Football Manager 2018 Preview Videos

In the run-up to the launch of Football Manager 2018, Sports Interactive presents the debut FM18 new headline features video as well as a series of other videos unveiling some of the game's new and improved features.

We are listing all relevant videos here in one page for easy access.

FM18 Headline Features video

Read the transcript of all the key details hidden within the feature news video.

FM 2018 Features Video

FM18 New 3D Match Graphics Engine

Football Manager 2018 sees the debut of a new graphics engine that produces the best lighting, stadiums and player models in the series’ history.
There are also improvements to; Graphics Engine, New Stadium Designs, Beautiful Lighting Revamp, Enhanced Player Models, More Motion Captured Animations, Data Analyst Viewpoint, Customisable Camera Options and much more...

Inside FM18: Dynamics Explained

Dynamics is a new module for Football Manager that correlates your management of the dressing room with your team’s performances on the pitch.

Dynamics is a wide-ranging and three-dimensional system that will really change the way you approach your squad handling and man management. It can influence which players you scout and sign as you look to build a dressing room that can work together effectively both on and off the pitch long term. Get it right and it could be the key to turning title outsiders into league champions.

Inside FM2018: Revamped Scouting Module

Football Manager 2018’s scouting system has been overhauled to make it the most authentic in the series’ history with the team at Sports Interactive working closely with real clubs to mirror the journey of signing a player.

Scouting in Football Manager 2018 will be much more realistic than in previous years. You’ll have to think like a real manager and identify the best players from within your scouting package and recommendations. Utilise both your scouts and analysts to gain a comprehensive view of possible signings before finally putting pen to paper on that big money deal.

Inside FM 18: Tactical Revamp

Tactics are one of the most important elements of football management and Football Manager 2018 offers plenty of ways to help you better understand tactics to get the best out of your squad on matchdays, alongside some new options.

The tactical innovations in Football Manager 2018 make it easier to implement your tactical philosophy, whilst giving you more control. With the addition of tactical analysis at the heart of the tactics screen it’s easier to judge in what areas of the pitch your tactic leaves you vulnerable and the pre-match briefing allows you to find out what the players are thinking too.

Inside FM 2018: Sports Science Overhaul

In Football Manager 2018 your medical team take on a bigger role than ever before, providing you with more information about your club’s current injury situation as well as advising you about how to avoid injuries occurring in training.

By regularly visiting the ‘Medical Centre’ tab and making use of the information and advice contained within it and the feedback from your sports science team, you’ll be able to better prepare your squad for the rigours of the modern football season keep your key players in top condition for those local derbies, relegation six-pointers and title deciders that define a season.

Inside FM18: New Look Fantasy Draft

Fantasy Draft, Football Manager’s most innovative multiplayer mode, returns in Football Manager 2018 with a slicker, cleaner look and is loaded with more gameplay options for you to prove your managerial ability against your mates.

In a radical change to how things work in the real world, the element of time has been removed so your players won’t age. Better still, removing time from Fantasy Draft means that injuries are now calculated in match days rather than weeks or months.

Inside FM2018: Matchday Experience

In Football Manager 2018, there are a number of innovations that make matchdays more immersive and authentic, no matter what the result.

Away from the new graphics engine there are hundreds of new motion-captured animations with particular focus given to goalkeepers to ensure that they move and react in a more realistic way, alongside new shots, controls, passes and celebrations also made possible with the help of CA and their motion capture studio, directed by our own match view team.

Inside FM 18: Football Intelligence

FM18 brings improvements to the transfer market, to board interaction and how your performance as a manager will be judged more realistically this year.

Instead of just referring back to your club’s expected finishing position at the start of the season, the new league performance tracking system will take more contextual information into account to create a more three-dimensional picture of the season you’ve had.

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