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AU Shippin' Out October 20-24: Fable II

By James Kozanecki, GameSpot AUPosted Oct 19, 2008 11:22 pm PT

Can Peter Molyneux live up to his promises? Find out this Thursday!

Ever since Shane Kim dropped the bomb in 2005, Fable II has been on the lips of salivating Xbox 360 owners. Set 500 years after the original game, Fable II drops you back into Albion starting off as a child. Like in the original, you're given a series of choices that will dictate if your character is good or bad as he or she grows up. Some of the new activities in the game include getting married and starting a family. Others will have you getting a job and earning money. Fable II is due out on Thursday.

Ubisoft is taking gamers to hunt for the Jackal this week in Africa with Far Cry 2. Set in an unknown African nation, you assume the role of one of eight characters who are hunting an unscrupulous warlord called the Jackal. If you're expecting feral abilities to return, you better not hold your breath, because Far Cry 2 has nothing to do with the original except for the name. On the community side of things, Far Cry 2 features a comprehensive map maker that allows users to share their maps online on their respective platform, as well as online competitive multiplayer. Far Cry 2 is out on the 23rd of this month for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.

With Silent Hill: Homecoming being delayed indefinitely in Australia thanks to a big fat "refused classification" sticker being slapped on it, Dead Space is left to pick up the reins of bloodthirsty survival horror fans. When a massive mining ship drops off the radar, Isaac Clarke (the game's protagonist) and his crew are dispatched to investigate and repair the mining ship's communication equipment. It quickly becomes obvious that all is not right, and that the crew of the mining ship have turned into monsters. On top of the extreme gore, Deep Space features a mechanic called strategic dismemberment, which forces the player to remove an enemy's limbs to kill them, as opposed to going for headshots. Dead Space is out later this week.

October 23, 2008
Dead Space (PS3, 360, PC)
Far Cry 2 (PS3, 360, PC)
Golden Axe: Beast Rider (PS3, 360)
Fable II (360)
Littlest Pet Shop (PC, Wii)
Littlest Pet Shop: Garden (DS)
Littlest Pet Shop: Jungle (DS)
Littlest Pet Shop: Winter (DS)
Monopoly (PS3, 360, Wii, PS2)
Star Ocean: First Departure (PSP)
Imagine Figure Skater (DS)

October 24, 2008
Midnight Club: Los Angeles (360, PS3)
Midnight Club: LA Remix (PSP)
MotoGP 08 (360, PS3, PS2)

67 Comments

  • Balck_soul

    Posted Oct 29, 2008 4:19 am PT

    fair score of 8.5 if u played the game u would realise why. it's not the gameplay it's the stuff promised and failed to be there and also the huge amount of bugs that it has. some not allowing u to progress

  • hatmans

    Posted Oct 25, 2008 4:35 pm PT

    The game is unfinished...(Sadly)
    @FalconOI,
    10/10 is for the elites, the truely god like games.. which fable 2 is not 8.5 is a fair rating for the game

  • BontraXenderKyl

    Posted Oct 23, 2008 1:33 pm PT

    I'm waiting for October 28 anyway.

  • FalconOI

    Posted Oct 22, 2008 9:07 am PT

    Why On Earth Whould You's At Gamespot Rate FABLE 2 A Meesly 8.5???? Are You Kidding??? For Everyone Who Saw Their Rating Of FABLE 2 Don't Listen To Them. This Game Is Really Rated 10/10.
    Because This Game Simply Rules!!!!!

  • KandyKane666

    Posted Oct 22, 2008 1:01 am PT

    GOD DAM IT I WISH I HAD A BLOODY XBOX 360!!!!!!!!!!!!

    well now all i hav 2 do is hope it comes out on pc

  • disobedience

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 11:54 pm PT

    i think it would be a nice piece of RPG , lets wait and see

  • pwndOo

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 1:51 pm PT

    ratavaquera, cod4 never showed up in our little part of eu! Xbox 360 cant be bought here, there is only 1 games seller, which owns the videogames here, and he has 5 games... No internet provider delivers here, the games producers ignore our ONLY game press,... talk about eu!

  • aussiehalofan

    Posted Oct 21, 2008 12:10 am PT

    Hurry up Thursday!!! I'm spending this whole weekend playing Far Cry 2, it looks amazing. After that I'll give Dead Space a go

  • ratavaquera

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 7:07 pm PT

    Far Cry 2

    and i cant decide xD:

    Fable 2
    CoD: WaW

  • ratavaquera

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 7:06 pm PT

    punkdsk8erdude: "why do videogames have to be so expensive lol."

    ¬.¬

    Here in Mexico the new games cost hmm (from Pesos to Dllrs) 75-85$ (800-900 pesos)

    Do you think 60$ its EXPENSIVE?!

    X360 w/hard disk: EU 199$ MX 260$ (2999 pesos)

    thats the only thing ilove from EU: Cheaper games/technology

    Dont forget the Delay since the Release Date of a game (1 week-1 month)

    Lucky...

  • austin7194

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 6:36 pm PT

    i reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaallllyyyy hope i get my fable 2 tmrw

  • punkdsk8erdude

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 6:32 pm PT

    gettin my fable 2 tmrw - i preordered it two months ago.
    i really want far cry 2 and MC:LA as well.
    oh why do videogames have to be so expensive lol.

  • lime_93

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 6:06 pm PT

    Halo 3 (somebody stole mine so i gotta but a new one) NFS Undercover, Fable II, Gears of War 2

  • haloguy888

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 5:45 pm PT

    I'm still trying to decide whether to get Fable II Limited Edition or Reserve Call of Duty: World at War Collector's Edition. But I'm leaning towards Fable II right now.

  • tawagivercetti

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 5:04 pm PT

    thank god for cheap games online

  • mhsdrake

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 4:46 pm PT

    Every week until christmas has some big releases... awesome.

  • ooKERMIToo

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 4:16 pm PT

    LOL I JUST GOT A CALL FROM MY LOCAL EB STORE SAYING FABLE ii CAME OUT TODAY SO IM GOING TO PICK IT UP EARLY CHEA LOOK FOR MY REVIEW

  • PandaBear86

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 3:18 pm PT

    I have my eyes set on Dead Space, Farcry 2, Fable 2 and maybe even Star Ocean. Good thing I have been saving up my money recently, since there are so many good games coming out on the same day

  • Pete5506

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 2:11 pm PT

    Fable and Far cry

  • yoneoka

    Posted Oct 20, 2008 1:50 pm PT

    please gamespot wasnt the game coming out tomorow???

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