Xbox has had an increasingly large presence at Gamescom in recent years and 2026 will be no different, with the company set to showcase first-party titles like Gears of War E‑Day and Fable, as well as major third-party titles like Metro 2039 and even Alien Isolation 2. 

As announced via Xbox Wire today, the company is preparing one of its biggest Gamescom showings yet. To mark Xbox’s 25th anniversary, the booth will feature 25 upcoming games and around 140 demo stations, giving attendees hands‑on access to many of the platform’s major upcoming releases.

Of course, there is plenty to look forward to for those not attending the event directly. Microsoft will be making a ton of announcements and showing new gameplay footage for upcoming games like Gears of War E-Day, Fable, Metro 2039, Alien Isolation 2, Minecraft Dungeons 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

Microsoft will also be streaming daily content throughout Gamescom, including developer interviews, new trailers and extended gameplay segments for many of the titles listed above. The company is also planning special programming to mark Xbox’s 25th anniversary, all of which will be available to watch on YouTube and Twitch during the event.

KitGuru Says: Alien Isolation 2 making an appearance here is certainly a surprise. The fact that Metro 2039 is being shown also bodes well, as I was a little worried that the game would be delayed until much later in 2027, versus its current February release window. 

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Back when Fable was pushed out of 2026 I noted concerns about the game’s ability to meet expectations after a prolonged nine-year development cycle. As it turns out the game is reportedly well over budget at this stage, adding to the financial pressure facing the game.

According to a new report from Windows Central, Fable has gone “uncomfortably” over budget. The report also highlights a major strategic setback for Microsoft’s multiplatform push, as Sony has positioned God of War Laufey to launch just days before Fable on PS5. With Fable arriving on Sony’s platform for the first time there is now a real risk that many players will simply choose the new God of War instead, limiting the upside of bringing Fable to rival platforms.

Development on Fable began in 2018 and the project went through multiple internal reboots before settling on its current vision. By the time it releases the game will have been in development for around nine years which almost guarantees higher than normal costs. In an earlier article covering the game’s most recent delay, I wrote that due to the number of delays and prolonged development cycle, not only are player expectations going to be higher but there is going to be a higher revenue bar to clear in order to be profitable. Based on the new information that Fable is well over budget, those concerns now appear to be warranted.

While there may be concerns for Fable financially, I do not have concerns about the game's quality. The recent 30-minute gameplay demo released earlier this Summer has me pretty convinced that we are going to be getting a great game here. We'll just have to wait and see if it resonates with enough people to become a wide sales hit.

KitGuru Says: I think Fable is going to be great, but I do worry about its ability to reach sales targets given how long it has taken to make, alongside Microsoft's fondness of cutting costs. The good news is that Playground Games shouldn't have nearly as much trouble making a second RPG after building up expertise in the genre from scratch. 

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In a dramatic development that should surprise no one in hindsight, a high-level official in the Trump administration has just declared that Moonshot's Kimi K3 model has been distilled from Anthropic's Fable, and further trained on NVIDIA's GB300 GPUs in Thailand. Michael Kratsios asserts that Moonshot covertly owns some NVIDIA GB300 servers, and accessed additional GB300 GPUs in Thailand to train its Kimi K3 model As we reported recently, the proclivity of China's AI labs to distill frontier US models is raising hackles within the Trump administration, especially given the fact that there is no easy way of preventing this. […]

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The Trump administration's erratic approach to AI policymaking has left companies across the industry with little clarity about what will govern future model releases.

French President Macron and Indian PM Modi raised alarms at the G7 summit that the U.S. could cut off access to American AI overnight — a fear the Anthropic blackout just made real.

After the release date announcement at the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Playground Games also shared 30 minutes of new Fable gameplay footage a few days ago. The video was dedicated to demonstrating the game's simulation layer, but toward the end, the developers also showcased some combat when they switched to "evil hero" behavior. However, many viewers noticed that the guards did little to counter the player character's mayhem in the farming town of Silverbrook, largely standing aside and being easily picked off by the player. Thankfully, the official X account reassured fans that, as some had surmised, the demo was […]

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The Trump administration's decision that forced Anthropic to pull its latest cybersecurity models could be reactionary, retaliatory, or both, but the message is clear: The AI industry isn't immune from U.S. government interference.

Anthropic shut down access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 due to an export control concern over the weekend in a wake-up call for the industry

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Summer Game Fest 2026 has come and gone, leaving us with two incredibly busy periods in the game release schedule: September-October 2026 and February-March 2027, which publishers big and small have identified in their not-so-disguised attempt to avoid a collision with Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto VI when it makes its debut on November 19, 2026. To fans of the roleplaying games genre, though, the recent flurry of game announcements has brought the near-certainty that next year will be memorable and perhaps unparalleled even in the future, thanks to the return of several beloved franchises/IPs and studios. Also, unlike recent years, […]

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Cybersecurity researchers are complaining that Anthropic's new model Fable has guardrails that are too strict for any cybersecurity work.

Hot off the heels of a new story trailer featuring the game's antagonist and a release date reveal, developer Playground Games has suddenly dropped a 30-minute gameplay demo for Fable. The demo takes players through the town of Silverbrook in the game's magical setting of Albion, and shows off a bit of how its morality and reputation system works based on your actions. The demo mostly shows what it's like when you're trying to develop a character with a reputation for kindness, though narrators William Kennedy and Craig Littler, both associate game directors on Fable, emphasize throughout the demo that […]

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While Fable ended up not being a huge part of the recent Xbox showcase, Playground Games has quickly made up for that with a 30 minute gameplay preview. 

