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Here's Why Xbox 'Protected' the Development of Fable, Amid Layoffs and Studio Closures - IGN
Publisher description: Fable maker Playground Games has detailed how its upcoming RPG survived a decade in development, amid layoffs and studio closures across the rest of Xbox.
NewsAPI | Sep 15, 2026 | Tom Phillips
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Updated: Sep 15, 2026 4:10pm UTCFable maker Playground Games has detailed how its upcoming RPG survived a decade in development, amid layoffs and studio closures across the rest of Xbox. Early work on building Fable's team began in 2017, just a year after Microsoft shut down classic Fable maker Lionhead Studios. 10 years on, Playground Games' Fable will finally launch after a mammoth development, into a very different gaming landscape.
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