Lionhead: Fable 2 online co-op patch ready for day one

by Alexander Sliwinski { Oct 9th 2008 at 1:30PM }

Lionhead announced today that the Fable 2 online co-op patch is locked and loaded on its end for day one of release -- now the developer just needs to get through Microsoft certification. This means when gamers try to enter Albion for the first time in their respective regions (beginning with North America October 21st), there should be a patch happily waiting to be downloaded.

At least reviewers will now be able to test out the online co-op feature and give an informed opinion soon after. We'll raise a virtual pint down at the Cow and Corset with a friend when Fable 2 releases for Lionhead's hard work on resolving this issue.

[Via X3F]

Tags: breakingnews, co-op, fable-2, lionhead, microsoft, online-coop

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

knighty (GT: ZeraKnight) @ Oct 9th 2008 1:37PM

Spiffy news, though I''d be playing alone for a while anyway, while I go on through my story mode.

Ghen @ Oct 9th 2008 1:52PM

I'll be playing online, but not on day 1.. there's just too many games coming out this holiday so some will get pushed back to the spring.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Oct 9th 2008 1:39PM

Is that guy wearing a dress?

Antagonist @ Oct 9th 2008 4:46PM

Negative. He's wearing the Frilly Armor of Gender Confusion.

Dericb11 @ Oct 9th 2008 1:42PM

So where are all those arcade models going to store this patch at? Seriously has to be the dumbest thing ever to patch a game that is not out yet a screw people over who you sell too.

Deeznuts420 @ Oct 9th 2008 1:47PM

buying an xbox arcade (with no HDD) is probably the second dumbest thing to do huh?

Ghen @ Oct 9th 2008 1:52PM

arcade, LOL

get a hard drive on ebay

Robert @ Oct 9th 2008 2:00PM

You could win one - http://www.xonegallery.com/pixelsandpages - and then buy a hard drive.

Badboy1979 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:00PM

Probably on the 256MB memory card that comes with each Arcade package.

Tiptup300 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:06PM

LOL

Ian @ Oct 9th 2008 2:15PM

If people play online AT ALL, they almost need the HD. How else do you get map packs, or ANY DLC. If on line co op mattered to the person, they wouldn't buy an Arcade or Core system. End of story.

Metal Geario 360 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:18PM

Thanks BadBoy, people are so accustom to what they have now a days, they forget the capacity of a memory card...
The patch isnt going to be 3 gig...

*Raises a curious brow*
Or is it? lol

Snowblind @ Oct 9th 2008 3:44PM

It was either release the content as a patch, or delay the game and force it to go through the testing process all over again, which would have meant we wouldn't see the game for another few months.

Patching it in was by far the best move, even if we did have to wait a week. But since we don't, there's no way you can spin this to try and make it sound negative.

arrrgh @ Oct 9th 2008 4:26PM

kudos to Mr. Pete and team for pulling this off!!! most companies promise a patch and then somehow...forget that they were going to release one

cantbeatmegaman @ Oct 9th 2008 1:43PM

that screenshot is just plain wrong.

Marty @ Oct 9th 2008 1:43PM

Very good news - I was afraid that if it were left out for reviews, the game wouldn't come off as great.

cc123 @ Oct 9th 2008 1:48PM

Reviews come out before the game launches. Matter of fact they should be either reviewing it right now or very soon. So unless they get a special early version of the patch, coop will not be factored into the reviews.

Marty @ Oct 9th 2008 3:05PM

Obviously - but with the patch finished, at the very least they won't be saying the co-op will be coming sometime in the future... and at the very most, they may get to try it out somehow.

Chroma @ Oct 9th 2008 6:46PM

Agree with Marty. The day that the patch is available, all the reviews are going to be revised. At least any good reviewer will have updated their article.

It'll help anyone who is still on the fence with fable 2, because those people usually decide 2-6 days from release to read comments and more reviews.

cc123 @ Oct 9th 2008 7:40PM

So reviews should be revised when a developer adds content that isn't on the disc?

I can understand if the reviews have notes added to them regarding the patch once it's been released but if the original score/review is changed for a patch they will be setting a horrible precedent.

Trev @ Oct 9th 2008 1:45PM

Good. "We're going to patch it" and when they "hope" to have the patch out was worthless, especially from them. Calling it done, on the other hand, is black and white.

Nice work on earning back some of that credibility. Now that one of its major selling-points is back in, I may end up with a copy of this game after all.

Erluti @ Oct 9th 2008 1:45PM

LOL @ "Black and White"

Trev @ Oct 9th 2008 1:46PM

Ha. I didn't even think about that.

Metal Geario 360 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:21PM

Black & White,

That game was unique.

Erluti @ Oct 9th 2008 1:45PM

I wonder what happens if you play co-op from day 1?
Can you even co-op during the kid stage?

Raikage (Mr. ESC? Mr. ESC? MR. ESSSSSSCCCCCC!) @ Oct 9th 2008 2:14PM

This is great It'll be out on launch day.

Not defending the decision or anything... but you have to be online to use this feature anyway, and if it's free, I don't really see much of a problem.

Can't wait to play it!

Anticrawl @ Oct 9th 2008 2:22PM

Nice, and they said standing up against lazy developers wouldn't solve anything. They just didn't think we'd react so negatively and take it, so they got off their asses and got it finished.

Nick8708 @ Oct 9th 2008 2:38PM

Oh yes, this is because of all the people bitching and moaning. It couldn't possibly be that the developers are actually passionate about their games and want to provide the best experience possible is it? It isn't that it's something they were already working on fixing well before they even announced the need for a patch, considering it went Gold before they made that public?

Nope, you certainly accomplished something. I know in every respectable game studio the developers don't give a shit about what they do unless people start raising a stink in an internet forum. Then it becomes *serious*.

Anticrawl @ Oct 9th 2008 2:55PM

Do you not think Blogs and Gaming News sites control the industries image? Developers have gone on record stating they have to watch what they say because of how the press is set up today. Public outrage on where the industry is headed where they sell the game before it is finished and just "fix it later" is neccessry. If you'd rather sit quietly and let things keep going as they are by all means do so, but don't try to drag the rest of us down with you. If consumers never objected to anything we would have no quality assurance, return policies, etc. You are an idiot.

ExMcCloud @ Oct 9th 2008 3:00PM

Come on man I highly doubt that they didn't wanna have it done day one, I doubt that laziness had anything to do with it.....Give them a break man....lol

dwhite @ Oct 9th 2008 3:28PM

I am sure they were more motivated by dollars. It stands to reason that this game will open with bigger sales and better legs through the holiday season. I actually think they could give a shit less what you or anyone else says on a blog or site. Hell, I only responded to you because I am bored at work.

Anticrawl @ Oct 9th 2008 5:05PM

Exactly, they are motivated by sales and money. They want as much as they can get. This was made a big deal by the major gaming web sites, they saw that and were worried about losing a few extra bucks. Thus they made sure to publicly announce there would be co-op at launch. Otherwise if they didn't care they would have said nothing.