John Robertson reports:
''Another year, another Football Manager title graces us with its presence. The level of esteem this game is held in by its fans (me included), make it one of a very few titles immune to negative reviews. Does this incarnation really repay that loyalty?
I'd just like to start this review by stating that this is the first console based version of the game I've spent any significant amount of time with. Having been an avid Football Manager fan since the late nineties (when it was still known as Championship Manager), my experiences have purely been centred on the PC versions.
Consoles, however, have come of age and the addition of hard drives has meant this series is a legitimate option for a PC port, starting back with the original Xbox.''
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.
