Playground Games

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Playground Games is a British video game developer best known for creating the Forza Horizon open-world racing series.

All labels observed (1)

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Playground Games canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf company
video game developer
acquiredBy Microsoft
acquisitionAnnounced 2018
basedIn England
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
collaboratesWith Turn 10 Studios
Xbox Game Studios
country England
United Kingdom
developerOf Forza Horizon series
surface form: Forza Horizon

Forza Horizon series
surface form: Forza Horizon 2

Forza Horizon series
surface form: Forza Horizon 3

Forza Horizon series
surface form: Forza Horizon 4

Forza Horizon series
surface form: Forza Horizon 5
employerOf artists
game designers
producers
software engineers
focusesOn online multiplayer features
open-world game design
realistic car handling
foundedBy Gavin Raeburn
Ralph Fulton
Trevor Williams
foundedIn 2010
gameEngineUsed ForzaTech
genreSpecialization racing video games
hasWebsite https://playground-games.com/
hasWon BAFTA Games Awards nominations
surface form: BAFTA Games Awards (Forza Horizon titles)
industry video games
knownFor Forza Horizon series
open-world racing games
languageOfOperation English
notableFranchise Forza Horizon series
surface form: Forza Horizon
parentCompany Microsoft
Xbox Game Studios
platformsDevelopedFor Windows
surface form: Microsoft Windows

Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S
surface form: Xbox Series X and Series S
regionServed worldwide
subsidiaryOf Microsoft
Xbox Game Studios

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Xbox Game Studios oversees Playground Games
Fable series developer Playground Games
Fable series developer Playground Games
subject surface form: Fable (2020s reboot)
Forza Horizon series developer Playground Games
Microsoft Gaming oversees Playground Games