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Is Manager Man the latest Embracer Group acquisition?What’s our boy doing on the box art for We Are Football?
What’s our boy doing on the box art for We Are Football?
THQ Nordic, an arm of the monolithic and ever-hungry Embracer Group, today released new footie manager simWe Are Football- and I spy a very familiar absence-of-face on the box. The cover shows a fella in a suit pumping his fist, while his face is shrouded in shadow. I’ve seen this pose before. Could this be what happened toFootball Manager’s mascot after he was fired? Have Embracer Group acquired even Manager Man now? Where does it end?
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We Are Football - International Release Trailer
We Are Football is another strat-o-sim about managing a team through the highs and lows. Train, trade, look at graphs, all that. It’s got women’s football too, which is nice. While it doesn’t have official licenses, it does have an editor so I imagine players will soon create the real stuff. In the meantime, I am delighted to see the team emblems in marketing screenshots.
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But what I really want to know is: is this our Manager Man on the box art? Have Embracer acquired our fictional boy? They’re certainlybuying everyone else.
I feel for Manager Man. We’ve followed his highs and lows, between his knees and nose, on the Football Manager box art for years. It’s gutting that his final appearance showed him at a high before Sega unceremoniously fired him. Still, our boy’s got gumption. It would be classic Manager Man for him to slum it in a lower division for a few years before rising again. He loves the game too much to quit. Good on you, Manager Man. I wish you the best of luck with We Are Football. You’re always fighting for your team, and I’m always rooting for you. You’re right to pump that fist.
