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Veteran game designer Peter Molyneux has said that he wants to put love into his next game, Fable 2. "We want you to feel loved," says the design wizard. "You can have sex and you can have a baby. That baby will grow up and will kind of look like you."

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  • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)Chunjinhao
    Chunjinhao
    March 9, 2007, 5:18 p.m.

    Any time I try to "View Story" it returns back:

    The document contains no data.

    OK

    Can somebody explain it to me: "What is all that about?"

    • Avg rating: (+7/-0 7)thalazy
      thalazy
      March 9, 2007, 6:17 p.m.

      Designer hopes for love in games

      Darren Waters

      Technology editor, BBC News website, San Francisco

      Screen shot from Fable

      Mr Molyneux says if games can offer excitement, why not love?

      Veteran designer Peter Molyneux has said that he wants to put love into his next game, Fable 2.

      "This is my bold claim - I need you to experience something in Fable that you as gamers have never experienced before," he declared.

      Gamers will be able to start a family and watch their child grow over time.

      Emotional reactions to gaming, such as love, fear and even empathy, remain the holy grail for many developers.

      "Everybody is talking about emotion, story, engagement and narrative," Mr Molyneux said. "We have tried to approach it in a different way. We are going to explore love."

      'Wow moments'

      • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)WCFIELDS
        WCFIELDS
        March 9, 2007, 7:46 p.m.

        "You can have sex and you can have a baby."

        My neighbor next door, the chubby one, bought one of these games yesterday. It came with a little glass tube of sperm cells. She hasn't been out of her house for a few hours now.

        • Avg rating: (+8/-0 8)Chunjinhao
          Chunjinhao
          March 9, 2007, 9:01 p.m.

          A whom had said that in future there will be any MAN (MEN)?

          • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)SuperX
            SuperX
            March 10, 2007, 1:42 a.m.

            The concept is interesting to me, but it kinda brings to mind a question,"Is this game for entertainment purposes or what is it?" I think that if you need a video game to experiance life, then you might want to think about facing your fears of social interaction.

            • Avg rating: (+0/-0 0)FeatherTea
              FeatherTea
              March 10, 2007, 3:39 p.m.

              Isn't there a game called 'The Sim's' that did all this love, marriage and baby crap before? Still, considering most video games are composed of blood, gore, carnage and more carnage, it would be nice to have one that simulated real life a bit more.. Who know, maybe kids who play this one will not want to go out and kill their classmates or commit other heinous crimes.. That would be nice..

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