What happens when someone who professes not to have looked at anything football related since the Panini sticker album for Mexico 86, decides to make a football game? You get Behold The Kickmen, the upcoming game from Dan Marshall, the brains behind Ben There, Dan That!, Gun Monkeys and The Swindle. …
Despite the appeal of the 3D effect of Nintendo’s latest handheld, I’ve found myself falling for one of the 3DS family’s lesser-known innovations – Streetpass, the Wi-Fi handshake that two 3DS users have in general proximity. From a manufacturer known for being a little behind the curve on all things online, it’s a welcome differentiator. A light, low-maintenance social dimension, a way of showing off your best times or the layout of your in-game home, or just expressing something about yourself to other passers by.
I make no bones about the fact that I am a keen Football Manager player, and this season’s 2014 edition has got me hooked like it always does. This year though, things are slightly different as I have been digging into the details of the game more than ever before. I noted in my Verdict that I was getting further involved with the training, something I normally avoided like the plague. As I’ve been playing I have been paying more attention to the small details.Now that I am at the start of the 2017/18 season, and I wanted to share some of the details which affect my game. …
Come on now, don’t look so surprised, did you really doubt we would get another Football Manger game this year? When Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson tells PCGamesN that sales of FM 2013 were up 20% over 2012 then you know there will be another top-notch game coming out. Hit the jump for some details. …
Following the success of women’s football at the Olympics, a petition was started to ask EA to include women into the massively successful FIFA franchise. While the petition is starting to gather pace with over 3,000 signatures, EA don’t have any plans to introduce female players into the series at the moment. …
The bi-annual tournament release of FIFA is with us once more with UEFA EURO 2012, but unlike previous World Cup and European Championship releases from EA, this edition has been released as DLC rather than a full retail release. At a price point of £15 the big question is, is it worth it? Hit the jump for the verdict. …
EA are known for releasing special tournament editions of FIFA when the World Cup and European Championships come around, but they are normally released at retail at a similar price point to the main FIFA titles. That isn’t happening this year as UEFA EURO 2012 is going to be released as a digital download for FIFA 12 at a price point of £15.99 on the PSN, 1800 MS Points and 2500 FIFA points on PC. The EURO 2012 expansion will feature all 53 UEFA member countries, so hopefully Wales will make an appearance. There will be qualification tournaments, an all new Expedition Mode and more. All I can say is that I am pleased to see this isn’t getting a full price retail release, these releases never seem worth it.
Hit the jump for the press release. …
I am a big fan of the Football Manager series, and I think that in many ways the new 2012 edition is one of the best versions of the game to be released for a few years. However, in my long-term career game I am starting to reach an impasse where I am going to struggle to achieve my desires. …
I’m a lifelong fan of the games made by Sports Interactive, be they the original Championship Manager titles, or the post-Eidos split Football Manager games. I spend countless hours every season playing them and it looks like this new version will be no exception.
Following the recent reveal of Football Manager 2012 I was understandably very keen to find out whatever else I could about the new game. So here we now are, an interview the Sports Interactive Studio Director, Miles Jacobson. Read on for thoughts about ground breaking new features, skipping a year and more. …