Fable II, Lionhead Studios highly anticipated action role-playing game, will ship to U.S. retailers on Oct. 21, 2008 and European retailers on Oct. 24, with subsequent release dates throughout the rest of the world in the coming months.  Combining thrilling action, heart-wrenching emotional experiences and a genre-bending Xbox LIVE multiplayer mode, “Fable II” is the must-have blockbuster for 2008. 

Developed by Peter Molyneux and Lionhead Studios, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Fable and Black & White, Fable II offers an infinite amount of choice in an open world environment, allowing gamers to become the most heralded of all heroes or reviled of all villains. Ringing in new heights of innovation for the genre and expanding upon the rich experience of the first title, Fable II immerses players in the expansive world of Albion.

Fable II pioneers a new combat system designed to allow players to truly master hand weapons, ranged combat weapons and magic, each using a different single button on the Xbox 360 controller, making the game approachable and accessible to both casual and hardcore gamers. Players will live out personal and emotional experiences like never before, whether playing solo or co-op together with a friend or over Xbox LIVE, with their constant dog companion by their side.

Fans eager for a head start will have the opportunity to test their luck in the Xbox LIVE Arcade title developed exclusively for Fable II, available on Aug. 13; those who pre-order a copy of Fable II at participating retailers will be given free access to download the Fable II Pub Games, or they can be downloaded without pre-order via Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft points. The high-stakes casino-style pub games, titled Fortune’s Tower, Keystone and Spinnerbox will offer players the opportunity to start earning a bounty of gold and treasures to fund their adventures in Fable II, ahead of the title’s release on Oct. 21.

In addition to the standard retail version, Fable II will be offered in a Limited Collector’s Edition through participating retailers and will feature:

• Bonus DVD – Includes new ‘Making-of Feature’ with Peter Molyneux and the team at Lionhead Studios and concept art viewer
• Bonus In-Game Content (Requires LIVE account) – Includes “The Hall of the Dead” Dungeon, “The Wreckager” Legendary Cutlass Weapon and Otherworldly Bonus
• Collectible Hobbe figure with accessories – From the Qee Collection comes this one-of-a-kind Hobbe figure. Nasty, brutish, and short, he roams the countryside, preying on travelers and spiriting away the children of the unwary.
• 48-hour Xbox LIVE Gold Trial Card – With Xbox LIVE Gold, players can show off their individual hero by inviting friends into their unique version of Albion or they can visit their friends’ Albion, and earn additional gold, experience and renown to take back into their own.
• Five printed Fate Cards – These five beautiful cards foretell the Hero’s great destiny to journey across all of Albion, encountering deadly enemies and enigmatic allies. The path leads to a choice that will change the world forever.

The standard edition Fable II will have an estimated retail price of $59.99 and the Limited Collector’s Edition will retail for an estimated price of $79.99. Fable II is rated “M” for Mature.

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Yay i can't wait. Unfortunately i get it on the 23rd of october so i won't be on these forums from the 21st till i get the game , no spoilers for me

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roysterer:

It's like PM's the Fable 2 fairy, sprinkling Fable 2 pixie dust on everyone he meets.

My friends and co-workers will be glad when this comes out too.  Then they won't have to hear me blabbering about it because I'll be too busy playing it!

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Daxworth

hey im Australian and the release date for fable II in US is 21 and Europe is 24th but whats the date for Australia?

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Lionhead should have a countdown timer like ign has  it has one for the game and the pub games.

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Reconic:

hey im Australian and the release date for fable II in US is 21 and Europe is 24th but whats the date for Australia?

Well in New Zealand (where i live) I found out that were getting it on the 23rd, I assume that you'll get it the same time as me, we usually get games at the same time.

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roysterer:

It's like PM's the Fable 2 fairy, sprinkling Fable 2 pixie dust on everyone he meets.

Altskar:

Reconic:

hey im Australian and the release date for fable II in US is 21 and Europe is 24th but whats the date for Australia?

Well in New Zealand (where i live) I found out that were getting it on the 23rd, I assume that you'll get it the same time as me, we usually get games at the same time.

ah ok thanks, one more thing what i dont get that lionhead is in Europe yet the game comes out in US first lol oh well

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Reconic:

Altskar:

Reconic:

hey im Australian and the release date for fable II in US is 21 and Europe is 24th but whats the date for Australia?

Well in New Zealand (where i live) I found out that were getting it on the 23rd, I assume that you'll get it the same time as me, we usually get games at the same time.

ah ok thanks, one more thing what i dont get that lionhead is in Europe yet the game comes out in US first lol oh well

I think that has something to do with Fable II's joint production with Microsoft, which is an American (?) company.

