Friday 24th October/... Eidosand Beautiful Game Studios are pleased to announce that the nextversion of Championship Manager, the leading name in footballmanagement simulation, will launch in April 2009.

With a completegraphical and engine overhaul, Championship Manager 09 allows users tolead their teams to glory in a completely new version designed to givemanagers a true feeling of ‘total control’ over their teams and clubs.

“Wehave a whole host of new features which we’re incredibly proud of,”said Roy Meredith, General Manager of Championship Manager. “This is anew beginning for the Championship Manager franchise and we are 100%focused on getting it right, that’s why we have had a longerdevelopment time than any previous version of the game.”

ChampionshipManager 09 has dramatically improved navigation for the user and thegame features an entirely new fully animated 3D match engine. Designedand developed to reflect and enhance a management experience, theengine uses over 500 motion-captured animations per player and has beenbuilt and developed specifically for a PC football managementsimulation.

Developed by Beautiful Game Studios, ChampionshipManager 09 will provide a totally authentic football managementexperience where every decision a user takes has a direct consequenceon the success or failure of their club.

“This is our opportunityto give consumers a reason to believe in Championship Manager onceagain,” continued Meredith. “After 4 years of mid-table mediocrity,we’re making great strides to become genuine title contenders. We wanteveryone to test this out by trying the demo which is out in March. Trythe demo and make up your own minds.”

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