Grand Theft Auto pioneer Leslie Benzies in comeback after £32m funding round

Benzies helped build hit games including Grand Theft Auto before leaving Rockstar

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Mr Benzies has revealed few details about his new title other than that it will be feature an open world. He has said he wants to offer players huge freedom of choice across a variety of game modes. It does not yet have a release date.

Among its board members are Christopher Robichaud, a leading ethics professor at Harvard, who is known for using pop culture and even Dungeons and Dragons to teach philosophy. 

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