Maverick Games, consisting of several core team members behind the Forza Horizon series, has struck a deal with Amazon Games. The goal: a triple-A, narrative-led open-world driving game.
Maverick Games teams up with Amazon Games to create a brand-new open-world driving game. The studio, founded by several core team members of the Forza Horizon series, plans to create a triple-A, narrative-based title. "Without giving too much away, I will share that the team here is buzzing with excitement about the game and we can't wait to share it with the world", says Maverick Games' Studio Head Mike Brown, the former Creative Director for FH.
Other members of Maverick Games include Executive Producer Tom Butcher (Forza Horizon series, F1 All-Stars), CTO Matt Craven (Forza Horizon series, GRID, DIRT), Content Director Gareth Harwood (Forza Horizon series, Fable reboot), Audio Director Fraser Strachan (Forza Horizon series), Art Director Ben Penrose (Forza Horizon Series, Fable reboot) and Visual Design Director Elly Marshall (Forza Horizon 3, Just Cause 3, DIRT).
Additionally, the team managed to get an acclaimed writer on board for the narrative that is supposed to feature in the game - Jamie Brittain, co-creator of the award-winning British TV show Skins, is working on the unannounced game's story.
The Maverick Games team around Studio Head Mike Brown (fourth from the left).
The Studio Head continues: "I’ve been making racing games for nearly 20 years, and I know this community really well. I think there are a lot of fantasies, desires, and motivations that this community has that we have a unique opportunity to deliver on.
“Lots of great driving games have amazing gameplay, amazing content. But to really cross that bridge, to become a game that people genuinely love, then there needs to be that human connection where you’re actually rooting for these characters, falling in love with these characters. That, I think, is a place where our game will be able to really differentiate itself from the other titles in the genre. There’s nothing about this genre that prevents it from having amazing characters and amazing stories — it’s just not really been explored yet.”
What do you make of the unnamed, upcoming Maverick Games title? Does a proper story sound appealing to you? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
Maverick Games teams up with Amazon Games to create a brand-new open-world driving game. The studio, founded by several core team members of the Forza Horizon series, plans to create a triple-A, narrative-based title. "Without giving too much away, I will share that the team here is buzzing with excitement about the game and we can't wait to share it with the world", says Maverick Games' Studio Head Mike Brown, the former Creative Director for FH.
Other members of Maverick Games include Executive Producer Tom Butcher (Forza Horizon series, F1 All-Stars), CTO Matt Craven (Forza Horizon series, GRID, DIRT), Content Director Gareth Harwood (Forza Horizon series, Fable reboot), Audio Director Fraser Strachan (Forza Horizon series), Art Director Ben Penrose (Forza Horizon Series, Fable reboot) and Visual Design Director Elly Marshall (Forza Horizon 3, Just Cause 3, DIRT).
Additionally, the team managed to get an acclaimed writer on board for the narrative that is supposed to feature in the game - Jamie Brittain, co-creator of the award-winning British TV show Skins, is working on the unannounced game's story.
The Maverick Games team around Studio Head Mike Brown (fourth from the left).
"Something that players will truly love"
Brown is hoping that the Amazon Games partnership can lead to a great title: "It's clear that Amazon Games truly puts players first and takes a long-term view to publishing games that will enable us to deliver something players will truly love."The Studio Head continues: "I’ve been making racing games for nearly 20 years, and I know this community really well. I think there are a lot of fantasies, desires, and motivations that this community has that we have a unique opportunity to deliver on.
“Lots of great driving games have amazing gameplay, amazing content. But to really cross that bridge, to become a game that people genuinely love, then there needs to be that human connection where you’re actually rooting for these characters, falling in love with these characters. That, I think, is a place where our game will be able to really differentiate itself from the other titles in the genre. There’s nothing about this genre that prevents it from having amazing characters and amazing stories — it’s just not really been explored yet.”
What do you make of the unnamed, upcoming Maverick Games title? Does a proper story sound appealing to you? Let us know on Twitter @OverTake_gg or in the comments below!
