Lionhead explains how to get Pub Games gold into Fable 2

by Christopher Grant { Aug 12th 2008 at 2:57PM }

If you've been curious precisely how you were going to import all that virtual gold you win in the Fable 2 Pub Games over the next ten weeks into Fable 2 proper, Lionhead is here to sate your curiosity and even assuage your skepticism. Eurogamer has the breakdown, but it goes something like this:

Buy Fable 2 Pub Games (either outright, or through a pre-order)
Play the three games contained therein to earn gold
Merge your Pub Games gambler with your Fable 2 hero in a permanent, one-way process
Then "gain access to all the Live Arcade gambling funds you previously accrued"
The process works the other way around also: you can take your Fable 2 money back into Pub Games

There are some additional details for those of you really interested in the nitty-gritty (ie: merging several gamblers together) but if you're like us, you'll be content knowing that your predilection for virtual gambling has a safe spot somewhere between "no money" and "real money."

Gallery: Fable 2 Pub Games

Tags: Fable-2, Fable-2-Pub-Games, Lionhead, Pub-Games, XBLA

Related From Joystiq

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 beta details this week, EA says
6 days ago
In-game 'shop' will bring microtransactions to Fable 3
18 days ago
Interview: Microsoft Game Studios' Phil Spencer
26 days ago

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

browntown @ Aug 12th 2008 3:03PM

This is kinda lame, seems like a way to make a quick buck on xbl, though its nice u get the option of getting the games by pre-ordering.

eldee @ Aug 12th 2008 3:55PM

uh.. it's free when you pre-order fable.

the only people who would give a shit about this XBLA game are people who are interested in fable, and most of them likely pre-ordered. Which means (say it with me): they didn't pay for it.

NaeemTHM @ Aug 12th 2008 3:07PM

This is very cool and all, but I'm not sure I want to start an RPG with a ton of gold. I mean where would the challenge be if I didn't have to worry about buying anything? A lot of the fun I get our of RPG's is from seeing a new powerful sword and earning it through battling countless monsters and taking on perilous quest.

juju187 @ Aug 12th 2008 3:21PM

with some game i wish this was an option, but in this case i would want to savor it. Im going by the cheevs

LiqwidZero @ Aug 12th 2008 3:30PM

Then just play the pub games, save the gold, and give it to your character so he can buy a ginormous castle so he can retire within his mid-30s.

Jack of No Trades 85 @ Aug 12th 2008 3:31PM

He said it would take a long long long time to get enough money to purchase anything in the game. It won't spoil the experience. Didn't he say one of the houses in the game was 100 million? If that is true you have a lot of gambling to do and you won't win everytime. Good Luck!

Guerrilla @ Aug 12th 2008 3:18PM

I agree that this could potentially take some of the fun out the game, but that's also a rather silly thing to worry about. Since I got the games for "free" after pre-ordering Fable I see them as a fun way to use my free time.

I say it's silly because no one will force me to merge my gambler and my Fable 2 characters. The game doesn't self-destruct after a single playthrough, so I can always play through it both ways. I played the original Fable (plus Lost Chapters), including most of the side quests and such, at least 4 times I'm sure I'll sink enough time into Fable 2 to get the full experience the game has to offer with and without the pub games gold.