http://uk.gamespot.com/news/blogs/rumor-control/909119209/26808143/bbc-host-outs-fable-iii.html
What we heard: Twitter's a wonderful invention. Basically, everyone can publish a comment for the whole world to see as soon as it pops into their head, even if that information is utterly inane or entirely confidential. For the BBC's Jonathan Ross, the tweets in question mixed a little from both categories.
Last night, Ross attended the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards ceremony for video games, at which Nintendo's Super Mario Galaxy walked away with top honors. Closing out the evening, Ross said in a succinct 140 characters or less, "Goodnight all. Must go to bed. Got asked to do voice in Fable 3 tonight. Subarashi. Oyasuminasia. Woss out." (Emphasis added.)
However, Ross didn't stop there. Later that night, he responded to a fellow tweeter's direct message, saying, "Yes they are doing it. [Comedian and The Guardian columnist] Charlie Brooker said he would do a voice for it to [sic]! Great fun!!" The following morning, Ross tweeted his somewhat ambiguous intentions to apologize to Peter Molyneux, before concluding the matter by tweeting, "Yes. No. There is no Fable 3. I don't know. Help me."
It wouldn't be at all surprising if Microsoft and Lionhead teamed for a new installment in the action adventure franchise. The original Fable was one of the Xbox's top sellers, and Fable II has garnered a number of awards since it launched for the Xbox 360 to a warm critical reaction in October 2008, including a BAFTA for best action adventure last night.
Furthermore, Lionhead founder Peter Molyneux has previously said that his studio already has the third, fourth, and fifth installments in the franchise mapped out. "We've got plans for Fable III, IV, and V, actually... It's a big story arc, and you can see that if you've played Fable II you'll recognise things from Fable," Molyneux commented in July 2008.
The official story: Lionhead addressed Ross' tweets with a firm, "No comment." Microsoft had not returned GameSpot's requests for comment as of press time.
Bogus or not bogus?: The Fable franchise is one of the most popular Xbox 360 exclusives--so much so that Microsoft bought Lionhead in 2006 to keep it locked down. However, considering that four years passed between the first and second installments, it's more than a little odd that Lionhead would already be lining up voice actors for the third installment. Perhaps Woss was referring to a new batch of downloadable content? Time will tell.
We know 3,4 & 5 are coming, but I guess its conformation the game is already being worked on, maybe set for release next year?
