Worms creator Andy Davidson returns to Team17

Andy Davidson, the creator of the Worms franchise, has returned to developer Team17 14 years after he originally left. Davidson left Team17 during the height of Worms' popularity to pursue "other interests," but has now returned to support the upcoming launch of Worms Revolution, a revamped take on the classic franchise. He described his return to the company as a means to "scratch the creative itch that's been bothering me for the last fourteen years." "I left Team17 feeling I hadn't finished what I wanted to achieve, but for professional reasons I knew I had to walk away," he explained. "It's nice to be back at Team17, it's as though there's been a revolution in the studio itself - there's a real creative buzz about the place." Worms Revolution is due to be released for Windows PC and consoles later this year, and is set to use a new engine that has been "developed from the ground up." Team17's studio head and co-founder Martyn Brown left the company last year, to become an independent game consultant.