By Jim Drewes - July 11, 2005
Press Release
This September, Fable: The Lost Chapters, successor to past RPG of the
year, Fable, will be released for the PC. Microsoft Game Studios just
announced that following later this Autumn, The Lost Chapters will also
be available on the Xbox. The Lost Chapters promises to build upon the
original Fable, enhancing the story elements and adding new regions,
quests, monsters, armor, and epic spells.
The following is the full press release:
Microsoft Game Studios announced today that Fable: The Lost Chapters,
currently in development for Windows and slated to release this
September, will also be available in late Autumn for Xbox®.
Fable: The Lost Chapters builds upon the original best-selling Fable
with loads of new content including new regions, quests and enhanced
story elements that further enhance the mystical world of Albion.
Fable: The Lost Chapters gives players the chance to fight new
monsters, use epic spells to obliterate huge numbers of enemies, don
new armour, wield additional weapons and interact with friends and foes
using amazing new expressions.The original Fable has sold more
than 1.5 million copies and is highly acclaimed, earning numerous
awards such as Game of the Year and RPG of the Year. Fable: The Lost
Chapters is being developed by world-renowned Lionhead Studios and will
be offered as a Classic title for Xbox at a suggested retail price of
£19.99.In this groundbreaking role-playing adventure game from
Lionhead Studios, every action determines a character's skills,
appearance and morality. A character's life story is created from
childhood through adulthood and on to old age. One can grow from an
inexperienced child into the most powerful being in the world, spoken
of by all and immortalized in legend. As additional story and side
quests await, so too does the path of righteousness, as well as the
life of evil. With every choice, a character transforms into a
reflection of his actions and decisions. Age leaves characters wizened
and battle leaves characters scarred in the world of Fable: The Lost
Chapters. For more information, please visit the Fable: The Lost
Chapters site at www.xbox.com/FableTLC.Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox® video game system and Windows®http://www.microsoft.com/games/), including such franchises as Age of Empires®, Flight Simulator and Zoo TycoonTM; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/), including such franchises as Halo®, Project Gotham Racing and MechAssault; and Zone.com (http://www.zone.com/), the official games channel for the MSN® network and home to such hits as Bejeweled and OutSmartTM.Xbox (http://www.xbox.com)
is the video game system from Microsoft that brings people together for
the most exhilarating game and entertainment experiences. Xbox delivers
an expansive collection of breakthrough games, powerful hardware and
the unified Xbox Live online service. The new tagline, "It's Good to
Play Together," captures the spirit of Xbox as the social hub of the
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