FM2006 confirmed for an October release
Added on 29/09/2005 @ 16:00:01 in General
LONDON, UK - September 29th, 2005 -- SEGA and Sports Interactive are today proud to announce the new release date for the next instalment in the genre-defining Football Manager™ series. SI and SEGA are now delighted to confirm that Football Manager™ 2006 for PC and Mac has today gone into production and is set to hit the streets across Europe* on October 21st, 2005.
Christmas really has come early for FM fans as news of the release date arrives on the same day that SI and SEGA confirm that the Gold Demo is now available for download. By visiting
www.sigames.com, fans will be able to download and freely play a half season of the game and at last find out about the raft of improvements that SI have brought in over the summer!
Two versions of the demo will be available for download, catering for all tastes. The "vanilla" demo is a lightweight file for those that don't have quick net connection, including as it does the English and Scottish leagues, with English language only. The "strawberry" demo brings with it 200Meg worth of depth to your gaming pleasure with 8 languages and a massive 16 leagues to try out.
"We can't wait to see the reaction of the Football Manager community to Football Manager 2006, having hit our optimum release date, rather than the previous announced estimated date" commented Miles Jacobson, Managing Director of Sports Interactive. "The team at SI have worked amazingly hard this year to improve on Football Manager 2005 and we are all delighted with the outcome. We all look forward to losing many hours playing the game properly, rather than testing it!"
The new set of features being announced today are the final selection being implemented into this year's game. Football Manager? 2006 can now reveal that it boasts a massive 34 NEW ANNOUNCED FEATURES on top of last year's version and offers a whole host of surprises for consumers whilst exploring the FM world. As well as new features, Sports Interactive have in excess of 270,000 players and staff in game with more than 5,000 playable teams in 50 countries leagues.