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Football Manager 2007 Gold, Demo Released

Tue, 3 October 2006
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The management market gets crowded

Mmm ... Complicated

If you're not satisfied with Championship Manager or LMA Manager, SEGA and Sports Interactive now come to the table with Football Manager 2007. ToTheGame has the press release announcing the management sim has gone gold, and is due for release in Europe on 20 October. The Australian release should follow a few weeks after that.

With so much choice in the genre, it's a good thing Sports Interactive has released a demo to help players decide. The company's website describes two different demo versions. The 80 MB Vanilla version features only the English league and is stripped of sound and graphical effects to keep the size down, while the 260 MB Strawberry version has many more playable leagues and includes ear and eyecandy.

The website lists some rather unusual download mirrors, like Rapidshare and UK tabloid rag News of the World. If you'd prefer some more traditional gaming sites, try Worthplaying or FileFront.

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Championship Manager 2007 Demo

Mon, 2 October 2006
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Get your fill of stats

But who's winning?

Eidos and Beautiful Game Studios have released a demo of their football (soccer) management sim Championship Manager 2007. The demo lets you direct an English, French or Italian team for six months of game time, and the saves will be compatible with the full version.

CM 2007 offers interface and gameplay improvements over its 2006 predecessor, as well as new features like team talks and a match analysis tool. The European release date is set for 13 October, but Australia will have to wait until 15 December.

In the meantime, you can download the 127 MB demo from the Championship Manager website, 3D Gamers, Gamers Hell or Worthplaying. The minimum requirements are a 1Ghz processor, 256 MB RAM and a 16 MB video card.

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Stoked Rider: Alaska Alien Announced

Fri, 29 September 2006
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Aliens invade Stoked Rider series

It even has a jetpack

Developer Bongfish has announced the next game in the Stoked Rider series of snowboarding titles, due out in early 2007. Stoked Rider: Alaska Alien is just what it sounds like: a snowboarding game ... with an alien. And why not?

The website describes Stoked Rider as a series of action-sports games featuring huge outdoor terrain, physical based gameplay and competitive online play. Also extraterrestrials.

You can see screenshots of the first ever Alaskan alien here, or trial the first game in the Stoked Rider series at the website.

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FlatOut 2 1.2 Patch Released

Thu, 28 September 2006
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Fixes some gremlins under the hood

All patched up

Several weeks after releasing a beta patch, Empire Interactive has posted the final 1.2 patch for the European version of FlatOut 2. The patch should work with copies bought in Australia.

In addition to fixing a whole lot of crashes, the patch tweaks the controls and adds new features like voice chat and a manual gearbox.

You can see the full list of changes and download the 15 MB patch at Empire Interactive Support, 3D Gamers, Gamers Hell or Worthplaying.

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Top Spin 2 Comes To PC

Wed, 27 September 2006
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PC port coming in 2007

Tough game at this height

Aspyr Media has announced it will bring the console tennis game Top Spin 2 to PCs. Originally developed by PAM Development for the Xbox 360, Aspyr has licensed the game from publisher 2K Sports and will release it on PCs early next year.

Top Spin 2 features 24 professional players, including current number ones Roger Federer and Amelie Mauresmo, as well as all four Grand Slam tournaments. The PC version will support four-player multiplayer on the same PC, and two players over internet or LAN.

You can get more information at the Top Spin 2 website and see the first PC screenshots at 3D Gamers.

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