{{< bookmark-card image="1055997603.png" title="Lionhead: The inside story • Eurogamer.net" link="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-12-lionhead-the-inside-story" domain="eurogamer.net" date="2017-09-25" tags="games, gaming, stories, tech" excerpt="In October 2008, Microsoft released Lionhead's Fable 2 to critical and commercial acclaim. 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