Fable 2 Development : Release Date of Knothole Island

Release Date of Knothole Island

Published Thursday, January 08, 2009 10:57 AM by Sam

In the studio's eighth video documentary, Lionhead offers a glimpse into finishing "Fable II" and creating the highly-anticipated Knothole Island, which arrives to Xbox LIVE Jan. 13 worldwide.

Since the North American launch of "Fable II" on Oct. 21, more than two million gamers worldwide have embarked on a quest to reshape the world of Albion in the image of their hero. While gamers have been fast at work behind the Xbox 360 controller, the creators of Albion have been hard at work to bring Knothole Island to heroes worldwide on Jan. 13. Releasing over Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft points, Knothole Island will introduce all-new adventures in "Fable II," the winner of numerous industry awards including G4TV X-Play's Game of the Year.

In the latest installment of Lionhead Studio's Video Diary series, the developers reveal some of the challenges they faced in the final days of making "Fable II" and offer a sneak preview of Knothole Island. Senior Programmer Jonathan Shaw and fellow members of the team hint at the new quests, weapons, items and specialty shops available on this mysterious isle off the coast of Albion, as well as some of the quirky characters that inhabit it.

Also on Jan. 13, fans everywhere will be able to enhance their "Fable II" experience with a free content update* exclusively available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. The free update will grant players a handful of gifts from the fine people of Knothole Island and will enable those who haven't purchased Knothole Island downloadable content to continue the co-op action with their friends. Some of the fun items include: Knight's Boots, Assassins Gloves, a special Weight Loss Potion, a collectible silver book and more. The update will also enable players to check their standing in over 50 new Leaderboards on Lionhead.com.

As an additional post-holiday treat for "Fable II" fans, Lionhead Studios and Microsoft Game Studios have created an all-new Knothole Island Premium Theme for the New Xbox Experience, available for 250 Microsoft points. Voyage over to Xbox LIVE Marketplace or Marketplace on the Web at http://marketplace.xbox.com to download the theme and check out Video Diary Episode 8.

Check out Episode 8 at http://www.lionhead.com/diaries/, xbox.com/fable2 and on Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Or if you can't wait to watch it, find it on YouTube.

