Tag Archives: sports interactive

Tue, May 28, 2013 | 12:27 BST

Football Manager 13 is series’ best-selling entry, FM ’14 confirmed for Linux release

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Football Manager 13 is officially the best-selling entry to Sports Interactive’s series, and as a treat the studio is bringing Football Manager 14 to Linux with cross-play functionality thrown in.

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Thu, Mar 07, 2013 | 17:02 GMT

Football Manager 2014 appears on Steam Database

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Football Manager 14 was always inevitable, like the coming of night, but it’s nice to see it pop up on the Steam Database.

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Tue, Mar 05, 2013 | 12:02 GMT

Football Manager 2013 update 13.3.0 adds January transfers

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Football Manager 2013 has received a new content update from Sports Interactive, ensuring that all of the January transfers are present and correct.

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Fri, Feb 01, 2013 | 13:43 GMT

Football Manager 2013 is the fastest-selling game in the series, says Sports Interactive

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Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson has said even though Football Manager 2013 is the fastest-selling game in the series, the team won’t rest until it receives higher critical acclaim.

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Fri, Nov 09, 2012 | 18:29 GMT

Football Manager 2013 dev hired 17 new staff by cracking down on piracy

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Football Manager 13 developers Sports Interactive know full well the dangers of piracy. The studio recently told VG247 that it re-considers launching an Android version on a yearly basis due to rampant piracy on the format. But the team was extra vigilant with last year’s edition and thanks to its anti-piracy measures the studio made enough profit to hire new staff.

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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 | 17:01 GMT

Football Manager 2013 reviews begin, all the scores below.

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Football Manager 2013 launches November 2nd, and reviews have begun. Does Sports Interactive’s management sim hit the back of the net? Find out below.

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Mon, Oct 29, 2012 | 10:49 GMT

Football Manager 2013 demo on Steam now

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Football Manager 2013 has received a demo on Steam, courtesy of Sports Interactive.

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Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 13:58 BST

Football Manager Handheld: 1 in 11 Android copies are bought legitimately

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Football Manager Handheld 13 is coming to Android smartphones, despite the developers claims of rampant piracy, resulting in just one in eleven copies of the game being legitimately bought and paid for.

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Fri, Oct 19, 2012 | 13:41 BST

Football Manager 13 beta begins, pre-order players get first touch

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Football Manager 2013 beta play has begun for all pre-order customers, giving them an early taste of the full game, which is launching on PC November 2nd.

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Fri, Sep 28, 2012 | 09:58 BST

Football Manager 2013 release date confirmed

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Sega has finally pinned down a release date for Football Manager 2013. The game will be available for PC and Mac in the UK on November 2. Those who pre-order the game in any form will be rewarded with early access to a playable beta. This is expected to launch two weeks before the full title.

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Fri, Sep 07, 2012 | 13:43 BST

Football Manager 2013: pre-orders begin at 44% off

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Football Manager 2013 was only announced yesterday, but you can already pre-order your copy now. Green Man Gaming is offering discounts for those getting in quick.

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Thu, Sep 06, 2012 | 18:02 BST

Football Manager 2013 dev planning next three games, increasing accessibility

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Football Manager 2013 was formally announced this morning, and with it the promise of 900 new features. VG247 caught up with Sports Interactive’s Miles Jacobson to learn more, and to talk about the future of the series going forward.

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Thu, Sep 06, 2012 | 13:29 BST

Football Manager 2013 reveal trailer lists ‘genre defining’ features

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Football Manager 2013 developer Sports Interactive has announced its latest instalment, along with a new trailer that follows the same form as a footballer’s press conference. It’s pretty clever, and covers many of the significant changes in the new game, such as fully integrated Steam multiplayer.

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Thu, Sep 06, 2012 | 13:23 BST

Football Manager 2013 to have ’900 additions’, Classic Mode for casual players

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Football Manager 2013 developer Sports Interactive has stated that the game will have around 900 new features and additions over last year’s release. New features will include Football Manager Classic – a streamlined edition for those without much time to spend – deeper training options and more.

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Thu, Jun 28, 2012 | 14:59 BST

Sports Interactive details split from Eidos after nine years of silence

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Miles Jacobson, studio director for Sports Interactive, has broken his silence on why his studio left Eidos in 2003. Turns out, the studio though Eidos was looking to replace it with Beautiful Game Studios, while life president Ian Livingstone said the firm brought the later into the fold because it has heard rumors Sports Interactive were planning to split.

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Sun, Jun 03, 2012 | 22:44 BST

Sega studio boss denies European closure rumours

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Miles Jacobson, studio head of Football Manager developer Sports Interactive, has sunk rumours of major closures at Sega’s European arm.

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Tue, Apr 10, 2012 | 06:22 BST

Football Manager Handheld hits Android this week

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The mobile version of Sega’s popular Football Manager is due on Android on Wednesday.

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Mon, Sep 12, 2011 | 12:50 BST

Football Manager 2012 gets October 21 UK release date

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Sega’s confirmed today that Football Manager 2012 will release from October 21 in the UK. In addition, a demo of the game will launch before the game hits the stores, although no date was announced for that. There’s a blog from Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson detailing the changes for this year’s title here.

Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 14:12 BST

Football Manager 2012 announced

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Sega’s announced Football Manager 2012 will release “before Christmas” this year, exclusive to PC.

The developer Sports Interactive has highlighted the key improvements that this iteration of the series will bring along with it.

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Mon, May 16, 2011 | 10:10 BST

UK developers “the bedrock of our business,” says Sega

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Sega has said that its two UK-based internal developers are part of the “bedrock” of the UK games development industry.

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