SI unveils Football Manager MMO Related content
-
The Eurogamer TV Show: Down the pub with Football Manager Live
-
Latest Football Manager Live screenshots
- Review Football Manager Live [61]
SI unveils Football Manager MMO News
PC News by Robert Purchese
Sports Interactive has revealed that it's working on a Football Manager MMO for PC and Mac.
It's due to be released in March 2008, and a beta test is planned to begin next month.
Football Manager Live will let you create and manage your own custom team, competing against up to 1000 other people on each game server.
"Imagine a cross between Football Manager, fantasy sports and auctions sites - and you are part of the way to understanding Football Manager Live," said Miles Jacobson, managing director of Sports Interactive. "It's great to be able to announce the game, and we can't wait to see the reaction to the beta when it launches next month."
You'll be able to have your team chosen automatically, or pick players from the game world yourself with a 100k wage limit. From there you'll chose one of many user-created or standard leagues to participate in. These could be specific leagues, such as a Wednesday table where games take place each week on a Wednesday evening. And don't worry if you miss a game - the computer will auto-play for you if you cannot make it.
The project is being led by Oliver Collyer, co-founder of SI, who briefly left to go travelling a few years ago. The game will only be small in size, around 11MB for PC and 15MB for Mac, giving you the chance to keep your teams up to date in Internet cafes when on holiday, or round your mate's house when he isn't looking.
It'll use the 2D match engine familiar to Football Manager fans, and present you with a wealth of options and tactics inherent to the popular series. Player trading will be done using an auction mechanic, where by you set the time and price and other people bid to win your talented dribblers.
And don't be put off by the MMO label, those with less time on their hands won't be at a big disadvantage, with casual players promised bigger point rewards from less frequent games.
Sports Interactive will be giving out exclusive beta keys throughout May. Keep an eye on the Football Manager Live website to find out more.
Alternatively keep your eyes peeled for our great big fantastic marvellous Football Manager Live feature, which will be published later today.
Are you excited about Football Manager Live on PC?
View Eurogamer readers most anticipated games
Related Games
Football Manager Live
Latest Features
-
Football Manager Live Review [61]
-
Football Manager Live First Impressions [10]
-
Football Manager Live First Impressions [66]
Latest Videos
The Eurogamer TV Show: Down the pub with Football Manager Live [14] 22 January, 2009
Football Manager Live - Viral trailer [3] 9 January, 2009
Latest News
-
Football Manager Live subs get free gift [4]
-
Football Manager Live adds monthly subs [14]
-
Football Manager Live dated [15]
-
Football Manager MMO out this year [5]
-
Football Manager Live beta key giveaway starting soon [206]
Latest Screenshots
9 January, 2009 [1]
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
Comments: 1-28 of 28 in total
|
0
This sounds GREAT! althrough after reading the FAQ... little dissapointed.
1) Sounds like a 'lite' FM "On top of this, there are many people who have played our games over the years that have felt the hardcore nature of the series is too much for them, or they simply didn't have the time to play the game anymore as circumstances for them had changed. " 2) Its not like a proper league format - bit like Pro Evo Xbox rankings im guessing.... "In the main gameworld rankings, it's not a case of three points for a win; you are awarded points for winning ". Personnaly, I was hoping for something like SoccerSim used to be. You were put in a league and play matches at a set time and you can set condidtions i.e. if you go a goal down, sub X and change to tactic Y etc.... Still, I'll give it a go and play it :). |
|
0
Grump - it's PC and Mac first. We'll be looking at other formats over time, but that time will be years, rather than months.
Orakio - Hattrick, whilst a good game, is nothing like FML, apart from them both being based around football. Errol - that just plain wouldn't work. We've spent a lot of time working on this stuff to see what does, and what doesn't. It's one of those "trust us" times ;) |
|
tentonipete
20/04/07 @ 12:16
0
@kalel:
i beta tested the championship manager online game too. it was a bit rubbish. they spelled "losing" "loosing" on one of the ingame menus and refused to change the spelling when i pointed it out to them.
Edited 1 times,
most recently on 20/04/07 @ 13:17
|
|
0
Ah, yeah, of course. It was Champ Man that I beta tested. Phew that stunk, although thinking about it presumably that was an SI effort no?
Hope they've sorted themselves out for the FM one... Oh, tentonipete. I think I know you from the Spurs Community forum! :) I'll send you an invite to the Spurs Mafia group on the forum... |
|
SomaticSense
21/04/07 @ 09:49
0
"2) Its not like a proper league format - bit like Pro Evo Xbox rankings im guessing.... "In the main gameworld rankings, it's not a case of three points for a win; you are awarded points for winning ". "
If they aren't going to do it properly, then they shouldn't bother at all IMO. Ie, one person per team (if your preffered team is taken, tough shit, you'll have to be the obscure Bolivian club side that no one has picked), and with realistic cup, league structures. Online rankings based on simple Vs. modes is BS. This is supposed to be a proper football managment sim, not Street Fighter. |
|
0
Online is where it is BABY
Slowly the finish of single player games. Its inevitable. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha no. |
Comments: 1-28 of 28 in total
Want to comment on this article? Log in, or register!