Comments

	Silver_Lilith said: =D Awesome, downloading it now. January 8, 2009 6:01 AM
	seb_smith said: Cheers for the update January 8, 2009 6:03 AM
	Vexal said: Sweet, not long till DLC! =D Though, it's a shame about the price =/..still will get it though =P January 8, 2009 6:05 AM
	skonkfonk said: Jan. 13, for my birthday THANKS !!! January 8, 2009 6:30 AM
	Sir_Future said: Great stuff! Downloading video, thanks for the date! Now let's hope it won't be delayed again! January 8, 2009 6:31 AM
	Evilslick said: Yippee !!!!! Can't wait ! January 8, 2009 7:07 AM
	Bombtom said: Where is the video?? January 8, 2009 7:49 AM
	Yakumo25 said: Bfff Me parece que es muy triste que hayais tardado tanto en "acabar" el juego una vez ya puesto en venta...que decepcion. January 8, 2009 7:54 AM
	xxreaper666 said: Sweet cant wait. January 8, 2009 7:57 AM
	Artyx80 said: Watched the diary and I have to say the DLC looks GREAT. Can´t wait!! January 8, 2009 8:08 AM
	Gamer720 said: Yes! I am so exited, only 5 more days! January 8, 2009 8:28 AM
	JayLJohnston said: I assume that major bug fixes will accompany the DLC? I would really like to play the main game without worry. January 8, 2009 8:50 AM
	stomp224 said: vid, and it was nice to finally see Nathan from test in one of these! Cant wait to play the expansion, the MSpoints have been burning a hole in my virtual wallet for 6 weeks now! January 8, 2009 9:08 AM
	oldDj said: deal. I have my MS points ready to go. You guys have been pretty on the ball with stuff after the holidays. Glad to see that too. Keep up the speedy work Lionhead. January 8, 2009 9:28 AM
	dodgyjpt said: lets just wait and see if it turns up dont put money on it already been delayed 3 times January 8, 2009 10:02 AM
	warloque7 said: What about the patch?!?!?! Will it be here before the Knothole Island update or will it be here earlier?!?! The game had better become playable soon!!!! January 8, 2009 10:06 AM
	mwcarlson said: Ah, excellent. I expected the 22nd to be the DLC release date from some reason (maybe the late January references previously led me to such a conclusion combined with the previous assurances of release?). I have had more than enough points for months now. Odd that there are continued complaints about the ability to play the main gam though. I have beaten it at least 5 times and am presently running 8 characters and although there are glitches none of them prevent game play (they just complicate it). Ah well, great news Sam! Cheers. January 8, 2009 10:28 AM
	seb_smith said: As said by Sam the patch comes with it, but in another thread he said it may come slightly earlier. In faireness to LH they appear to be working double time since the new year. January 8, 2009 10:30 AM
	moonfever said: Thanks Sam, it all sounds exciting. I appreciate all the hard work you all put into this. January 8, 2009 10:31 AM
	DjHind said: I'd pay 800 mp just for that set of armour, the rest is just a bonus January 8, 2009 11:14 AM
	DrShrunk said: Great news - I'll be downloading this on the 19th however due to some exams for me - Ill be too tempted! Can't wait though! January 8, 2009 11:37 AM
	warloque7 said: In fairness to LH, they've had since October to fix this POS. It's been unplayable for me since launch. January 8, 2009 11:57 AM
	toddquest said: This will be just in time for my upcomming three day weekend Sweet! Thanks for the update Sam! January 8, 2009 11:58 AM
	alexisrose said: Great news! I can't wait till next week, and to get home from work to download the diary. Does the dlc include the bug patch? January 8, 2009 12:11 PM
	moonfever said: Sam said in a thread that it did, include the patch. January 8, 2009 12:47 PM
	ElKlinku said: absolutely breathless, amazing, Fantastic, and so on! January 8, 2009 1:12 PM
	KENZEDD said: Huzzah! Tis news indeed, looking forward to the updates. January 8, 2009 1:21 PM
	Shomu said: Just a quick question. Will Knothole be available for silver members? or do we have to wait a week or so. January 8, 2009 1:34 PM
	Moraya said: How large is the download, I am nearly maxed out on my old 20 gb drive, having loaded Fable II to drive when NXE came out. January 8, 2009 1:50 PM
	IplayGames said: Sorry for my question... :-( But where are the codes for Fable 2 pubgames today? We or specially I should to have the chance to be lucky... ;-) But all in all work Lionhead! Congratulations! January 8, 2009 1:52 PM
	wozzey said: i had high hopes in lionhead in fable one but as far as fable 2 goes well they have disapointed me greatly and i have learned not to take thier word for it i dont even think the content will really be avalibale on the 13th January 8, 2009 2:17 PM
	Handcannon44 said: sorry if this has been asked already but well there be some additional achievments with knothole island? January 8, 2009 2:24 PM
	seb_smith said: Yerp there will be worth 100G, you can find them online January 8, 2009 2:50 PM
	davidtobin100 said: Thanks for all the info over the last two days Sam in both blog posts and the dev diary. Can't wait for the patch and will be picking up the DLC day 1. January 8, 2009 2:59 PM
	llamalizard said: sounds cool. January 8, 2009 3:10 PM
	Donoravis said: Hahaha belt buster, deep skin beauty, bubber lover and scar removal and some super fatty potions! wow those are just revealable items, sounds amazing. January 8, 2009 3:39 PM
	EverynoneStillDies said: Does increasing skill ever make you weaker? If not than what does? How do u get these armors? January 8, 2009 4:30 PM
	GattsuAlucard said: Just watched the video and can't wait till Jan 13! Thanks for the heads up and the diary video was a thing to watch to kind of hold us off! January 8, 2009 4:37 PM
	randomgamer said: "It's all part of the Lionhead Christmas spirit" LMAO is that a joke? January 8, 2009 5:52 PM
	Danman2327 said: It revealed quite a bit. Something's wrong with Jessica's face(possibly one side is burned cause she turned her head and that dude said it was ugly). The armor is different for the characters and the characters(kinda guessed that) and parts of it are in each of the 3 dungeons. Also you get there by submarine in the market square and you cant complete all of it at once if you aren't far in the main game. January 8, 2009 7:52 PM
