According to Microsoft, the downloadable compilation of gambling mini-games from Lionhead Studios' upcoming RPG Fable II will be heading to Xbox Live Arcade this August.

The three mini-games in question: Keystone (a hybrid of popular casino games craps and roulette), Fortune's Tower and the pokie channelling Spinnerbox will have an impact on the main Fable II game as players will be able to transfer their winnings from the XBLA titles to use to purchase weapons and other items in Fable II.

The Xbox Live Arcade release of Fable II's mini-games is said to be be free to those who pre-order the title from select retailers, but has not been confirmed as of yet with Australian retailers. For everyone else interested in playing them, they will be available for 800 Microsoft Points from the XBLA marketplace. For those that can wait until Fable II is released, the mini-game compilation will also be included in the retail release of the game, which is due out in stores later this year.