(FM2009) Sports Interactive releases 20 Minute video on FM2009

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 05:27 PM

Well, no formal announcement, but they've released a 20 minute video in two parts via YouTube. Watching now.

(supposedly some new features are announced in the video)

Part 1:
YouTube - Football Manager 2009 & FMH2009 Announcement - Part 1

Part 2:
YouTube - Football Manager 2009 & FMH2009 announcement - Part 2

Calis · 09-03-2008, 05:28 PM

3d engine, and it looks pretty nice.

Hope it works out well.

MJ4H · 09-03-2008, 05:33 PM

oh no

MJ4H · 09-03-2008, 05:33 PM

also will someone get on the 2d match engine for a damn american football game ffs

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 05:33 PM

Release Date 11/14/08 (November 14th, 2008)

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 05:39 PM

Doesn't sound like any new leagues, or new divisions. Doesn't look like USL will be involved

ace1914 · 09-03-2008, 05:45 PM

Wow. Looks like 2009 will be on my PC in November.

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 05:46 PM

Oh yeah. I'm preordering it now. I'm not waiting for the WWSM delays this time around

Sweed · 09-03-2008, 05:57 PM

First version I bought was 2006 with the intentions of buying every other year which means I bought 2008 and would be skipping 2009. Yeah, I don't think so. The every other year plan just went out the window. Damn the game looks sweet

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 06:00 PM

There's a joke somewhere around here about Football Manager being as addictive as crack, without the chance.. you know.. of your heart exploding and all that

Cringer · 09-03-2008, 06:10 PM

Wow. Cool stuff. This may blow my stance on buying sports games two years in a row again. 3D matches and press conferences are nice adds. And SirFozzie can finally start the game as a female manager.

ace1914 · 09-03-2008, 06:12 PM

I'm buying for the 3D engine. The older I get, the less I play my 360....

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cringer

Wow. Cool stuff. This may blow my stance on buying sports games two years in a row again. 3D matches and press conferences are nice adds. And SirFozzie can finally start the game as a female manager.

I KEEL YOU NOW!

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 06:51 PM

wait...what....3d engine????

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 06:51 PM

*runs to watch video*

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 07:01 PM

one downer. You probably will need a DVD drive in your computer, SI are quoted as saying that last year's game basically took up the whole CD, so with a 3d Match Engine on top, they're 95% sure it will be released on DVD-Rom only (other then download)

Coffee Warlord · 09-03-2008, 07:09 PM

...Wow.

So much for my "buy once every 2 releases" promise.

And absolutely getting the 'real' version. Getting burned once with WWSM was enough.

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 07:12 PM

sweet mother of god. I might have to quit my job and devote myself full-time to playing FM.

Shepp · 09-03-2008, 07:16 PM

The assistant manager feedback and the 3D match engine make this a must purchase for me.

I've been playing FM08 a bunch recently but I always get frustrated because I can only guess at what I'm doing wrong when my team plays like crap.

GoldenEagle · 09-03-2008, 07:16 PM

I don't think you can rule out the USL quite yet. I doubt Miles would have mentioned in the video: "Oh yeah, we know have the USL license".

But I think you can rule out the custom league feature that MV talked about awhile ago.

Sweed · 09-03-2008, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Oh yeah. I'm preordering it now. I'm not waiting for the WWSM delays this time around

I've thought of doing this but haven't been able to justify the difference in price. Though it would be nice knowing virtually any mods would work without issue and getting patches from mirrors would also be much quicker.

So I am curious are preorders already available? And do you have a link so I can at least make a more informed decision?

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

I don't think you can rule out the USL quite yet. I doubt Miles would have mentioned in the video: "Oh yeah, we know have the USL license".

But I think you can rule out the custom league feature that MV talked about awhile ago.

I got the feeling that they hadn't added any new divisions or leagues from what they said in Part 2, where they said "We've gone over all our leagues and divisions from previous versions and updated their financial sections, etcetera"

Footballmanager.net has a link to order through English retailer PLAY, for 29.99 pounds, with 4-6 day shipping to the US for another 4.95 pounds. Call it $56-60.

I'm not sure it takes debit cards, it didn't allow it to go through for me.

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 07:29 PM

yeahhh...it's like christmas in september right now!

Anthony · 09-03-2008, 07:35 PM

wow, 3D mode is excellent. i'm buying just cuz of that.

Big Fo · 09-03-2008, 07:43 PM

The 3D match-engine is nice but I am more excited by the news of a completely rewritten financial/transfer system and the match engine being tweaked after a year of FM Live beta-testing. Add one more game onto the list of way too many good games coming this fall.

Senator · 09-03-2008, 07:43 PM

agreed

Marc Vaughan · 09-03-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cringer

And SirFozzie can finally start the game as a female manager.

This was a LOT more work than you might think - thats a heck of a lot of text which had to be made non-gender specific and localised for various languages.

