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Gareth19791 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:12:16 GMT

used QT7JJ-TB24X-PQF7T-TBB2F-38DGB

Thank you very much Sam and Lionhead Studios

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johnl1479 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:16:27 GMT

I used

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thank yo so much sam!

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jusgutstain — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:24:55 GMT

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is taken

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Szozda101 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:27:47 GMT

XM396-39PBQ-8MCWY-G7GTB-TY3FM has been taken, Thank you very much Sam, yay for awake!

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noobsxunited — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:35:58 GMT

took JQFG9-P4PDX-VMKQ3-2HQ74-9X63Y

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Kranima — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:39:37 GMT

4 posts and all gone , i was playing then the email notification came, i just didnt notice

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Dranz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:41:07 GMT

god damnit.... guess all are gone :/ none worked for me i could take one in my email solops2@netti.fi

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Araren — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:42:14 GMT

Sweet, can't wait to try it out

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NightWolf82 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:46:05 GMT

It's crazy, how fast these codes are gone :/

Could you send me one by mail please. I'm in a different time zone and am always way to late ...

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EclypseThrash — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:46:26 GMT

gahhhh! im always just behind it. ironicly, i was crawling the internet to see if anyone has a fix for the rescuing charlie glitch. no luck, and its very irritating because now my a button doesn't work, completely stopping me from finishing the game.

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GoHuFlame — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:46:55 GMT

#$"%% again i couldn't get a code -.-

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scottyjamison313 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:48:42 GMT

Awk damnit, i thought i might have a chance at getting one since im awake but i guess other people are up and about too :-( im never gonna get the pub games. any chance of sending me a wee code to my email please?

also is there any confirmation for a date on the patch to update the problems? im still stuck at the abbot as i refuse to restart my game.

Thanks

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DaRealChrono — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:58:58 GMT

I swear I'm late every single time. I couldn't get one off this post or the other one. It'd sure make my week if I could get a code for Christmas =D

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Lock1991 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:00:12 GMT

Im late every time to

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Lock1991 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:00:39 GMT

O and go cavs

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Donoravis — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:01:20 GMT

i am eating sphagetti
and just finised a hasty drawing and tryd my darndest to make it look better on this new paint thing i got but since i dont have a scanner i gatta take a picture of the drawing and the eyes were all blury....anywho i sent hat off to fanart@lionhead.....
but ya its still dinner time where i am hahAW!

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pathar — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:02:10 GMT

To answer your question, I'm just chillin', as the kids say. (Do the kids still say that?) Just finished watching a disc of Babylon 5 with my girlfriend and I'm soaking up some Hercules: The Legendary Journeys via Netflix on my Xbox. I have questionable taste in television, I admit.

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italiankid — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:10:29 GMT

OMG every time...i leave and boom theres codes

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Codiak — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:18:47 GMT

can we please get an update on whats going on with game bugs. I feel let down, £40 gets you 30+ hours of your life spent to end up with a character rooted to the floor and no-one to speak to about rectifying it along with added ignored posts in the bugs section of the forum. Is there anyone working on all this or has the Microsoft way of dealing with everything took hold at Lionhead?

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Aeronix — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:43:01 GMT

What am I up to now? I just got back from an audition for a school musical. I had to stay after school for around 3 hours, then I had to walk back home (Its freezing cold here). Just made myself a cup of hot cocoa.

May I please have a code sent to me via email?

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DMD100 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 02:55:48 GMT

I would really want one of these codes by email. I'm always too late for these. And do they expire? Becouse i don't have enough memory right now for it, but i'm about to get a HDD for my 360.

Pretty please? ~Rikku :3

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Klover — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:00:23 GMT

All gone. I will get one some time in the future...

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fulton712 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 03:17:39 GMT

I would better want to receive the Fable2 or Knothole Island theme code for me!!

Hope it become true in this christmas

Thx everyone!

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mamad2020 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:11:54 GMT

Sam, I'm hoping to see fixes to the missing wife glitch after the spire. Lots of people are having this issue including me and it's really frustrating. Thanks!! And when is the patch coming out??

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jusgutstain — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:02:02 GMT

shoot, always late : <

can i get one emailed, plox?

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HEPRICUS — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:23:04 GMT

You wanna know what im doing!??!

