5. A member of the Lionhead.com forum brought to my attention another game Lionhead is working on, "Project Dimitri." You said that (direct quote) "that game [Dimitri] will be on the front cover of nature magazines and science magazines." Very exciting stuff. Do you care to elaborate on this fabled project (pardon the pun)? At this point people know so little and anything at all would be good.

I'd love to tell the world about another game that is code named "Project Dimitri" as I think it's very cool and exciting. I hope my PR gag is removed soon!

6. I'm a big Fable fan, but I don't have an Xbox 360. Is Fable II going to come to the PC and will it be expanded like The Lost Chapters?

It's not my decision whether or not we produce any other versions of Fable II. If the person who asked this can guess the highest amount of money that a player has accumulated from playing the XBLA Pub Games at the time of launch, I'll send them an Xbox 360!

7. Has there ever been a game (not necessarily from Lionhead) that emotionally impacted you? A game that has made you look at the world in a different way?

Yes, for me that game was ICO. To have someone relying on me, who then ended up saving me, did make me look at things in a different way. I found the end scene on the beach very touching and it really did affect me very deeply.

8. You've put out some fantastic games that, while varied, have similar themes of self-discovery, empowerment, and fantastic storytelling. What experience(s) in your life were key factors in the inspiration and integration of these elements into your video games?

I don't quite understand why I've come to the place I am in my life or why I'm able to do what I do. I put some of it down to how I was when I was a kid. I couldn't draw, write or read (as I suffered from dyslexia), so I retreated to my own imaginary world. When I think back I can see elements from that world in my games, such as the creature in Black & White. My imaginary world was very real to me and I think that's where my fascination with life and what it would be like to be in control of life stems from.

9. In the original Fable, we had the choice of heading down the path of good or evil. There was never really much depth though. What I mean is, I never felt horribly guilty if I had slain a swathe of innocents. Or I never felt truly saintly if I gave unto the poor and helped them against those who would exploit them. In Fable II are we the players going to feel for these characters and events? Are we going to actually stop for a second and think of how our actions are going to affect the world and its inhabitants, not just in terms of good or evil, but in the consequences of our actions?

Firstly, I totally agree that the original Fable did not achieve what it set out to achieve in terms of varied moral choices. In Fable II, we have addressed this and hope to really test you – so don't think good and evil. Instead, think about how much you're prepared to sacrifice to be good. Whether you have the stomach to be truly wicked? How pure or corrupt are you? How kind or cruel? Think of the flapping of butterfly wings on one side of the world, which lead to a hurricane on the other side of the world. Your actions will affect the whole of Albion throughout the game.

10. If all of the computers in the world disappeared overnight, what would you do?

Like Indiana Jones on his quest for the Holy Grail, I'd search the world to see if there was even one computer left. Of course I should say that I'd spend more time with my family and get a job working in a bank!