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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2010 |
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| Headquarters | , England |
Number of locations | 2 (2017)[1] |
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Number of employees | 358+[1] (2022) |
| Parent | Xbox Game Studios (2018–present) |
| Website | playground-games.com |
Playground Games Limited is a British video game developer based in Leamington Spa, England. It is known for developing the Forza Horizon series, which is part of the larger Forza franchise. In 2018, Playground Games became part of Microsoft Studios (now known as Xbox Game Studios).[2] They are also developing the next game in the Fable series.[3][4]
- ^ a b Batchelor, James (7 February 2017). "Playground Games opening second studio for open world game". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ Field, Matthew (11 June 2018). "Microsoft buys UK game studio behind Forza Horizon". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (10 June 2018). "Microsoft announces Forza Horizon 4 for Xbox One and PC". The Verge. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Playground Games Hiring For "Entirely New AAA Open World Action RPG"". 4 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.