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Fable II's 'Knothole Island' DLC delayed until 'late January'

Destructoid writes: "According to an official announcement on the official Xbox website, Fable II's 'Knothole Island' DLC will not be hitting Xbox Live Marketplace until 'late January 2009' because of 'unexpected technical difficulties.' This marks the second delay of the content that was originally supposed to debut on December 12.

'Knothole Island' will introduce players to a new landmass with several new quests, items, properties, and enemies. The source of the problem could be tied into its nature – the developer of the content, Lionhead, were going to put two different versions out for consumers.

The premium version (800 Microsoft Space Dollars) would allow players full freedom with the content. The regular version (free) would restrict players from the vast majority of the 'Knothole Island' DLC unless they were with a friend who had purchased the content. One could certainly speculate that getting these two different downloads to work together may have been the source of the problem.

Because of the delay of the content, Microsoft has put a hold on their 'Knothole Island Download & Win Sweepstakes' which was intended to put players in a lottery to win decent prizes if they purchased and played the content between December 22 and 23. We were all eagerly awaiting this contest and are severely disturbed that it has been delayed."
Alternative Sources:
Fable 2 DLC delayed until “... - thegamingvault.com | By: borisfett
Palgn: Fable 2 DLC Delayed - palgn.com.au | By: psman012
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Nathan Drake - 385 days 11 hours ago
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I am sitting here eagerly anticipating the two Halo games coming out in 2009
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Eiffel - 385 days 11 hours ago
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Why do you include "OBAMA!" in your comments..the elections over.
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Sickr - 385 days 3 hours ago
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Mr Scooch - 385 days 8 hours ago
3 - Big Mistake by Lionhead
I think this is gonna come back and bite Lionhead and MS in the arse as the game just isn't worth holding onto for an extra 6 weeks with all the other good titles out.

I finished the game (far quicker than I expected to due to it's ease) and thought I'd keep hold of it til the DLC came out. There are far too many good games out at the moment to hold onto something that may end up being put back again and again.

Shame!!!
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rrjim1 - 385 days 8 hours ago
4 - Great game!
Fable 2 is the best RPG game I have ever played and still playing. No other game has keep my interest that long. I hope they take there time and do the DLC right!
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Sickr - 385 days 3 hours ago
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Oh well, too many other games to play.

Still looking forward to this though, Fable 2 was an enchanting game.
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