Fable Legends delayed, open beta planned for spring 2016

Lionhead has been given some additional time to work on Fable Legends, the 4vs1 free-to-play fantasy title that's now due to get an open beta sometime in spring of next year.

Originally we had been told that the game would be open to one and all by the end of this year, but with January fast approaching, this is obviously no longer the case.

"To be honest, we didn't anticipate just how big Fable Legends is becoming," Lionhead wrote in a blogpost that explained the decision.

"It's simply the most ambitious game we've ever created at Lionhead. We've built a unique and innovative multiplayer experience combining RPG and RTS gameplay which allows you to play, and use your gear seamlessly, across Xbox One and Windows 10."

"We've decided to extend our closed beta to continue to listen to feedback from our players and add features and polish that will make a real difference. This means Fable Legends won't release into open beta this holiday as previously announced. We realise this may be disappointing for those of you not currently playing, so we wanted to tell you why. To achieve our aspirations for Fable Legends, we've moved our open beta release to spring of 2016."