(still maybe my missus will try it again now

)

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 07:46 PM

MV - you guys are evil evil evil

SirFozzie · 09-03-2008, 07:46 PM

*thinks about Pummelling Marc for quoting Cringer's line about me (bloody Dynamo fan)*

*decides not to.. it may delay FM's release*

So Marc.. um.. can you do us fellow Americans a favor? Can you arrange for FOFC to get the games on release day so we don't have to wait a week by going through PLAY?

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 07:47 PM

between this and just getting FSC + GolTV I think I'm never leaving home

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 07:48 PM

yes yes I agree with what Fozzie said - it was actually MY idea I mentioned to him as a joke -- maybe a special early shipment to you MV that you can distribute to us so we get it on release day?

Marc Vaughan · 09-03-2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

yes yes I agree with what Fozzie said - it was actually MY idea I mentioned to him as a joke -- maybe a special early shipment to you MV that you can distribute to us so we get it on release day?

LOL

If I could I would ... but chances are I'll have to wait for my physical copy along with the rest of you, sorry.

Coffee Warlord · 09-03-2008, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

This was a LOT more work than you might think - thats a heck of a lot of text which had to be made non-gender specific and localised for various languages.

Do me a favor and buy the poor sod(s) who had to do that ungodly tedious sounding job a beer on my behalf.

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 07:52 PM

wow - that's harsh of your mates over there in the UK!!

maybe we can hijack a plane and fly it over there and load it up...

(lol - Fozzie and me were just joking around anyways - figured you wouldn't necessarily have any inside-track)

GoldenEagle · 09-03-2008, 08:00 PM

By the way, Miles has a sweet chair. Do you have one of those Marc?

Flasch186 · 09-03-2008, 08:47 PM

sold!

astrosfan64 · 09-03-2008, 09:04 PM

Won't we be able to download a version on release day? I could care less about a boxed copy, I just want the game on release day.

I'm assuming that direct2drive will have it again on release? That is who I bought it from last year I think.

DaddyTorgo · 09-03-2008, 09:09 PM

I suppose...

Sweed · 09-03-2008, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Footballmanager.net has a link to order through English retailer PLAY, for 29.99 pounds, with 4-6 day shipping to the US for another 4.95 pounds. Call it $56-60.

I'm not sure it takes debit cards, it didn't allow it to go through for me.

Thanks for the info, pretty much like last year. It's knowing I'm paying about twice what WWSM goes for that makes me cringe a little. $40 I'd pull the trigger. $60, I just don't know, maybe

? I will check it out though and between now and the end of Oct I think I'll see if any better offers come up.

samifan24 · 09-03-2008, 11:02 PM

Wow, a 3D match engine? It sounds too good to be true! I'm really looking forward to the developer blog posts which will include more details on the new features.

MizzouRah · 09-03-2008, 11:02 PM

Oh my... I think I'll get this..

Crapshoot · 09-03-2008, 11:25 PM

I can pretend its expensive, and I can pretend I get too angry, but I know 60 bucks on FM is 60 bucks I'd spend on drinking on an average night so yeah.... its a sale.

Marc, bluntly, I would assume you guys do best when the funds go direct through SI rather than through a retail outlet - what is the best approach for you guys?

Marc Vaughan · 09-03-2008, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

wow - that's harsh of your mates over there in the UK!!

Production runs are always done on tight schedules - the more lag the more chance of a game being pirated before release (which can seriously affect sales for obvious reasons) ... hence we generally don't get physical copies much before they're in the shops at all.

Marc Vaughan · 09-03-2008, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenEagle

By the way, Miles has a sweet chair. Do you have one of those Marc?

LOL

(and no I don't - to be honest I find cheap chairs more comfy for sitting typing in than those)

Flasch186 · 09-04-2008, 07:35 AM

Can I just drive down to pick one up from you on release day?

bulletsponge · 09-04-2008, 08:06 AM

3d! me want

Passacaglia · 09-04-2008, 09:29 AM

Do they send you FM or WWSM?

Marc Vaughan · 09-04-2008, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Do they send you FM or WWSM?

Normally I try and scrounge a copy of the game from every territory possible - the Korean and Japanese ones are normally the coolest imho ..

(Korea for instance released CM4 in a shiny metal box and gave away free player badges

)

NoSkillz · 09-04-2008, 10:58 AM

Oh my!

DaddyTorgo · 09-04-2008, 11:48 AM

this is not fair. i can't wait till 11/14! That's like...more than 60 days away!

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09-03-2008, 05:39 PM	#6
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Doesn't sound like any new leagues, or new divisions. Doesn't look like USL will be involved __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

09-03-2008, 05:46 PM	#8
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Oh yeah. I'm preordering it now. I'm not waiting for the WWSM delays this time around __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

09-03-2008, 05:28 PM	#2
Calis College Starter Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kansas	3d engine, and it looks pretty nice. Hope it works out well.