Im sitting in my computer chair having a mental f****ng break down!

Ok... not a break down, but I've simply f****ng had it... I go on here time after time with false hope and faith and just pray that im one of the lucky bastards who end up with a valid code. That is never the case though... hence the break down...

Not to blame whoever this "Sam" is, but do I not deserve one of these f****ng codes? I got ripped BIG time on my limited edition copy of fable. Also, it's impossible to get a perfect gamerscore in the game without this "Pub Games". Is that not against Microsofts rules?

Bottom line is; I want a code for "Fable 2 Pub Games" and getting it on here is most f****ng improbable.

I apologize for my excessive use of the word ***...

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lisouhime — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:23:31 GMT

damn, it's 6 AM in France and no more codes :'(

Please just a little one in my email box to help wake up me?

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JpwongMk1 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:52:31 GMT

Grr, closest I've ever come and I'm still late (usually there's over 50 comments by the time even see the update)

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shaagydog — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:11:23 GMT

how fast these codes are gone. Could you send me one by mail please, i have buy the original theme and the pub games when there are available.

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crabwizard — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:41:35 GMT

i got after twenty minutes of the post being up... dont remember what but first one i tried was used but i was a lucky man and got on another before those blood-sucking mo-f***er!

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Star14man — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:04:01 GMT

iv lost all hope in being able to get a pub games code..

email me one please?

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BlueHelmet667 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 07:48:30 GMT

what I'm up to ... well. probably I should stay up all night since I get up in the morning and see a new posting, all codes being taken. grrr.

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e4gleeye — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:25:57 GMT

Late again. Being ahead 12 hours doesnt really help huh, I was dealing with some work problems when the code was up.... Emailing the code or making 2 days of free pub games on weekends would make my day!

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ronnie11 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:02:56 GMT

arghhhhhhhhhhh not a again can i please have the code email to me!!!

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omarta1 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:15:39 GMT

doh

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llamalizard — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:31:29 GMT

I am...going to sleep, but it's only 11. I should probably play GoW2 for a bit, then fable though...damn, no codes.

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centerart — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:45:04 GMT

Sam ,
if you really want to make people happy post codes to every member of LH-Blogs instead of making some happy and others start hateing you.If you want to get attention post INTERESSTING news instead of luring to people to your blog with false hope.If it's your intention to make people happy stop charing money for a needed part of the game/ and for promotional materials.

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Borlax — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:16:11 GMT

I would absolutely love one of these codes in my email.
I'm always too late

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GdRppC — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:18:16 GMT

What am I up to ? just sold my Fable II copy on http://www.priceminister.com/ since I encountered the missing wife and autist child when returning from the Spire ...

don't want to play no more nor restart the whole game and I guess I'll encounter game breaking bugs later on based on my experience so far with this game : I'd to restart 4 times at the beginning to pass childhood since the autosaved function worked endlessly or the 360 froze juste after.

no more wasting time, I'll buy a working game instead and there're plenty this year ... or perhaps give a try at Fable the Lost Chapters if I can get a copy for a few euros and get advice that it's not another Fable beta version

by the way, I really feel treated like a ca$h machine when you propose paying themes or DLC for a non working game we already paid for ...

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Khiraz — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:55:14 GMT

Hey...how many hours long will be Knothole Island DLC??

Also, can I have a code also?

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Crash0v3ride — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:57:14 GMT

So when is the DLC at first it was 10th od Dec and now it is Mid Dec which can mean anytime comeone guys sort this out.

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Crash0v3ride — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:02:55 GMT

Retard moment I meant when is the DLC coming out.

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Archer23 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:52:37 GMT

I've downloaded the original fable2 NXE premium theme, when previewing the theme i was shown 5 or 6 different background pictures.

After downloading and implementing the them I've only ever seen one back ground (fable 2 logo in the top center of the screen). 66% of the background is obstructed by a turd colored semi circle. How can i view the other backgrounds i paid for with in my NXE Fable 2 premium theme?

I can't recommended ANY premium NXE themes to any one due to the NXE's layout which block approx 66% of the background picture and apparently only 1 background image when the preview show 5 or 6.

