Playground Games News Articles
Thursday27th Nov 2025
News Forza Horizon 2 Super Early Xbox Development Build Leaks Online
Horizon 2 demake when?!
At this point, we feel like we've seen pretty much everything there is to see about the Forza Horizon series, going back all the way to the first game on Xbox 360. This morning, however, we've come across a very cool leak that shows a super-early development build of Forza Horizon 2 - one from before its eventual release back...
Wednesday8th Oct 2025
News Xbox's Playground Games Grew Substantially In 2024 To Prepare For Fable & Forza Horizon 6
70+ new employees
Xbox developer Playground Games has a big year on its hands in 2026 — with both Fable and Forza Horizon 6 due to release — and it seems the British studio has been growing substantially to prepare for these two huge releases. The team's financial statements for 2024 have just been released publicly, and they confirm that the...
Friday26th Sep 2025
News Forza Horizon 6's Map The 'Biggest Yet' As Dev Confirms Tokyo City Location
"The biggest city that we've done"
Details were light on yesterday's Tokyo Game Show reveal for Forza Horizon 6 - but a new interview with outlet GamesRadar gives us some more context on the game, and its much-anticipated Japanese location. First off, FH6's rendit
Thursday25th Sep 2025
News Forza Horizon 6 Heads To Japan In 2026, Day One On Xbox Game Pass
Your first look at the new Forza title!
It's real! After weeks and weeks of rumours that Forza Horizon 6 was going to be announced at Tokyo Game Show 2025, it's happened - and yep, we're going to be cruising around open-world Japan next year on Xbox Game Pass. You can get your first glimpse at Xbox's upcoming racer via t
Monday25th Aug 2025
News Forza Horizon 6 Will Apparently Be Revealed At Tokyo Game Show As Japan Rumours Circulate
Are we finally heading to Japan in FH6?
Last week, you may have seen chatter about Forza Horizon 6 being set in Japan, following news of the region's Kei Cars being scanned into the game. We covered the news here at Pure Xbox but were somewhat wary of giving it too much weight - but some fresh information from
Wednesday23rd Apr 2025
News Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 Gets 'Big Visual Boost' On PS5 Pro, Says Tech Review
"The Pro is really where the action is at"
Forza Horizon 5 officially moves over to PS5 starting this week, and as you may have seen elsewhere at Pure Xbox, we've been slowly wrapping our heads around playing a Forza title on a PlayStation console over the last few days. <related ids="181382"> While we've been busy playing the game and...
Tuesday11th Mar 2025
News Xbox Login Raises Concerns About Preservation Of Forza Horizon 5 On PlayStation
Sony's been criticised for doing it on PC as well
Xbox's new strategy has it releasing more games on more platforms, but there are still certain steps new players must follow if they want to join in on the fun. One of them happens to be mandatory Microsoft account logins. We've seen this with Sea Of Thieves and now sure enough, it's come up with...
Tuesday25th Feb 2025
News Xbox Has Officially Delayed Fable Into 2026
"We are going to give Fable more time"
Talking on a fresh episode of the Official Xbox Podcast, new Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan has announced that Microsoft's Fable reboot has been delayed. Previously planned for a 2025 launch, Playground Games' new attempt at the Xbox fantasy RPG will now arrive in 2026. Duncan says that the pushback will...
Thursday30th Jan 2025
News Forza Horizon 5 Officially Announced For PS5, Drifts Over In Spring 2025
New horizons on PS5
Xbox developer Playground Games has announced that Forza Horizon 5 is officially launching on PlayStation 5, with the open-world racer set to move over in Spring 2025. First released in late 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC, Forza Horizon 5 took players to Horizon Mexico in the series' fifth open-world outing on Xbox...
Monday9th Dec 2024
PSA Xbox's Forza Horizon 4 Will Be Delisted In Less Than One Week
Grab it while you can!
Back in the summer, Microsoft and developer Playground Games announced that 2018's Forza Horizon 4 was set to be delisted on Xbox this December - and roughly six months later, that time is almost here. Yep, unfortunately, this brilliant open-world Xbox racer will disappear from digital storefronts on Sunday, December 15th -...