	BayStone said: Great vid. Thanks for that, perhaps took too much time selling Knothole, rather than F2 aftermath, but I guess that was the point. Oh... Gradius ^_^ January 8, 2009 7:55 PM
	MWong12 said: Crossing my fingers that this release date will stick and the patch will fix all the current bugs. January 8, 2009 8:14 PM
	bricksfilms said: As much as it never really bothered me that the date got pushed back, did you have to release it just when I get my xbox taken away? January 8, 2009 9:11 PM
	turdsmcpoop said: STOP LYING ALREADY! You said late January! The 13th is mid-January. January 8, 2009 9:42 PM
	AISU said: Well leonhead111, guess what. THE PATCH IS COMING OUT FOR FREE ON THE SAME DAY AS THE DLC. so get over it. January 8, 2009 10:47 PM
	dgabourel said: Um, for the people that paid extra to get codes with the game, I'm assuming I will be getting mine soon? I got my reciept!!! January 9, 2009 1:23 AM
	dgabourel said: who do I send my receipt to? January 9, 2009 1:27 AM
	Casper1910 said: Will the patch be available to those who can't afford xbox live? I'd like to think it would be cause I paid money for this game, and i'm getting sick of all the bugs. January 9, 2009 3:00 AM
	ViscountHK said: Great !!! I want to see Rose Again !!! January 9, 2009 3:40 AM
	heartofleon said: sam, could you please post more codes, please and how to enter them. thank you January 9, 2009 4:28 AM
	Gonorrhea92 said: The DLC sounds cool, and I hope there are enough side quests! It's that the patch is coming, altough i haven't had any freezing bugs or others, not yet anyway. January 9, 2009 4:37 AM
	bsmith4832 said: Awesome!! So excited to hear about this! Great job guys/gals, I'm sure it will live up to how wonderful the rest of Fable has been! Looking forward to it... cheers! January 9, 2009 2:39 PM
	Iorkca said: So any idea on how big the patch will be, for me i am only on dialup and would really like to be able to fix my game so i need the patch. Thanks January 9, 2009 3:47 PM
	johnafirth said: For those wanting the patch without paying for Xbox Live, you can sign up for Silver membership for free. All you need is an internet connection. You can't play online, but you can use Marketplace and get updates. January 9, 2009 5:22 PM
	Jacquestrap said: Please can I have a code? I'm always far too late for them :-( January 9, 2009 7:31 PM
	Riaran said: I can't wait for this content to come out! By the way, I hope you keep putting out content for Fable II after this, it is always to have more content for a game I bought. January 9, 2009 8:26 PM
	Casper1910 said: Can I get this patch on a dial up connection? Because that's all I have... January 9, 2009 11:08 PM
	SecretMuse said: Yay! I can't wait..... January 9, 2009 11:33 PM
	ZZBrandon said: Finally ok thats great when is the next downloadable content going to be released? Perhaps Whitchwood Arena January 10, 2009 12:54 AM
	JorTanos said: Witchwood Arena was burned to the ground after being used to hang Heroes. I'd rather a DLC to restore Oakvale personally >.> But I am more the paladin-type. January 10, 2009 6:47 AM
	zombicidalmanic said: I love this game its one of my favs the only bad thing to say is i bought the LCE and got nothing!!! I want my Hal outfit January 10, 2009 5:15 PM
	EverynoneStillDies said: Does increasing skill ever make you weaker? If not than what does? How do u get these armors? January 11, 2009 8:04 PM
	RenascentKarma said: Hey all, does anyone know what time the Knothole island DLC will be released? just 0:00 or what? Best regards, RenascentKarma. January 12, 2009 4:20 AM
	RenascentKarma said: sorry for the double post but @ turdsmcpoop it is gonna be released tomorrow the achievements are already in the compare games list the 3 knothole island achievements! January 12, 2009 4:23 AM
	Snusen said: zombicidalmanic; Same with me m8.. Bought mine through amazon but didnt get the LCE content in it.. And the fun part was that when i contacted Microsoft about it they said you had to live in america/Canada to be able to get what you paid for.. But nice with the patch tho, will probably help out abit... But im still feeling like im ripped off... Pay earn cash for a game that should have been something else and get the original game instead.. And same with the pubgame codes amazon promized in the pre order deal.. Just sad that you cant rely on companies anymore.. Just breaks my heart. January 12, 2009 9:51 AM
	Dankis said: So it is currently 12:08 AM on the 13th here in the states, and I don't see it on the marketplace yet January 13, 2009 12:10 AM
	akaKNUCKL3S said: 2am PST, 10am GMT January 13, 2009 3:28 AM
	Enemybreather said: its now 10:06am in the UK and no knothole download???whats going on January 13, 2009 5:06 AM
	TotallyAwol said: still nothing January 13, 2009 5:24 AM
	Patrik73 said: its 12:27pm (GMT+1) here in Sweden. I cant find it on marketplace on the xbox. but I went to marketplace.com and it is downloading as we speek January 13, 2009 6:29 AM
	Patrik73 said: marketplace.xbox.com I mean January 13, 2009 6:32 AM
	Enemybreather said: thanks for the ppost re download from xbox.com...for anyone having trouble finding it heres the whole link http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/myAccount/CurrentDownloads.aspx January 13, 2009 6:46 AM
	Roar349 said: Quick question... I'm still working through the game at the moment, I've set the free version of Knothole downloading. When it comes to me purchasing the full version will it: a) Install over the top of the free version. b) Install separately and I'll need to remove the Free version manually. c) It's the same download and it is just a 'permission' change January 13, 2009 8:57 AM

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Well...a boy was born back in 1981 and it all went crazy from there...Joined the Lionhead Community in 1998 and am here to look after everyone. If you need help, feel free to give me a shout. I'm not "technical support"!