The 30-minute Fable gameplay demo doesn't contain any story spoilers, but it does give us a look at a small side quest, as well as how interactions with NPCs work, how dialogue choices impact events and combat.

I'm not always a fan of the more whimsical fantasy style but I do really like it here. Visually, the game looks great, though there did appear to be some frame drops at points. With around 8 months to go until launch, there is still plenty of time for those little dips to be addressed.

As you would expect from a Fable game, players will be presented with plenty of opportunities to perform good or evil deeds while exploring the open world and its various towns. Your reputation is remembered by NPCs in the area and depending on their personality type, they will either love or hate you. There is more depth to it than that according to the video, but that's the dumbed down version.

Combat seamlessly mixes up magic with melee, and your bow is always on your back and ready to be used too. To me, it looks like a clear improvement over the original with some very fun looking magic abilities.

The jury is still out on how good the main story will be but so far the gameplay and side content looks promising.

KitGuru Says: Fable isn't coming out until February now so we still have a pretty long wait ahead before we can play it for ourselves.  

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Microsoft and Playground Games have confirmed that the Fable reboot will launch on the 23rd of February. On top of that, the latest look at the game also brought around news of the first story expansion, titled Order of the Hero. 

In the Fable reboot, players will start off as a child version of their character, just like in the original, before an attack on the town drives you to leave and train up. After the prologue, you'll have access to the massive new open world, populated by more than 1000 NPCs with their own daily routines programmed in to bring more life to Albion.

While Gears of War E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will no longer be coming to PS5, Fable is still set to come to Sony's platform. The game will also be a day-one addition for PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. As has been the case with most first-party Xbox games in recent years, there is a Premium Edition that grants as much as five days of early access to the game.

Sometime after launch, Playground Games will expand Fable with the Order of the Hero DLC, a paid expansion that we expect will be playable by the end of the year, if not right in time for the game's 1-year anniversary. This expansion will add a brand-new region to Albion, tasking players with investigating an ancient cult.

KitGuru says: Are you planning on picking up the new Fable when it finally comes out? 

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Fable was supposed to be among the games launching in this packed 2026, but Xbox and Playground Games eventually had to delay the game to early 2027 to avoid releasing too close to Grand Theft Auto VI. During today's Xbox Games Showcase, we learned that the next entry in the series will launch on February 23, 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, with early access for the Premium Edition starting from February 5. Besides confirming the game's release date, today's trailer introduced Isabel (played by Hayley Atwell), the Hero of Wraitmarsh and the game's […]

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We first heard about Playground Games' Fable reboot all the way back in 2018. It has also been around six years since the game was officially announced. Now, just months ahead of its planned release date, the game has been delayed again. 

Fable is no longer coming out in 2026. It would seem that the game fell into the GTA 6 trap and would have released closer to November than August. As a result, Fable won't be coming out this year at all and is now targeting a February 2027 launch date.

Microsoft says the delay is to give more of its upcoming games their own time in the spotlight. However, February itself is a historically busy month for videogames. Avowed had to compete with the likes of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Civ 7 in 2025. Just this year, February was dominated by Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem, and we will no doubt see a couple of other big games announced for February 2027 in the coming weeks.

Now due to the number of delays and the near decade of development time, not only are player expectations going to be higher, but there is going to be a higher revenue bar to clear in order to be profitable.

KitGuru Says: Fable was supposed to be the biggest Xbox game of the year. Now, it is going to release in a very crowded 2027 instead, due to the number of other games being delayed to avoid GTA 6. 

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The Xbox Games Showcase returns to the Summer Games Fest season this year, but while the format remains the same, everything at the company has changed. With a new leadership team, led by head Asha Sharma, and the goal of reclaiming fans' goodwill following the disastrous "Everything is an Xbox" campaign, this year's showcase marked a sort of new beginning for the entire brand, returning to console exclusives. Official Livestream Everything Announced First-Party & Xbox Game Studios Highlights Partner & Global Developer Showcases Last updated: June 8, 2026

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Fable has been delayed into February 2027, it was announced today by Xbox ahead of its Xbox Games Showcase as part of Summer Game Fest 2026 on June 7, 2026. After just getting done with bringing Forza Horizon 6 to market, developer Playground Games is getting a little more time to polish up the reboot of the RPG series, though the delay seems to be as much about avoiding Grand Theft Auto 6 as it is about Playground needing the extra time. A statement from Xbox shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account directly cites the onslaught of major […]

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June is coming up, which means we are due for a ton of game reveals and release date announcements from major publishers across the industry. Thanks to ratings board leaks, we know of at least four titles due to get major announcements in the coming weeks. 

Earlier this month we learned that The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea had updated its listing for Fable, indicating that Xbox will finally announce the game's release date during its showcase next month. Now, the same ratings board has updated listings for several other titles.

For starters, it looks like Paradox Interactive has teamed up with Lego for a new version of Cities Skylines, titled Lego Skylines. Persona 4 Revival has also been listed, which means Sega will finally show off more of the game, following the short 30-second teaser last year.

As spotted by Gematsu, the likes of Ace Combat 8, Gears of War E-Day and even Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy also appear. However, we already knew that Gears of War E-Day would be a major highlight of the next Xbox showcase. In the case of Guardians of the Galaxy, we are likely looking at a new Switch 2 port of the game.

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KitGuru Says: Persona 3 Reload was great so I have high hopes for Persona 4 Revival. Lego Skylines should be very interesting to see as well – the Lego aesthetic will work very well for a city-builder. 

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