You should also sent codes to people that can verify they have a copy of the game as by now there are tens if not hundreds of thousands of leechers that don't own fable 2 gobbling these codes up instantly.

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Crash0v3ride — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:58:23 GMT

Those other backgrounds you saw was screen shots because that was I thought orginally

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NightWolf82 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:30:25 GMT

Archer23 has a idea there.
Your Xbox Live profile should be linked here, so everyone can see that you really own Falbe II.
Based on that one could send the codes out.

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DarthTrethon — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:51:39 GMT

I have three exams today and two more next week and then I'll be free to play Fable 2 untill Mid. January. Congratulations for winning the GOTY award, well deserved.

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luffy321 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:21:26 GMT

this is so fustrating always miss these codes day in and day out

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Thomas77 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:18:08 GMT

You guys do realize you can buy these codes. You should be thanking him for giving us free codes not complaining.

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centerart — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:39:06 GMT

At Thomas77-->judging from you comment it seems you have enough money to afford a copy.But Fable 2 is like a car you bought without an motor-->They carging your for the motor(Because without the overpriced Pub games you cant get all achievments).For me it seem that you are the perfect example why people are willing to pay for broken product without complaining.From another view you should have already realised that the only reason he's giving away codes is to lure people to this Blog-->Other ones try it with interessting information,unique artwork and for community help reason
Ps:By now i think you already got a code for free.But if you are not here for the codes why do you not support LH with the buy of a copy

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DrShrunk — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:24:25 GMT

Darn, missed the codes again. Oh well, it's free, can't complain! What do you mean by 'all decent people are now sleeping'? Am I not decent? Hehe lol, just kidding!

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AgainstOne — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:44:11 GMT

@centerart:

stop being such a bitter assmunch.

the only reason i know about this site is because kotaku linked to it last week in their post about the upcoming patch.

that's when i noticed all of the codes posted at the end of the patch notes. as i was looking around at other posts, i noticed codes were posted at the end of every post.

so i started checking back often and i was able to get a code 2 days ago. it's not that hard. i don't even have fable 2 yet (loved the first one, though), but i had a great time playing pub games last night.

achievement points aren't as important as you seem to think.

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centerart — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:18:38 GMT

At "AgainstOne":
It seems that you have the same attitude towards "costumer awareness" like Thomas 77.Getting a free code and hooray for LH not consindering that they disappoint hundreds of people which can not be at the PC such as you.By the way "a***" could be consider as a violation of the MS Code of Conduct which covers this blog.

Achievments are functions of a programm you can not use if they a locked by a payment.Or would you buy a microwave which you can only switch on if you buy an 10$ upgrade.But i think there a people who like crappy made things.It must be otherwise EA would be bankrupt.

And i too enjoyed Fable 1 but i doom these unfair promoition/moneymaking methods which can be the death of a studio.WE will see if your opinion changes if there will be a pc Version with all addons for less money then you payed/will pay.

I am personaly happy to support a studio with my money but locking me out by making some kind of speedrun is false.

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rswifty — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:12:47 GMT

Hey Sam, Can we do a deal?! I'll buy the the new Knothole Island Theme (not for you of course as that would be a bribe ;-) in exchange for a pub games code?!??!

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Ben506 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:42:14 GMT

What's with all these errors the blog keeps throwing up? It seems it goes down every few minutes. Probably evidence of everyone using macros to get the page as soon as it goes up.
Damn cheaters! Get your Pub Game codes the way everyone else does! By pleading with Sam till he sends you one by email (hint hint).

Please?

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evildoctorwill — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:46:12 GMT

Wow, somebody had better call the whambulence for centerart and all the other little whiny -blam-ers who want nothing more in life than to troll around the Lionhead blog and -blam- and moan about not having Pub Games.

I love this blog. And, all the complainers are just an added bonus. Lionhead seems to be more forthcoming with info on upcoming stuff than Bungie even is. Way to go, Lionhead!

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Gangsteroflove — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:59:52 GMT

im just throwing it out there, but i love checking this blog for free pub games, even after i never had got my code with the LCE i bought but can i be email the code i deserve, im just throwing it out there

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CLKR — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:00:58 GMT

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centerart — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:53:46 GMT

@ doctorwill:
And you are any better insulting people for claiming a playable/complete program.But if you would like to stop this it is easy.Just buy about 1000 codes meaning 8000$ from ms for the needed programm and hand it out to all who feel betrayed.I'm sure everybody will share their email adresses with you!

