http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-09-23-rumour-project-milo-cancelled

No surprise here since it's been rumored for a while now.. but it's clear that this entire project was vaporware from the get-go. Kind of sucks since I've never played Fable before. Was looking forward to an innovative new IP. Instead we get the same old crap.

I have a feeling this will resurface again.

It's still a rumor.

^Not anymore

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=266566&skip=yes

File this under "Video games are evil gateways to abnormal behavior". You see, Microsoft is worried about what terrible press they'll get from advocacy groups and cable media. A sexual deviant could buy Milo and MS would be facilitating their bad behavior with their console and game. That same person could still buy any number of FPS games, though. \o/

It's too bad. I thought the project was very interesting.

So, if I read that correctly. The backlash of jokes, likely from young males near Milos 'age' , has forced MS to pull the plug on this project? Way to fail at standing up for gaming MS.

Yup. It's true, though. They would get ridiculous amounts of negative press and jokes about it. Still, the technology behind it, should have outweighed all that.

The branding of "Wii" was definite fodder for jokes. Nintendo didn't cave, though. Look at the Wii, now. No one jokes about it and it's #1 in sales in the console market.

Oh well, there went the only reason I would have bought the Kinect so far.