If you're into books based on rich game worlds, know that a Fable III novel is coming this October. If you're into unlocks, know that said book will ship with a unique weapon code (voucher) for the game.
"Fable: The Balverine Order" has been recently listed on Amazon.com. Set to ship this October 5, the book will tell the tale of two Albion-based friends and their journey to find an elusive Balverine. But as things tend to turn forever for the worse in the Fable universe, their quarry begins to hunt them instead.
Notable comic writer Peter David is author, and you may recognize the name. He's credited as a writer in two mainstream-ish titles; the biggest of which is last year's Summer of Arcade release, Shadow Complex.
Neat, but what about that weapon code? Details are slim, but if you look at the cover of the book Amazon has on its site right now, you'll notice a small promise for a "unique weapon" code written on a band.
That's all we know about the code, but it'll be interesting to see how Lionhead integrates the the item into the game. The weapons in Fable III respond to you; they morph based on what you kill and how fight. They're also tied to your Gamerscore. The design is such that a weapon feels like it's your weapon, not Iron Sword #457, or in this case, "The Balverine Order" Wolf Axe-Slayer-Thing #352. At first glance, weapon unlocks seems self-defeating. By nature, weapon DLC (or even unlocks) is always over-the-top, powerful stuff. How will it fit your character? Will this DLC grow with you and adapt to how you fight?