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10.1m people illegally downloaded the game, despite FM remaining crack-free for six months
Read More »Countdown to LGC: Miles Jacobson
Over the last 12 months, Sports Interactive has defied the pirates, released its most successful game and turned its Football Manager series into a full sports brand. Christopher Dring speaks with studio boss Miles Jacobson about his hit IP and what we can expect from his talk at London Games …
Read More »Football Manager merchandise can offset piracy loss
Football Manager clothing can help Sports Interactive make money in markets where it does not sell any games. The firm attended Brand Licensing Europe last month in a bid to sign licensors to create products around the Football Manager IP. And studio director Miles Jacobson says this will allow the …
Read More »Football Manager 2013 is the fastest selling yet – Miles Jacobson tells MCV why
MCV Awards nominee Sports Interactive has just released its fastest selling Football Manager yet. We ask studio boss Miles Jacobson how the series is bucking the trend at retail… So how has your new Football Manager performed? In a year where the market is down pretty much everywhere, for some …
Read More »Football Manager 2013 is series’ fastest-selling game yet
Football Manager 2013 enjoyed double-digit growth worldwide compared to the previous game. That makes it the fastest selling game in the series to date, says developer Sports Interactive. The title was boosted by the new ‘time friendly’ Classic Mode, the fact the game hasn’t been pirated yet and growth in …
Read More »The collapse of THQ: The full story
Was THQ’s demise the result of bad management, bad circumstances or just plain bad luck? The company that had generated millions from games based on Finding Nemo and WWE, had struggled to transition into a world where kids games and licenced titles were no-longer safe bets. Certain analysts and industry …
Read More »Alice Taylor amongst six new Ukie board members
Miles Jacobson, Noirin Carmody and Paul Wedgwood also named to help shape future policy at trade body
Read More »Passionate developers are willing to crunch say studio heads
Develop Conference: Mark Rein and Miles Jacobson claim best devs are ready to make sacrifices
Read More »Sports Interactive breaks silence on Eidos split
Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson has finally revealed the reasons behind the developer’s split from its publisher Eidos. The Football Manager developer ditched Eidos in 2003, leaving the publisher with the Championship Manager IP but taking the talent behind the successful franchise. Championship Manager subsequently was handed to new internal …
Read More »Football Manager Android piracy rate ‘worst yet’
Studio says it will abandon Google's operating system if sales targets aren't met
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