@ CLKR:
And exactly here lies the problem assuming that Pub Games is a programm with an add on content price(I also think that these item are inculded but not useable without the Programm).It's not add-on content. So this rule is bypassed.

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ManilaExpress — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:13:45 GMT

ah man not again

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Csaby — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:27:31 GMT

Please send me a code Sam.
I bought the Albion theme 1 week ago, but this Knothole theme better like me.
Thanx.

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timmbatz — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:59:48 GMT

i would appreciate a code for myself, so if anyone has one: timm@dertunnel.de

i am always too late.... sigh

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BT-Nexus — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:14:50 GMT

Tbh, if I recall, the codes were meant to be free and come with the game if you pre-ordered it. I pre-ordered the game and didn't get one, yet it's about 95% likely there're people who've bought the game (not pre-order) and probably just come on here and started getting the pub codes for themselves. It shouldn't really be a "oh they're free so I don't mind," since if you were meant to get the pub codes free with the actual game when you pre-ordered it, it'd mean you're sat here having to ask for what wasn't included in the package. If you ask me, if you pre-ordered the game you should get sent some of these codes for free, not sat here trying your luck while randomers get so many of these codes.

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leylo97 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:50:31 GMT

its a shame i realy want pub games badly please cn i have a code sam

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CLKR — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:11:21 GMT

I dont now why Microsoft break they'r own rules 3rd times, I mean achievement rules
1st time they do that with Orange Box - 99 achievement
2nd time with Halo 3 wher u cant get all points w/o Legendary Map Pack
and now with our lovely FABLE 2 ;(

Ofcourse i can buy Pub Game but i wanna save my points for upcomming dlc orb buy dlc to another of my games and gate more GS.

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NightWolf82 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:22:39 GMT

Well Halo 3 wasn't breaking the rules. As stated somewhere above, only the first 1000 GS have to be achievable without costly DLC.

Everything after that can cost points. Several other games have this system as well.

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Steamworks — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:35:16 GMT

Hey Sam, just wanted to say thanks for keeping us updated and giving out the codes and what not. I know people on here complain a lot (including me at times!), but I just wanted you to know I really do appreciate it!

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ToruX82 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:58:26 GMT

Nice Theme and work

I know, i know you must hate it but can you email me a pub code or here with the message system? i life in a different timezone/country so i will always to late
i would trade against an unused LCE Code.

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ZabiGG — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:04:15 GMT

It's your fault -- you asked.

What am I doing? A full run-through of Halo 1 while waiting for a Fable II patch, so that I can play it.

When is it coming out? A question that is never answered.

An approximation would be better than no indication at all.

Thanks in advance,

Z.

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MonkeyBhoy94 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:24:08 GMT

What were the codes for? The Theme or Pub games =S

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l200 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:45:26 GMT

Hey Same, any chance you can email a code for the pub games pls?

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Xagest — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:23:45 GMT

Guys, here are some tips:

You guys should try http://notify.me and link your instant messenger to it. Add this blog as the source, and it'll send you an IM as soon as the page is updated.

Have a tab open for https://live.xbox.com/en-US/accounts/RedeemToken.aspx

When copy and pasting, copy the entire code, and stick it somewhere easy to access. I put my code in the Google search field in Firefox. Don't hit enter, or you'll do a useless google search. Switch to your redeem code tab.

Now type in the code. You can do this manually (if you think you're quick), or you can copy/paste again. Since you can only paste 5 characters at a time, double click the section of the code you want to copy. This should select everything between hyphens. Ctrl-c copy. Ctrl-v paste. Repeat 4 more times, hit enter. Lather Rinse Repeat as necessary.

luck guys, and remember that gamerpoints have no meaning.

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Psyver — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:02:51 GMT

Just picked it up and I'm curious to see how it matches up to Microsoft's Christmas Theme. Yea, I can't complain about free but I'm really digging the snowy asthetic of Knothole Island. I finally just read the release and I have to say I'm a bit more excited than I was. An augment tool and new augments. Changable weather (hopefully I can keep it snowy). new clothing, including the rest of the assassins gear. Rare item shop. Can't wait...

