CONFIRMED: Fable II Released on October 24th

Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios have today announced that the next chapter in the Fable series by Peter Molyneux, Fable II will be released on Tuesday October 21st 2008 in North America and Friday October 24th 2008 in the UK and mainland Europe.
They also confirmed the contents of what will be in the special edition of the game when it is released along with the standard verison of the game when they launch in the 3rd week of October, that list is after the jump.
But as well as that, the Xbox Live Arcade game Fable II Pub Games will be released for 800MS Points on Xbox Live Arcade this coming Wednesday but if you pre-ordered the game, you’ll get it free.
More after the jump.
Like I said above, the content of the Special Edition have been confirmed today as well and here they are:
* Bonus DVD – Includes new ‘Making-of Feature’ with Peter Molyneux and the team at Lionhead Studios and concept art viewer
* Bonus In-Game Content (Requires LIVE account) – Includes “The Hall of the Dead” Dungeon, “The Wreckager” Legendary Cutlass Weapon and Otherworldly Bonus
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.