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Forza Horizon and Need for Speed Meet in Maverick Games’ Debut Driving Project
- Maverick Games, led by FH5 Creative Director Mike Brown, announced Clutch, a cinematic open-world action-driving title set in the French Riviera. The game centers on two sibling racing prodigies competing in the R1K, a historic racing series.
- Building on expertise from Forza Horizon, Maverick Games aims to push the genre into a new era through open-world sandbox innovation. Brown stated the team wants to deliver a "generational leap" on the staples of why fans love driving games.
- The title features "PvPvE" mechanics where players race each other while occasionally uniting against common foes. Players will customize real-life cars with deep options, from exhaust tips to underglow, within the historic R1K championship spanning 100 years.
- Players navigate the intersection of a prestigious motorsports championship and the underground Midnight Collective, where gameplay includes police chases and gadgets like nitrous and grappling hooks. The dynamic world features handcrafted and spontaneous missions.
- Maverick is targeting a spring 2027 release for PlayStation and Xbox Series, with additional details arriving on June 5 during Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest Showcase. The announcement positions Clutch as a narrative-focused alternative in the open-world racing space.
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Clutch Is An Open-World Racing Game From Former Forza Horizon Developers
Ahead of a fuller reveal at Summer Game Fest, Maverick Games has revealed its debut title, Clutch. It’s an open-world racing game headed up by the former creative director of Forza Horizon, Mike Brown. The game, which has been developed using a customised version of Unreal Engine 5, focuses on a pair of siblings competing in a prestigious racing series, the R1K, where the only reward is the thrill and fulfilling their love of car racing, which i…
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