Leaks and rumours are ten a penny in the gaming world, yet one over on ResetEra has certainly piqued our interest. The leaker in question goes by the name of Klobrille, and their rumours are given some credence due to a previous leak in which they revealed a new Age of Empires was coming, that Forza Horizon 3 would be set in Australia, State of Decay 2 would be announced and that Sea of Thieves would be an MMO-lite like Destiny. That’s a solid hit rate then, and the only thing Klobrille has got wrong so far is that Rare is working on a new Battletoads game. Or are they?
Anyway, back to the new rumours, and it sounds as if there could be some tantalising stuff on the, ahem, horizon for PC and Xbox fans.
Firstly, there is a new Fable game in development. Microsoft shuttered Lionhead last year so it would need to be a different studio working on this project, although Klobrille suggests a UK studio is heading up development.
Next up is Perfect Dark. The leaker claims Gears of War developer The Coalition is working on a new outing for Joanna Dark, although this time it’ll be a third-person action game.
Then there’s the small matter of Forza Horizon 4, which is almost assuredly coming out later this year. This will apparently be set in Japan, which seems like a great fit.
Other smatterings of info include four-player campaign co-op in Crackdown 3, a 'really high' player count in the next Halo (Battle Royale, anyone?), and the return of a mech franchise, possibly Mech Assault.
At this stage, these are all purely rumours, with Klobrille claiming this info was found in Microsoft’s database tables accessible through the Xbox Live API SDK. One thing is for sure - Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox exclusive lineup is incredibly barren. Considering it’s just released a $500 console that’s the most powerful in the world, this isn’t a great look. There has to be plenty of titles ready to be announced soon, and this looks like a reasonable enough list.
What are your thoughts on the leak, can you see Microsoft publishing these games? Could Fable be given another chance, possibly as a proper sequel? Let us know!
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meh, can they give us anything new? The only thing I'm sorta excited about is Fable. It's been a long time since a good Fable game.
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Hopefully they actually realize what made the original Fable so amazing and try and copy that. MS is in desperate need for quality exclusives, although I wish they would invest in more new ips. Sony may take 5 years for roll out their new exclusives, but they're usually pretty darn good. MS just keeps rehashing the same stuff over and over and expecting it to be GOTY. Halo 5 and Gears 4 were good, but nothing spectacular, like we saw in the 360 versions. MS needs some major wins in the games department for 2018. Oh and happy 2018 everyone.
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if i could buy fable 2 on pc i would very happy.
i loved my trusty dog
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still hoping for a new B&W game
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New FABLE??? Shut up and take my money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yeah, as long as Peter Molyneux doesn't put his hands on it.
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They'll all be Windows Store exclusives anyways so they can go f@ck themselves for all I care.
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yip i agree, i wont ever be touching that store, as for state of decay 2 it will prob get put on steam eventually as thats where the first game is
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Well said:-)
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I really wanna see another Perfect Dark cause the first game is one of my favorite games of all time. But please make it similar and not some modern third person shooter.
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Still they have yet to release any true exclusive on their console that isn't a flop, and cuphead doesn't count because it's playable on pc. Microsoft is trash.