The Maverick Games Podcast

Handling? Handled | Maverick Games Podcast Episode 20

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Show Notes

In Episode 20 of the Maverick Games Podcast, Mike, Chris, and Andy talk about their love of cars, racing, and how the team have gone about developing some of CLUTCH's handling & physics.

CLUTCH is available to wishlist today for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, ahead of its launch in Spring 2027. PS5 // https://store.playstation.com/concept/10019480 Steam // https://store.steampowered.com/app/3061930/CLUTCH Epic Games Store // https://store.epicgames.com/p/clutch-2054b7 XBOX // (TBC)

Follow our socials ▶️ https://linktr.ee/MaverickGames Join our Discord Community ▶️ https://discord.com/MaverickGames

Our Reveal Trailer: https://youtu.be/mnTawB_pN6Q Our Announce Trailer: https://youtu.be/4ZaP524jcy8

For more information, visit ▶️ https://www.clutchgame.com

Chapters ⊛ 00:00:00 Introductions 00:01:23 Multipla Origin Story 00:04:22 Toy Story Por5ches 00:07:36 Taycan E-Shift & EVs 00:08:36 What Car Did You Drive Today? 00:11:25 Our Own Racing Team 00:14:00 CLUTCH's Handling Model 00:16:04 How does CLUTCH feel to drive? 00:17:47 Early Game Differences 00:19:19 Building Handling for Unreal Engine 5 00:20:53 Getting Nerdy With the Details 00:23:52 Do you even Drift bro? 00:25:34 Nailing ClutchTech 00:28:03 Depth in ClutchTech 00:28:53 Wishlist CLUTCH!

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