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Psyver — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 03:08:26 GMT

Hepricus... chill. Just go to the store and buy the freakin' points. Stop being cheap, staring at your computer and cursing up a storm. If you could shell out $10 more for a LTD ED of Fable 2, you can afford Pub Games. Neither Microsoft nor Lionhead owe you a damn thing. People worked hard on that game, developing it and getting it just right. They don't need you to get all huffy because you don't get a freebie. If you knew the value of a dollar then you'd seriously calm yourself. I mean really, when's the last time you worked hard on something just to give it away?

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Crash0v3ride — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:54:23 GMT

Well the DLC is out on the 22nd of dec just a shame the guys freom lionhead couldn't be bothered to tell us on here as I found it out over at eurogamer.net

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Codiak — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:32:27 GMT

@ Psyver
"People worked hard on that game, developing it and getting it just right."

Hardly...... Im sat here with an un-playable game right now so you consider that to be "just right" do you. I really hope you don't have a job in quality assurance, as im sure you would be quit happy with gaping holes in your products when they go to market.

Some honest answers on a patch and its progress would sit better with me than just giving out free codes to keep some of the people happy.

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centerart — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:45:50 GMT

Codiak i fully agree with you Psyver is one of the reason why some studios make people beta testers.Andy by the way psyver if you have money to spend on a grappy game made just because they not wanted to give a Real presale bonus then i recomme that you burn the money.Andy Yes LH owe me a thing cause i have a game i can not play!! And i think i'm not the only one here!

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Thomas77 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:31:59 GMT

@ centerart

The Pub games came out before the game so that you could get a taste of Fable 2 before it came out. Then they gave the pubgames free to people who preordered the game. Now they are even giving them out for free to lucky people. If you truly wanted the pubgames for free then you had many oportunities to to get them. For the people who didn't know about getting them for free he is giving them a second chance. As for the game being like a car without a motor. That is not true. Did you not get any enjoyment out of the game? If you played simply to get the achievements then that is sad. Even if you did play for that reason the opportunity to get the achievements for free is out there. No one is making you pay for the pub games you could just be patient and wait to get lucky for a code or perhaps in the future the pub games will be free.

P.S. I do support Lion Head and can't wait for the DLC.

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ElTipejoLoco — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:55:30 GMT

In the end, neither side managed to successfully communicate what they were upset about to one another.

People who are supporting Lionhead and believe that people should buy Pub Games and stop complaining:
Pub Games' actual cost can only truly be attributed to its connectivity with Fable II itself. Even fans of the series have admit that Fable II Pub Games is "not worth $10"- especially considering what $10 dollars buys you these days on the independent gaming area. I'll admit that people should not complain because there were/are ample opportunities to obtain the game for free in the end, but trying to convince anyone that Pub Games is worth its monetary amount when compared to other games of the same prize is a bit silly. $10 dollars buys you games like Immortal Defense these days, which is much larger than Pub Games. All that aside: It's still Microsoft who decides how much Pub Games costs, not LionHead.

Additionally, these people are upset that Fable II was shorter than expected, relatively linear (its replay value is 'artificially extended' through randomly generated Jobs and Slave Rescue quests, and most of its charm comes from NPC interaction, which is where most of the development team's work went into, considering the diverse dialogue trees that can occur), and the fact that, yes, the game is full of glitches, whether 'game breaking', avoidable (which does not mean 'fixed'), or simply mildly hindering in obtaining all the gameplay value from the product (such as The Rescue quest due to an autistic child or disappearing wife that will randomly fix themselves later on). They're not just complaining about Pub Games, even if one of the most uttered phrases on this blog is "codes plz kthx", or something to that effect.

That aside, you are NOT wrong. Fable II did have a lot of work put into it, but it could have simply gotten pushed back a little bit to iron out the boatload of randomly/non-randomly occurring glitches out of its framework. It would have done the game itself a world of , and people would be playing it more often instead of hanging around on forums whining about the lack of information on the patch. Sadly, people DO play 360 games mostly for the achievements, and telling them that it's 'sad' that they do so won't affect the fact that they're a majority- and growing in numbers. Completionists are one of Microsoft's largest target audiences when it comes to "Live" games, and it's starting to catch on with other companies (Sony's Trophies, WoW's Achievements).