09-03-2008, 05:45 PM	#7
ace1914 High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2007	Wow. Looks like 2009 will be on my PC in November.

09-03-2008, 05:57 PM	#9
Sweed College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	First version I bought was 2006 with the intentions of buying every other year which means I bought 2008 and would be skipping 2009. Yeah, I don't think so. The every other year plan just went out the window. Damn the game looks sweet

09-03-2008, 06:00 PM	#10
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	There's a joke somewhere around here about Football Manager being as addictive as crack, without the chance.. you know.. of your heart exploding and all that __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

09-03-2008, 06:10 PM	#11
Cringer Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Edinburg,TX	Wow. Cool stuff. This may blow my stance on buying sports games two years in a row again. 3D matches and press conferences are nice adds. And SirFozzie can finally start the game as a female manager. __________________ You Stole Fizzy Lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and steralized, so you get NOTHING! You lose!

09-03-2008, 06:12 PM	#12
ace1914 High School Varsity Join Date: Jun 2007	I'm buying for the 3D engine. The older I get, the less I play my 360....

09-03-2008, 06:51 PM	#14
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	wait...what....3d engine????

09-03-2008, 07:01 PM	#16
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	one downer. You probably will need a DVD drive in your computer, SI are quoted as saying that last year's game basically took up the whole CD, so with a 3d Match Engine on top, they're 95% sure it will be released on DVD-Rom only (other then download) __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

09-03-2008, 07:09 PM	#17
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	...Wow. So much for my "buy once every 2 releases" promise. And absolutely getting the 'real' version. Getting burned once with WWSM was enough. Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 09-03-2008 at 07:11 PM.

09-03-2008, 07:12 PM	#18
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	sweet mother of god. I might have to quit my job and devote myself full-time to playing FM.

09-03-2008, 07:16 PM	#19
Shepp High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Atlanta, GA	The assistant manager feedback and the 3D match engine make this a must purchase for me. I've been playing FM08 a bunch recently but I always get frustrated because I can only guess at what I'm doing wrong when my team plays like crap.

09-03-2008, 07:16 PM	#20
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	I don't think you can rule out the USL quite yet. I doubt Miles would have mentioned in the video: "Oh yeah, we know have the USL license". But I think you can rule out the custom league feature that MV talked about awhile ago. __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

09-03-2008, 07:29 PM	#23
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09-03-2008, 07:35 PM	#24
Anthony Banned Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Astoria, NY, USA	wow, 3D mode is excellent. i'm buying just cuz of that.

09-03-2008, 07:43 PM	#25
Big Fo Pro Rookie Join Date: Jan 2005	The 3D match-engine is nice but I am more excited by the news of a completely rewritten financial/transfer system and the match engine being tweaked after a year of FM Live beta-testing. Add one more game onto the list of way too many good games coming this fall.

09-03-2008, 07:43 PM	#26
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	agreed __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

09-03-2008, 07:46 PM	#28
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	MV - you guys are evil evil evil

09-03-2008, 07:47 PM	#30
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	between this and just getting FSC + GolTV I think I'm never leaving home

09-03-2008, 07:48 PM	#31
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	yes yes I agree with what Fozzie said - it was actually MY idea I mentioned to him as a joke -- maybe a special early shipment to you MV that you can distribute to us so we get it on release day?

09-03-2008, 07:52 PM	#34
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	wow - that's harsh of your mates over there in the UK!! maybe we can hijack a plane and fly it over there and load it up... (lol - Fozzie and me were just joking around anyways - figured you wouldn't necessarily have any inside-track)

09-03-2008, 08:00 PM	#35
GoldenEagle Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR	By the way, Miles has a sweet chair. Do you have one of those Marc? __________________ Xbox 360 Gamer Tag: GoldenEagle014

09-03-2008, 08:47 PM	#36
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09-03-2008, 09:04 PM	#37
astrosfan64 College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2004	Won't we be able to download a version on release day? I could care less about a boxed copy, I just want the game on release day. I'm assuming that direct2drive will have it again on release? That is who I bought it from last year I think.

09-03-2008, 09:09 PM	#38
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	I suppose...

09-03-2008, 11:02 PM	#40
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	Wow, a 3D match engine? It sounds too good to be true! I'm really looking forward to the developer blog posts which will include more details on the new features. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

09-03-2008, 11:02 PM	#41
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Oh my... I think I'll get this..

09-03-2008, 11:25 PM	#42
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	I can pretend its expensive, and I can pretend I get too angry, but I know 60 bucks on FM is 60 bucks I'd spend on drinking on an average night so yeah.... its a sale. Marc, bluntly, I would assume you guys do best when the funds go direct through SI rather than through a retail outlet - what is the best approach for you guys?

09-04-2008, 07:35 AM	#45
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09-04-2008, 08:06 AM	#46
bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	3d! me want

09-04-2008, 09:29 AM	#47
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Do they send you FM or WWSM?