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Fable “Protected” From Xbox’s Mass Layoffs Because It’s “Vital to the Platform’s DNA”

Fable “Protected” From Xbox’s Mass Layoffs Because It’s “Vital to the Platform’s DNA”

Playground Games co-founder Ralph Fulton would even go "a step further and say it's important to video games as a whole."

Xbox Doesn’t “Have Any Changes to Announce” For Game Pass Following Rumor About Losing Day-One Games

Xbox Doesn’t “Have Any Changes to Announce” For Game Pass Following Rumor About Losing Day-One Games

A spokesperson for the company said that "We regularly test different Game Pass offerings", but didn't deny any of the recent rumors.

Fable Team “Relentlessly Pursued Quality” With the Ending, Says Game Director

Fable Team “Relentlessly Pursued Quality” With the Ending, Says Game Director

Playground's Ralph Fulton promises a choice that "challenges you to think about who you are, with a real personal cost to weigh."

Xbox Game Pass to Lose Day-One Games, Split Into Two Tiers in 2027 – Rumor

Xbox Game Pass to Lose Day-One Games, Split Into Two Tiers in 2027 – Rumor

A new report has indicated that an ad-supported tier is planned, priced at $12.99 per month, and the no-ad tier will cost $19.99 per month.

Diablo 5, StarCraft Were Announced Early Because Blizzard Wants to “Ship Big, and Ship on Time”

Diablo 5, StarCraft Were Announced Early Because Blizzard Wants to “Ship Big, and Ship on Time”

Blizzard president Johanna Faries has said that announcing these projects early was a way to show fans that the company is confident.

Xbox CEO Aims to Fix Company by Being Transparent

Xbox CEO Aims to Fix Company by Being Transparent

Bethesda's Todd Howard has noted that Asha Sharma is quite effective at communicating ideas regardless if it's good news or bad.

Gears of War: E-Day Trailer Offers a Tragic Look at Emergence Day’s Casualties

Gears of War: E-Day Trailer Offers a Tragic Look at Emergence Day’s Casualties

The Coalition channels the old-school "Mad World" trailer of the first Gears for the prequel ahead of its October 6th launch.

Fable’s Combat Offers A “Really Broad, Deep, Rich Suite of Options,” But Remains Approachable

Fable’s Combat Offers A “Really Broad, Deep, Rich Suite of Options,” But Remains Approachable

"We wanted there to be breadth and depth to it, so we landed on wanting to have style-weaving combat," says Playground Games.

Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Version Slated for Early 2027 to Align With First Expansion – Rumor

Forza Horizon 6 PS5 Version Slated for Early 2027 to Align With First Expansion – Rumor

The Verge's Tom Warren has indicated that both Xbox and Playground Games want to supplement the base game on PS5 with an expansion.

Homeworld 3 Studio is Working With Blizzard On a Strategy Game – Rumor

Homeworld 3 Studio is Working With Blizzard On a Strategy Game – Rumor

The two studios had worked together relatively recently on the remastered versions of the original Warcraft and its 1995 sequel.

Skyrim Co-Lead Thought Bethesda Would Start The Elder Scrolls 6 Development Right After Fallout 4

Skyrim Co-Lead Thought Bethesda Would Start The Elder Scrolls 6 Development Right After Fallout 4

"I think that would probably be true for the majority of the studio. That’s what most people wanted to do, you know?" says Kurt Kuhlmann.

Square Enix, Ubisoft Have Reportedly Opted Out of Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program

Square Enix, Ubisoft Have Reportedly Opted Out of Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program

Players trying to get digital licenses for games by the two companies get a message simply stating: "Digital license unavailable".

StarCraft Shooter Has a “Full-Blown” Single-Player Campaign, Akin to Space Marine 2 – Rumor

StarCraft Shooter Has a “Full-Blown” Single-Player Campaign, Akin to Space Marine 2 – Rumor

While multiplayer isn't out of the question, Windows Central's Jez Corden claims the long-rumored shooter is heavily story-focused.

Forza Horizon 6 is Still Releasing on PS5 Later This Year, Says Playground Games

Forza Horizon 6 is Still Releasing on PS5 Later This Year, Says Playground Games

"If you’re planning your trip to Discover Japan on PlayStation 5, stay tuned!" said the developer about the upcoming port.

Steam Has Generated $15 Billion in Revenue in 2026 So Far, Says Analyst

Steam Has Generated $15 Billion in Revenue in 2026 So Far, Says Analyst

Among the top games on Steam in terms of revenue are Forza Horizon 6, Crimson Desert, Resident Evil Requiem, and Slay the Spire 2.

Fable Team Could Have Randomly Generated Its NPCs, But They Didn’t Make Sense, Says Director

Fable Team Could Have Randomly Generated Its NPCs, But They Didn’t Make Sense, Says Director

The team behind the open-world RPG has been quite vocal about how much work went into creating the 1,000+ NPCs that populate its world.

StarCraft Remastered Website’s Glitches Hint at Upcoming Announcement at BlizzCon 2026 – Rumor

StarCraft Remastered Website’s Glitches Hint at Upcoming Announcement at BlizzCon 2026 – Rumor

None of Blizzard's other games' websites have been changed to feature visual glitches like the one for StarCraft Remastered.

Sony, Microsoft Say They Have No Obligation to Offer Refunds For Tariff-Based Price Hikes

Sony, Microsoft Say They Have No Obligation to Offer Refunds For Tariff-Based Price Hikes

Both companies have made similar arguments as Nintendo, noting that there has been nothing "unfair" about the transactions.

Bethesda Employees Thought They Were Safe From Layoffs Thanks to Skyrim, Fallout

Bethesda Employees Thought They Were Safe From Layoffs Thanks to Skyrim, Fallout

When the layoffs eventually came, one developer described the situation as "an impending sense of doom" about who it would affect.

Ori 3 is Not in Development at Saber Interactive, Says Chief Creative Officer

Ori 3 is Not in Development at Saber Interactive, Says Chief Creative Officer

When asked about it, Tim Willits noted that the studio already has several major projects in the works, including one involving Keanu Reeves.