Yesterday I posted some info on the Fable II Pub Games. Well today Lionhead Studios has announced the content of the Limited Collector’s Edition of Fable II. For $80, you will get a Hobbe figure, a making of documentary, a trial Xbox Live account, the three Xbox Live Arcade Pub Games, and “addition in-game content”.
What do you guys think? Is it worth the extra cash? Personally, I think not, but then again I’m not a huge fan of the Fable series. Hopefully this new one will pull me in and make me a fanboy.
Read: Behold, The Fable 2 Collector’s Edition.
A while ago I posted a news item about the Fable II mini games that would be available on Xbox Live. You know, the ones that let you earn in-game gold before the game even comes out.
Well, it was announced today that the Fable II Pub Games, which include “Keystone,” a combination of Craps and Roulette, “Spinnerbox,” an updated take on slot machines, and “Fortune’s Tower,” a “press your luck” style of game, will be free if you preorder the game at participating retailers. If you don’t feel like forking over the cash now, you can always buy them on Xbox Live Marketplace next month for 800 Microsoft Points ($10.00). Either way, sounds like fun.
Read: Fable II Pub Games: Get Gold Before Game Day.
At GDC it was announced that Fable 2 will feature some pretty interesting game innovations, provided Peter Molyneux can deliver.
First off, the game will feature co-op play, in the style of Crackdown. If you join someone else’s game, any items or experience your character gets will stay with your character.
Another cool feature is that players won’t get money from quests. The only way to get money in the Fable world will be by doing work or gambling. This is why the folks over at Lionhead will release a Xbox Live Arcade game that will contain a few gambling mini games. No word on the cost (if any) of the XBLA game. Any cash you get from these will transfer over to your character.
These features may seem a little gimmicky, but hey, they got me interested…now it’s time to, you know, actually make sure they end up in the final product.
Read: Fable 2 To Feature Co-Op, XBLA Minigames.
The forthcoming year looks amazing for gamers, as a myriad of anticipated titles are planned for release throughout this year. I took the time to compile a list of five games, out of hundreds of possible choices, that sparked my interest enough to be noted on my list of must-have purchases of 2008. The following assemblage of games are not listed in any particular order of importance and are a true look into my own personal gaming habits.
Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3 & 360): GTA IV is planned for release within February-April of this year and takes place in a redesigned Liberty City consisting of five boroughs based New York City. The game’s map size is considerably smaller in comparison to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but the inclusion of Liberty City will be far more detailed, and larger than any previous individual city in the GTA series. According to the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine (UK edition): “to get from one side of the new and improved Liberty City to the other will take you at least an hour.” Although you no longer have the ability to fly airplanes or changes the main-character’s physique or appearance, the game looks extremely promising. Continued…
The Games Convention news and videos just don’t want to stop today. The latest golden nugget to be squeezed out of Germany has to do with Fable 2. Check out the three new videos after the jump that dive deeper into the upcoming Xbox 360 RPG.
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