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PC games have been wondering if Microsoft is really serious about re-entering the PC game publishing field with Fable III. The folks at developer Lionhead certainly seem serious about their work to bring 2010's Xbox 360 fantasy RPG to the PC platform, at least according to the game's new developer diary video.

The video shows a number of Lionhead team members talking about the various new changes they made to the game to make it work on the PC, including a total rewrite of the game's control system, the addition of 3D support and more. Fable 3 is currently due for release on May 17.

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Fable III is set for its PC debut later this year and today IGN has posted up word that the hardware system requirements for developer Lionhead Studios' latest fantasy RPG have been revealed. You can check out both the minimal and recommended system specs for the game after the jump.

As we have reported earlier this year, the Fable III PC port will be released on May 17 and will include a new Hardcore difficulty mode. The game will also be the first PC game that will be released by Microsoft Game Studios since the Gears of War port back in December 2007.

PC gamers have been waiting a while for this but today Microsoft, via the Major Nelson web site, finally announced that the long awaited PC port of Fable 3 will finally be released on May 17.

This port of 2010's Xbox 360 RPG from developer Lionhead Studios will come with a couple of extra features. One is support for Nvidia's 3D Vision technology. The other is a PC exclusive hardcore play mode which gives PC gamers a choice to go even higher in difficulty while playing through the game.

This game will be Microsoft's first major PC game it will publish since the PC port of Gears of War way back in December 2007. The May 17 release date also means it will join an already crowded May in terms of new PC game releases with titles like F.E.A.R. 3, Duke Nukem Forever, Red Faction Armageddon, Brink, Dungeon Siege 3 and The Witcher 2, among others.

[Via Joystiq]

Peter Molyneux is going to be hard to miss when it comes to picking up awards next month. The creator of classic PC games like Populous, Dungeon Keeper and many others is already set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award next week at the Game Developers Choice Awards at GDC 2011.

Now comes word that the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will also be honor Molyneux with its Academy Fellow honor during the BAFTA's annual game awards to be held on March 16. In a statement Molyneux states, "I remember back in 1967 watching the first BAFTA awards on television with my family and seeing them being so excited about those accolades. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think it would be possible for me to accept one of the greatest honours the entertainment industry has to offer."

PC gamers are still awaiting the promised PC port of Molyneux' latest game, the RPG Fable 3, from his Lionhead Studios team.

Peter Molyneux, one of the true pioneers and innovators in the PC game industry, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award during the 2011 Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony. The event will be held on March 2 as part of the 2011 Game Developers Conference.

The UK native Molyneux co-founded Bullfrog Productions in 1987 where he helped to create a number of classic PC games including Populus, Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper and many other titles. He left Bullfrog and founded Lionhead Studios in 1997 which made the Black and White titles and The Movies for the PC. While he has moved away from the PC platform in favor of the Xbox and Xbox 360 with the Fable RPG series, Molyneux will return to the PC platform in 2011 with the planned release of a PC version of Fable 3.

The current status of Fable 3's PC port is still up in the air and developer Lionhead Studios isn't much help in giving its fan any info on what's happening with the promised version of its Xbox 360 RPG. In a new message on the studio's Twitter page, Lionhead status, "It's painful to admit we can't yet answer any questions on the PC version of Fable III... Hopefully soon we can spill the beans!."

Publisher Microsoft announced a PC port of Fable 3 in 2010 but then delayed the PC version so it wouldn't be released at the same time as the Xbox 360 version which came out last October. In November, Lionhead issued a "tweet" saying the PC port "is still in development here at Lionhead".

[Via VG247.com]

There are star-studded voice acting casts, and then there's the cast of Fable 3. This developer diary goes in-depth into the process of recording dialogue, and in the process showcases some very well-known names attached to Lionhead's newest project. Our favorites of the list are three of the funniest comedic actors around: John Cleese, Simon Pegg, and Stephen Fry. Stephen Fry is a returning actor, as he is once again voicing Reaver (a character from the second game), but the other two are new to the series. In general, this diary is a good introduction to the cast of characters and actors behind the story in Fable 3, and that's always fine by us.

Sometimes kids are just so darn cute. Such is the case with the young son of famed game designer Peter Molyneux. While you would think it would be cool to have the creator of Populous, Syndicate and other classic PC game titles, this kid obviously has one game on his mind and oddly enough it's not his dad's upcoming Fable III.

In the above YouTube video we see the kid pretty much beg Valve to release Half-Life 3. Hey, we are all for that happening. Whether its titled Half-Life 3 or Half-Life 2 Episode 3 or whatever Valve wants to title it at this point, this child represents the dream of finally completing Gordon Freeman's saga. So Valve, it's your move.

[Via VG247.com]

Earlier this week we reported that the upcoming novel for Stardock's game Elemental would have a code to download an exclusive campaign for the game. Now comes word that yet another prose novel will do something similar for Lionhead's upcoming RPG Fable 3.

The novel is titled Fable The Balverine Order and it's being written by well known comic book author Peter David. The novel, due out on October 5 from Ace Books, will not only tell a tale from Lionhead's fantasy world but will also contain a download code that can be used to unlock an exclusive but unnamed weapon in Fable 3. As we reported earlier this month the PC port of Fable 3 has been delayed from its planned release this fall with no new release date.

[Via Kotaku]

We're not completely sure what we're supposed to take away from this intro cinematic for Fable III apart from a long dose of dramatic irony. Illustrating that not all stories have happy endings isn't exactly what we'd call a rousing start to an adventure. Maybe it's a challenge to succeed where the chicken fails... or a lesson in how you can't rely on birds to come to your aid. Maybe it's simply stating, "Don't be a chicken." In any case, players can find out when the game releases for the Xbox 360 this fall. A PC version is also in the works, but has recently been delayed to an unannounced release date.

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