Playground Games

Doing accessibility right with Forza Horizon 5

Playground Games discusses how it's made the latest entry in its racing franchise more accessible than ever

Playground Games co-founder Gavin Raeburn departs

Fellow co-founder Trevor Williams steps up as new head of Forza Horizon studio

Forza Horizon 3 reaches the end of its life

Players will still be able to play the racer after September 27

Forza Horizon 4 reaches 10m players

Best-selling game in Playground's racing series achieves milestone eight months after launch

Playground Games: "Crunch has no place in modern development"

The Forza Horizon developer on its new studio, and the transition to running a game as a live service

Forza Horizon 4 hits 7 million players

Playground Games' celebrated racing title reached new milestone across unit sales and Xbox Game Pass

Forza Horizon 4 removes dance moves following Fortnite lawsuits

The Carlton and the Floss removed from game as creators pursue Epic Games for damages

Forza Horizon 4 gets 2m players in first week

Playground's celebrated racing game reaches milestone across Xbox Game Pass, Xbox and Windows 10

Unions aren't the only way to give developers leverage

DLC: Ex-IGDA director Kate Edwards on labour issues, plus Battletoads isn't a sign Rare is reverting to old IP and Forza Horizon 4's 'pothole technology'

Playground Games hires BioWare, EA Motive and Rocksteady talent for upcoming RPG

Forza Horizon developer also welcomes developers from Ninja Theory, Guerrilla Games and more to second studio

Forza Horizon 4's stream-to-earn function is Microsoft's latest attempt to push Mixer

Players will earn in-game currency purely by streaming their gameplay session to platform holder's Twitch rival

Playground Games: "Our best is yet to come" thanks to Microsoft acquisition

Creative director Ralph Fulton believes transition from third-party to first-party studio can empower his team to do more

How Playground is hiring top talent for its secret second project

Recruitment boss Nick Duncombe reflects on the challenges of securing world-class developers when you can't tell them what they'll be making

"There's no better environment than AAA to develop your skills"

Playground Games' Nick Duncombe discusses the benefits of working at an established studio rather than forming your own ahead of his UKIE Careers Bar talk

Playground spent 18 months developing the first 10 minutes of Forza Horizon 3

“First impressions change how players perceive a game,” says creative director Ralph Fulton

Hitman art director joins Playground Games

Jonathan Rowe working on Forza Horizon studio's mysterious new open-world IP

Playground Games opening second studio for open world game

New team will be working on unannounced non-racing project, Forza Horizon "remains the cornerstone" of studio's business

Playground confirmed as Forza Horizon developer

UK studio hosts wealth of talent from Black Rock, Bizarre, Slightly Mad

Industry features in BAFTA's Brits to Watch

Charles Griffiths and Matt Turner make inaugura list