotaku. “Definitely not. In fact we’ve been working on, working incredibly hard, on something else. We haven’t been allowed to talk about that something else because the rule is we have to have something to show, to prove it. Those days of high media concept are gone now and quite rightfully so.”

He added that they are getting close to having showable content, but when being asked as to if we where going to view it at E3 he kind of matrix-ed the question.

“It’s fascinating how E3 has turned itself around,” he said. “It was a show that was on its last legs and now suddenly everyone is going ‘Hey, it’s going to be a big E3′. I think this year E3 is going to be pretty big on announcements from everybody. It’s just a perfect time in the industry. We’re kind of building ourselves up and saving our energy for these big announcements.”

So what is his non-Fable game going to be? Molyneux wouldn’t say, but word on the carpeted hallway is that it will be a squad-based game. Perhaps a new Syndicate be in our future?

There have been many rumors that Fable II will be making it’s way onto the PC, but it’s publisher, Microsoft, hasn’t commented on the possibility.  However, the game’s developer thinks that it is ‘imminent’.

According to WhatIfGaming, Lionhead Studios thinks that Fable II could be coming onto the PC sometime in the near future.

“Fable II has been an enormous success on the Xbox 360. A Fable II for PC users would be likely imminent. Keep checking back with us for more updates,” said a Lionhead rep.

Now, don’t jump the gun. But, still it’s great to see that the developer still has hope about the whole it ‘being on PC’ thing.

Lionhead’s latest title, Fable II did as well as we hoped, it was a very entertaining and fun experience for all that played it. But, that was for the year of 2008, so what is Lionhead planning to do next year, besides the Fable II DLC?

Peter Molyneux, who is head of the Lionhead, has told BBC that the developer is working on a “super secret” project. He goes on to tell BBC that they “might announce it next year.”

Here’s what he said word for word; “And as for Lionhead: now we’ve got Fable II out of the door we can focus on our other project – it’s super secret for now – but we might announce it next year.”

Now, do not expect the title to be released next year, and knowing the team at Lionhead they will most likely take their time with the title. So I would not be surprised if the announce it at this time next year, but I hope we see it soon.

It seems like just yesterday Microsoft revealed that Fable II sold 1.5 million copy’s worldwide since its North American release in October. But now it seems that something else has put Fable into the spot light once again. Today, Microsoft has revealed the first ever DLC for Fable II which is set to be released on Dec. 12 – right before the holidays. The DLC revealed a totally new island called Knothole Island and according to MS the remote island of Knothole is dying. Its golden sands and lush vegetation are covered with snow, its people freezing, its treasures buried.

The pack will be available for 800 MS point via purchase of Xbox LIVE Marketplace once again on Dec. 12. Gamers will be invited to set sail for Knothole Island, where new quests, wondrous items and bizarre characters await. Free and premium downloaders will receive a show of gifts, including Knight’s Boots, Assassins Gloves, a special Weight Loss Potion, collectible silver book and more. Players will also be able to check their standing in over 50 new Leaderboards on Lionhead.com.

As an additional treat for “Fable II” fans, Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Game Studios have created an all-new Albion dashboard theme in celebration of the launch of the New Xbox Experience. Fans who want to show off their “Fable II” pride can head over to Xbox LIVE Marketplace to download the Albion theme, available now for 250 Microsoft points.

[Microsoft announces first DLC for Fable II via SI]

Fable II outsold the software competition in the United States last month with sales of almost 800,000 copies sold. Now, Microsoft has announced that since its launch in the US on October 21, 2008, Lionhead’s Fable II has sold more than 1.5 million units worldwide. No wonder Peter Molyneux was so happy about the sales the other day. This means that this game is the fastest-selling RPG on the Xbox 360 right now.

[Fable II sales reach 1.5 million worldwide via VideoGamer]

“True goodness and nobility is not about saving this person or that person. It’s about how much you’re willing to sacrifice.” This is one of many guide lines for the sequel to the hit Xbox title, Fable from Lionhead Studios. The question is what kind of hero will you be? Will you be a noble hero or will you be a selfish hero? If you can answer these questions you have now determine the future of Albion because you are the future.

Fable II opens 500 years after the first game in our heroes pre-teens years in the snowy covered town of Bowerstone. When in this period of time, you travel round with your older sister doing missions for gold to try and get a mysterious “magic” box that has attracted your attention from a seller. While attending to one of your mission in the beginning of the game you’ll meet a new companion in the form of a dog, that we like to call “Rex”.

You’ll rescue Rex from a bully that is trying to kill him with a wooded sword and from that point on your bond will begin. Throughout the game Rex will follow you everywhere, which can be both a plus and a minus because he will help you fight off your enemy’s and find hidden items. But, on the other hands he doesn’t really help you beyond that point, which is weird because Peter Molyneux made a very big deal about him.

In many ways you can surely say that this game has a Melodie of music because one of the things that you may notice is the game’s wonderful soundtrack. As you play along in the game you’ll experience different elements and along with these elements comes it’s own sounds, like when I was in a carve the music was very dark. This made it feel as if I was about to be attack, which really kept me on the edge of my seat waiting for an attack.

The games user interface isn’t as friendly as it could of been for one thing, as it was stated in the review details paper. One of my friends played the game that doesn’t normally play video games. And according to him the interface isn’t as “enjoyable” as it is in other games. It’s scrolling system could use some work mainly because when searching for items in a menu you can scroll out of menu pocket at anytime.

The games has some very amazing graphics, it really fits with it’s even more amazing style, but there are some spot in the game that feel weird, graphic-wise. Like if you were to climb on top of the water fall by the monks place, at the beginning of the game, you see a triangle type pace when you look off the edge, everytime.

Closing Statement:

To say that game isn’t what you’ll be looking for is a complete lie, this game has to be one of the best RPG out there, to date. One thing I did wish is that they should have focused less on the bloom effect because sometimes it didn’t feel like if it was needed in some parts of the game. The game has a great cast of characters with even better voice acting and great character customization throughout. You should really pick this game up for the holidays.

Score: A+

Polygamia have gotten their hands on the English version of Fable II and they were nice enough to provide us with a short ten min video of the first ten minutes of “thy” Fable II. The video really doesn’t go into much detail about the games story, but it is just enough to fuel a bit of your hunger. The game will be releasing exclusively on the Xbox 360 on October 21, 2008 in NA, we will be reviewing the game very soon.