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Fable developer Playground Games appears to have opened third studio
Discrepancies between its website and LinkedIn suggest Playground has added another Leamington Spa studio
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Forza Horizon 4 to be delisted on December 15 | News-in-brief
Title to be removed from the Microsoft Store, Xbox, and Steam, due to expiring licensing agreements – DLC delisted already, players who own the game will still be able to play
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Playground Games leaders form new AAA studio Maverick Games
"We are going to build a team where we really encourage them to take creative risks"
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Doing accessibility right with Forza Horizon 5
Playground Games discusses how it's made the latest entry in its racing franchise more accessible than ever
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Playground Games co-founder Gavin Raeburn departs
Fellow co-founder Trevor Williams steps up as new head of Forza Horizon studio
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Forza Horizon 3 reaches the end of its life
Players will still be able to play the racer after September 27
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Forza Horizon 4 reaches 10m players
Best-selling game in Playground's racing series achieves milestone eight months after launch
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Playground Games: "Crunch has no place in modern development"
The Forza Horizon developer on its new studio, and the transition to running a game as a live service
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Forza Horizon 4 hits 7 million players
Playground Games' celebrated racing title reached new milestone across unit sales and Xbox Game Pass
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Forza Horizon 4 removes dance moves following Fortnite lawsuits
The Carlton and the Floss removed from game as creators pursue Epic Games for damages
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Forza Horizon 4 gets 2m players in first week
Playground's celebrated racing game reaches milestone across Xbox Game Pass, Xbox and Windows 10
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Unions aren't the only way to give developers leverage
DLC: Ex-IGDA director Kate Edwards on labour issues, plus Battletoads isn't a sign Rare is reverting to old IP and Forza Horizon 4's 'pothole technology'
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Playground Games hires BioWare, EA Motive and Rocksteady talent for upcoming RPG
Forza Horizon developer also welcomes developers from Ninja Theory, Guerrilla Games and more to second studio
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Forza Horizon 4's stream-to-earn function is Microsoft's latest attempt to push Mixer
Players will earn in-game currency purely by streaming their gameplay session to platform holder's Twitch rival
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Playground Games: "Our best is yet to come" thanks to Microsoft acquisition
Creative director Ralph Fulton believes transition from third-party to first-party studio can empower his team to do more
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How Playground is hiring top talent for its secret second project
Recruitment boss Nick Duncombe reflects on the challenges of securing world-class developers when you can't tell them what they'll be making
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"There's no better environment than AAA to develop your skills"
Playground Games' Nick Duncombe discusses the benefits of working at an established studio rather than forming your own ahead of his UKIE Careers Bar talk
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Playground spent 18 months developing the first 10 minutes of Forza Horizon 3
“First impressions change how players perceive a game,” says creative director Ralph Fulton
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Hitman art director joins Playground Games
Jonathan Rowe working on Forza Horizon studio's mysterious new open-world IP
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Playground Games opening second studio for open world game
New team will be working on unannounced non-racing project, Forza Horizon "remains the cornerstone" of studio's business
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Playground confirmed as Forza Horizon developer
UK studio hosts wealth of talent from Black Rock, Bizarre, Slightly Mad
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Industry features in BAFTA's Brits to Watch
Charles Griffiths and Matt Turner make inaugura list