Unreal Tournament to return

Epic Games will be bringing Unreal Tournament back as part of a new open development project where anyone can help out.

Epic, Unreal Tournament fans and Unreal Engine 4 users have formed a small team to begin work on the project, with forums being used for discussions and Twitch streams used to present updates.

"We know that fans of the game are as passionate about Unreal Tournament as we are," said Epic in a blog post.

"We know that you have great ideas and strong opinions about how the game should go and what it should be. So let's do something radical and make this game together, in the open, and for all of us."

The game will remain faithful to the competitive FPS roots that made Unreal Tournament so successful, and development will be focused on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms.

When the game eventually becomes playable it will be free, and then Epic will open a marketplace where developers, modders, artists and gamers can give, buy and sell content.

"A lot of this is brand new for Epic, and we don't yet have everything figured out. Things will probably definitely go wrong from time to time, and when they do, we'll have to work through them together.

"There will be a lot of tough decisions to make, and not every feature will make it into the game. But if you're a fan of Unreal Tournament, a UE4 developer, or a future modder - or if you just want to learn how we make games - we hope you'll join us. It's going to be fun."