Fable Reboot Story Expansion Announced 8 Months Before The Game Even Releases
Overview & Key Takeaways
Microsoft and Playground Games showed off the Fable reboot at the Xbox Games Showcase, but the event didn't include all of the big announcements.
After the showcase ended, Playground announced the game's first expansion, Order of the Hero. Described as a "story-driven" expansion, Order of the Hero will launch sometime after Fable releases, but a specific date was not confirmed.
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Order of the Hero takes players to a "brand-new region" of Albion where they will encounter "danger, wonder, and whispers of long-buried power."
"As you explore, your deeds earn the cultist’s admiration, and you rise to become their latest (and greatest) celebrity overseer," reads a line from the expansion's description.
It goes on: "With your newfound authority, you’ll guide their rituals and shape the cult into your own heroic vision, whether noble, nasty or just plain weird. But becoming the new boss does beg a darker question. If the cult has a vacancy for a new Heroic leader … what happened to the last one?"
Order of the Hero is included with the $100 Fable premium edition. Presumably it will be available to buy separately as well, but pricing was not announced.
The Fable premium edition also provides access to the game five days early, so people who pay more can start playing on February 18, while everyone else can jump in beginning February 23.
The Fable reboot was originally lined up to release this year before Microsoft pushed it to 2027. It's coming to Xbox and PC, as well as PS5. At the Xbox Games Showcase, it was confirmed that Marvel actor Hayley Atwell will play the game's main villain. The next gameplay reveal for Fable is coming on June 10.
Microsoft and Playground Games showed off the Fable reboot at the Xbox Games Showcase, but the event didn’t include all of the big announcements.
After the showcase ended, Playground announced the game’s first expansion, Order of the Hero. Described as a “story-driven” expansion, Order of the Hero will launch sometime after Fable releases, but a specific date was not confirmed.
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Order of the Hero takes players to a “brand-new region” of Albion where they will encounter “danger, wonder, and whispers of long-buried power.”
“As you explore, your deeds earn the cultist’s admiration, and you rise to become their latest (and greatest) celebrity overseer,” reads a line from the expansion’s description.
It goes on: “With your newfound authority, you’ll guide their rituals and shape the cult into your own heroic vision, whether noble, nasty or just plain weird. But becoming the new boss does beg a darker question. If the cult has a vacancy for a new Heroic leader … what happened to the last one?”
Order of the Hero is included with the $100 Fable premium edition. Presumably it will be available to buy separately as well, but pricing was not announced.
The Fable premium edition also provides access to the game five days early, so people who pay more can start playing on February 18, while everyone else can jump in beginning February 23.
The Fable reboot was originally lined up to release this year before Microsoft pushed it to 2027. It’s coming to Xbox and PC, as well as PS5. At the Xbox Games Showcase, it was confirmed that Marvel actor Hayley Atwell will play the game’s main villain. The next gameplay reveal for Fable is coming on June 10.
