Forza Horizon 5 Creative Director, Five Other Playground Staff Start New Studio To Build 'Premium Open-World Game' - Game Informer

The new studio's name is Maverick Games.

Former Playground Games Studio Head Gavin Raeburn Forms New Studio - IGN

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Forza Horizon 5 creative director and several team members break away from Playground Games

Forza Horizon 5 Will be “One of the Better-Looking Games” on Xbox One – Creative Director

Forza Horizon 5 creative director and several team members break away from Playground Games

Playground Games Co-Founder Leaving Forza Horizon 5 Studio After 12 Years - Game Informer

Several Forza Horizon Developers Leave Playground Games and Xbox to Form New Studio - IGN

News - May, 2015

Several Forza Horizon Developers Leave Playground Games and Xbox to Form New Studio

Several Forza Horizon Developers Leave Playground Games and Xbox to Form New Studio