Following a report that a new AAA studio named “Maverick Games” was founded in January, another AAA game company titled “Lighthouse Games” was announced. Both Lighthouse Games and Maverick Games were founded by former developers from another game studio, Playground Games.

Lighthouse Games was founded by Gavin Raeburn, who played a key role in the development of the Forza Horizon games. He currently leads a team of 30 in Lighthouse and is set to work on a triple-A title. “People should be looking at Lighthouse expecting that we’ll be producing something highly polished and technologically ambitious,” Raeburn stated in an interview with GamesIndustry. Interestingly enough, Lighthouse Games is currently based in Leamington Spa, where Playground Games also currently resides. 

Raeburn is also open to graduate applications and is looking to support local universities through Lighthouse Games.

I witnessed so many success stories at Playground, where new graduates became these wonderful galvanising influences within the team,” he says. “So many of the stars we had at Playground started this way, which genuinely makes me very proud. Lighthouse will continue that tradition, welcoming the best graduate talent from across the UK and beyond, and putting heart and experience into elevating the potential of all who join us. Every one of our discipline leads are passionate about mentoring and sharing their knowledge, and I can’t wait to see how we can help support and develop the next generation of developers.

With Lighthouse Games still in its infancy, we likely won’t hear from the studio for a while, but it will be interesting to see what AAA title Raeburn and his team have in store for gamers.

Source: GamesIndustry