technology and audience interaction that all viewers – young, old, male, female, and most importantly gamers and non-gamers – will love.'

Go 8-Bit became a regular live comedy night in London and has been in development for television since 2014.

Writing on their website, McNeil and Pamphilon revealed that they have been working on the series for 18 months.

McNeil is also a gaming journalist and previously hosted his own show about Minecraft on specialist channelGinx TV and Videogame Nation for Challenge TV.

An enthusiastic gamer, O Briain has been a regular host of the Bafta Video Game Awards and appeared on Charlie Brooker's Gameswipe, which ran for five series between 2006 and 2009 on BBC Four.

This new commission follows three series of his School Of Hard Sums on Dave. He iscurrently filming Robot Wars return for the BBC.

Go 8 Bit also comes after the revival of BBC Two Scotland's comedy-gaming show VideoGaiden, hosted by Burnistoun's Robert Florence and Ryan Macleod, eight years after the last series.

Meanwhile, stand-up John Robertson's retro live-gaming experience, The Dark Room, continues to play at festivals around the world.

Go 8 Bit recordings will take place at Fountain Studios in Middlesex from next month.

The series is directed by Steve Smith, whose credits include Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Safeword and Rob Brydon's Guess List, and produced by Darren Sole and Rohan Acharya.

Go 8 Bit is made by DLT Entertainment, who produced My Family, and was ordered for Dave by the channel's director of commissioning Richard Watsham and general manager Steve North. It is executive produced by