Seem to have joined more social networking sites in the last 6 months than the rest of my life added together. Now also on Threads with the same handle. Letโs see if this one lasts more than a handful of posts.
So, only Merseyside confirmed so far as a level 3.
People of Merseyside - can you please recommend some local food banks to me? Have been donating down South, but you need it more & I don't know the area well enough. Will donate to up to 10 & up to ยฃ5k total.
#moneywheremouthis
Rest in peace Tessa Smith, aka my Mum, who passed away comfortably with me & my Sis by her side at the Lister hospital in Stevenage today having been taken there yesterday.
#dementia
is the cruelest of diseases, and she just couldnโt beat the infection she got just before Xmas.
Just to let everyone know that we will not be doing an update to
#FM20
to reflect this or postponed leagues as we want it to be an escape from Covid-19, not a reminder of it.
Stay safe everyone x
#FM20
is currently being played by 84,063 of you via Steam, which is a new record. And likely to go up further today.
Thank you for choosing our work to keep you entertained in this time of self-isolation in many countries around the world.
Please keep safe everyone x
The
#FM21beta
came out 1 hour and 32 minutes ago.
There are already 50,000 people playing it.
This is unprecedented - heartfelt thanks for your support of our work. ๐
Getting emotional, so no more tweets for a bit x
I've been asked many times in the last few weeks whether we've improved role descriptions.
We've gone one louder than that...
There are now animations for every role, so you know exactly what you're asking your players to do when building a tactic
#FM21Features
Congratulations everyone. You've just topped ยฃ1 trillion (ยฃ1,000,000,000,000) in transfer spending in the
#FM22beta
, just 16 hours after launch.
You've also broken our stats page by doing so I won't get an update now til you hit ยฃ2 trillion! Rolling on the floor laughing
"Lost" a hundred or so followers today directly after tweeting positively about the fantastic WSL TV deal.
Which, me being me, just means I'll be tweeting about women's football more often...
Good riddance to the bad rubbish.
Love the rest of you x
Absolutely sick of click bait headlines.
Any player who is suspended from their club indefinitely due to legal action is removed from our game when we do data updates. We've done it in the past, we'll do it again in the future.
#FM20
is the third most played game via Steam right now, with just over 180,000 of you choosing to spend your self-isolating Sunday with our work after a peak of 182,096 today - I hope it's helping you escape a little bit.
Stay safe x
I do wish people would stop saying that Chelsea are playing Football Manager with all their signings. The game is WAY more realistic than this version of real life.
If you want to compare them to a video game, they are playing Pokรฉmon. Gotta catch โem all ๐คฃ
After the last couple of nights, I think it's only fair that no one can complain to us about anything that happens in
@FootballManager
matches again, ever. ๐คฃ๐คฃ
We have started the process of getting things ready for Epic & Steam - will take a few hours from here, but also requires some final QA checks, so keep your fingers & toes crossed for luck!
#FM21beta
Very happy to be able to announce that
#FM21
(across all formats) sold it's 2 millionth copy this week
Thank you all for your huge support at what is still a very difficult time in the world
I hope you've all got great value for money from the teams very hard work on the series๐
In normal years, our beta comes out 2 weeks in advance of release. This year, as many of the new features are based around long term play, I've decided to release it a weekend earlier than due. This is NOT the new normal. It's a one off.
The
#FM20
&
#FM20T
beta are out now. ๐ค๐ง
We will be offering free advertising in
@FootballManager
for mental health charities in different countries who are helping people during the Covid-19 crisis.
If you work for one & want to learn more, please email partnerships
@sigames
.com
Another reason why Iโm in Japan.
So happy that this has been announced. The closing of a 19 year project to get the license and the start of a beautiful future x
24 years ago I received this floppy disk to become a beta tester of Champ Man 2. 24 years later, Iโm both proud and very lucky to still be helping to shape our games - over 30 million sold since then - with the amazing team at
@si_games
on โฆ
@FootballManager
โฉ
Lots of you are obviously very excited about
#FM20
and asking me when announcements are going to happen.
I know we often announce early in August, but this year we won't be announcing anything until the end of the month for lots of good reasons - thank you for your patience.
In the the last 12 hours we sold our millionth copy of
#FM22
on PC/Mac.
In these difficult times, especially with the cost of living crisis, this is not something we take for granted. So thank you to all of you who have bought the game -or played via GamePass or other platforms x
The button has been pushed ๐
This means the
#FM22beta
will be available for those who have pre-purchased from participating digital retailers via Epic Games Store and Steam just after 8pm UK time (i.e. - just over 1 hour). (1/7)
Mum's nursing home has been locked down due to staff Covid cases
No visits for me for 2 weeks, including my birthday ๐ญ
I may not get to see her again ๐
Whilst numbers are down week on week the pandemic is not over
PLEASE wear a mask in crowded places to slow the spread ๐ท
#FM22
already has the most players for a game in the series so far on release day. And it's only 11.30 in the morning!
