Original post updated with the official release date.
Here is an excerpt of the official announcement by Miles Jacobson, Sports Interactive studio director:
Here is an excerpt of the official announcement by Miles Jacobson, Sports Interactive studio director:
I'm really excited to be able to announce that the release date for Football Manager 2013 on PC & Mac will be Friday November 2nd at 00.01 GMT – that'll be the time we'll turn on the Steam servers to allow people to start playing the game.
This year we also have a very special reward for those people who have pre-ordered the game from participating retailers – you'll actually get to play a version of the game 2 weeks upfront.
So, 2 weeks before release those who have pre-ordered you'll be able to download a beta version of the game which will be very close to the final game, and play to your hearts' content. The beta will include FM, classic mode & challenges, but will not include the network game.
This beta version will be playable until Monday November 5th, so if your game doesn't turn up until Monday's post, you'll still be able to play, but you’ll need to install the finished game after that point.
Saved games will be compatible with the final game.
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