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Fable Legends Open Beta Delayed Until Spring 2016
Last week, we received an equivocating statement from Microsoft about the status of Fable Legends’ arrival in 2015. Today, we understand why as the open beta has been delayed.
Lionhead says that the game has become larger than originally anticipated, but wants more time for polish before opening it to the masses. Over the next few weeks, another 100,000 players will be added to the closed beta to provide feedback.
The open beta is now slated for Spring 2016. For more on Fable Legends, check out our coverage from Gamescom.
[Source: Lionhead]
Our Take
Free-to-play games seem to have developed their own language. Lionhead is talking about polish and improvement like they are delaying a full release, instead this is just about the open beta. The game definitely needed work when last I played it, but this sounds like the delay is at least another three months. Hopefully the changes make significant improvements to gameplay and interface that weren’t gelling quite well.
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