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film3 days ago•17 min saved

AI Anthology 'Gods Don't Give Gifts' Delays Release to Target Oscar Campaign

The AI-generated anthology 'Gods Don't Give Gifts' has postponed its U.S. theatrical release from October 30 to December 4 to align with the Academy Awards campaign season. Produced by Fable and created by YouTuber Gossip Goblin, the film aims to become the first AI-generated project to secure a nomination for Best Animated Feature. The release strategy includes advanced screenings for Academy voters and a Los Angeles billboard campaign, testing the Academy's evolving stance on AI-generated content.

via Variety|

#ai-film #fable #film

business17 days ago•13 min saved

Xbox unites Forza studios to accelerate Horizon and Fable

Xbox announced that Playground Games and Turn 10 will merge into one studio focused on the Forza and Fable franchises, with Playground co-founder Trevor Williams continuing to lead. The move comes as part of Xbox’s broader restructuring and layoffs, and it leaves the future of the original Forza Motorsport team unclear; there is no new studio name at this time.

via Kotaku|

#business #fable #forza

news1 month ago•17 min saved

Fable's Bold Morality Lets You Purge Towns And Redefine Albion

Playground Games’ Fable showcases an unusually ambitious open-world where you can kill or purge NPCs, with guards chasing you and local reputations varying by settlement. The morality system shifts from a universal good/evil scale to a subjective, adjective-based display, allowing contradictory personas like a charismatic thief or a violent tyrant. You can also influence the world economically—owning mansions, investing in neighborhoods, and manipulating rents—though the simulated economy tracks only second-degree ripple effects. Taken together, the game aims to redefine moral choice and consequence at a scale that’s drawing both awe and debate among fans.

via Kotaku|

#fable #gamescom-2026 #morality

news1 month ago•16 min saved

Fable’s Combat Shines in Hands-On Demo: Spells, Gore, and Smart Builds

A Gamescom 2026 hands-on shows Fable’s combat is dynamic and reactive, blending swords, bows, hammers, and a suite of magical abilities (fireballs, lightning) to create varied takedowns and even dismemberment. The demo uses the linear, instanced quest “Mud and Death” to showcase different loadouts and tactical setups, including AI companion Humphrey, leading to a strong impression of depth and performance that counters early controversy and fuels anticipation for the full game.

via Kotaku|

#combat #fable #gamescom-2026

gaming1 month ago•167 min saved

Fable’s Gamescom Hands-On Signals a Strong Identity Amid Xbox Tax Buzz

At Gamescom 2026, a hands-on with Fable by Playground Games shows a fluid combat loop, a design emphasis on freedom of expression, and dynamic spell-weaving that promises a distinctive reboot. While the preview reinforces a clear identity for the series, the release faces scrutiny from online discourse and the broader Xbox Tax conversation, which could color perceptions even as the game targets a flagship Xbox experience across platforms.

via Windows Central|

#fable #gamescom-2026 #gaming

gaming1 month ago•13 min saved

Fable's Reboot Bets on Endless Life-Sim While Shorter Main Quest

The Fable reboot backs a forgiving PC hardware line and a main campaign expected to be about 15–20 hours, but focuses on a limitless life-sim loop and NPC-driven exploration to keep players engaged long-term, with developers noting you can literally play it forever if that’s your goal.

via TechPowerUp|

#fable #gameplay-length #gaming

gaming1 month ago•14 min saved

Fable's PC Minimums Revealed With a Possible 60 FPS Cap

Playground Games and Xbox have revealed Fable’s PC specs ahead of its Feb 23, 2027 launch: minimum requires Ryzen 5 2600/Core i7-6850K, 12 GB RAM, RX 6600 / Arc A580 / RTX 5050 or 2060 and 135 GB SSD; recommended calls for Ryzen 5 5600 or i5-11600KF with RX 6700 XT or RTX 3060 Ti, and a Steam FAQ indicates 30 or 60 FPS options, implying a possible frame-rate cap and dynamic quality options via DLSS/FSR/XeSS.

via TechPowerUp|

#60-fps #dlssfsrxess #fable

gaming1 month ago•1 min saved

Fable PC 4K60 Demands RTX 5080‑Class GPU

Play Fable on PC with four graphics presets (Low, Medium, High, Ultra) and a mandatory Windows 10 22H2 on an SSD. Minimum/Low runs 1080p at 30fps on RTX 5050/2060 (or RX 6600/Arc A580); Medium/Recommended targets 1440p at 30fps or 1200p at 60fps on RTX 5060/3060 Ti (RX 9060 XT/6700 XT); High requires 1440p60 on RTX 5070/3080 Ti (RX 9070/7900 XT); Ultra (4K60) needs RTX 5080 or 4080 with 16 GB VRAM and 16 GB RAM. The developers also suggest enabling XMP memory and ReBAR for better frame stability.

