GamesIndustry.Biz writes: "One of the UK's development success stories in the past decade - and more - is Sports Interactive, the people behind first Championship Manager, and now Football Manager.
With the release of the latest edition of Football Manager 2008 due for release on the Xbox 360 format tomorrow, GamesIndustry.biz took the opportunity to mull over some of the issues facing the industry today with studio head Miles Jacobson.
In part one he talks about the challenge of embracing the mass-market and unpacks some of the issues around age ratings and the social view of gaming."
Eurogamer: "It's a shame when relationships end but it's often for the best. Football Manager and me had it all – long intimate evenings, weekends away, the occasional holiday. I'd thought we never split up. But eventually cracks began to appear, the physical side deteriorated, and we became strangers.
As an early adopter of pretending to manage a football team on a computer (i.e. a semi-autistic weirdo), a chronic addiction to Football Manager seemed my inevitable destiny. My first taste was the original Football Manager on the ZX Spectrum, whose bearded creator, Kevin Toms, appeared beaming on the cassette case cover."
Chris Evans reveals the truth of his younger days playing Football Manager and Championship Manager. His evil underhand tactics to win matches are unveiled for all to see.
The UK's loss of talented developers in the sports genre has been 'utterly huge' according to Miles Jacobson, the studio head of London-based Football Manager developer Sports Interactive.
In an exclusive interview with Develop, Jacobson explained that Canada's exemplary tax break rates – which peak at 40% of dev costs – was the reason why a number of British-born developers now work in cities such as Vancouver and Toronto.