Thursday28th Nov 2024
Rumour Forza Horizon 5 'Will Arrive' On PS5, Despite A Delay From Xbox
"I don't know when, but it will arrive"
Earlier this year, we heard a strong rumour that Forza Horizon 5 would be another Xbox game to move over to PS5 at some stage - and now that very same source has provided an update on the situation as we near the end of 2024. According to prominent leaker eXtas1s, Microsoft's Forza Horizon 5's PS5 port is...
Monday4th Nov 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 Adds Halo Props So You Can Create A UNSC Racetrack On Xbox
Finish the slide
Developer Playground Games has detailed its latest Forza Horizon 5 update, and it contains a nice bonus feature for you Halo fans out there. Courtesy of Halo Studios, 71 props from the famous sci-fi franchise are now usable in Forza Horizon 5's EventLab mode - allowing players to create some wild Halo-themed courses and events...
Tuesday8th Oct 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 Makes It Easier To Acquire Cars From Past Updates
Horizon Backstage returns!
Playground Games is unleashing yet another Forza Horizon 5 update this week, and it introduces a welcome feature - now that the 2021 racer has had so many updates over the last three years or so. Returning from Forza Horizon 4 is 'Horizon Backstage'; a feature that basically allows you to acquire old cars that you may...
Tuesday30th Jul 2024
News Xbox Dev Playground Games Opens Another Studio To Work On Fable
Now three in total!
For a while now, we've known that Xbox-owned developer Playground Games has been working on Forza Horizon and Fable simultaneously - and now the team has revealed that the Fable side of the studio is really ramping up. Spotted on LinkedIn, the Playground Games bio now states that three studios are operating at the British...
Wednesday17th Jul 2024
News Forza Horizon 4 Has A Ridiculously Good Discount On Xbox Right Now
All editions are at least 80% off!
Last month, Microsoft announced that Forza Horizon 4 would be delisted from digital storefronts this December - and all three editions of the game have an amazing discount right now as part of Xbox's big summer sale. The Standard, Deluxe and Ultimate editions of Forza Horizon 4 are all 80% off right now - a
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 Adds New 'Coffee Shop' Car Meet Location In Latest Major Update
Grab a coffee and do some donuts
Another big Forza Horizon 5 update has been detailed, as developer Playground Games continues to deliver the goods for its 2021 open world racer. As you'd expect, we've got lots of new vehicles coming via the game's Festival Playlist this month, but it's the new car meet location that's caught our eye so far. Yep,...
Monday15th Jul 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 Still Growing As Playground Games Hits Impressive New Player Count
It's still incredibly popular in 2024!
The Forza Horizon series has been a consistent performer for Xbox over the past decade or so, and with the help of Xbox Game Pass, the last two entries in particular have been incredibly popular. Forza Horizon 5, the team's latest effort, just keeps on trucking - and Playground Games has now seen over 40...
Tuesday18th Jun 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 'Universal Icons' Car Pack Brings Star-Studded Lineup To Xbox
And it's out today!
Playground Games has unveiled a new premium car pack for Forza Horizon 5, and this one brings five movie star cars to the open world racer. Available today for $10, Horizon's finest drivers can go hands-on with five new rides inspired by the likes of Jurassic Park, Back to the Future and Knight Rider. Up above you can take a...
Monday10th Jun 2024
News Eidos Montreal Confirms It's Supporting The Development Of Fable
Following a report late last year
Fable developer Playground Games has already called on the assistance of some other parties, and following the latest trailer it's now been confirmed Eidos Montreal is helping out. The studio made it official on social media with the following message earlier on, mentioning how it's been "supporting" development of...
Sunday9th Jun 2024
News Fable Officially Returns To Xbox In 2025, Featuring Even More Snarky Humour
Fable has a release window!
Playground Games has certainly gone in a different direction from Forza Horizon with its upcoming Fable reboot, but we're totally here for it. As part of the Xbox Games Showcase, the British developer gave us another fresh look at the title - featuring all the snarky humour you'd expect from the series. More than that,...