To everyone: Molyneux Hype is a coined term by now, and almost every 'blog' outside of Microsoft's grasp shows it when they write about news from the LionHead front. You knew what you were getting yourselves into.

tl;dr: Everyone stop complaining and play or don't play your game. A Patch will be coming out, more codes might be coming out, and people will still complain about something insignificant even if everything is fixed. Especially while LionHead (or rather, Sam) continue avoiding numbering how many people have reported glitches and the like as anything other than 'few'. Cheers and a toast to less self-inflicted-misery in the future.

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Helloween329 — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 01:39:26 GMT

Hey Sam, i just got my xbox fixed!! Any more pub game codes left? My e mail is Migue_329@hotmail.com....thanks i really cant aford it...

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CLKR — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 03:29:20 GMT

i dont think its sadly , i mean playng for arch. its make game longer

so mabye u can change achievement requirement and everyone will be happy

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HarveyDanger — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:23:44 GMT

To those complaining about not knowing anything about the patch:

If you actually took the time to read any of the f****ng posts you'd know when it was coming. It just goes to show who actually cares about the game and who just wants to whine and cause grief because they're butt-hurt. I was excited about this game too, but guess what, I can live my life while waiting for them to fix it. When they do I'll gladly continue playing. In the meantime, there are more than enough other games to play and things for me to do.

As far as I'm concerned, with the patch and the DLC coming up, it's just the same as if they had delayed the game to fix bugs and add more content.

As for the Pub Games, not having them does not equal possessing a broken game. Yes, the game IS broken, but not because of the inability to get achievements. People have played games for years without achievements, and now that they're here it brings to light which people care about fun and which people care about their egos. It's not even like people are missing out on content, because the pub games are IN Fable. All they care about are useless achievement points, and as far as I'm concerned, gaming would be far better without them.

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tawilk — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:14:23 GMT

hold on, when in the hell is the patch coming out?!?!? i just spend 30 minutes in the forum looking for a release date, but nothing. it seems the only thing that is mentioned about a patch is a half dozen 'major' fixes they're working on. however, no release date. if someone could let me know. or maybe LH could actually release something to let us all know.

i would like to eventually play this game past the point leaving for the spire. i'm sure it'd be fun, but i have a game ending glitch that isn't addressed in the 'current' patch, so i'm not sure if i ever will be able to complete F2.

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HarveyDanger — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:54:26 GMT

Tawilk:

They said last month that it would be out by mid-December at the latest.

The last blog post on the patch mentioned that it's being finalized, which means that it's most likely right on schedule.

I hope that helps.

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crimsy — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 06:34:56 GMT

Can I haz teh codez plox?

LoL.

Thanks you.

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Crash0v3ride — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 08:13:32 GMT

HarveyDanger:

As I have said in a previous post it is mid december and no patch or DLC but the rumour on the grape vine is that it will be the 22nd which is the end of december so they can't even stick to there own word ....... yet again.

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Crash0v3ride — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:45:33 GMT

Xbox.com has recently been updated with three new achievements for Fable II, adding an additional 100 Gamerscore to the game for the upcoming Knothole Island DLC. They are clearly leaving themselves open to future DLC with still an additional 150 points to work with... or 650 if Lionhead can convince Microsoft they're as cool as Bungie.

The Collector 25
Acquire all the mystery items in The Box of Secrets shop, or see another Hero do so.

The Meteorologist 50
Bring all of Knothole Island’s weather problems under control, or help another Hero to do so.

The Bibliophile 25

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tawilk — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:53:03 GMT

maybe monday they'll announce the patch being released. hopefully the final path version mentions something about the game not saving completly and freezing during a save. OR maybe creating separate saves for autosave and character file saves? that would really be great and probably solve the problem, 95% of the time.

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HarveyDanger — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:40:54 GMT

Crash:

Anything that isn't the first or last week of a month is generally considered "the middle" in the business world.

Besides that, it's the 13th, there's still a week for them to do anything. Or 2-3 days if you want to be super-technical.

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Crash0v3ride — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:35:40 GMT

Fair enough.

