Sea of Thieves devs' mysterious survival game rears its head after 4 years, as Xbox boss Phil Spencer goes hands-on
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Phil Spenceris maybe one of the few gaming executives who actually plays games - his Vampire Survivors playtime on Xbox is staggering, for what it’s worth, not to mention all the times he’s been spotted in-game ornuked in Fallout 76. But he’s now decided to flex on everyone by sharing that he’s played unreleased versions ofFableandEverwild.
TheMicrosoftGaming CEO appears to have been doing the rounds at Xbox’s UK-based studios as he recently posted about visits to Playground Games, the studio behind Forza Horizon and the upcoming Fable reboot, and Rare, which has a 39-year history spanning Banjo-Kazooie, Perfect Dark, Sea of Thieves, and now Everwild.
Playground Games alsotweetedthat its “team loved chatting to Phil about all things Horizon and Fable, and showing him all their awesome work!” The company’s new take on the twisted fairytale series is due out next year, and they’re pretty much a perfect match. Gorgeous open-worlds. Changing seasons. Dry British wit. I wonder how many chickens Spencer chased in his hands-on time. It’s also nice to see Forza Horizon get a shoutout, though another entry in the open-world racing extravaganza was basically inevitable.
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