Gears of War, Fable Among Xbox Series Rumored for Next Remaster
Microsoft is reportedly issuing a remastered collection for one of its popular franchises, with Fable and Gears of War appearing to be strong contenders for this treatment. This isn't the first time that an iconic Xbox series has received a hefty facelift-- Halo: The Master Chief Collection was released in 2014 and served up modernized graphics, performance tweaks, and cinematics for some of the older entries in the franchise. This practice is common outside of Microsoft as well, as companies like Sony are known to release remasters for classics like Shadow of the Colossus.
It is been a while since gamers have gotten their hands on a new Fable game. Fans have been waiting for a proper entry in the franchise since 2010's Fable III. Lionhead Studios, the development team behind the beloved fantasy series, was closed in 2016 after a series of failed spin-offs, shuttering many fans' hopes for a new Fable release. This changed with the reveal that a new Fable game was being developed by Playground Games, although there is no set release date for this title. Things are a bit different with Gears, as the most recent game in the franchise dropped less than three years ago in late 2019, but the series still has a large catalog of 360-era releases that would be ripe for a remaster.
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One of these franchises could be the subject of a remastered collection, according to comments made on the XboxEra Podcast (via TheGamer). In a recent episode of the show, podcast co-founder Nick Baker stated that he had heard from an anonymous source that a classic Xbox franchise would be getting its entries compiled into a remaster bundle à la The Master Chief Collection. Baker would
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