- Football Manager 2013: Miles Jacobson interview - 7 September 2012
“I’m pretty happy with the way it is at the moment,” says Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson of the latest edition of the world’s most popular footy management sim. After yesterday’s video announcement, we rang Miles for a chinwag about challenges, cheats and camera angles – and why this year’s edition promises to be the most accessible Football Manager in years. This year’s big new addition is the streamlined Classic Mode. What prompted you to introduce it? It’s been in planning for a few years. There aren’t many features that we come up with immediately and put it into next year because we tend to work in three-year cycles - so at the moment even though I’m directing FM13 I’m still involved with designing 14, 15 and 16. But something we’ve seen happening more and more over the last few years, particularly in comments sections on more mainstream games sites and in newspapers for ex…
- Why I play Football Manager: the story of Shane “the wonder kid” Paul - 26 October 2011
Football Manager 2012 has been released, and like every year, the same questions are being asked: Why does a game that looks like Microsoft Excel sell so well? Why would you want to manage footballers when they could be playing them? Why do so many people play it for hours on end? Well I've played a lot of Football Manager over the years, so I'm going to try and explain why. It's because despite all the stats and number crunching, Football Manager is a game about stories. It's about the little narratives that emerge from every game. Like this one. The story of Shane Paul. This tale comes from way back in Football Manager 2006. I was doing the same thing I do every year; trying to win the Champion's League with my beloved Aston Villa. In my way were Italian giants Inter Milan, who had more money, a better squad and a long tradition of winning things. The first leg of the game had not gon…
- Football Manager 2012 Steam DRM enrages fans - 28 September 2011
Football Manager fans have voiced their anger at the integration of Steamworks into Football Manager 2012. The move to Steam means copies of the game will need to be activated online before being able to play. Eurogamer indicates 40 pages of comments reacting to the news on the Sports Interactive forums, with thousands of posts from fans angry with the changes. Some fans are threatening to boycott the series until the online activation requirement is removed. Sega tell Eurogamer that Football Manager has moved to Steam to combat piracy. "Make no mistake, if a quarter of the people that usually pirate the game switch to purchasing Football Manager 2012, the sales of the game worldwide would more than double," they say. "This would lead to increased development budgets and more benefits for all of you who do buy the game." "We've taken this decision because we believe that the steps the c…
- Football Manager 2012 release date announced, scouting detailed - 13 September 2011
Sports Interactive recently announced that the latest entry in the veteran Football Manager series would be out later this year. Eurogamer have the date. It's October 21. The release date announcement was revealed in the first entry in what will become a series of blog posts providing detailed info on FM 2012's new features. Today, Sports Interactive studio director Miles Jacobson discusses improvements to the scouting system, and talks about the unique inside access the studio has to professional scouts in the field. Update: slotted in the latest trailer above. Thanks to The Reticule for the heads up. "We’ve very luck at Sports Interactive to have a large number of fans in amongst football, including many scouts who, with permission from their employers, give us the real scouting reports that they put together for teams when watching them for the manager." writes Jacobson. This real wo…
- 10 essential Football Manager 2010 mods - 28 October 2010
The next instalment of Sports Interactive's monolithic management series is just around the corner, but that doesn't mean Football Manager 2010 is out of the picture. Since release, the Football Manager community have even set about improving the game with new mods, databases and utilities. We've picked out ten of the best. Ever wanted to play in a league containing every single team in the world? Read on for new leagues, coaching tools, photo packs, UI overhauls and much, much more. 1. FM Genie Scout One of the most well known utilities in the Football Manager world, FM Genie Scout is a program that allows you to veiw any number of visible and hidden stats in a game in progress. The most obvious use is to check the potential of youngsters and regenerated players, but it can also be used to see reputation, finances and many other things. Some might call it cheating, but we've left it up…
- Win an FM09 Limited Edition Intel® Centrino®2 technology laptop with the FMClub! - 3 March 2009
The FMClub, much like Marouane Fellaini's hair, just seems to get bigger and better. Last month we gave away a pair of Nike Total 90 boots, fully customised in FM09 black and orange with 'FM' stitched into the heel. Well, somehow, this months prize is even better! We are delighted to announce that we have not 1, not 2 but 3 Intel® Centrino® 2 technology laptops Design by Invasion® up for grabs, completely customised in FM09 style, just perfect for playing FM on the move or quite frankly, anywhere you like. FM09 on Intel® Centrino® 2 technology laptops provides you with a better mobile gaming experience. While playing FM09, you can easily see if you are connected to power or running from the battery. And when you are gaming on the go, the Battery indicator in FM09 ensures that you won’t run out of juice during those key exciting matches! In addition, the processor usage graph, lets you e…
- Patch 9.2.0 for PC & Mac Available Now - 22 December 2008
We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 9.2.0 patch on both PC and Mac. The 9.2.0 patch includes an updated database and incorporates all of the updates from the 9.1.0 and 9.1.1 patches. The 9.2.0 update is save game compatible, so you can continue playing your current games, although to make use of the updated database, you will need to start a new game. Download details and the full change list for Patch 9.2.0 can be found here: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=82282 And finally, we'd like to wish you all the very best over the festive season and the New Year!
