Fable II: Game Episodes Announced

19 Aug 2009 at 11:18:53 by Andy Alderson

Lionhead has announced new episodic content for Fable II.

The news came as part of the company’s GamesCom presentation – in which Fable III was also announced – and Peter Molyneux revealed that the new content for Fable II will be delivered in five episodes, beginning on 29 September. And the good news is the first episode will be completely free. The price of the subsequent episodes is yet to be announced.

The first episode will apparently see the player contending with life as a young adult in Albion and at the end of the instalment they can choose to purchase the next episode or the full game.

The episodes will be fully compatible with the previous Knothole Island and See the Future expansions.

“With the launch of Games on Demand on Xbox LIVE, we have a great tool in place to deliver classic titles in an incredibly convenient fashion,” said Phil Spencer of Microsoft Game Studios.

“With the ‘Fable II’ episodic model, we’re encouraging people to experience the first chapter of the game for free, then move onto other chapters when they are ready. It’s a unique model and one that will appeal to gamers who’ve been hesitant to dive full into the original retail release.”

Check out our review of Fable II here.

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