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Subject: Lionhead Teases Fable HD Remake Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:31 am
Microsoft has confirmed that the new game from Lionhead Studios, teased earlier today, will be Fable Anniversary, a HD remake of the original Fable for Xbox 360 including The Lost Chapters, added Achievements, SmartGlass integration, leaderboards, new UI, and a full 1080p HD visual update.
The release was confirmed by a podcast released on Major Nelson's blog earlier today.
Other new features confirmed for the release include a new lighting system that utilises Unreal 3 to render the lighting, a new facial animation system, new cutscene animations, plus updated textures, models, particle effects, save system and more.
Ted Timmins, the lead designer on the game, calls it "The game that Fable fans have been demanding for years." He also explained that the new Achievements will try to do something a little different: "Fable has always been about choice and consequence, so we're trying to put that into our Achievements."
Interestingly, Timmins revealed Microsoft's intent to support Xbox 360 into the next-gen following the release of the Xbox One, saying "Obviously the Xbox [360] isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It's very important, to all of us, that we carry on delivering on it."
Fable Anniversary is currently slated for a 2013 Holiday release on Xbox 360 only.