Sports Interactive announce brand new massively
multiplayer online football management game
LONDON (April 20th, 2007) SEGA® Europe Ltd today announced the
future release of Football Manager Live, a brand new massively
multiplayer online game from acclaimed developers Sports
Interactive. Scheduled for release in Spring 2008, Football Manager
Live has its roots set in the best-selling and award-winning
Football Manager series, but has been designed specifically as a
massively multiplayer online game.
Football Manager Live is a brand new concept in football management
and allows you to build a club from scratch to compete against
friends and rivals online for the ultimate in Football Manager
bragging rights. Its the definitive test of football management
skills, allowing you to set-up mini-leagues amongst your friends,
bid in player auctions and compete in live matches 24 hours a day,
365 days a year. Matches take place in real-time with a range of
tactical options for managers to control as they follow all the
action via the realistic 2D match engine. In addition, the in-game
chat option means managers can exchange comments on the virtual
touchline, whilst other aspiring managers can view their
competitors and learn their tactics.
Away from the stadium, users will need to control their club in a
host of different ways. This ranges from the basics of choosing
your club name, colours, badge and pitch size; right through to the
nitty-gritty of balancing the finances and improving their squad by
buying and selling players using an auction style transfer
system.
The game is the brainchild of Sports Interactive co-founder, Oliver
Collyer and is designed for a whole new audience of football
gamers, as well as existing Sports Interactive fans.
With Football Manager Live, we're ripping up the script that says
how online football management games should work" says Oliver
Collyer. "We're creating something that is fun, challenging and
sociable.
Imagine a cross between Football Manager, fantasy sports and
auctions sites and you are part of the way to understanding
Football Manager Live commented Miles Jacobson, Managing Director
of Sports Interactive. Its great to be able to announce the game,
and we cant wait to see the reaction to the beta when it launches
next month.
Football Manager Live is due for release in spring 2008, with a
beta test set to launch in May 2007. To find out more about
participating in the test and to receive updates on Football
Manager Live visit the official websites at
www.footballmanagerlive.com or www.sigames.com
http://www.sigames.com/static/index.php
Oh dear, does that mean we won't have FM2008? 
