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Microsoft is fully integrating Forza Motorsport developer Turn 10 Studios into Playground Games under the new banner Playground Games Redmond. Alongside the studio consolidation, Turn 10 co-founder and vice president Dan Greenawalt is retiring from Microsoft after 27 years with the company, according to an internal memo obtained by The Verge. [1][3]
Playground Games studio head Trevor Williams announced Greenawalt's retirement in the memo, praising his career from shipping Project Gotham Racing on the original Xbox in 2001 to spearheading the Forza series. While stepping down, Greenawalt is expected to advise the incoming studio leadership through the transition. [1][3]
The merger follows Microsoft's broader restructuring drive across Xbox earlier this year, which eliminated 3,200 jobs and closed four studios. Founded in 2001, Turn 10 developed eight mainline Forza Motorsport titles, finishing with the 2023 release. Moving forward, the Redmond team will collaborate with British colleagues on the Forza franchise and the fantasy role-playing game Fable. [1][3]
Dan Greenawalt, director, founder, and vice president at Turn 10 Games, has departed from the studio after spending 27 years as part of the company. This comes as Turn 10 is merged with Playground Games as part of Xbox's mass restructuring initiative that made headlines as it resulted in 3200 layoffs and four studio closures earlier this year.
via Eurogamer
The development studio behind Forza Motorsport is being fully integrated into Playground Games. At the same time, Dan Greenawalt, one of the racing series' original creators, is leaving the company. These developments raise questions about what the future holds for the popular racing franchise.
via NotebookcheckThe development studio behind Forza Motorsport is being fully integrated into Playground Games. At the same time, Dan Greenawalt, one of the racing series' original creators, is leaving the company. These developments raise questions about what the future holds for the popular racing franchise.
via Notebookcheck