Some purchasers of the Fable II Limited Edition last week were surprised to find the promised DLC codes absent from their packages. Now Microsoft has set up a system to get the codes out to LE owners, which can be found here, but be warned - Microsoft is keeping an eye out for those trying to scam the system by requesting codes without having purchased the LE. Lionhead community manager Sam Van Tilburgh
Edge writes: "In a matter of days Fable 2 has become a huge success story for UK-based developer Lionhead. Yesterday it climbed straight to the top of the UK charts, becoming the first Microsoft title to do so since Halo 3. Sales figures also show it has become the fifth-fastest-selling game in UK history, outselling the original Fable's launch-week performance by a ratio of nearly 4:1.
Dan Webb writes:
As we reported the day of its launch, some many copies of the Fable 2 Limited Collector's Edition were shipped without their precious DLC voucher card, which, among other goodies, let players unlock "Hal's Armor." Microsoft initially told purchasers who found themselves sans-card to call the company's 800 support line; it now has a support page from which anyone with a valid Windows Live ID can request the codes via email.
Microsoft's Fable II has stolen the number one slot in the UK all formats chart this week.
Kotaku writes:
Gameplayer are reporting that K-Mart received a hefty fine and restrictions on the sale of Gears of War 2 for breaking the release date for Fable 2.
Glitch? Ability you gain as a good character? Shout out to the world's greatest real wizard besides Dumbledore? Jonathan Zungre of Ripten doesn't really know, but his buddy's morally good monk character in Fable 2 started inexplicably hovering inches above the ground with his arms up, much like Criss Angel does every day with just the strength of his will.
Lionhead states that its will put forth its best effort to respond to issues: