Football Manager 2009

The FMClub, much like Marouane Fellaini's hair, just seems to get bigger and better.

Last month we gave away a pair of Nike Total 90 boots, fully customised in FM09 black and orange with 'FM' stitched into the heel. Well, somehow, this months prize is even better!

We are delighted to announce that we have not 1, not 2 but 3 Intel® Centrino® 2 technology laptops Design by Invasion® up for grabs, completely customised in FM09 style, just perfect for playing FM on the move or quite frankly, anywhere you like.

FM09 on Intel® Centrino® 2 technology laptops provides you with a better mobile gaming experience. While playing FM09, you can easily see if you are connected to power or running from the battery. And when you are gaming on the go, the Battery indicator in FM09 ensures that you won’t run out of juice during those key exciting matches! In addition, the processor usage graph, lets you easily see how the power of Intel® Multi-core technology delivers you a faster gaming experience!

If this wasn’t enough, 25 runners up will also win the chance to give their laptop a makeover with some very cool Intel® Centrino®2 design by Invasion® Football Manager 2009 skins.

If you haven't already joined FMClub all you need to do is go to: http://www.footballmanager.com/fmclub and register there with the code that you will find by right clicking on the FM2009 link in their STEAM "My Games" tab.
Choose the option to view CD Code then click the "copy to clipboard" option and simply log into the FMClub.

Remember, it’s completely free to join and open to all our fans from around the globe so you really have no excuse not to!

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of the 9.2.0 patch on both PC and Mac.

The 9.2.0 patch includes an updated database and incorporates all of the updates from the 9.1.0 and 9.1.1 patches.
The 9.2.0 update is save game compatible, so you can continue playing your current games, although to make use of the updated database, you will need to start a new game.

Download details and the full change list for Patch 9.2.0 can be found here:
http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=82282

And finally, we'd like to wish you all the very best over the festive season and the New Year!

Plans to release an Arsenal Special Edition Football Manager 2009 have been announced. To find out more info go to - http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=article&newsid=2782

There is now a patch available for the FM09 & WSM09 editor on the PC.

You can download the patches from here:
http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=patch

It seems some people are still experiencing problems installing/activating FM09.

The SI forums have pretty much all the answers you need to help get you up and running with FAQ guides and issue/solution threads.

For anyone still having problems, check the forums out here:
http://community.sigames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=24

You will also find details of patches available for the PC/MAC/Demo here or at:
http://www.footballmanager.com/index.php?p=patch

Hopefully this will successfully get you up and running...

After prolonged issues with pre-release piracy, this year SEGA and Sports Interactive decided to implement a new copy protection system for Football Manager 2009. The incorporation of Uniloc's copy protection system for the game has unfortunately caused a number of unexpected difficulties which SEGA would like to explain to any customers who may have experienced problems authenticating their copy of Football Manager 2009 since it launched on Friday November 14th.

The first problem was that the printing of the keycodes on the in-game manuals. The choice of font meant that some customers were unable to decipher their authentication keycode correctly due to some of the different characters in the keycode looking very similar. On realising this on the Thursday evening, SEGA worked closely with the team at Uniloc to update code on the authentication servers to work around the problem. This situation does not affect customers in Australia and America where the keycodes were printed without any issues.

The authentication servers then suffered a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack from an external party which significantly delayed the distribution of the solution for several hours. The knock-on effect of the DDoS attack subsequently necessitated that the phone line keycode activation, which also runs through the online authentication servers, had to be suspended so that the online authentication servers could be prioritised. Since this time the individual phone lines have been under constant DDoS attack. Unfortunately this means that some customers are still experiencing difficulties authenticating their copy of the game via phone activation, although the online server authentication is currently working as it should be.

SEGA would like to stress that while there are still some problems being experienced with customers trying to authenticate their game via phone, everything is being done to ensure that this is resolved as soon as possible. SEGA and Sports Interactive take pride in producing the very best Football Manager year on year, and regret that this unfortunate situation has arisen. SEGA and Sports Interactive would like to unequivocally apologise to any customers who have experienced difficulties in authenticating their game, restate their desire to solve every issue encountered in the process, and enable all customers to be able to play and enjoy Football Manager 2009.

Despite the issues that some users faced at the weekend, and since its launch on Friday, Football Manager 2009 has authenticated over 200,000 copies globally, but all at SEGA and Sports Interactive are determined for the small amount of people who are still having issues to be up and running as soon as possible. For those who are still experiencing problems, please do contact our Customer Services department at www.sega-europe.com/support, or visit our game forums at http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=63556 where a FAQ is available for those still having issues.

Today Football Manager is the cover star of the biggest Men’s magazine in the UK, Shortlist (circulation of 481,320) with a four page feature inside:

http://magazine.shortlist.com/1D4919b42d28e1c835.cde
(Starts on Page 40)

3 new video's of the 3D Match Engine are available now.

To check out the new footage go to:
http://uk.youtube.com/sigames

The Football Manager 2009 trailer is out now at:

www.youtube.com/sigames

The video is all about the things a manager loves about being a manager, why he does what he does. We’re very proud of it and we hope you like it too!

The Football Manager 2009 trailer is out now at:

www.youtube.com/sigames

The video is all about the things a manager loves about being a manager, why he does what he does. We’re very proud of it and we hope you like it too!

To take a look at the Football Manager 2009 3D match engine footage go to:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWM4XGP394

More new footage will be available very soon so watch this space...

Here is the link to the announcement about the confirmed demo release date and the system specs for FM09 on the official SI forums:

http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=53492