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Why Playground Games' ambitious open-world Fable reboot is a fresh start for the series: "This has to be Playground's Fable"

Big in 2026 | Playground Games has been wanting to do "something other than Forza" for 10 years, and the Fable reboot feels like a match made in Albion

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This huge, hotly anticipated Xbox game is "coming on really well," but Xbox's publishing lead can't say more — "I think the [PR] in this room will murder me"

Six years after its initial announcement in 2020, Xbox's State of Decay 3 is "coming on really well" according to Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan.

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Xbox Game Studios head says "we want our games to reach the most players that we can," signalling more PS5 releases — Microsoft is done with Xbox exclusives

Craig Duncan, the head of Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios, says that the publisher wants "to reach the most players that we can" with its game releases.

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"Sometimes we are inconsistent": Fable hits PS5 day one so Microsoft can get the RPG to "as many players as we can," but Xbox Game Studios head wants to "maintain optionality" for multiplatform launches

"We just want to do the best job, by each platform, by each game"

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Forza Horizon 6 finally returns to the wristband career mode the series has drifted so far away from: 'You'll start out as just a tourist in Japan'

You've gotta earn that supercar.

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"We're going to try and be more consistent with what we do": The head of Xbox Game Studios on the Developer Direct reveals, multiplatform strategy, and hard lessons learned from 2025

Exclusive Interview | Craig Duncan sets the stage for Xbox's most important year of the generation

GamesRadar

Fable's "shades of gray approach to morality" directly ties into the RPG's living population, with a reputation system I can't wait to play with

How Fable's approach to morality will shape some of the RPG's biggest choice and consequence innovations

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Forza Horizon 6's Developer Direct showcase was brilliant — these three big changes are what excite me most about the upcoming open-world racing game, but potential genAI usage has me concerned

Better player housing, touge battles, and iconic Japanese street racing locales — yep, Forza Horizon 6 looks pretty exceptional.

TechRadar

One game surprised me the most in the Xbox Developer Direct — and it's a wacky brawler that's releasing this year

Xbox Game Studios has revealed Kiln, a pottery brawler from the team behind Keeper and Psychonauts 2.

TechRadar

Forza Horizon 6 looks like the pinnacle of open-world racing games, and a vibe check from Playground sold me immediately: "It really is just about driving wherever you want and exploring"

Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series continues with an exclusive interview with Playground Games to discuss the most expansive Forza game ever made

GamesRadar

Everything announced at the Xbox Developer Direct 2026

All the announcements, reveals, and news about Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, and Kiln

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"We've stuck with the ambition we had right at the start": How Fable's open world fantasy lets you meddle in the lives of over 1000 living NPCs

Big in 2026 | Fable is making a comeback after 16 years, and Playground Games' general manager Ralph Fulton takes GamesRadar+ through its most ambitious feature

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Fable 4 is officially just Fable, and after a 16-year wait it finally launches this fall across Xbox, PC, and PS5

Six years after Playground's Fable game was first announced, we finally know what it looks like

GamesRadar

Clockwork Revolution could be the most expressive Xbox RPG in years, with inXile aiming to "bring the level of reactivity from our isometric titles into something first-person"

Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series continues with an exclusive interview with Brian Fargo, studio head of inXile Entertainment

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With Gears of War: E-Day aiming to recapture "the vibes of the original games", The Coalition believes its upcoming prequel "has the potential to be one of the best stories in the Gears franchise"

Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series continues with an exclusive interview with The Coalition to discuss the next mainline Gears of War game

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Halo: Campaign Evolved is a faithful remake tasked with relaunching a legendary franchise: "We see this as a way to grow, expand, and reconnect the Halo community"

Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series kicks off with a new Halo Studios interview, exploring the promise and potential of its Combat Evolved remake

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Minecraft is getting cuter with its first update of the year, and you can already try out the new baby mobs

Mojang Studios has already begun testing the first new features included in Minecraft's first 2026 update, with adorable baby versions of our favorite mobs.

TechRadar

Obsidian's Avowed is leaping from Xbox to PS5 next month

Yet another Xbox Game Studios title is coming to PS5 next month and it's one I like quite a bit.

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Xbox's Towerborne sheds its free-to-play status, gains offline mode as it exits early access

Action adventure RPG meets side scrolling brawler gameplay in Stoic and Xbox Game Studios' Towerborne, which is finally expected to graduate from Game Preview to a full 1.0 launch in February.

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What Forza Horizon 6 Needs To Change To Feel Truly Modern

Expectations are high.

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What to expect from Xbox in 2026: Fable, Gears of War, and several huge anniversaries that Microsoft should celebrate

Opinion | After setting a low bar in 2025, Microsoft needs to aim higher

TechRadar

In not remotely shocking news, Xbox has reportedly suffered its 'worst year on record' for console sales

Xbox reportedly had its 'worst year on record' in 2025 in news that should surprise no one.

Windows Central

Minecraft’s 2025 end‑of‑year stats prove the game is still a global phenomenon with numbers most franchises can only dream of

Now that 2025 is nearly over, many are looking back at the last year of gaming fun. That includes Mojang, which just shared some fun Minecraft community stats.

Windows Central

Halo: Campaign Evolved is bringing some new weapons — here's my informed speculation about what they could be

Halo: Campaign Evolved is introducing several new weapons, and while a few are know, there are still some mysteries remaining. Let's speculate.

PC Gamer

In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp

It turns out that a small community garden offers more compelling adventures than a magical island or a capitalist nightmare.

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