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Playground Games' much-anticipated reboot of Fable has been delayed. It's now set to release in February 2027.

The news comes via a post to X from the official Xbox account late on Friday afternoon, which described the decision to delay as being made so Fable "can have the dedicated moment it deserves."

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"This is year is packed with incredible games for XBOX players to enjoy," the post reads, "from Halo: Campaign Evolved, Gears of War: E-Day and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 to Control Resonant, Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Grand Theft Auto VI .

"In order to plan our game launches through the holidays, in a way that works best for players, we're moving Fable to February 2027 so it can have the dedicated moment it deserves.…