naiwa 2026-04-16

Details of the collaboration have not been disclosed, but most likely the specialists are working on cutscenes.





Xbox Content Director Matt Booty mentioned during a Microsoft gaming division podcast that Blizzard's team specializing in cinematics is assisting the Fable developers at Playground Games. He did not provide details of the collaboration, so the exact scope and nature of Blizzard's involvement remain unknown.Considering that the creators of Fable are focusing on cinematic quality, it can be assumed that Blizzard specialists are involved in creating cutscenes — although the collaboration could be broader. A telling analogy is the development of Starfield, where id Software helped not with gameplay mechanics but with visual post-processing effects — motion blur and other elements that the DOOM creators' games are known for.In the same podcast, Booty revealed another internal Xbox collaboration: Rare studio is assisting Double Fine with the Kiln project — presumably by sharing their expertise in multiplayer mechanics. As for Fable, the game is still scheduled for 2026, although journalist Jeff Grubb allows for the possibility of a delay.