Only 50 posted on there career website but you can find the others on sites such as linked in. Hope this helps any devs searching for new jobs or careers
https://www.playground-games.com/careers/
https://www.playground-games.com/careers/
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Playground Games (Forza Horizon studio) has posted over 150 new positions
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MS isnt joking about really beefing up and investing into their 1st party studios
And they're not finished yet
While it's nice to see them diversifying, I really wish it wasn't Fable. Microsoft seem to be more in love with their own IPs than consumers are.
Good...good. This will make them almost as big as 343i and a bit bigger than The Coalition. These guys got top-notch talent and FH4 looks so good can't wait to see what these guys are working on next. Just imagine this as a setting for an open world adventure game. :)
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Fable is actually a massive franchise. All 3 mainline titles sold significantly more I think than many people realize. The franchise only declined because they didnt give consumers what they wanted, a true Fable 4 RPG. Instead they did weird Kinect spin offs and attempts at multiplayer titles.
A legit "Fable IV" RPG / reboot if handled well is going to be a multi million selling title
Its gonna be a reboot for sure. The name for sure still has some influence with people so makes sense to use it.
If its like the old Fable games? I doubt it.
Yeah, i remember that Fable 3 (the worst of the trilogy) sold like 5 millions, that was really huge back in 2010
Also, people seems to forget what a reboot means.
Agreed. Fable has always been pretty big and still has a lot of potential. Combined with the talent at Playground it could be a great addition to the Xbox One (or next-gen) lineup...which Microsoft really needs.
All their 1st party studios are expanding and it's a good thing :)
But by the time this new game releases, the last mainline Fable game will have been a decade ago. I'm not sure the brand will still have any cachet after than long (and some ill-advised spin-offs). Though it's Playground Games, and they've demonstrated they can make delicious chicken salad (The Forza Horizon series) from chicken shit (the idea of a more arcadey open-world Forza game for the years between major releases).
A reboot that reinvents everything and just happens to use the name Fable would be a compromise I'm happy with.
I have a lot of negative feelings about the direction of Xbox in general.
This I think is one of those invariably good stories coming from Xbox though. I am wary of all the acquisitions spree they have gone on as I don't believe that quick buys lead to talent or producing strong games, but buying PG I definitely agree was the right move, they've gone on a different curve as far as maturing and delivering very fast.
FH is probably going to be the staple franchise for Xbox for a long time to come, just very popular and a technical showcase for the system too. I can't imagine Gears or even Forza proper meeting the same demand, maybe Halo with a very big splash though can be one and one with FH as the brand representatives.
I didn't know they were going to start for the new Fable series though, that's interesting. Hopefully they can start off with a solid title that's not too casual and not too hardcore so it can also add some variety into the WRPG landscape.
This I think is one of those invariably good stories coming from Xbox though. I am wary of all the acquisitions spree they have gone on as I don't believe that quick buys lead to talent or producing strong games, but buying PG I definitely agree was the right move, they've gone on a different curve as far as maturing and delivering very fast.
FH is probably going to be the staple franchise for Xbox for a long time to come, just very popular and a technical showcase for the system too. I can't imagine Gears or even Forza proper meeting the same demand, maybe Halo with a very big splash though can be one and one with FH as the brand representatives.
I didn't know they were going to start for the new Fable series though, that's interesting. Hopefully they can start off with a solid title that's not too casual and not too hardcore so it can also add some variety into the WRPG landscape.
343i are going backwards in terms of making Halo enjoyable to play. Turn10 are basically making the exact same game every other year. The coalition havent exactly set the world alight with their iterations of Gears. Undead labs made SoD2 worse than the original.
I just hope Ninja Theory and Compulsion games are given some extreme love.........
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Then we have Playground Games, who make bigger and better games each and every time they launch a game.
If they can somehow implement the seasons technology into Fable, could you imagine the seasons changing over the course of the game. A legitimate real time transitioning of the seasons as your progress on your journey. Most of the games have taken course over a long period of, the tech for Forza on the next generation would be even more insane!!!!
This could either be replacement talent for moving their Forza Horizon team vets to the Fable project, or direct hires for the Fable team if their studio heads want new people on board.
Also, given their portfolio (Forza Horizon - October 2012, Forza Horizon 2 - September 2014, Forza Horizon 3 - September 2016, Forza Horizon 4 - September 2018), there's a Forza Horizon 5 coming in September 2020 for Xbox One, or if MSFT releases a new console that year (and not 2021), for Project Scarlett (and B/C with the One X if they went by their statements earlier about "Forward Compatibility").
Fable could be a 2021 holiday title, assuming that slot isn't reserved for Coalition's Gears 6, as they follow a 2-year cycle too.
I really REALLY hope Playground's vision for Fable and Bowerstone is based on Molyneux's initial pitch (and MSFT approves it this time), Victorian Era london with trams/flying cars etc., characters like Jack The Ripper, Dr.Jekyll (Mr.Hyde) and of course, the good ol' british humor. This could very well end up being Xbox's Bloodborne, and far more sales as Fable is one of Xbox's poster IP's and the entry barrier for skill is not high.
Edit - Coalition's on a 3-year cycle, not 2. Got confused with the current year and Gears 5's launch.
Also, given their portfolio (Forza Horizon - October 2012, Forza Horizon 2 - September 2014, Forza Horizon 3 - September 2016, Forza Horizon 4 - September 2018), there's a Forza Horizon 5 coming in September 2020 for Xbox One, or if MSFT releases a new console that year (and not 2021), for Project Scarlett (and B/C with the One X if they went by their statements earlier about "Forward Compatibility").
Fable could be a 2021 holiday title, assuming that slot isn't reserved for Coalition's Gears 6, as they follow a 2-year cycle too.
I really REALLY hope Playground's vision for Fable and Bowerstone is based on Molyneux's initial pitch (and MSFT approves it this time), Victorian Era london with trams/flying cars etc., characters like Jack The Ripper, Dr.Jekyll (Mr.Hyde) and of course, the good ol' british humor. This could very well end up being Xbox's Bloodborne, and far more sales as Fable is one of Xbox's poster IP's and the entry barrier for skill is not high.
Edit - Coalition's on a 3-year cycle, not 2. Got confused with the current year and Gears 5's launch.
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We are pretty sure FM8 is nothing getting a release next year. But a release in 2020 next to a new Xbox. Resulting Horizon also being pushed back.
They'll need much more time than that, I would imagine.
Compulsion seem to be expanding thanks to Capcom Vancouver closing up, I can't wait to see their next game!
Did they hired some devs or Compulsion just announced job positions when Capcom Vancouver was closed?
A stellar Fable and Halo game would solidify my purchase of the next gen Xbox or eGPU/Bootcamp set up.
Good to hear, I love We Happy Few, with a huge budget i see great things from them.
If they do Fable, I'm happy they're at least an English company to do so. Plus, they've been improving their open world stuff wildly and I'm guessing Fable will end up looking like the best open world RPG to date.
Why? Fable always had multiplayer aspects in it. I also don't believe that GamePass means that every game will have a multiplayer focus.
Any source for that?
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