A new trailer for Fable premiered at the Xbox Games Showcase. The title was officially announced back in 2020, with another trailer featuring Richard Ayoade being shown at the Xbox Games Showcase last year, and the new footage showed some of the characters players will interact with, including Albion's greatest (retired) hero, Humphry, and provided a further look at the stunning open world. 671z1u

The Fable trilogy, developed by Lionhead Studios and directed by auteur British game designer Peter Molyneux, is an iconic series of RPGs that pioneered multiple open world game mechanics such as gesture systems, in-game jobs, reputation mechanics, the ability to found families, and faithful dog companions - but there's room for improvment with the fourth entry. The Fable games were also sometimes rough around the edges due to issues such as clunky moral choices and ham-fisted main plots. To match and exceed Fable 1, 2, and 3, the Fable game being developed by Playground Games needs to refine old game mechanics while retaining the franchise's classic fairytale feel and whimsy.

A new trailer at the Xbox showcase has finally revealed more information about the Fable reboot with an exciting cinematic teaser and even an appearance from Richard Ayoade - but still no release date. The beloved fantasy RPG series, which first captured the hearts of fans in 2004, has remained dormant since the release of Fable 3 in 2010. But with no release window after a decade still, it looks like players will have to wait a while longer to return to the magical land of Albion.

The long-in-production Fablereboot is coming along very well, according to the head of Microsoft Studios. The latest entry in Xbox's beloved fantasy RPG franchise is being developed at Playground Games, but the studio has not shared much of anything about the project in the years since its announcement.

Playgrounds Games is reportedly running into issues with the Fablereboot, with a former developer claiming the studio has struggled, leading to slow development. The team's claim to fame has been the Forza Horizon racing franchise, and it took over development of Fable from Lionhead Studios following its closure by Microsoft.

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The Xbox Publishing Twitter has issued an apology, following a post that mistakenly led fans to believe the new Fable game would receive fresh details in the very near future. Xbox revealed the Fable reboot during Xbox Games Showcase in July 2020, complete with a magical teaser video from developer Playground Games.In the year and change since the initial unveiling, neither the Forza studio nor Microsoft has offered much in the way of concrete details about Fable's new-gen reimagining. It should come as no surprise, then, that fans remain as eager as ever for even the smallest scrap of news. Over the weekend, a couple of tweets from an official Xbox page convinced some that fresh Fable-related details were imminent. "We're excited to kick off something special tomorrow," one post read. A subsequent message teased the following: "We'd call it our Fable Anniversary, but that name was already taken." Like clockwork, social media became inundated with speculation, forcing Xbox to quickly rein in expectations.Related: Fable Reboot Is Being Made On Custom Engine, According To Job ListingAfter sharing the two aforementioned tweets, Xbox Publishing apologized for any confusion the posts may have unintentionally caused. No big games news will make the rounds today, the message said, clarifying that information regarding the Fable reboot from Playground is not on the horizon. Fans in the replies remain at odds about the initial postings, with some positing that Xbox may have something else non-gaming but Fable-related in store. As of writing, that much counts as little more than pure speculation. Screenshots of the since-deleted tweets feature below, followed by the Xbox Publishing apology.[EMBED_TWITTER]https://twitter.com/XboxPublishing/status/1449902181751140352[/EMBED_TWITTER]This all seems to come down to a simple misunderstanding, unwittingly engendered by human error. Still, it's clear the wait for news about Fable's next chapter will persist for an indeterminate span of time.Microsoft and developer Lionhead Studios first brought Fable to market in 2004 for the original Xbox. The ambitious role-playing game spawned two sequels, Fable II and Fable III, that hit stores in 2008 and 2010. A couple of spinoffs and a remaster were rolled out in subsequent years amid the franchise's slow decline. Now the beloved brand has been entrusted to the very capable hands of Playground whose "unique viewpoint" on Fable should prove an interesting sight to behold once all is said and done.Next: Can You Play Xbox Series X Games On Xbox One?A new Fable game is in development now at Playground Games for Xbox platforms.Source: Xbox Publishing

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has compared both Fable 4and The Elder Scrolls 6, confirming that the two will offer players very different experiences and that the UK-developed game will release before Bethesda's Skyrim sequel. Microsoft has been very quiet about the progress of Fable 4 and fans know very little about the project other than the fact that it is being developed by Forza studio Playground Games, something that Spencer believes fans should have confidence in.

Xbox's Phil Spencer knows fans are very anxious to learn more about Fable 4 and, while there isn't much to say right now, thinks fans should feel confident. In a new interview Spencer spoke highly of the team working on Fable 4, noting that Playground Games' work virtually speaks for itself, especially after its recent reveal of Forza Horizon 5.

Fable 4, in development by Forza Horizon makers Playground Games, was first announced in July 2020 during Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase. The game is coming to PC and Xbox Series X/S at some point in the future - but beyond that, Microsoft has had little to say. There is a chance that more concrete details will arrive during the company's E3 2021 livestream.