{"id":1974777,"date":"2026-06-05T23:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974777"},"modified":"2026-06-05T23:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:10:31","slug":"maverick-games-reveals-clutch-an-open-world-racer-set-in-the-rather-gorgeous-looking-french-riviera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1974777","title":{"rendered":"Maverick Games reveals Clutch, an open-world racer set in the rather gorgeous-looking French Riviera"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/clutch\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Clutch<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Maverick Games reveals Clutch, an open-world racer set in the rather gorgeous-looking French Riviera<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Voiture content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Jane-Perry-in-Clutch.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Jane Perry in Clutch\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Jane-Perry-in-Clutch.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Maverick Games<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-05T23:10:31+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"509346a3-8017-4b17-8927-904ce177019f\" data-name=\"Clutch\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Clutch\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Clutch\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Clutch\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Clutch\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Clutch\" title=\"Follow Clutch\"><br \/>\n  Follow Clutch<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Clutch &#8211; the cinematic, open-world, action-driving game from the team at Maverick Games, and which is being headed up by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/forza-horizon\">Forza Horizon<\/a> creative director Mike Brown &#8211; just got itself a very slick new trailer at this evening&#8217;s Summer Game Fest, showing of its rather lovely rendition of Monaco and the French Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the trailer, which you can see below, we also got word that Clutch will be launching in Spring 2027, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"CLUTCH \/\/ Official Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ZaP524jcy8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4ZaP524jcy8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">CLUTCH \/\/ Official Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>CLUTCH \/\/ Official Announce Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4ZaP524jcy8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game itself has a pretty impressive cast attached to it, with the likes of Jane Perry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/returnal\">Returnal<\/a> (and many more) fame and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dark-souls-ii\">Dark Souls 2<\/a>&#8216;s Mild-Mannered Pate actor Peter Serafinowicz (he also starred in the first series of Amandaland, which was very funny) both involved in the project. Meanwhile, racers Theo and Cass will be played by Tosin Cole (Supacell, Doctor Who) and Little Simz (Top Boy, Venom: Let There Be Carnage).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve built a version of Monaco that is actually larger than real-life Monaco. So Monaco, known for being quite dense and tight, we&#8217;ve allowed our level designers to add a little bit of space here and there \u2013 but every main road, every main landmark is present and correct. But the actual footprint of the space is larger than real-life Monaco,&#8221; Brown said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/maverick-games-open-world-racer-clutch-is-set-on-the-french-riviera-features-monaco\">IGN <\/a>following Clutch&#8217;s reveal this evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And then that&#8217;s surrounded by a sprawling French Riviera that goes up as high as the Alps and out to the Verdon Gorge, and then as far to the west as Saint-Tropez. We have three city hubs along the coast; you&#8217;ve got Monaco, and then Cannes, and then Saint-Tropez. So a huge world to explore and one that, we think, everywhere you go there&#8217;s real beautiful things to explore and see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is all making me want a cafe au lait and a holiday, to be honest.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image_B2OCB1E.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image_B2OCB1E.png\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Clutch isn&#8217;t the only racing game announced this evening. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hot-wheels-infinite-rush-announced-at-summer-game-fest-launching-later-this-year\">also got a look at Hot Wheels Infinite Rush<\/a>, which will feature over 150 cars to drive around, in very hotwheels-inspired maps.<\/p>\n<p>For more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-in-summer-game-fest-2026\">be sure to check out our Summer Game Fest round up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Clutch &#8211; the cinematic, open-world, action-driving game from the team at Maverick Games, and which is being headed up by former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/forza-horizon\">Forza Horizon<\/a> creative director Mike Brown &#8211; just got itself a very slick new trailer at this evening&#8217;s Summer Game Fest, showing of its rather lovely rendition of Monaco and the French Riviera.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the trailer, which you can see below, we also got word that Clutch will be launching in Spring 2027, across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"CLUTCH \/\/ Official Announce Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ZaP524jcy8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4ZaP524jcy8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">CLUTCH \/\/ Official Announce Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>CLUTCH \/\/ Official Announce Trailer. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4ZaP524jcy8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game itself has a pretty impressive cast attached to it, with the likes of Jane Perry of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/returnal\">Returnal<\/a> (and many more) fame and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dark-souls-ii\">Dark Souls 2<\/a>&#8216;s Mild-Mannered Pate actor Peter Serafinowicz (he also starred in the first series of Amandaland, which was very funny) both involved in the project. Meanwhile, racers Theo and Cass will be played by Tosin Cole (Supacell, Doctor Who) and Little Simz (Top Boy, Venom: Let There Be Carnage).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve built a version of Monaco that is actually larger than real-life Monaco. So Monaco, known for being quite dense and tight, we&#8217;ve allowed our level designers to add a little bit of space here and there \u2013 but every main road, every main landmark is present and correct. But the actual footprint of the space is larger than real-life Monaco,&#8221; Brown said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/maverick-games-open-world-racer-clutch-is-set-on-the-french-riviera-features-monaco\">IGN <\/a>following Clutch&#8217;s reveal this evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And then that&#8217;s surrounded by a sprawling French Riviera that goes up as high as the Alps and out to the Verdon Gorge, and then as far to the west as Saint-Tropez. We have three city hubs along the coast; you&#8217;ve got Monaco, and then Cannes, and then Saint-Tropez. So a huge world to explore and one that, we think, everywhere you go there&#8217;s real beautiful things to explore and see.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is all making me want a cafe au lait and a holiday, to be honest.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/image_B2OCB1E.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"image_B2OCB1E.png\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Clutch isn&#8217;t the only racing game announced this evening. We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hot-wheels-infinite-rush-announced-at-summer-game-fest-launching-later-this-year\">also got a look at Hot Wheels Infinite Rush<\/a>, which will feature over 150 cars to drive around, in very hotwheels-inspired maps.<\/p>\n<p>For more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-in-summer-game-fest-2026\">be sure to check out our Summer Game Fest round up here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Clutch Maverick Games reveals Clutch, an open-world racer set in the rather gorgeous-looking French Riviera Voiture content. 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