Playground founder Gavin Raeburn reveals Lighthouse Video games

Gavin Raeburn, previously of Forza Horizon studio Playground Video games, introduced his new studio at present. Known as Lighthouse Video games, the studio relies in Leamington Spa, UK and is already at work on a brand new, unannounced sport.

Lighthouse Video games presently has 30 workers, lots of them veteran video games trade members, in accordance with Raeburn, together with former Playground workers. It’s additionally hiring for brand spanking new expertise. Although it’s not presently letting out any particulars concerning the sport it’s engaged on, it’s evidently a triple-A title that Lighthouse will construct out into a brand new franchise.

Raeburn mentioned in a press release, “I’m delighted that 30 former colleagues and different trade heavyweights have chosen to hitch me at Lighthouse. With Horizon, Playground and I created probably the most profitable Xbox franchises of all time. We delivered important industrial success yr after yr, to large essential acclaim, following the success from my time at Codemasters main Grime, Grid and F1. That DNA is now at Lighthouse, and with it, we intend to construct one thing really particular utilizing all our expertise to create a brand new genre-defining franchise.”

In line with Gamesindustry.biz, Lighthouse Video games isn’t searching for funding in the mean time, however reasonably to associate with a writer with a “longer-term view of the market.” It’s additionally investing in its personal instruments and infrastructure to construct its new video games. This marks the second studio from former Forza builders who’ve opened new ventures in Leamington Spa in 2023, the primary being Maverick Video games in January.