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Fable II Release Date Announced

Published August 7, 2008

Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios announced that the highly anticipated action role-playing game Fable® II will ship to U.S. retailers on October 21, 2008. Combining thrilling action, heart-wrenching emotional experiences, and a genre-bending Xbox LIVE® multiplayer mode, Fable II is the must-have blockbuster for 2008. 

Grab Fable II on October 21.

Developed by Peter Molyneux and Lionhead Studios, the creators of the critically-acclaimed Fable and Black & White, Fable II gives you infinite choices in an open-world environment, allowing you 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 you in the expansive world of Albion.

New Combat System
Fable II pioneers a new combat system designed to allow you to truly master hand weapons, ranged combat weapons, and magic. With each using a different single button on the Xbox 360 controller, the game is approachable and accessible to both casual and hardcore gamers.

Explore the magical world of Albion.

Live out personal and emotional experiences like never before, whether playing solo or co-op together with a friend or over Xbox LIVE, with your constant dog companion by your side.

Fable II Pub Games
If you're eager for a head start, test your luck in the Xbox LIVE Arcade title developed exclusively for Fable II, available on August 13. Pre-order a copy of Fable II at participating retailers and get free access to download the Fable II Pub Games, or download them without pre-order via Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft points.

The high-stakes casino-style pub games, titled Fortune's Tower, Keystone, and Spinnerbox, let you start earning a bounty of gold and treasures to fund your adventures in Fable II ahead of the game's release on October 21.

Collector's Edition

The Fable II Limited Collector’s Edition includes the following content for the extimated price of $69.99:

• Fable II game disc
• Bonus DVD with new "Making-of" Feature
• Bonus in-game content (requires Xbox LIVE): The "Hall of the Dead" dungeon, the "Wreckager" Legendary Cutlass Weapon, and the Spartan armor and energy sword.

Lionhead Studios
Acquired by Microsoft Game Studios in 2006, the U.K.-based Lionhead Studios has developed a unique formula for creating original and innovative games such as the extremely successful Black & White for Windows in 2001, Fable for Xbox in 2004, Fable: The Lost Chapters for Windows in 2005, Black & White 2and The Movies in 2005.