• Trending: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: Live updates on Galaxy S26 launch Alexa+ gets three new personality styles Apple event on March 4: What to expect Hands-on with Google’s Pixel 10a iPhone Fold: All the rumors so far An open-world racing game from a studio formed by ex-Forza Horizon developers was due to be published by Amazon, but that is no longer the case • As reported first byThe Game Business, UK-based Maverick Games is now in “active dialogue” with prospective new publishing partners for its currently untitled debut game, which remains in development • Maverick wasfoundedin 2022 by Mike Brown, who served as theHorizonseries’ creative director during his stint at Playground Games, and was able to tempt a number of other ex-Playground veterans to join the new studio • Little was publicly known about the game Amazon picked up, but shortly after Maverick was established Brown toldGamesIndustry • Bizthat his ambition was to make a game that was AAA, premium and eventually released with the intention of “winning all the awards • " “As part of our strategic evolution to focus on projects that leverage Amazon’s unique strengths and scale, including the recent re-launch of Luna and our

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  • Amazon abandons open-world racing game by former Forza Horizon devs Maverick Games is seeking a new publisher for its debut game, which remains in development. An open-world racing game from a studio formed by ex-Forza Horizon developers was due to be published by Amazon, but that is no longer the case. As reported first by The Game Business, UK-based Maverick Games is now in “active dialogue” with prospective new publishing partners for its currently untitled debut game, which remains in development. Maverick was founded in 2022 by Mike Brown, who served as the Horizon series’ creative direct

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