I guess I'd also like a release date for Australia, but its pretty safe to assume it'll be around the 21st - 24th.

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If I'm not mistaken M$ is the publisher, even though its an american company, I'm sure they outsource like most other big American companies, but either way that would probably explain it.

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Dam me then for getting my hopes up. Being a british developer i was hoping that for once in gaming history the game might come out in the UK before the US. Guess i'll just have to wait till im running my own games company

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Huh im really bugged about that i saw somewhere that we get it 4 days before U.S but i guess i was wrong
I dont think its right when lionhead is british

sim656:

Dam me then for getting my hopes up. Being a british developer i was hoping that for once in gaming history the game might come out in the UK before the US. Guess i'll just have to wait till im running my own games company

agreed, and yes im  dissapointed but hey...
I guess its the way it is for us, even if the games are made in our own country.
I mean for a kick-off why should ANYONE get it first ? How hard is it to do a simultaneous release ?? Obviously going to differ hear and there by 5-10 hours but thats no bother. However a few Days is !!

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There is nothing i hate more in this world than Fable 2's co op camera...

Jakkeh:

Reconic:

Altskar:

Reconic:

hey im Australian and the release date for fable II in US is 21 and Europe is 24th but whats the date for Australia?

Well in New Zealand (where i live) I found out that were getting it on the 23rd, I assume that you'll get it the same time as me, we usually get games at the same time.

ah ok thanks, one more thing what i dont get that lionhead is in Europe yet the game comes out in US first lol oh well

I think that has something to do with Fable II's joint production with Microsoft, which is an American (?) company.

I guess I'd also like a release date for Australia, but its pretty safe to assume it'll be around the 21st - 24th.

Of course everyone that preorders it will probably get it on the 21st over here as well.. well I am assuming this based on my expereince with mass effect.. I preordered that and got it 4 days before the release date thanks to the lovely fellows at Brisbane EB

of course that game ended up being less than fulfilling but that is not the moral of the story

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sim656:

Dam me then for getting my hopes up. Being a british developer i was hoping that for once in gaming history the game might come out in the UK before the US. Guess i'll just have to wait till im running my own games company

actually there has been games that had come out in UK first.  sometime july 2008 that strategy game cid miers revolution

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Imagination is the Key

y would a british game come out in america first dam it

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SirBobert117:

y would a british game come out in america first dam it

Because, what many gamers playing fable 2 aspire to do in the game Microsoft has done in real life.. and that is become the emperor of everything.

so they are using their dark powers to influence the natural way of things

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AuzziePride:

SirBobert117:

y would a british game come out in america first dam it

Because, what many gamers playing fable 2 aspire to do in the game Microsoft has done in real life.. and that is become the emperor of everything.

so they are using their dark powers to influence the natural way of things

that, or the fact that the manufacturing facilities for microsoft are all located in the US/

which i find shocking due to globalization

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Th3Harbing3r:

AuzziePride:

SirBobert117:

y would a british game come out in america first dam it

Because, what many gamers playing fable 2 aspire to do in the game Microsoft has done in real life.. and that is become the emperor of everything.

so they are using their dark powers to influence the natural way of things

that, or the fact that the manufacturing facilities for microsoft are all located in the US/

which i find shocking due to globalization

Even so, previous Microsoft owned games have had simultaneous worldwide releases so it can't really be that hard for them to set up so I'm still fuming a little. I guess, though, I can try and put the positive spin on it that I will have a couple of extra days to play pub games and earn more cash than my US equivalents.. but that's a pretty crappy substitute for the whole experience

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Th3Harbing3r:

AuzziePride:

SirBobert117:

y would a british game come out in america first dam it

Because, what many gamers playing fable 2 aspire to do in the game Microsoft has done in real life.. and that is become the emperor of everything.

so they are using their dark powers to influence the natural way of things

that, or the fact that the manufacturing facilities for microsoft are all located in the US/

which i find shocking due to globalization

Aye, now that wouldn't surprise me, they've done this many many times before on so many titles.
I'd reckon that if Mickeysoft were an English company, Europe would be getting it first.

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Thanks Mort. I'll be one of the first to get it.

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Or maybe it has to do the fact that there might be a bigger fan base of F2 fans in America then Britain?

Or maybe, just maybe, Bag is right. Most of the American releases for games, books, ect is usually on a Tuesday and British releases are on Fridays...so yeah, chill out British peeps. I'm plenty sure you guys can survive a three day wait.

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