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Fable Heroes Reveals Itself as a Co-op Spin-Off to the RPG Hit

A listing has cropped up on Xbox’s site for an XBLA branch off of Lionhead’s Microsoft exclusive RPG series, Fable.  Far removed from the adventure RPG elements that make up the backbone of the core games, however, Fable Heroes teams up to four players in a co-op hack n’ slasher that has you tangling against Albion’s miscreants and monsters.

Collecting as many coins as possible in the game serves you well by allowing you to upgrade your character, buy new ones, waste coin on items, and even unlock special items for the Kinect-frenzied sequel to the main series, Fable: The Journey.  Unlike a lot of gamers, I’m all for publishers dipping their properties in new genres.  But I sort of already bought Castle Crashers.  In lieu of a sequel to that downloadable classic, I suppose a Lionhead backed brawler doesn’t sound quite so bad at all so long as they maintain the humor and style of Heroes’ bigger brothers.

Stay posted for more info as Microsoft sheds some light on Fable Heroes.

Catchy, right?  Microsoft must’ve felt the gaming press’ nickname for their new-gen console was starting to stick.  Thusly, the monolithic console manufacturer has revealed their own special codename: the Durango.

If the moniker conjures images of the Mexican state bearing the same namesake, you’re a liar. We all thought of the car. It’s okay to admit car advertising is seared into your brain –...

Yet another rumor concerning Xbox’s next big It are circling the trades.

Today’s rumor is that Microsoft may be planning on releasing two separate SKU’s for their successor to the Xbox 360’s throne.  One SKU would be an economical version of the system that’s stripped down to a basic, Kinect ready setup and little more.

The premium console on the other hand would come equipped with more robust features such as an optical disc drive, backwards compatibility, and a hard drive.  While we know less than nothing about the tentatively dubbed Xbox 720 (including an ETA), I wouldn’t be surprised to see this rumor comes to life since that’s been pretty much Microsoft’s strategy with the 360, offering up differently priced bundles.  At the end of the sales day, it’s the smartest fucking thing a console manufacturer can do: target the casual audience while still catering to the hardcore.