Tuesday26th Mar 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 'Race-Off' Update Brings New Cars, Collectibles & More To Xbox Game Pass
"Race towards the finish line"
Xbox developer Playground Games has detailed its latest Forza Horizon 5 update — 'Race-Off' — which begins this week at the Horizon Mexico festival. As usual, the new update brings plenty of new vehicles, events and more to Xbox's open world racer. Starting off with the 'race-off' theme, two new rides will be...
Monday26th Feb 2024
News Fable Reboot Gets New Co-Developer To Work Alongside Playground Games
A fabled assist
Things have been dark on Fable since last summer's big showcase, but news of a fresh co-developer is getting us all excited to see more of Playground Games' upcoming RPG reboot. Third Kind Games has revealed that it is working on the new Fable game, as mentioned on the company's website. The announcement doesn't bring any sort of...
Wednesday7th Feb 2024
News Fable's Narrative Lead Joins Cyberpunk 2077 Follow-Up 'Project Orion'
The new game is entering its "early stages of development"
New information has surfaced about Playground Games' former Fable narrative lead Anna Megill, who left the company last August. As highlighted by Eurogamer, she's now joined CD Projekt Red North America to work on its Cyberpunk 2077 follow-up, codenamed 'Project Orion'. This project is...
Monday29th Jan 2024
News Forza Horizon 5 Details Huge Lunar New Year Update Arriving This Week
There's loads of fresh content coming to FH5
Forza Motorsport is here and adding fresh content each month, but let's not forget about Forza Horizon 5 either. Playground Games continues to build and build on its 2021 open world racer, and this week marks the start of its Lunar New Year update on Xbox and PC. Jam-packed with new content, FH5 is...
Tuesday5th Dec 2023
News Forza Horizon 5's Next Three Seasonal Updates Detailed
Starting out in a Winter Wonderland
Ahead of the festive season, Forza Horizon 5 developer Playground Games has detailed its next three major updates, and as you'd expect, the first one is appropriately themed for the winter season. Kicking off this month, 'Winter Wonderland' adds your usual array of Forza Horizon 5 goodies — including a new...
Tuesday24th Oct 2023
News Forza Motorsport Is Out Now, But The Forza Horizon 5 Community Continues To Grow
Playground Games has hit another massive milestone
Xbox developer Turn 10 has finally delivered its next-gen vision for Forza Motorsport, but that isn't slowing down the juggernaut that is Forza Horizon 5. Despite the latter being out for almost two years at this point, the player base continues to grow - and it's just hit a new milestone. As you...
Wednesday11th Oct 2023
News Forza Horizon 5's 'Day Of The Dead' Update Now Live On Xbox Game Pass
Día de Muertos brings new cars, achievements & more to FH5
Forza Horizon 5 is celebrating 'Día de Muertos' this year with its new Day of the Dead update - now live on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass of course! As you've come to expect from FH these days, the new update is jam-packed with new cars, Festival Playlist challenges, achievements and...
Saturday9th Sep 2023
News Forza Horizon 5 Gets A Free 'EventLab 2.0' Update Next Week
Includes the brand new location EventLab Island
The Forza Horizon 5 community was already doing all sorts of amazing things with the game's EventLab creator tool, but next week it's getting a free upgrade with the rollout of EventLab 2.0 on 12th September. This new and improved version of the tool features improvements such as multi-select, custom...
Thursday17th Aug 2023
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (August 17-20)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days returns for the coming weekend! Microsoft is offering up four games to try for free this week, including its own open world racer Forza Horizon 5 alongside three smaller titles. Here's the full Free Play Days list: Blasphemous Forza Horizon 5 Let's Build A Zoo The Knight Witch
Wednesday16th Aug 2023
News Forza Horizon 5 Update Marks The Return Of Some Classic Italian Car Makers
Four manufacturers are back in the lineup
Forza Horizon 5's latest update is now rolling out, and the game's upcoming seasonal event is bringing back some major car manufacturers who've been missing since 2018's Forza Horizon 4. Yep, the 'Italian Automotive' update reintroduces Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Lancia to the Forza Horizon series - four...
