Announcing : NHL™ Eastside Hockey Manager 2005

Marc Duffy · 02-18-2005, 07:52 AM

SEGA Europe and SEGA of America Inc, today announced they would be publishing NHL™: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005. Acclaimed management game masters Sports Interactive -- developers of PC Blockbuster Football Manager 2005™, are developing the game, set to appear on both PC and Mac formats across Europe and North America in Summer 2005.

http://www.sigames.com/news.php?type...rticle_id=1094

A week of content on the new game began today, with part I taking a look at the new User Interface for the game

http://www.sigames.com/the_bootroom....rticle_id=1095

Muppetus Galacticus · 02-18-2005, 08:26 AM

Cheers Duffy - looking forward to it. Looking sharp.

Marc Duffy · 02-18-2005, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Muppetus Galacticus

Cheers Duffy - looking forward to it. Looking sharp.

Cool.

next game to announce will be some baseball game that we found in the street

spleen1015 · 02-18-2005, 08:30 AM

This is the 2005 edition? I hope there is a cancel season option for realism's sake.

Marc Duffy · 02-18-2005, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

This is the 2005 edition? I hope there is a cancel season option for realism's sake.

EHM 2005 will be the only place you can watch the NHL this season

Muppetus Galacticus · 02-18-2005, 08:35 AM

Don't rub it in

Muppetus Galacticus · 02-18-2005, 08:49 AM

Just read a bit more and I love the training camps idea!
Maybe you should rename "Hot or Not" to avoid dissapointing the OT lot

Depth Charts, nice.
And the financies look to be taking a nice step forward.

Will you be doing a beta demo again?

eriqjaffe · 02-18-2005, 10:25 AM

Marc, is it going to have accurate rosters and complete stats from the 2004-05 season?

Marc Duffy · 02-18-2005, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by eriqjaffe

Marc, is it going to have accurate rosters and complete stats from the 2004-05 season?

but of course!

Lockout is in your heads!

PotatoPeeler · 02-18-2005, 12:28 PM

I like that you're re-designing the interface. I would have loved to get into last years game but could not get used to the interface.

Mike D · 02-18-2005, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc Duffy

Cool.

next game to announce will be some baseball game that we found in the street

So one would assume that when you announce the game, you will also let it be known if you had aquired the MLB and MLBPA license, correct?

marc · 02-18-2005, 01:37 PM

Wow, that list of features sounds AWESOME!! 99% sure I'll be buying!

D Love · 02-18-2005, 01:45 PM

Why is it called "Eastside"? I understand it was a title bought up by SI, but, as someone who never heard of it until Markus joined SI, it gives off the image of some local, smalltime game. If not for the "NHL" at the front, I would have thought it was something closer to those early sports games for Nintendo with the generic teams.

It just strikes me as odd, that's all. Kind of like calling OOTP7 "MLB: Sandlot Baseball" or "MLB: Downtown Baseball". What would that mean?? Confusing to those potential consumers who haven't heard of it before.

My 2 cents.

sixto · 02-18-2005, 01:55 PM

I think it's great that you guys at SI are working so hard on the GUI. I've never understood why nobody ties Maxis's massive success to the amount of time and effort they spend on their excellent interfaces. I'll bet this will pay off big time.

The only bad thing is, I was thinking about buying EHM:FE, but now I'll wait I guess. Good for me, bad for SI.

jbmagic · 02-18-2005, 01:56 PM

More Info here too.

http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...178#post710178

Riverdome · 02-18-2005, 02:07 PM

The new team report page looks GREAT! Much of what I wanted is right there. Now if we could only get the PHPA to allow the AHL and ECHL in.

Now if SI could just figure out how to fix that pesky player regeneration bug.

Tiger Fan · 02-18-2005, 03:09 PM

Any chance of adding more customization with regard to league sizes and player and team editing along the lines of what is possible with OOTP?

SoxWin · 02-18-2005, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by PotatoPeeler

I like that you're re-designing the interface. I would have loved to get into last years game but could not get used to the interface.

Agreed 474,000%

I would have loved to get into EHM:FE but with the interface looking like it was coded by a syhphillis infected weasel, that just wasn't going to happen.

PotatoPeeler · 02-18-2005, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by SoxWin

Agreed 474,000%

I would have loved to get into EHM:FE but with the interface looking like it was coded by a syhphillis infected weasel, that just wasn't going to happen.

What the heck are you doing? You're not supposed to agree with me at all, let alone 474,00%! Dammit, man. You're freakin' me out!

SoxWin · 02-18-2005, 07:34 PM

My team bolde membership is on it's way !!!111!!!!

now I'm off to Bible study class, c u next year !!

02-18-2005, 07:52 AM	#1
Marc Duffy SI Marketing Wizard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Old Street, London Posts: 4,741	Announcing : NHL™ Eastside Hockey Manager 2005 SEGA Europe and SEGA of America Inc, today announced they would be publishing NHL™: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005. Acclaimed management game masters Sports Interactive -- developers of PC Blockbuster Football Manager 2005™, are developing the game, set to appear on both PC and Mac formats across Europe and North America in Summer 2005. http://www.sigames.com/news.php?type...rticle_id=1094 A week of content on the new game began today, with part I taking a look at the new User Interface for the game http://www.sigames.com/the_bootroom....rticle_id=1095

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Riverdome All Star Reserve Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 964	The new team report page looks GREAT! Much of what I wanted is right there. Now if we could only get the PHPA to allow the AHL and ECHL in. Now if SI could just figure out how to fix that pesky player regeneration bug. __________________ I was at the first OOTP Conference, where were you?.......... Last edited by Riverdome; 02-18-2005 at 03:05 PM.

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Tiger Fan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 9,873	Any chance of adding more customization with regard to league sizes and player and team editing along the lines of what is possible with OOTP? __________________ Cliff Markle HOB1 greatest pitcher 360-160, 9 Welch Awards, 11 WS titles

02-18-2005, 08:30 AM	#4
spleen1015 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6,010	This is the 2005 edition? I hope there is a cancel season option for realism's sake.

02-18-2005, 01:37 PM	#12
marc Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,505	Wow, that list of features sounds AWESOME!! 99% sure I'll be buying!

02-18-2005, 01:45 PM	#13
D Love All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 904	Why is it called "Eastside"? I understand it was a title bought up by SI, but, as someone who never heard of it until Markus joined SI, it gives off the image of some local, smalltime game. If not for the "NHL" at the front, I would have thought it was something closer to those early sports games for Nintendo with the generic teams. It just strikes me as odd, that's all. Kind of like calling OOTP7 "MLB: Sandlot Baseball" or "MLB: Downtown Baseball". What would that mean?? Confusing to those potential consumers who haven't heard of it before. My 2 cents.

02-18-2005, 01:55 PM	#14
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,277	I think it's great that you guys at SI are working so hard on the GUI. I've never understood why nobody ties Maxis's massive success to the amount of time and effort they spend on their excellent interfaces. I'll bet this will pay off big time. The only bad thing is, I was thinking about buying EHM:FE, but now I'll wait I guess. Good for me, bad for SI.

02-18-2005, 01:56 PM	#15
jbmagic Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 3,417	More Info here too. http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/f...178#post710178

02-18-2005, 07:34 PM	#20
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