Fable III Getting Episodic

Updated:10:22 AM CEST Sep,04

NEWS / RSS
CHEATS

REVIEWS

ARTICLES

HARDWARE

DEMOS

FORUMS

LINKS (new)

CONTACT

Please e-mail us if you have news.

Gameguru Mania News - Jun,30 2010 -

Fable III Getting Episodic - briefly
(hx) 09:30 PM CEST - Jun,30 2010 - Post a comment / read (1)
Fable III will be getting the same episodic treatment as its predecessor after release, with Lionhead's forthcoming game to be made available in chapters. Fable II adopted a similar model, and again Lionhead will be offering up the first hour of its game for free. Fable 3 is scheduled for a simultaneous Xbox 360 and PC release on October 26. An episodic release "gets around this horrible concept of demos," according to Molyneux. "Anyone out there who thinks a demo is a good idea is crazy. It's never a good idea, because demos are usually done at the end of a game and they require an enormous amount of design talent to make a demo. The other thing is you're more likely to satisfying the curiosity of a user rather than entice them to play more."

last 10 comments:

Sabot

(03:15 PM CEST - Jul,01 2010 )

quote:
The other thing is you're more likely to satisfying the curiosity of a user rather than entice them to play more."
Is that another way of saying that the user finds the demo a pile of manure! and therefore saves them buying the FULL horse, Peter?

Demos have been around since they were originaly called shareware, (often a third of the game) which you picked up for a mere fraction. After the piss poor sales of Fable previously, Peter has to find a new route to disguise the disappointing garbage -previously he had said that this was the last Fable,etc,etc. blah,blah.... but since joining billy's fan club he's found you can 'sign' fans and count episodic as a sale AND therefore no one can actualy find out how crap Fable# true ending is unless they 'sign up' to all the (how many parts does this appear to be eventualy released in??) and part with their wads.
By the time it sinks in, pete's already covered his losses and you've commited to either binning it or buying it. :lol:

All comments

Add your comment (free registration required)

Related news:

Fable Gamescom 2026 gameplay - movie (Aug 29 2026)

US Government Orders Anthropic to Shut Down Fable 5 and Mythos 5 Worldwide - tech (Jun 13 2026)

Fable - gameplay demo walkthrough - preview (Jun 13 2026)

Fable launches February 23, 2027 - briefly (Jun 09 2026)

Fable delayed to February 2027 - briefly (May 30 2026)

Fable: The First Preview - preview (Jan 25 2026)

Fable Gameplay Reveal 4K - movie (Jan 23 2026)

Xbox Developer Direct Livestream 2026 | Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Incarnation, & More! - console (Jan 22 2026)

The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike launches November 5 - briefly (Sep 11 2025)

Fable delayed to 2026 - briefly (Feb 27 2025)

The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike announced - briefly (Sep 20 2024)

Fable launches in 2025 - briefly (Jun 12 2024)

Fable reboot debut trailer - movie (Jun 12 2023)

Fable announced for Xbox Series X, PC - briefly (Jul 23 2020)

Fable 4 - Unreal Engine 4 - movie (Jul 13 2019)

Fable Fortune Available - briefly (Feb 24 2018)

Fable Fortune is now free to play - briefly (Feb 22 2018)

Fable Fortune Early Access Delayed - briefly (Jul 09 2017)

Fable Fortune launches July 11 - briefly (Jun 08 2017)

Fable Fortune's Release Date Announced - briefly (Jun 06 2017)

Fable Fortune announced - briefly (Jun 01 2016)

Fable Legends DirectX 12 Benchmarks - tech (Sep 24 2015)

Fable Legends - Exclusive To Windows 10 Store - briefly (Aug 27 2015)

Fable Legends Trailer - movie (Jun 15 2015)

Fable Legends Has Cross-Play on PC and Xbox One - briefly (Jan 21 2015)

Fable Legends - E3 2014 Gameplay Trailer - movie (Jun 09 2014)

Fable HD Remake Announced - briefly (Jun 05 2013)

Fable: The Journey Trailer - movie (Jun 05 2012)

Fable Heroes Launch Trailer - console (May 04 2012)

Fable Heroes Gameplay - Dark Aurora - preview (May 01 2012)

Fable: The Journey - E3 Trailer - movie (Jun 10 2011)

Fable 3 PC Demo Cancelled - briefly (May 12 2011)

Fable 3 - PC dev diary Trailer - preview (Apr 23 2011)

Fable III system requirements - briefly (Apr 01 2011)

Fable 3 for the PC finally ships on May 17 - briefly (Feb 25 2011)

Fable III Launch Trailer - movie (Oct 14 2010)

Fable III Voice Talent Trailer - movie (Sep 29 2010)

Fable 3 Won't Have Kinect Functionality at Launch - briefly (Aug 05 2010)

Fable 3 Opening Cinematic - movie (Aug 05 2010)

Fable 3 PC Delayed - briefly (Aug 03 2010)

Fable 3 Pre-Order Bonus - briefly (Aug 03 2010)

SDCC 10 : Fable 3 Floor Gameplay Video - movie (Jul 26 2010)

Fable 3 combat video - movie (Jul 04 2010)

Fable 3 Coming in October - briefly (Jun 14 2010)

Fable 3 PC launch confirmed - briefly (May 21 2010)

Fable 3 PC Release Suggested By Box Art - briefly (May 14 2010)

Fable 3 Developer Diary #2 - preview (May 13 2010)

Fable 3 announced - briefly (Aug 19 2009)

Fable 2 PC Release 'Imminent' - briefly (Jan 26 2009)

related cheats/trainer:

Cursed Fables: A Voice to Die For Collector's Edition [rainer +3]
Cursed Fables: Twisted Tower Collector's Edition [trainer +3]
Cursed Fables: White as Snow - CE v1.0 [trainer +4]
Dragon Fable [cheats]
Endless Fables: Dark Moor Collector's Edition [Trainer +3]
Fable - The Lost Chapters [cheats]
Fable - The Lost Chapters [trainer +7]
Fable 3 Steam [trainer +5]
Fable Anniversary V1.00 [trainer +18]
Fable Anniversary [cheats]
Fable: Anniversary - DLC Unlocker
Fable: The Lost Chapters [cheats]
Fabledom v1.0+ ·[trainer +17]
Fabledom [cheats]
Fables of the Kingdom IV Collector's Edition [trainer +9]
Wik and the Fable Of Souls v1.0 [cheats]
Wik and the Fable of Souls [trainer +3]
Wik&the Fable Of Souls 1.0 [all access cheat]

Links

Search results for -Fable- :

Fable walktrough - This isn't a one-pass-through-and-you're-done game. It is a game that is meant to be played many times through, with many different characters and actions (5760 hits)