via GameGPU|

#fable #gaming #graphics-cards

technology1 month ago•6 min saved

Gamescom stacks nostalgia with new worlds

At Gamescom in Cologne, the world’s biggest in-person gaming event, publishers unveiled a mix of remakes and bold new settings: The Witcher 3 gains a free upgrade and a Songs of the Past expansion, Alien: Isolation 2 promises tighter tension in larger spaces, the 2027 Fable reboot emphasizes Britishness with a large UK voice cast, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis remakes Lara’s classic adventure, and Silent Hill Townfall relocates the frightful series to Scotland; the show also featured GDQ charity marathons and public demos from Xbox and Sega, with attendance expected to surpass last year’s 350,000+ crowd.

via BBC|

#alien-isolation-2 #fable #gamescom

gaming1 month ago•4 min saved

Fable Unveils Style-Weaving: Players Shape Combat Across Melee, Magic and Mayhem

Fable reveals its 'style-weaving' combat, letting players mix melee, ranged, and magic to craft a unique hero, with adjustable combat intensity and a progression system that adds new powers like Befowl and Lift; Premium Edition pre-orders unlock up to five days of Early Access ahead of the February 23, 2027 launch.

via PlayStation.Blog|

#albion #combat #fable

games1 month ago•15 min saved

Context matters: the viral Fable clip isn’t representative of its combat

A 60-second clip from the Fable reboot that went viral on social media shows a boss fight with little enemy reaction, but it isn’t representative: the boss is a tougher mini-boss on higher difficulty, the full gameplay video shows more varied combat, and the clip is slowed with lower FPS. Additional footage suggests the combat can be more dynamic, and reviewers will judge mechanics in February; don’t base opinions on a single clip.

via Kotaku|

#combat #fable #fable-4

technology1 month ago•10 min saved

Fable's Combat Goes Dynamic: Melee, Magic, and Mayhem in Gamescom Preview

At Gamescom 2026, Playground Games previewed Fable’s combat as a fluid mix of melee, ranged, and magic, evolving beyond the original Strength/Skill/Will system; in the 'Mud and Death' demo, players tested diverse loadouts—such as a two-handed Bower Hammer with powerful swings, a spell menu featuring Fireball, Lift, Rush, Befowl, and more, and ranged options like the Deepwood Bow and Repeater Crossbow—against Hollow Folk, Wraiths, and a Lantern Keeper, with emphasis on combo-driven, intuitive play and no menu-faffing. The game launches February 23, 2027 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass, with early access via the Premium Edition.

via XBOX Wire|

#combat #fable #gamescom

gaming2 months ago•112 min saved

Sony’s Content Lead Shines as God of War Laufey Debuts Ahead of Xbox’s Fable

Jez Corden argues that Sony’s decision to release God of War Laufey on PS5 one day before Microsoft’s cross‑platform Fable highlights PlayStation’s content advantage while criticizing Xbox’s multi‑platform strategy and hinting at a renewed push for Xbox exclusives amid looming titles like Gears of War: E‑Day and Clockwork Revolution, with Halo moving onto PlayStation as part of the broader platform dynamics.

via Windows Central|

#exclusives #fable #gaming

technology2 months ago•2 min saved

Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5 to edge closer to Fable at lower cost

Anthropic released Claude Opus 5, a cheaper model designed to deliver near-Fable-level performance on many tasks, priced at $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens. Opus 5 becomes the default Claude Max model across paid plans, with Fable 5 reserved for the most complex tasks. It adds a compute-adjustment dial and mid-task model switching to control costs, illustrating a rapid, multi-tier approach to AI deployment.

via Axios|

#anthropic #claude-opus-5 #enterprise-ai

technology3 months ago•4 min saved

Android Bench Expands with Eight New LLMs as Harbor Framework Rolls Out

Google’s Android Bench adds eight new LLMs (including Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 4.8, GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, MiniMax M3, Qwen 3.7 Plus, Qwen 3.7 Max) and switches to the Harbor testing framework, placing Gemini 3.1 Pro in fifth behind GPT-5.4 and Claude models; Fable 5 posts the top accuracy (~84.5%) but at a high cost per run, while Gemini 3.1 Pro is cheaper (~$87) and Gemini 3.5 Flash runs the most expensive and longest; Google invites developers to run benchmarks and submit results via GitHub to shape future Android Bench tasks.

via Ars Technica|

#android-bench #fable #gemini