Thank you all so much for your incredible support of our work - we hope it provides an escape from the non optimal world we live in for many months to come. x
With a few hours until the Early Access is released, I just want to give a massive THANK YOU in particular to the
@SIgames
licensing team,
@SEGA
Europe & Japan's licensing team, and various leagues that have gone into overdrive this last week to allow us to release a bit earlier.
Earlier this week we sold our millionth copy of
@footballmanager
2022 across all formats.
An absolutely incredible milestone, especially given that so many are also playing the game on Game Pass on top of this!
Thank you, as always, for your continued support of our work x
Hey all
Please stop fighting on my timeline
People may have different opinions to you
Just let them be
There's enough horrible things in the world to deal with as it is
Get some fresh air to stock up on instead
You won't be getting any once the beta is out....
x
Since the first day of UK lockdown, across all of our
@footballmanager
titles that we have data on, just shy of 8.5m people have played FM- including those who played in Steam free weeks & Epic giveaways.
Very proud that our work has kept so many people company during this time x
UEFA Champions League ๐
UEFA Europa League ๐
UEFA Europa Conference League ๐
UEFA Super Cup ๐
#FM23
โ Official
@UEFA
Club Competitions license โ
.
@FootballManager
Just been sacked after a bug in the game saw my team have 65% possession and 27 shots to 7, yet I lost 1-4. It's a disgrace. Would never happen in real life!!!
The FM19 family (FM/FMM/FMT) has just surpassed TWO MILLION sales across the different platforms - the first time that one of our annual releases has done this.
Thank you all so much for your support over the years. You keep buying 'em, and we'll keep making 'em :)
Dear football clubs around the world.
With the international break coming up soon, I know that some of you may decide to fire your managers during that 2 week period.
Can I please ask you to do it as early as possible. Like the Monday or Tuesday? Thanks in advance. x
ONE
MILLION
PLAYERS
#FM22
Thank you all SO much for your support.
The engagement levels are ridiculous, and it's very gratifying that you're enjoying the teams hard work to bring the game to you all.
One final stat from me regarding
#FM23Beta
The average playtime since the beta launch 2 and a bit weeks ago up til midnight last night is 62 hours per player.
Which is more than most games releases have in their lifespans....
#valueformoney
#FM24
is the most played version of
@footballmanager
ever - beating our previous record in less than 100 days.
We have also this week passed 7m players for the first time in the series' history!
Thank you all - both new and long term players x
Just had it confirmed that on Saturday,
@footballmanager
2020 across all formats (including Touch & Mobile) passed 1,000,000 sales. The fastest selling game in our history.
As always, thank you for all your continued support! You keep playing them & we'll keep making them!
#FM20
As we approach the end of the
#FM18
cycle, some stats.
Av. playtime per person (via Steam)- 285 hours 3 minutes. Unprecedented in single player PC games.
46% of people who bought
#FM18
still played last month (11 months after release). Also unprecedented.
#valueformoney
Apologies to all the bosses in the world for the loss of productivity you are seeing amongst the most intelligent of your staff due to the release of
#FM20
Normal service may never be resumed.
Apologies once again.
x
Dynamic
youth
ratings
A HUGE change for long-term saves as the quality of youth players coming through in different nations will now change depending on that nation's standing in the world of football.
#FM22features
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅญ
See you all at the live stream 7pm BST.
So I tweet out something changed for FM21 and get a load of "but they don't work this way in FM20" and "why isn't this one from FM20 in the game".
It's because FM21 is, like, a new game. And we change stuff each year.
๐คทโโ๏ธ
At some point yesterday,
#FM21
became our fastest ever series of games to reach 1m copies activated.
I'm guessing you're getting value for money from it, as over 900k of you played it last week!
I hope you're finding some solace & company from the game world you escape into.
x
I know that we're all talking about
#FM24
at the moment, but we've just hit a milestone on
#FM23
that can't be ignored. And it's one I don't think we've hit before.
1 billion (1,000,000,000) matches have now been played in
#FM23
(not including Apple Arcade).
Wow.
I can't help the way I look. That's the fault of my Dad's sperm, my Mum's eggs, and me having bad taste in clothes & haircuts.
People commenting on how I look on Twitter, or any other platform, is weird. I make computer games about football. I'm not attempting to be a sex symbol.
