More for Mourinho wannabes in Football Manager 2015 next month
For almost quarter of a century Sports Interactive has pumped out yearly soccer management sims, first across the Championship Manager series, then after the Eidos split with Football Manager. So it says plenty that the UK studio can produce an extensive half-hour video going into some - not all - of the new features in latest iteration Football Manager 2015, which Sega just announced hits Steam (for PC, Mac and Linux) and Euro retail shelves on November 7.
If you've got 27 minutes spare you can check the vid below the break. But to summarize, SI says returning players can expect a much-overhauled user interface with a left-hand side bar designed to be neater and quicker to navigate. Also, users can choose to spend more time on the training ground as a "tracksuit manager," - the kind you see huffing and puffing alongside athletes half their age - or a more thoughtful, tactical type.
In addition, SI says it's put more work into making its 3D match engine more realistic and adding depth to elements like scouting potential buys, dealing with diva-like squad members and the increasingly bloodthirsty press, and including direct Twitch support for streamers.
Our favorite addition, though, is the game's new partnership with Movember. As SI's Miles Jacobson explained, instead of just including advertising boards for the men's health charity event, managers will see some players show off their facial hair during in-game Novembers, with "multiple types of tache and different stages of growth." Tache-tastic.
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