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Amazon Games has announced that it’s taking a swerve into driving games, entering a publishing agreement with UK-based Maverick Games. Maverick Games – founded in 2022 by several core members of the Forza Horizon<\/a> team – is currently developing an open world “narrative-led” driving game. It’s this mysterious title that Amazon will be publishing in the near future.\n<\/p>\n

Alongside this information comes an Amazon-led interview with Maverick Games studio head Mike Brown, who reveals a bit more about the vision for this game and why Amazon (the company publishing his next game and who ran this mini-interview) was the right fit. It’s not like he was gonna slag them off here, but nonetheless it’s the first real statement on what the studio is about and thus is worth reading if you’re interested in this next project.\n<\/p>\n

“We founded Maverick Games with a clear vision: to build a developer-first studio that would foster an environment of creativity and risk-taking […] This approach empowers our team to produce the most exceptional work of their careers. And ultimately, that means we are creating a game that our players are going to fall in love with,” Brown states. “As we got to know the team at Amazon Games it quickly became clear that we had a shared ethos – a commitment to giving developers the space to really innovate in service of crafting experiences that players will find truly special. Without giving too much away, I will share that the team here is buzzing with excitement about our game and we can’t wait to share it with the world.”\n<\/p>\n

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Amazon Games has announced that it’s taking a swerve into driving games, entering a publishing agreement with UK-based Maverick Games. Maverick Games – founded in 2022 by several core members of the Forza Horizon team – is currently developing an open world “narrative-led” driving game. It’s this mysterious title that Amazon will be publishing in the near future. Alongside this information comes an Amazon-led interview with Maverick Games studio head Mike Brown, who reveals a bit more about the vision for this game and why Amazon (the company publishing his next game and who ran this mini-interview) was the right fit. It’s not like he was gonna slag them off here, but nonetheless it’s the first real statement on what the studio is about and…<\/p>\n

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