{"id":96527,"date":"2019-07-11T21:30:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T21:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=121205"},"modified":"2019-07-11T21:30:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T21:30:57","slug":"the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut-arrives-digitally-on-august-27-and-at-retail-on-september-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/11\/the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut-arrives-digitally-on-august-27-and-at-retail-on-september-6\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut Arrives Digitally on August 27 and at Retail on September 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BardsTaleIVDC_HERO.jpg?fit=940%2C528\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/div>\n<p>inXile entertainment, the Xbox Game Studio led by Interplay founder and <em>The Bard\u2019s Tale <\/em>series co-creator Brian Fargo, is proud to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut\/c2b4t86txlrs?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\"><strong><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is hitting Xbox Game Pass on August 27, with retail copies landing in stores on September 6.<\/p>\n<p>The Director\u2019s Cut is loaded with new features, fixes, and content, making it the truly definitive edition of <strong><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV<\/em><\/strong>. Along with an Unreal Engine update that has the game looking, playing, and sounding better than ever, <strong><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/strong> directly addresses feedback received from the game\u2019s initial launch with thousands of fixes and tweaks included.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut\/c2b4t86txlrs?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\"><strong><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut <\/em><\/strong><\/a>will be available for purchase on August 27, or you can play on console with Xbox Game Pass, on PC with Xbox Game Pass for PC, or on both platforms with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.&nbsp;The Xbox One retail version will arrive on September 6.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-121258 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BT_06.jpg?w=940\" alt=\"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-121258 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BT_06.jpg?w=940&amp;resize=940%2C528\" alt=\"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p>New features of <strong><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/strong> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new end-game chapter that adds hours of additional content<\/li>\n<li>New enemies, items, and weapons, including dwarven master-crafted weapons<\/li>\n<li>Thousands of fixes and improvements across the game<\/li>\n<li>Refined and more feature-rich UI<\/li>\n<li>More class\/gender character creation options<\/li>\n<li>Rebalanced combat and encounters<\/li>\n<li>Additional difficulty settings<\/li>\n<li>Full gamepad support across all platforms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s more, each version of <em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em> includes bonus in-game items.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-121256 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BT_04.jpg?w=940\" alt=\"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-121256 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BT_04.jpg?w=940&amp;resize=940%2C528\" alt=\"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut\/c2b4t86txlrs?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\">Digital Standard Edition for PC (Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)<\/a> \u2013 $34.99<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Digital Code Wheel<\/li>\n<li>Digital Guidebook<\/li>\n<li>Digital Manual<\/li>\n<li>In-game items:\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut\/c2b4t86txlrs?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\">Digital Edition for Xbox One (Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate)<\/a> \u2013 $39.99<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/li>\n<li>In-game items:\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-121254 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BT_02.jpg?w=940\" alt=\"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-121254 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/BT_02.jpg?w=940&amp;resize=940%2C528\" alt=\"The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut\" width=\"940\" height=\"528\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Retail Day One Edition for Xbox One \u2013 $39.99<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The retail Day One Edition for Xbox One will include additional content. Quantities are limited. Content includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Physical poster map<\/li>\n<li>In-game items:\n<ul>\n<li>Fire Horn<\/li>\n<li>Kael\u2019s Axe<\/li>\n<li>Red Boots<\/li>\n<li>Bardic Brian Skin &amp; Booty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/the-bards-tale-iv-directors-cut\/c2b4t86txlrs?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\">Click here to learn more about <strong><em>The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>inXile entertainment, the Xbox Game Studio led by Interplay founder and The Bard\u2019s Tale series co-creator Brian Fargo, is proud to announce The Bard\u2019s Tale IV: Director\u2019s Cut is hitting Xbox Game Pass on August 27, with retail copies landing in stores on September 6. 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