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TonyBarta — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:51:44 GMT

Aww I Was Waiting For The DLC

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Shisou — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 02:52:55 GMT

Sam, you ask what I am up to?

I'm up to HERE with the wait for the DLC!

Ahahaha, what a hilarious joke!

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Donoravis — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:20:24 GMT

sure hope the video diary comes out tommorow...if not whats the point of releasing it like 2-3 days before the dlc?

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sepulturas666 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:49:33 GMT

Too late for me, all codes are gone.
I would really want one code by email. If anyone have - patton@mail.bg
Thanks in advance.

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lolsauce — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:35:04 GMT

i love how angry people get over these codes personally i couldnt careless about getting a code for pub games. i joined this forum thing to keep updated about the dlc for knothole island(ftw). herpicus i love your fits of nerd rage. i purchased fble 2 for the story mildly disapointing in the end but fun overall .....................and i do have 1000gs on the game bcos i have no soul lmao..................anywayz calm down ladys its a game/pub thing whatever but calm down for the love of god/buddah/the force/allah/flying spagetti monster lolololololol xxx

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CyberSkull — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:19 GMT

I gotta check this site more often for these codes. Is there a preview for the theme?

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Dburwebby — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:24:20 GMT

http://www.resident.com/5/kijuju/index.php?l=en&fbid=DwdCm-xhjrf#

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Macster — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:05:43 GMT

lolsauce, you get major props for the shout out to god/buddha/the force/allah/flying spaghetti monster, but you forgot Sheva. and stupid question to anyone reading this, but are these codes just to get on the pub games online rather than through the game? i also only joined for the DLC updates and i've been asking myself what these are for and finally my curiosity is too much. and if it is just to play them online, if you pre-ordered the game and got that little card (which i also never went online for) is the code that came with that the same deal?

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kingtiger287 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:13:17 GMT

so when does knothole island actually come out? i saw that the three new achievements are up already in my achievement list. now i have 1000 out of 1100.

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MattCatt — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 04:44:31 GMT

@Macster:

These codes are for a standalone game which is comprised of the three pub games available in game, plus a tournament for each game. You are also able to obtain 15 unique items for Fable II, including an expression book and a dog trick book, needed for one of Fable II's achievements. This unfortunately, is the only reason why many people here are even here. Others actually want to play the games for the games themselves.

Yes, if you pre-ordered Fable II, you were supposed to get a code for a free download of the Pub Games as a way to get a head start on gold when Fable II came out. Many people claim not to have gotten their code when the pre-ordered. If you did get the code, you don't have to worry about getting here fast enough, since they are also for this game.

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Jacquestrap — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:57:26 GMT

Can I have a code please? I hear there's uproar over needing Fable II Pub Games to get an achievement. My email is jacques.trap@hotmail.com

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Macster — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:32:48 GMT

@MattCatt

ah, i see. thanks for the info!

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Cibraeal — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:52:09 GMT

Thanks for the blog! I have just played through Fable II for the first time and I am looking forward to the Knothole Island DLC.

I guess I might as well ask if you have any more Pub Game codes as well...it would be appreciated.

Thank you.

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Psyver — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:13:06 GMT

Centerart and Codiak. I do have a job in quality control. It pays me enough to afford a game like Pub Games. Yea... it's not Shivering Isles, Braid or Castle Crashers but you are complaining about not getting it for free. The point was that you don't complain about free. The developers did work on the game and you chose not to buy it, fine. I personally saw value in it just for the winable prizes. It got me ready for a great sequel and I'd gladly spend the cash again. You aren't looking at the big picture. I hope some day you'll realize how awful your point of view is. Lionhead is giving Pub Games away. Kudos to them. Bitching and moaning about a game you claim is awful and not getting it when you want reveals more about you as a person. And that's someone I don't want to get to know.

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Haubitze — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:13:44 GMT

I just finished the main story and now I'm thinking of getting all the gamerscore.
Is it possible to get all the score in fable 2 without owning pubgames if someone gives you the special items?

@sam: a code by mail would by nice

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llamalizard — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:33:58 GMT

Haubitze - not any more, they added 3 new achievements to go with knothole Island.

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Haubitze — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:24:45 GMT

@Ilamalizard: thanks, but for the main 1000 points it would work?

