If you thought that Project Natal was going to be just be a gimmicky Wii remake perhaps recent reports will make you think otherwise. It seems that Joystiq has recently done an interview with Microsoft VP’s Phil Spencer who said he wouldn’t be surprised if the technology makes its way into a future Fable title.

Below is an excerpt from the interview:

“You know, Lionhead’s been a real innovation studio for us. We have the release of Fable 2 episodic this week, where they’re taking Fable 2 and breaking it up into chunks, allowing people to buy the content at their pace. Fable 2, I thought, was a great release, with the orbs they added with Live, adding new functionality to the franchise. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if Natal found its way into future iterations of Fable.”

So, if more major studios like Lionhead pick up Project Natal, we may be seeing some very innovative uses come from it.

Of course they’re not giving a hint of details today, since the announcement is coming tomorrow and they want endless speculation to abound. I wouldn’t be surprised if Lionhead employees have a pool going on regarding what most people are expecting.

Many of course are thinking this could be simply the announcement of a new content pack, or maybe even several. It’d be impossible to ignore the possibility of this being the official announcement that work has begun on Fable III. A twitter slip-up earlier this year hinted that Lionhead might already be recruiting people for the project. Another possibility exists however in the possibility of spin-off games. The storylines of the first two games were only linked in a subtle fashion, but it’s very obvious that an underlying current of plot is being laid for future games. The considerable amount of content that exists in the world of Albion could be ripe for other adventures beyond what’s happened so far.

IGN sat down with Molyneux at the Game Developers Conference and got his tongue wagging regarding Fable II. Since the game’s release Lionhead has released a single downloadable content pack, which was heavy on new items and short on actual gameplay time. Some of that Molyneux attributes to the fact that work was started on it immediately after the game’s release which meant that they were splitting their focus between Knothole Glade and patching any issues with the game itself.

Now that whatever the biggest issues are with Fable II have been ironed out and Lionhead is free to pursue other projects. Rumors have been circulating that Fable III is already in production and while Molyenux said nothing to confirm that, many things he said confirmed that they’re planning on it. The end of Fable II leaves plenty of loose threads and some of these will be wrapped up in the new premium content pack that will be released this spring.

It’s titled See The Future and it will give some hints at the future of the Fable story. This isn’t an official announcement but Molyneux says they’re not done with Fable II yet and to expect more content. This pack set to add more to the game and not only more clothes or weapons. It’s said to add entirely new gameplay features, new things to do and ‘new challenges’.

Fable was developed back in 2004 and was released first on Xbox and then on PC. An expansion was later added to the PC, though Xbox gamers were left out. A sequel to the action-RPG was released last year.

If you missed out on the original Fable and are looking to run through it before picking up Fable 2, now’s your chance.

It was recently announced that Fable will be the latest Xbox Deal of the Week, next week, getting a discount from 1200 Microsoft Points to 800 Microsoft Points.

That’s not all though as starting the week after that Battlestations Midway: Iowa Mission Pack DLC will get discounted 20% and the week after that, starting on the 30th, Alien Hominid will get a discounted price of just 400 Microsoft Points.

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I wouldn’t recommend the content pack for someone who’s relegated the game to trade-in status and is hoping it’ll breathe life back into it because the quests it adds aren’t terribly long. Put in an hour or two and you’ll be able to explore pretty much anything the island has to offer. Where the content really comes in is expanding the possibility for a player who hasn’t purchased the game yet, or has only put in a little bit of time. One of the big appeals of Fable 2 is that since they did away with armor you can choose your garb to fit your style of character; black-garbed assassin, swashbuckling pirate or powerful sorcerer. The content pack gives you some interesting style options to round out the content.

It puts in some more assassin pieces, allowing you to complete that set, as well as more scandalous options if you’re interested in the fighting bar wench idea. There’s a suit of armor for anyone desiring a more medieval look to go with that battle axe, and a couple staves if you’re looking for a complete wizardly theme. The Halo assault rifle nicely rounds out the full Master Chief gear, although like the sword it’s sadly underpowered. In addition to the weight loss potion there are other beverages that’ll change your character’s appearance, making them taller, brawnier, even removing scars.

There are some interesting augments available but nothing is quite so nice as the augment remover. It doesn’t allow you to remove augments from legendary weapons but you can take out an augment you regret using. By far though the best feature for anyone who’s completed the main quest and gone the route of absolute good is that you can get a certain furry friend back.

It seems that they’d hit some kind of snag or had some error in the communication department as they’ve changed the date. It’s now going to be out on December 22nd, just in time for the holidays if you were planning on buying it for a friend or were hoping to get a few hours in before you had to head off to family holiday celebrations.

If by any chance you were worried about starting of poor in Fable 2, here is your chance to potentially make millions utilizing nothing more than the XBLA title Fable II Pub Games, which is 800 Microsoft Points.

Apparently, a glitch has been found that allows you to trick the computer into thinking you are betting 600 gold when in reality you are only betting 60, increasing the margin of profit ridiculous amounts.

The above embedded video will detail just how you go executing this trick but you better move fast because I sense a patch on the horizon.