Whispers within the industry are suggesting that the new title could be a reboot, and with Fable's unique British charm it seems UK-based Playground Games could be a good fit. One of those studios, Playground Games, has been developing the excellent Forza Horizon franchise for Xbox and PC, but rumours suggest that they'd begun looking to work on something outside of their usual driving genre.Įarlier this year, the studio's Head of Recruitment tweeted about job vacancies for mission, game and combat designers for a "AAA open-world RPG project" - all of which could be suggesting a new Fable. Microsoft has been splashing the cash, and last year announced that it'd purchased a spate of studios. You'll be able to watch it at 9pm BST on 9th June. Rumours suggest that Xbox's E3 2019 briefing could be up to two hours long, but those looking to check in don't have too long to wait. It was also a far cry from awkward Killer Instinct demos and the woefully out of touch Don Mattrick. Some of the publisher's previous showcases have been tough to watch, but last year's focus on games, games, and more games was refreshing and the antithesis of Sony's stilted show. Cross-play has also been a huge push for the company, with Xbox and Nintendo backing Sony into a corner until it too was forced to co-operate. The Xbox One X is the world's most powerful console, while Xbox Game Pass is an industry-leading subscription model. Thankfully, the appointment of the current Head of Xbox Phil Spencer has been inspired. Launching with an anti-consumer online check-in system, Kinect being bundled in with the console (and making it more expensive in the process) and being less powerful than its direct competitor were all problems that it took months to solve. Having fallen behind early on in this console generation with a poorly messaged Xbox One launch, Microsoft has found itself playing near-constant catchup to PlayStation 4. With rivals PlayStation skipping the big show this year, it presents a huge opportunity for the company to get their messaging right on the next-generation of Xbox (codenamed Scarlett). Microsoft's conference is sure to be the highlight of E3 2019, with the tech giant likely to have plenty to discuss. perhaps even a release date.Ĭheck back here for more info as it happens. In the meantime, you can get your eyes around this rather significant Cyberpunk 2077 leak - it's safe to say we're going to get more information about this during the E3 conference. We're keeping our eyes peeled for anything about the game that might leak beforehand. Whilst there have been a significant amount of leaks from the show so far, there appears to have been noting from Fable. ![]() We've got under three hours to go until the biggest Xbox showcase at E3 - ever! - is going to take place. Stand by for any further updates throughout E3, no doubt someone will ask one of the Xbox execs or Playground's Ralph Fulton. Something which might be hard to do when they're also working on (albeit rumoured) this new Fable title. Perhaps the thinking goes, if we get a new Motorsport this year (which would have been the case given Horizon 4 releasing last year) then it would mean Playground would be under pressure to release a new Horizon game next holiday. We know how much consoles love to launch with a new racing game, and despite the expansion to Forza Horizon 4, we didn't see anything about a new Forza game this year. If we were to venture a guess, Fable 4 will be revealed at E3 2020 next year as a new game for Scarlett at launch or in 2021. ![]() We did get plenty of news in the form of a sizzle reel about the next Xbox console, dubbed Project Scarlett, which is releasing Holiday 2020. Xbox E3 2019 briefing has been and gone frustratingly without any mention of a new Fable game. Fable 4 Missing at E3 2019: Why did Xbox skip showing this new game? (Image: Microsoft)
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