Sega Celebrates Football Success
A colossal gamble pays off at Sega.
There was some hesitation at Sports Interactive when the developer left its Championship Manager series and Eidos behind and struck out on its own, but that reticence has been dissolved by sales figures for its most recent effort.
Sega has announced that Football Manager 2005 has become its fastest selling release, with Sports Interactive's game doing swift business, according to data from industry analyst group Chart Track.
"This is tremendous news and a fantastic reward for all of the hard work which has gone into creating this game," says Miles Jacobson, managing director of Sports Interactive.
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"It took a great deal of hard and inspirational work from the very talented team here at SEGA Europe and Sports Interactive to ensure that Football Manager 2005 achieved its full potential - and while it's very nice to be up there in the 'fastest-selling' charts, we plan to keep working on this title until we top the best-selling charts too," said Mike Hayes, Managing Director of SEGA Europe.
Added Hayes: "We're only just getting started."
Football Manager 2005 for PC is on sale now.
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