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‘We were bored of traditional fantasy cliches’: inside Playground Games’ 10-year effort to revive Fable

The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developer

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Fable’s combat shows a lot of promise, but I'm glad it's not launching this year

Magic and melee systems soar with zappy combos, even if Fable still needs a spit and polish to make it shine

GamesRadar

Playground Games says Fable uses the same engine as Forza Horizon with 'a ton of additional technology on top' — 'Using that base for Fable is just a match made in heaven'

Fable will utilize the same engine as the Forza Horizon series, which Playground Games says has been a "gift" for the upcoming RPG.

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If you kill every Fable NPC, Playground Games says the world will 'stay empty for some time' before being repopulated by 'full NPCs'

Playground Games has confirmed that if Fable players, for some reason, decide to kill every NPC in a settlement, they will repopulate over time.

TechRadar

Fable will feature over 150,000 lines of dialogue, Playground Games confirms — 'We've had multiple studios set up running in parallel for over 1000 hours just this year alone, just recording VO'

Playground Games has said that more than 150,000 lines of dialogue have been recorded for Fable.

TechRadar

The Fable reboot won't have horns and haloes because of its 'nuanced and complex' take on morality, and also because you're going to constantly reinvent yourself

It's like uni all over again.

PC Gamer

GTA 6 Update: Xbox Forces Major Fable Delay to Escape Being Swallowed Alive

Xbox has delayed Playground's Fable reboot from autumn 2026 to February 2027, in a move widely seen as sidestepping the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 and a crowded holiday slate.

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Nex Playground: the family game-night gadget that revives the spirit of the Wii

Launching in the UK this month, this new pint-sized console revives the motion-controlled video game boom of the 00s – with better, safer tech

The Guardian - UK

"We're not done yet": Forza Horizon 6 dev says it's still releasing Xbox's Fable "later this year," so don't worry about a delay for the RPG

As Playground Games launches Forza Horizon 6 with huge success for Xbox, the developer has reaffirmed it's still releasing Fable "later this year" too.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 6 won't let you destroy cherry blossom trees because they're too important to Japanese culture

Brake around the blossoms!

GamesRadar

Playground Games threatens hardware bans for accessing Forza Horizon 6 leaked build

Allegedly, this was not a preload issue.

Dot Esports

Playground Games confirms Forza Horizon 6 leak, threatens "franchise-wide and hardware bans" for anyone "found accessing this build"

No leaks allowed

GamesRadar

Forza Horizon 6 devs threaten hardware bans for accessing game after early build somehow went public

Player beware.

Destructoid

Forza Horizon 6 system requirements: Minimum and recommended PC specs

Playground Games made a very scalable project.

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Guitar World

"The AI-assisted future of guitar effects pedals? In its current form, not quite. But its ambition is massive": Polyend Endless review

NAMM 2026's Best in Show winner promises to provide an immersive insight into the future of guitar effects pedals – but is the potential of this stompbox well and truly endless?

PC Gamer

Fable creator says it's 'a real shame' the reboot is dropping the horns-or-halo morality system

Peter Molyneux is an old school guy, and he likes old school systems.

Windows Central

"The stuff that we're seeing is really well put together": Xbox game publishing chief says Forza Horizon 6 takes him back to the golden years of racing games

Forza Horizon 6 will likely be one of the biggest Xbox games of the year, and CCO Matt Booty says "It really feels like a whole new, fresh game."

PC Gamer

Despite rumors of a GTA 6-inspired delay, Fable studio says it's 'excited to welcome you back to Albion in autumn 2026'

Consider that rumor denied.

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"It's a sea change": Forza Horizon 6 is leaving the Xbox One behind, and it's a better game because of it

Big Preview | Forza Horizon 6 is fully leveraging the power of the Xbox Series X (and eventually the PS5) as the series takes its first tour of Japan

GamesRadar

Fuelled by Playground's "relentless pursuit of excellence", Forza Horizon 6 is set to become one of the best racing games of the generation

Big Preview | Hands-on with Forza Horizon 6, a smart evolution that's designed to push the bar for drivers of all experience

Windows Central

Here are the Forza Horizon 6 PC, Steam Deck, and ROG Ally full system requirements

Playground has released the recommended hardware needed to power Forza Horizon 6, and it's not as bad as you'd think.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 6 is dropping a long-standing feature — players move to protest

Forza Horizon 6 lets go of Social Clubs after Microsoft does, but maybe this doesn't have to be the end?

Android Central

Nothing has finally given its phones a truly essential feature

I built my first app using Nothing's Essential Playground this week, and I couldn't believe that it only took me 20 minutes (and no coding experience).

PC Gamer

Everything we know about Fable, the reboot on the twisted heroes RPG series

Fable is heading back to Albion with with a revamped morality system in tow.

GamesRadar

Fable promises a Bethesda-like reactive fantasy world, and I think it will be enough to cover for The Elder Scrolls 6

Opinion | Playground Games excels at creating sandboxes that feel alive, and the studio seems to be looking in the right places for new inspiration

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