Amazon continues retreat from games by ending publishing deal for open-world racer

Amazon continues to scale back its gaming efforts, this time by ending a notable publishing deal. The Game Business reports that Amazon will no longer be the publisher of an upcoming open-world racing title from Maverick Games, a new studio made up of former Forza developers. The deal was originally announced in 2024.

As for Maverick, studio heads Mike Brown and Harinder Sangha tell The Game Business that development on the as-of-now untitled racer will continue. “We’re in active dialogue with partners who share our long-term ambition for the IP and look forward to sharing more later this year.”