More Senior members of the Playground Games development team have left the Forza Horizon studio to create a new games company, Lighthouse Games. Featuring ex-Forza and F1 game devs, Lighthouse is certainly looking to assert themselves in the racing game market.
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Back in January, many senior developers from the team behind Forza Horizon left to create their own studio. Maverick Games is comprised of previous figure head for the Forza Horizon series, Mike Brown as well as many previously top-level employees at Playground Games.
News broke yesterday that this isn't the only group of senior staff members to leave Playground Games in the aim of going solo. Lighthouse Games is a brand-new AAA games company based in Leamington Spa, England with clear goals in the racing game market.
One thing we can be sure about though is that the future is bright for this new company. In fact, the team is currently made up of countless high-level developers from both Playground Games and the team behind the F1 series.
Playground Games co-founder, Gavin Raeburn becomes Head of Studio at the new company. He will manage top names like @David Greco , long-term RaceDepartment member and ex-F1 game Handling Designer and Jen Tse, vehicle artist on title such as Driveclub, Dirt Rally and FH5. They are joined by no less than seven long-time developers on the Horizon franchise, so the team is certainly not lacking talent.
However, this new studio is seemingly on a recruitment war path, asking for speculative applications. If you can stand out from the crowd, this is surely a great way for young, aspiring game designers and engineers to get a foot in the door. Furthermore, working amongst some of the most experienced people in the racing game industry is a certain opportunity to learn.
What are you expecting from Lighthouse Games in the coming years?
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Back in January, many senior developers from the team behind Forza Horizon left to create their own studio. Maverick Games is comprised of previous figure head for the Forza Horizon series, Mike Brown as well as many previously top-level employees at Playground Games.
News broke yesterday that this isn't the only group of senior staff members to leave Playground Games in the aim of going solo. Lighthouse Games is a brand-new AAA games company based in Leamington Spa, England with clear goals in the racing game market.
Lighthouse Games soon to be a big player
With a stacked team, it's clear that Lighthouse Games is looking to contend in the racing game market. However, whether the company will set out to challenge the Forza Horizon series or if it will charter its own path is as yet unclear. Whilst the team mentions its aim to "create a new, genre-defining franchise," we are yet to hear about the new IP.One thing we can be sure about though is that the future is bright for this new company. In fact, the team is currently made up of countless high-level developers from both Playground Games and the team behind the F1 series.
Playground Games co-founder, Gavin Raeburn becomes Head of Studio at the new company. He will manage top names like @David Greco , long-term RaceDepartment member and ex-F1 game Handling Designer and Jen Tse, vehicle artist on title such as Driveclub, Dirt Rally and FH5. They are joined by no less than seven long-time developers on the Horizon franchise, so the team is certainly not lacking talent.
An opportunity for aspiring developers
Akin to Maverick Games in January, Lighthouse Games has launched its website with many references to its recruitment plan. The site's 'Join Us' page features a long list of job listings from Senior positions to lower ranking openings.However, this new studio is seemingly on a recruitment war path, asking for speculative applications. If you can stand out from the crowd, this is surely a great way for young, aspiring game designers and engineers to get a foot in the door. Furthermore, working amongst some of the most experienced people in the racing game industry is a certain opportunity to learn.
What are you expecting from Lighthouse Games in the coming years?
