Football Manager 09 3D Video

World exclusive footage of the new game engine

By Andrew Dickens

Cited in divorce cases and job applications, used by professional scouts and coaches - when it comes to addiction, no game has ever been the opiate that is Football Manager. It's a game so huge, you could make a full-time occupation of it (many practically do) and still never reach its limits. It's also the most successful PC game by several country miles. And it'll give Kevin Keegan to do when he's not playing golf.

Last night, Miles Jacobson, Studio Director of SI Games, announced a few of the many, many new features fans can expect to find when they unwrap and install their lovely new copy of Football Manager 09. The biggest and most exciting new feature is the 3D visualisation of the match engine. Rather than the 2D dots floating about the pitch, you can watch your work unfold in three dimensions (though the 2D option is still there for traditionalists).

Miles said: "We've been working on it for about three years. We always said we'd go 3D when the technology was there. Our great relationship with Sega has made this possible. We actually used the technology from their Virtua Striker arcade game. What you see here, though, is probably 50% of what it will look like when the game is released." Which makes us very excited about seeing the 100% version.

ShortList.com is the first place you'll get to see this footage. We'll also be bringing you lots more exclusive FM news over the next few weeks including more new features and a very special interview with Miles plus the game's founders Paul and Oliver Collyer. In the meantime, enjoy this glimpse of the future.

And don't for get to read our weekly football blog 'Football, Bloody Hell'.

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