- FM09 Arsenal Edition - 17 December 2008
Plans to release an Arsenal Special Edition Football Manager 2009 have been announced. To find out more info go to - http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=article&newsid=2782
- FM Editor Patch - 8 December 2008
There is now a patch available for the FM09 & WSM09 editor on the PC. You can download the patches from here: http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=patch
- Football Manager 2009 Installation Advice - 1 December 2008
It seems some people are still experiencing problems installing/activating FM09. The SI forums have pretty much all the answers you need to help get you up and running with FAQ guides and issue/solution threads. For anyone still having problems, check the forums out here: http://community.sigames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24 You will also find details of patches available for the PC/MAC/Demo here or at: http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=patch Hopefully this will successfully get you up and running...
- SEGA and Sports Interactive explain authentication problems with Football Manager™ 2009 - 19 November 2008
After prolonged issues with pre-release piracy, this year SEGA and Sports Interactive decided to implement a new copy protection system for Football Manager 2009. The incorporation of Uniloc's copy protection system for the game has unfortunately caused a number of unexpected difficulties which SEGA would like to explain to any customers who may have experienced problems authenticating their copy of Football Manager 2009 since it launched on Friday November 14th. The first problem was that the printing of the keycodes on the in-game manuals. The choice of font meant that some customers were unable to decipher their authentication keycode correctly due to some of the different characters in the keycode looking very similar. On realising this on the Thursday evening, SEGA worked closely with the team at Uniloc to update code on the authentication servers to work around the problem. This s…
- New article in Shortlist magazine - 13 November 2008
Today Football Manager is the cover star of the biggest Men’s magazine in the UK, Shortlist (circulation of 481,320) with a four page feature inside: http://magazine.shortlist.com/1D4919b42d28e1c835.cde (Starts on Page 40)
- New 3D Match Engine Footage - 31 October 2008
3 new video's of the 3D Match Engine are available now. To check out the new footage go to: http://uk.youtube.com/sigames
- Football Manager 2009 Trailer - 30 October 2008
The Football Manager 2009 trailer is out now at: www.youtube.com/sigames The video is all about the things a manager loves about being a manager, why he does what he does. We’re very proud of it and we hope you like it too!
- Football Manager 2009 Trailer - 30 October 2008
The Football Manager 2009 trailer is out now at: www.youtube.com/sigames The video is all about the things a manager loves about being a manager, why he does what he does. We’re very proud of it and we hope you like it too!
- 3D Match Engine Footage - 28 October 2008
To take a look at the Football Manager 2009 3D match engine footage go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWM4XGP394 More new footage will be available very soon so watch this space...
- Demo release date & system specs - 28 October 2008
Here is the link to the announcement about the confirmed demo release date and the system specs for FM09 on the official SI forums: http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=53492
- Read the Sports Interactive Blog - 21 October 2008
Sports Interactive now has its very own blog, hosted by HMV. In the blogs Miles Jacobson, Sports Interactive's Studio Director, discusses the exciting new features within the game and gives an insight into the hectic daily life in the Sports Interactive office. Over the next few weeks more new features will be announced via the blog so be sure not to miss out... http://hmv.com/hmvweb/navigate.do?ctx=3583;6;-1;-1&pPageID=3604
