Word has it that the casual-style pub games that comprise a part of 2, allowing you to earn in-game currency from playing games beyond the core experience, will begin arriving this August, ahead of the full title's debut in the autumn.

The mini-games will begin arriving on the Live next month, with giving early access to those pre-ordering Fable 2.

Pre-orderers get the games free, or you can buy them alone for 800 Points.

"The final names of the LIVE Arcade Fable II Pub Games (which will be available as one download) are: Keystone, which is a combination of Craps and Roulette, Spinnerbox, which is an updated take on slot machines, and Fortune’s Tower, which is a press your luck style of game," explains the developer.

"The download will also include a Shell, which is a tutorial of all three games."

More on this as we get it.

By Luke Guttridge