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SEGA & SI Announce Football Manager 2005 News
Chris Leyton
12/02/2004
SEGA and Sports Interactive announce five year deal in the wake of the death of Championship Manager…
We first mentioned the fact that Sports Interactive and SEGA would be working together last week, however now the deadline has passed we can bring you extensive details on the agreement.
The two firms have reached an exclusive agreement, granting SEGA the rights to publish all titles created by Sports Interactive within the next five years.
Having previously snapped up âEastside Hockey Managerâ scheduled for release in Summer 2004; Sports Interactiveâs next title for SEGA will be the hugely anticipated latest title in their football management series, previously known as âChampionship Managerâ.
Now that Eidos have retained the rights to the name, the new title will be titled âFootball Manager 2005â, and is scheduled for release in Q4 2004. Specific details are being kept a secret, however itâs claimed that weâll see numerous advancements in technology and gameplay, including new tactics, pre and post-match analysis and other features designed to immerse players further into the game.
SEGA has the rights to distribute titles in all relevant territories, scoping the way for additional sports to be considered for future management titles and allowing both companies to grow its portfolio of products to match game offerings to market specific tastes.
Naoya Tsurumi, President and COO, SEGA Europe Ltd, commented, "SEGA Europe's relationship with SI is a significant partnership for both companies. SEGA is looking forward to growing its base of market-specific products outside Japan, and signing one of the most important developers in the UK underlines our strong commitment to this."
"We are absolutely delighted to have signed a long-term deal with one of the biggest players in the global games business," added Miles Jacobson, Managing Director, Sports Interactive. "We're justifiably proud of what we've achieved with our previous games and business relationships, but we believe that this new agreement will take us to even higher levels. With both Football Manager 2005 and Eastside Hockey Manager due for release within a matter of months, we're confident that 2004 will be just the first of many successful years for Sports Interactive and SEGA."
Matthew Woodley, European Marketing Director, SEGA Europe Ltd, added, "We are delighted to extend our relationship with Sports Interactive. We're really excited to be working with them with one of the most important PC games ever and doubly excited to be able to help them achieve their goal of worldwide distribution. Football Manager 2005 is going to be a huge hit this year and something we're going to have a lot of fun working with."
TVG has been invited to chat with the guys at Sports Interactive and will bring you the full lowdown on âFootball Manager 2005â soon.
