It looks as if the spin-off card game Fable Fortune will be shutting down, only a few years after it left the Steam Early Access program. Fable was one of the Xbox’s most unique RPG titles when it was originally released in 2004, and over time the franchise garnered a large fan following both because of and despite the fact that the series’ longtime figurehead, Peter Molyneux, continuously marketed the Fable games as being one of the greatest creations of all time.
Fable Fortune, like many other card games based on larger video game properties like The Witcher 3’s Gwent, was not quite as popular as its predecessors, but that doesn’t mean fans weren’t playing at first. Fable Fortune sported 30 different seasons during its short lifespan, and although most players would rather see everyone involved with the IP working on a brand-new Fable sequel game there are still some gamers who enjoyed the simpler card-based approach and mechanics. However, those fans may now be in for a disappointment.
According to a recent post from the Fable Fortune team on the game’s official website, Fable Fortune will be shut down on March 4th, 2020. This includes all of the current and future game servers, meaning no one will be able to play at all once the end arrives. Additionally, the in-game store has been disabled and players will not be able to purchase any new items or card packs leading up to next month’s termination. Players who have previously purchased card packs and have yet to open them, however, will retain access to those cards until the servers close next month.
In the message to their fans, the Fable Fortune team thanked all of the players who had supported their project throughout its development, stating “We’d like to thank everyone who has joined us for the journey and extend our gratitude to the entire Fable Fortune community.” According to a report from RockPaperShotgun, it’s no surprise the game is closing, as it had absolutely zero online players at the time of their observation and a peak number in January of only six.
Hopefully, this won’t be the end of the story for the Fable franchise. For all of its over-reaching marketing and the abundance of unfulfilled promises from Peter Molyneux, the Fable games were still enjoyable forays into different variations on the RPG genre and would benefit from a new iteration with next-generation graphics. Despite the failure of Fable Fortune, it would be nice to see a new mainstream entry in the Fable series appear on the horizon once again.
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Sources: Fable Fortune, RockPaperShotgun
