2018-10-09 12:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (George Osborn)
When you re working on annual iterative titles, it is difficult, says Miles Jacobson, Studio Director at Sports Interactive. You re always going to get people turning around saying you haven t added anything. And no matter how much you add, you re still going to get people saying that. That s the challenge that the Football Manager series faces every year. It remains, as it always will be, a game about being a football manager. It will always be about selecting a team to manage, creating tactical systems, crafting squads of players and sending them out onto virtual pitches in the pursuit of
2018-09-27 07:13 UTC · Eurogamer
There's something about Football Manager that makes it feel more than the sum of its parts. At its core it's just a database, a list of names that are assigned numbers which are then dragged and dropped into certain areas of a pitch by those who play it. Yet there's a reason players will don a real suit in preparation for playing in a virtual cup final, scout real-life footballers for a potential in-game transfer and why Sky Sports utilise the game's stats in its Premier League coverage Premier League. For many players, these numbers and names culminate in giving them a sense of unmatched grat
2018-07-10 07:00 UTC · Eurogamer
In 2008, aged 16, I signed for Lewes FC. The club was in ascendancy: newly promoted to the Conference, we had a new stand at the stadium (later paid for by selling our best players, but that's another story), a new Under 18s coach, brought in from the Brighton and Hove Albion academy just down the road, and a new intake of what was, genuinely, the best squad of non-academy players in the south of England. Most of them came from professional academies like Brighton, Bournemouth and Southampton, some released at the big jump from Under 16s to Under 18s, others who had the chance to carry on but
2018-03-22 17:05 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Save 50% on Football Manager 2018 and Football Manager Touch 2018, 75% on Eastside Hockey Manager and Motorsport Manager as part of this week's Weekend Deal*! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
2018-01-16 16:33 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
As some of you may already have noticed, we've just released hotfix 18.2.2 for Football Manager Touch 2018 on PC/Mac/Linux. This hotfix is save game compatible and we recommend if FMT is open, saving your game then exiting screen to prompt the update. Otherwise it should just update the next time you launch Steam. Changelist includes the fixes shown below. As always if you encounter any issues please do take the time to raise them on our Bugs Forum. FOOTBALL MANAGER TOUCH 2018 | HOTFIX 18.2.2 CHANGE LIST ================================================= STABILITY Fixed crash when managing two
2017-12-21 13:04 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
One more update for Football Manager 2018 and Football Manager Touch 2018 before the end of 2017, this one mainly to address a couple of stability issues which have been raised to us via the community. As always it's save game compatible and we recommend if FM is open, saving your game then exiting screen to prompt the update. Otherwise it should just update the next time you launch Steam. Feel free to leave any further feedback via our official feedback thread and if you do have any issues raise them over on our Bugs Forum. So one last opportunity from me to say on behalf of everyone at S
2017-12-14 16:44 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
We're happy to announce the release of Update 18.2.0 for Football Manager Touch 2018. Included are a number of fixes within the game which are listed within a change list below. As with all previous updates, it's save game compatible meaning you will be able to continue any existing save game. We recommend if you have the game open, save any save before exiting, then close FM down and relaunch Steam on PC (or restart your Tablet device for Android / iOS) to make sure the update is downloaded and installed. If you're unsure if it's downloaded, on the game's main menu the version num
2017-11-30 17:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Ian Dransfield)
Football Manager 2018 isn t just about playing for a season, giving up, then starting over it s about building a legacy, relationships and a squad to be proud of. With that comes the need to sign people who are still legally children for more money than most of us will ever see in our lives. Wonderkids, then. With that in mind, I ve trawled through the game to find 36 of the best young players in the game, across all positions, and for a selection of budgets. The days of genuine bargains have faded into near obscurity, but you ll still be able to put together a winning squad for a reasonable a
2017-11-23 17:29 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
Football Manager Touch 2018 Out Now on Tablet We’re delighted to announce that Football Manager Touch 2018 is now available to download on high-end iPads and Android tablets. To see if your tablet will support Football Manager Touch 2018 take a look at the fully up-to-date compatibility list. If you’ve been playing Football Manager Touch 2018 on desktop, you can purchase the tablet game and continue your save anywhere with cross-sync. Football Manager Touch 2018 delivers the thrill of a league title without the extended pre-match build up and glare of the media, allowing you to focus on the co
2017-11-23 17:29 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
Football Manager Touch 2018 Out Now on Tablet We’re delighted to announce that Football Manager Touch 2018 is now available to download on high-end iPads and Android tablets. To see if your tablet will support Football Manager Touch 2018 take a look at the fully up-to-date compatibility list. If you’ve been playing Football Manager Touch 2018 on desktop, you can purchase the tablet game and continue your save anywhere with cross-sync. Football Manager Touch 2018 delivers the thrill of a league title without the extended pre-match build up and glare of the media, allowing you to focus on the co
2017-11-09 23:41 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
FOOTBALL MANAGER TOUCH 2018 OUT NOW We’re delighted to announce that Football Manager 2018 and Football Manager Touch 2018 are now available on PC, Mac and Linux. Football Manager Mobile 2018 is also available to sign-up from the App Store, Google Play and Amazon. Football Manager Touch 2018 on iOS and Android tablets will be ready to download from November 24th. Download to kick-off your season now. PC/Mac/Linux Once you’ve made your signing you’re going to need to install it, here’s a simple how-to: Steam Purchases Steam do not issue digital install codes so when your purchase is complete yo
2017-11-04 18:28 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
We're pleased to announce the release of update 18.0.3 for the Football Manager Touch 2018 Early Access Beta. As always you need to quit out of Football Manager Touch and restart Steam to be sure of downloading the update. The update is save game compatible allowing you to carry on with any careers you may have already started. As with the original Early Access Beta, the generated player & staff portraits are still disabled and no there's Steam Workshop. These will all be made available on the full release of the game on November 10th. Change list includes (but is not limited to) the following
2017-10-31 19:32 UTC · Community Announcements · LucasWeatherby
We're pleased to announce the release of update 18.0.2 for the Football Manager Touch 2018 Early Access Beta. You will need to quit out of Football Manager and restart Steam in order to download and install the update. The update includes the following changes: - Stability fixes - Added new preference for "data language", allowing you to have game text in one language, and the in-game data in another language - Added zoom functionality to 2D Classic - Improved pitch lighting in 2D Classic - Improvements to game speed and fluidity - Enabled Online Career and Fantasy Draft modes We appreciate ev
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