Gaming veterans and retro fanatics will know exactly who Dino Dini is already - a legendary game designer, responsible for the creation of genre-defining 'soccer' games of the past, the likes of: Kick Off, Player Manager, Goal, and Dino Dini's Football. Now Dini is returning, promising a "revolution in soccer videogames" alongside new employers DC Studios with whom he will work to develop a new game.

"The current generation of football games have no focus on the player," lambasted Dini. "The game itself is the spectacle. This is a problem. It is the player's experience which is the key to creating a game which is accessible, playable and has long term appeal to players. If you can create an experience that satisfies the player each and every time they play the game, then you have created a classic."

"Since working on Kick Off I have had the desire and passion to show the world how a football game should really be done," added studio head Mark Greenshields. "I've always planned on DC-Studios creating a football game at some point, but wanted to wait until we could contribute something genuinely new to the game. Dino and I had some long discussions last year and it was a revelation as we found we both agreed on almost every level about what could be done to create a football game with a difference. The agreement between DC and Dino is very exciting and we're looking forward to showing everyone the future of footballing videogames."

The new football game is currently unnamed, but has been confirmed for a release on the PC, PS2, Xbox, GameCube, DS, and GBA. More as we get it.

By Luke Guttridge