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EA Devs And Playground Games Leave To Create Their Studio

By Arthur

Jan 11, 2023

Maverick Games, a brand-new AAA development studio, was recently made public. Maverick Games, a gaming powerhouse based in the United Kingdom's Leamington Spa, boasts leadership expertise that joined the company after leaving other firms, most notably Playground Games.

EA Devs And Playground Games

Playground Games, best known for creating the Forza Horizon game, has recently lost a few key personnel.

EA Devs And Playground Games

Some of these team members have left Playground Games, along with an ex-EA worker and a leader from Sumo Digital, choosing to go into high gear and join the recently established Maverick Games.

EA Devs And Playground Games

Following a string of departures from Playground Games, the following people have joined Maverick Games, which has just struck gold, secured funding, and announced the development of its first game:

EA Devs And Playground Games

– Mike Brown: Founder & Creative Director at Maverick, was the Creative Director at Playground. – Matt Craven: CTO of Maverick Games, was a Technical Director at Playground.

EA Devs And Playground Games

– Tom Butcher: Executive Producer at Maverick, was Lead Producer at Playground. – Ben Penrose: Art Director at Maverick, was the Studio Art Director at Playground.

EA Devs And Playground Games

– Gareth Harwood: Content Director at Maverick, was the Technical Art Director at Playground. – Fraser Strachan: Audio Director at Maverick, held the same role at Playground.

EA Devs And Playground Games

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