As we go into the final hours until
#FM22
is launched, I'd just like to thank all of you* for the fun we've had this year in the lead up to launch & for the appreciation** that you've shown for our games
* apart from those I muted
* apart from those I muted who showed disdain
Itโs going to be one of the first things youโll see. Intra-squad friendlies no longer have to be just against your youth team. You can now have First XI v Second XI, First XI v youth, or a combination of all
#FM21features
If there's a swing of 700 people tonight between
#FM21beta
&
#FM20
there will be more playing 21 than 20 before 21 is even officially released. Which I don't remember happening before.
Once again, thanks for your continued support. โค๏ธ
#FM21beta
state of play
Sales massively up compared to FM20 based on "days before release", despite the FM20 beta coming out over a week earlier than FM21
Steam customer reviews - 91% positive (all lang), 97% positive English
Thanks for your continued support!
#unprecedented
Delighted to have managed Watford to their first major cup final win ever. May February 28th 2027 be a date which every Watford supporter remembers forever.
Great to see the long serving Sarr & Pedro get on the scoresheet.
Mum knew who I was today and is a little bit more chatty (delivering 3 words in a row, and a dozen words rather than the normal two). Very thankful for this small mercy. Not getting my hopes up that this is a permanent positive change, but a right result for today!
#dementia
Hi everyone.
Many of you have already seen that
#FM23
has been announced today. Normally we'd be making a big song and dance about this, but with the things going on today in the UK, we don't think it's appropriate to do so. (1/2)
My boss
@sonic_hedgehog
is obsessed with speed. It's the only thing he asks me about with our games.
So we ran a 1 season holiday test on FM20 & FM21*
Saving the game is circa 76% faster
Overall, the game is circa 14% faster
#FM21Features
#optimisation
Talented young players are now more likely to ask to leave if they're not getting minutes to support their development.
There was only one example I was going to use for this...
#FM21Features
Just found out that our
#FM22
pre-order numbers are even higher (by nearly 10%) than
#FM21
at the same period.
Thank you all SO much for your continued support of our hard work - it means the world to me x
Wow - what a reaction to the
@epicgames
free week. We were told to expect big numbers, but am amazed with what we're seeing - over 500,000 players of
@FootballManager
2020 on the platform in 24 hrs and over 120,000 currently playing on the platform. Hope you're all enjoying it!
๐จ๐จ๐จ
Football Manager 2020 is now completely free to play on Steam until 3PM (GMT) on March 25th for PC/Mac
#FM20
Your season is just beginning...
Lionel Messi is the most naturally gifted player I've had the pleasure to watch live.
And, before the debate starts, Ronaldo has less natural talent for me, but has absolutely maximised his career by ridiculously hard work & dedication.
We're lucky to have them both.
#FM22
feature announcements will start in a couple of weeks - so please excuse me if I don't answer any questions until that point.
As is always the case, we don't pre-set a date for the beta for those that pre-order apart from "approx 2 weeks before release".
Hey people.
Just because I play an NBA videogame that is NOT a news story that we must be working on a basketball management game. We aren't.
I also like to cook. But ChampionChip Manager was just an April Fools joke at the time the internet wasn't as popular.
So happy to get this announcement out there - make sure you watch the whole video to see the roadmap of info releases for the next couple of months.
There'll also be a new dev blog from me either later this week or early next week (tbc)
Hope you all really enjoy
#FM21
/M/T.
I would normally say "as much as we enjoyed making it" but, well, the circumstances weren't exactly as much fun this year.
Huge thanks first to the whole team at
@SI_games
for the massive effort to deliver something great for you all (1/3)
#FM23
hit the 1,000,000 player milestone just 2 days after release! A huge new record.
Thank you to all of you who have shown incredible support with this years releases across all platforms.
EXCL: Ukraine left back Vitaliy Mykolenko is currently undergoing his medical as new Everton player, here we go! ๐ต๐บ๐ฆ
#EFC
Heโs set to join Everton from Dynamo Kiev on a permanent move, final price around โฌ21/23m. Personal terms agreed.
๐ฃ๏ธ
@daniolmo7
: "RB Leipzig are a young, attractive club that really convinced me with their philosophy to develop and put their trust in young talents. I hope to bring my own strengths to the table to help the club continue their successful journey."
๐ดโช
#DieRotenBullen
New tactics module โ๏ธ
New training module โ๏ธ
VAR โ๏ธ
Match engine AI & match view improvements โ๏ธ
Bundesliga licenseโ๏ธ
Induction system โ๏ธ
Fresh new look โ๏ธ
Lots still to announce โ๏ธ
Sleep โ๏ธ
Welcome to
#FM19
- what do you think so far?