After years of rumors and hearsay, Microsoft finally announced an all-newFabletitle last year for the Xbox Series X/S console during its Xbox Games Showcase. But, despite being one of the biggest reveals from the event (alongside the first gameplay footage forHalo Infinite), very little was confirmed outside of its CGI teaser. Even now, the only other thing people know about it is thatPlayground Games, the studio behind theForza Horizonseries, is developing it. But, one piece of new information may have been discovered and, of course, it comes from a job listing.
Interestingly, the job listing is not from Playground Games, but Turn 10 Studios, which is responsible for theForza Motorsportseries. A new entry in that series was also announced at last year’s showcase with a brief teaser trailer, simply titledForza Motorsport, and is in development for the Xbox Series X/S as well.
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What does this have to do withFable? The listing is for a software engineer to work on the studio’s ForzaTech engine, which is used for both theForza MotorsportandForza Horizongames. However, the listing also specifically mentions the upcomingFablegame as well, stating that it too will be using the ForzaTech engine and will be open world.
It’s arguably not too surprising to learn that the newFablewill feature an open-world, considering bothFable 2andFable 3were open-world action RPGs as well. But this was a detail that wasn’t entirely confirmed. In fact, around the time of its announcement, there was some speculation thatit would be an MMO instead, although some insiders refuted this and claimed that it will indeed be another open-world action RPG.
It’s been over ten years since the last mainlineFablegame released. In that time, there were spin-offs such as the 2012 beat ‘em upFable Heroesand 2017’s digital card gameFable Fortune. By all accounts, it sounds like this new one will be a more traditional experience, but there have been rumors of it containing online features as well. WhatFable 4’s online featurescould be are unknown, with some theorizing that there will be online co-op.
With how little info there is, it’s very likely thatFableis still a long way away from actually releasing. Plus, Playground Games also has its hands full with the nextForza Horizontitle, which is believed to be releasing this year. Nothing’s been confirmed yet, but the latest rumors suggest thatForza Horizon 5will take place in Mexico.
Fableis in development for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
