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Nothing has finally given its phones a truly essential feature

I built my first app using Nothing's Essential Playground this week, and I couldn't believe that it only took me 20 minutes (and no coding experience).

Android Central

Everything we know about Fable, the reboot on the twisted heroes RPG series

Fable is heading back to Albion with with a revamped morality system in tow.

PC Gamer

Fable promises a Bethesda-like reactive fantasy world, and I think it will be enough to cover for The Elder Scrolls 6

Opinion | Playground Games excels at creating sandboxes that feel alive, and the studio seems to be looking in the right places for new inspiration

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Nothing's Playground lets you build the apps you need without coding — and it's exactly what I need

Playground lets users create Essential Apps that live on the home screen and adapt to individual routines and needs.

Android Central

Fable is cutting black and white morality? I'm thrilled – it's been a dead weight on the series since 2010

Opinion | Playground's Fable dropping the karma meter is the smartest thing it can do

GamesRadar

Fable developer Playground Games first spoke about "doing something" other than Forza Horizon back in 2017, and were quickly sold on the iconic RPG when it came up: "I could think of nothing else"

"The conversation around building a second team and doing something else, doing something different, was really about wanting to challenge ourselves"

GamesRadar

Xbox Game Studios boss has played a "bunch" of the Fable reboot, and his "brain pops" thinking about its 1,000 NPCS: "Fable is going to be an incredible RPG"

"I've messed around with the combat and the Living Population, and it's just mind blowing"

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If every Xbox game can hit Fable's apparent AAA quality — it's destined for a bright future

Xbox might have shed exclusivity, but in a post-Roblox world, it absolutely had no choice.

Windows Central

Why Playground Games' ambitious open-world Fable reboot is a fresh start for the series: "This has to be Playground's Fable"

Big in 2026 | Playground Games has been wanting to do "something other than Forza" for 10 years, and the Fable reboot feels like a match made in Albion

GamesRadar

"We're going to try and be more consistent with what we do": The head of Xbox Game Studios on the Developer Direct reveals, multiplatform strategy, and hard lessons learned from 2025

Exclusive Interview | Craig Duncan sets the stage for Xbox's most important year of the generation

GamesRadar

“If you can describe the effect, you can make your own”: Polyend Endless is a customisable stompbox with a text-to-effect generator

NAMM 2026: Polyend’s new pedal can load custom effects coded in C++, or created with Polyend’s text-based Playground generator

MusicRadar

Fable head says "we can't try to make a Lionhead game," and the RPG reboot isn't fantasy either: "We all know what fantasy is – it's The Witcher, it's Skyrim, it's Lord of the Rings"

"Fairytale exists right at the opposite end of that spectrum"

GamesRadar

Forza Horizon 6 looks like the pinnacle of open-world racing games, and a vibe check from Playground sold me immediately: "It really is just about driving wherever you want and exploring"

Big in 2026 | Our Xbox 2026 Spotlight series continues with an exclusive interview with Playground Games to discuss the most expansive Forza game ever made

GamesRadar

Sorry, the Fable reboot doesn't feature a dog companion, Playground lead confirms: "I was hoping that nobody would ask that question"

We won't be adventuring with a four-legged friend at our side in Fable

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Forza Horizon 6 races into Japan in May with the series' biggest map and widest day one car selection, but stubbornly refuses to confirm whether the kei trucks will be drivable

Also there's a giant mecha, I guess.

Windows Central

Microsoft finally reveals Fable for Xbox, PC, and PS5 in full — How Fable represents a new dawn for Xbox Games Studios

Playground Games "Fable" is the first RPG from the iconic racing game studio, and dare I say it, it seems like the studio absolutely cooked.

GamesRadar

Everything announced at the Xbox Developer Direct 2026

All the announcements, reveals, and news about Fable, Forza Horizon 6, Beast of Reincarnation, and Kiln

GamesRadar

Fable isn't a sequel, Playground Games lead says, because "we needed to reboot the franchise" and "put our stamp on it" – "It would be inauthentic for us to just try and make Fable 4"

"We needed to put our stamp on it and make it a Playground Fable game going forward"

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"We've stuck with the ambition we had right at the start": How Fable's open world fantasy lets you meddle in the lives of over 1000 living NPCs

Big in 2026 | Fable is making a comeback after 16 years, and Playground Games' general manager Ralph Fulton takes GamesRadar+ through its most ambitious feature

PC Gamer

Forza Horizon 6's Japan map is mondo-huge, Playground's 'Biggest map yet' and 'Also our most full'

Now is the time of Big Japan.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 6 finally gives fans what they want — could this be the best open-world racing game of all time?

During Tokyo Game Show 2025, Xbox and Playground Games unveiled Forza Horizon 6, officially confirming Japan as a setting. Here are my thoughts and more.

GamesRadar

Forza Horizon 6 is officially taking us to Japan in Playground Games' "biggest map yet": "We can only do Japan once and we want to do it right"

Interview | Forza Horizon 6 is coming in 2026, and we sat down with Playground Games to talk about its Japan setting

WhatToWatch

Glenn Close to star as a serial killer in new Channel 4 series based on bestsellers

Don't mess with Maud!

Windows Central

5 things we didn't get from the Xbox Games Showcase, because Xbox obviously hates me personally

The recent Xbox Games Showcase was filled with exciting reveals and updates, but there were several games that I really wanted. Here are the top five.

Windows Central

Forza Horizon 5 finally has a PS5 release date, and it's coming with a big new Horizon Realms update for everyone

The PS5 version of Forza Horizon 5 has gotten an official release date, and when it launches, the game will also get a new major update as well.

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