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

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Andrew Webster Feb 25, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon continues retreat from games by ending publishing deal for open-world racer
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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.

Amazon is still partnering with Crystal Dynamics on two new Tomb Raider titles; that franchise is also becoming a streaming series on Prime Video.

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.”