By Emma Boyle
Less than two years after the closure of Lionhead Studios, Eurogamer is reporting that Microsoft is working on a new mainline Fable game.
According to sources close to the project, the game will be developed by UK developer Playground, best known for its work on the Forza Horizon series. Working from a newly-established office in Leamington Spa, Eurogamer’s sources have said that there will be a team of more than 200 working on the game, suggesting Microsoft is highly invested in it.
Just what kind of Fable might Playground be working on? Well, the report says that the game is planned to be an open world world action RPG with a focus on character and story. As exciting as all of this sounds, fans shouldn’t expect to see the game any time soon. Sources say that the game is still in the very early stages of its development and that the Playground team numbers are being increased in preparation.
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The game that Playground will reportedly be working on sounds rather similar to the vision Lionhead had for Fable 4 before its pitch was rejected and the studio was shut down. Prior to its closure, Lionhead had been …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming