FIFA Manager is a mega-popular series of computer games in the genre of sports economic simulator. The first game of the line was released back in 1997. Since then, the guys from the German studio Bright Future GmbH and the publisher Electronic Arts annually pleased us with a new part. But recently, the sword of Damocles has loomed over the legendary series . Rumors about the closure of the FIFA Manager series began to spread actively. But how is everything really? And what happens to the new FIFA Manager 15? This article will shed light on the current situation.
FIFA Manager 15 will not see the light of day?
The genre of a sports manager is quite popular among football fans. Many are looking forward to the release of the new FIFA Manager 15. However, as it turned out recently, this can not happen. EA decided to close the series and stop the development process of FIFA Manager 15. Player feedback was not long in coming. Many users were outraged by this decision of the company. Nevertheless, the guys from EA, apparently, are not going to change their intentions.
FIFA Manager 2014
In 2013, the world saw FIFA Manager 14. The simulator gave players the opportunity to be in the shoes of a real football manager with all the ensuing consequences. Gamers had to assemble teams, outbid valuable and talented players, follow the latest football news, develop game tactics, etc. And football lovers are quite interested in doing such things. Indeed, in this way you can feel the spirit of professional sports.
However, the new FIFA Manager 2014 was practically no different from its predecessor. Among the innovations, one can only notice the updated compositions of various leagues. Nevertheless, the game received good reviews from critics. Moreover, the project sold well and brought stable (albeit small relatively high-profile titles like Battlefield) profit.
But this did not save the situation, and 2014 was the last game in the FIFA Manager series. What is the reason for the closure? Why did the guys from EA decide to “kill” one of the best sports managers? The answers to these questions lie in this article.
Reason for closing
The main reason for the closure of FIFA Manager is the decline in interest from gamers. As statistics have shown, this series is narrowly targeted. Games of the FIFA Manager line are popular only in Germany and England.
In addition, in the past few years, there has been a dominance of competitors in the market of sports simulators (probably we are talking about Football Manager, which goes under the wing of Sports Interactive). In order to cope with it, you will have to generate interesting ideas, create unique technologies and develop a new engine for FIFA Manager 15. The game’s system requirements and costs will increase significantly, which will definitely affect the price of the final product. This, in turn, can scare away an already narrow circle of customers, as a result of which the company will incur losses. Due to the risk, EA decided to go the easy way and close the legendary series.
It is known that the death of such large titles does not pass without a trace. How will closing the series and canceling FIFA Manager 15 affect the gaming industry and the genre of sports simulators in general? You can find the answers to these questions below.
Effects
The last few years, EA and Sports Interactive in a fierce battle divided the market for sports simulations. As you know, competition is the engine of progress. In order to attract players, both companies did their best to improve their projects - introduced online modes, added interesting gameplay features, etc. As a result, the final product turned out to be several times better, which is good for consumers. However, now that EA is out of the race, Sport Interactive is a monopolist in the field of sports simulations. Gamers simply have no alternative. This means that we are unlikely to see any innovations and innovative technologies in Football Manager. That is, the genre of sports simulations will slowly begin to degrade. And this will continue until Sport Interactive has a worthy competitor.