Fable 2 release date is October 21, 2008. Fable 2 Limited Edition goodies shown

Pre-Order Fable 2 Limited Edition for Xbox 360

Fable 2’s release date is set for October 21st, 2008 in America announced Microsoft and Lionhead studios (publisher and developer respectively). The European release date is set for October 24th with subsequent dates throughout the rest of the globe in the following months afterward.

They also announced a Fable 2 Limited Collector’s Edition set that you can pick up at participating retailers. The collector’s set will cost $79.99 while the regular edition will run $59.99

Pre-Order the normal edition of Fable 2 for Xbox 360The Fable II – Limited Collector’s Edition will include:

* A Bonus DVD that includes a “Making of Fable II” feature with the team at Lionhead Studios including lead designer Peter Molyneux

* A concept art viewer

* A 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.

* Bonus In-Game Content (Requires Xbox Live Account) – Includes “The Hall of the Dead” Dungeon, “The Wreckager” Legendary Cutlass Weapon and Otherworldly Bonus

* 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.

* 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.

Those Fable fans who would like to get a head start on the game will have the opportunity to test their luck in Fable II: Pub Games, a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game that will be released on August 13th. If you pre-order Fable II you will get access to Pub Games for free (otherwise you gotta pay 800 Microsoft Points for it). Fable II: Pub Games features high-stakes casino-style mini-games including “Fortune’s Tower,” “Keystone” and “Spinnerbox” that 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. That way when they start playing the game, they will already have money available to them to make things a little easier.

Update October 2nd: Developer Lionhead has sadly confirmed that due to a supply chain issue the Fable 2 Limited Edition will not include the Premium Box, five printed Fate Cards and Hobbe figure. As a result the price will go down from $79.99 to $69.99.