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JorTanos — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:47:06 GMT

"All regular disc-based games MUST have 1,000 Gamerscore in the base game. This means that any consumer who buys a retail game will have the opportunity to unlock the full 1,000 Gamerscore without having to pay for any add-on content. Note that a publisher may decide to deliver a portion of this Gamerscore via add-on content, but the add-on content will always be free to the consumer."

People like flouting this. Very well.

Quick question. Can you trade any of the items attainable through the Pub Games? If so, it's as legitimate as the Hero Dolls for achievements. It requires befriending and working with other human beings, rather than complaining over a blog.

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Sir_Future — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:00:08 GMT

You can get the completionist achievement by acquiring the specific items from a friend, or simply joining a friends game who already has the achievement.

The pub games are not necessary to get it.

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ALCHchemist — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:50:18 GMT

Pretty please may I have a pub games code =( Ive been trying this for weeks!!! I even bought a messenger kit for this!!

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ALCHchemist — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:50:59 GMT

My email is sky_luvz@hotmail.com code please oh please =(

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Ben506 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:32:30 GMT

I get the feeling he's abandoned this blog. And the chances of actually seeing the Video Diary for Knothole Island before we actually get it seems slim at best.

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DuzAwe — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:50:59 GMT

Sam has all ready said he wont email the codes any more and that there finite. Also you can still buy the pub games and if your that much of an achiv whore buy it you allready payed for the game or if you had any brains youd find some one that has this achiv and go to there world its a social thing. and please stop posting this crap my email box is packed with this crap. I sub only to find the info out for the dlc adn ect.
At this stage he has probly turned off his own alrt for this cause your all such whine bitchs

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Ben506 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:01:45 GMT

DuzAwe: So you're complaining about getting emails each time we post, and then go on to say that the codes are finite, and he's not going to email them any more. The simple answer to your problem is - turn off comment updates. As you evidently don't care about the codes, telling us to "buy the pub games" and that "f you had any brains youd find some one that has this achiv and go to there world its a social thing", you don't care if Sam posts more codes in the comments section. He only puts proper updates on the blog, all the comments have been for more pub game codes. Or are you hoping that we all bow down to your amazing intellect and say "sorry DuzAwe, we won't bother you any more", and then Sam to come along and give you a code for being such a marvellous person?

Just turn off email updates for the comments section if you don't want to get them anymore. Simple as.

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DuzAwe — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:10:37 GMT

I bought the game a long time ago. What I want top say clearly is that he has all ready said no more emails yet he gets hounded for code this is worse than recon in halo 3. All I want is the new vidoc and expansion but IM not on here posting every 10 to 15 min looking for it. Buy a game for the game not the achivs its nuts

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Thomas77 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:37:44 GMT

I completely agree with Psyver

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Sae_Matsumoto — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:53:45 GMT

I also completely agree with Psyver.. Finally someone with sense..
Looking forward to the DLC and i'm proud owner of Knothole Island Theme (Premium)
Hope yer enjoying yerself in the USA

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Crash0v3ride — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:26:54 GMT

News by Tom Bramwell

Today 10:21

Lionhead has confirmed to Eurogamer that the Fable II: Knothole Island downloadable expansion pack has been delayed until January 2009.

An announcement on Xbox.com yesterday said the pack had been pushed back from 22nd December until "late January", which the developer confirmed this morning.

Xbox.com cited "unexpected technical difficulties".

well done lionhead so many more times will it be delayed by my count that is twice so far it has been put back.

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Sae_Matsumoto — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:11:11 GMT

i suppose thats better than it being released and being full of bugs..
Least now i can catch up on all the other games i have to play...

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VenomxSGx — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:38:28 GMT

Hi, I Was late again and i really would love a pubgame code, any chance you could send me 1 to this email

thexlccobra@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks m8.

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madogdan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:08:08 GMT

meh tbh luck on getting these codes i been on and off to see if i can get ANY of the codes but nope they are REALLY hard to get, but tbh i aint bothered about the pub games im more bothered about knothole island and the themes and other stuff as i have already completed fable 2 and got about 3mil in me hand (currently donating mass amount to temple of light to keep me money down), tbh we need more things to buy for example: Clothes, weapons, houses, potions, ingrediances (Food) and businesses