Amazon pulls the plug on ambitious racing game project from former Forza Horizon devs, but stresses the 'flexibility' to find a more suitable publisher

• Amazon has ended its partnership with UK-based Maverick Games
• The studio is currently working on its debut title - an open-world driving game
• Development will continue, and the studio is seeking new avenues of funding

Amazon continues to scale back its gaming endeavors as it ends its partnership with Maverick Games, a UK-based studio headed by former Playground Games and Sumo Digital staff that's developing an open-world driving title.

As reported by The Game Business, the studio, whose headcount includes former Forza Horizon creative lead Mike Brown, has been let go by publisher Amazon Game Studios.

A statement from an Amazon Game Studios spokesperson to The Game Business reads: "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 Tomb Raider franchise partnership with Crystal Dynamics, we have decided to release Maverick Games from ...