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.
IGN•Tom Phillips15 Sept
Voicemod announced a new mobile device that expands the capabilities of the Voicemod Key dongle it launched in late 2024 as a way to bring the company's real-time voice changing tech to consoles. While the older Voicemod Key only used a smartphone as an interface between the company's mobile app and the Xbox, PlayStation, and […]
The Verge•Andrew Liszewski15 Sept
The distinctively British RPG is returning courtesy of the makers of Forza Horizon – with comedy talent such as Richard Ayoade and Natasia Demetriou voicing sweary characters. We had our first play and spoke to its developer When Playground Games was founded in 2010, its objective was straightforward: to make the best cars in video games. Operating out of an unassuming white building in Leamington Spa, the studio sought to challenge Gran Turismo with its critically acclaimed British racing alternative: the acclaimed free-roaming Forza Horizon series. Yet as the team grew, so did their ambitions. Now they are making the most intriguing British fantasy game we have seen in many years. For those who have never ventured into Albion, Fable is a quintessentially British role playing game. Created by Lionhead Studios for the original Xbox in 2004, it boasted cheeky charm alongside world-altering player choices, and its droll writing was brought to life in later iterations by national treasures such as Stephen Fry and Simon Pegg. Thanks to its unique blend of farce and fantasy, Fable grew into a globally beloved franchise – before Microsoft unceremoniously shuttered Lionhead in 2016 , after mandating that the studio turn its star series into a multiplayer game. The result, Fable Legends, was never released. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Tom Regan15 Sept
New-ish Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has had a busy first six months on the job, including killing the divisive "This is Xbox" marketing campaign, slashing Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's subscription price, and unfortunately also overseeing mass layoffs and development studio spin-outs. But as Sharma has gotten settled in her job, she's also been spending time understanding Xbox's products and customers in another way: by fielding customer support tickets.
IGN•Ryan McCaffrey14 Sept
“Diablo V” is in development at Xbox’s Blizzard Entertainment. The new game is targeting a Spring 2029 release date, Blizzard announced Saturday during the opening ceremony for fan festival BlizzCon 2026 at the Anaheim Convention Center. “Diablo V” will be set a century after the events of “Diablo IV” (which released in 2023) and, in […]
Variety•Jennifer Maas12 Sept
Microsoft's Physint hijack is by no means a guaranteed victory, and could be Xbox's biggest gamble yet.
IGN•Simon Cardy12 Sept
PlayStation canceled Hideo Kojima's Physint, leading it to being picked up by Xbox. A new report shares insight as to why Sony may have canned it.
After navigating the Xbox "Reset," Double Fine boss Tim Schafer is indie once again. IGN interviewed the developer on what happens next.
IGN•Wesley Yin-Poole11 Sept
Quite possibly the best wireless PC and Xbox gaming controller ever.
IGN•Eric Song10 Sept
Wardogs, a new all-out warfare FPS game that has been blowing up on Steam, is officially coming to consoles... but it will be a while.
IGN•Cade Onder10 Sept
We're a month-and-a-half away from the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and Activision has devised another attempt to convince players to pre-order the military shooter, though this one goes beyond offering $5 in store credit . Read more
Kojima and Xbox are teaming up after Sony pulled out of 'Physint.'
It looks like Hideo Kojima has made some big changes behind-the-scenes with his upcoming "action espionage" title, Physint. The game, which was announced as a PlayStation exclusive in 2024, is now in the hands of Asha Sharma's Xbox, where Kojima will reportedly be a primary focus of her new vision for the platform. PlayStation says it "stepped away from the project" earlier this year, for undisclosed reasons. Read more
Grand Theft Auto 6 arrives 19th November on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. Depending on where you may be in the world, however, when you actually get to play varies. Read more
Double Fine's first game in its new post-Xbox era is Thank You Bus Driver. Read more
A new report suggests that Xbox has capped its cloud gaming usage to 15 hours for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers because that's when the service stops being profitable. Read more
Hideki Kamiya was being super serious about resurrecting Scalebound , PlatinumGames' dragon-filled romp that was cancelled by Xbox nearly a decade ago. Read more
GTA 6 is already giving PlayStation and Xbox consoles a much needed sales boost, at least in the UK, even though Rockstar Games ' inevitable pile of cash doesn't drop for another couple of months. Read more
Xbox has announced hard monthly time limits will be added to its cloud gaming streaming service this November. Don't worry though, if you run into these limits, you can always buy more hours on the Xbox store. Read more
It is no secret to those paying attention to the video game industry that Saber Interactive's fortunes have change dramatically in recent years. First surging into prominence with the release of World War Z, it has been thrust into the limelight with big hit Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 . Using that momentum, it has brought forward new entries in long-dead gaming series like Turok and Stuntman, and remakes of hallowed old games such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Read more