Only one to go before the 100th edition of the news ever!

2014 add-on for A.S.O. DB now available

Following in the footsteps of CrueTrue - who uploaded a 2014 update to the PCM.daily Expansion Pack two weeks ago - OlegTinkov also released a 2014 update for his DB, the A.S.O. DB, earlier this week. Download and instructions for installing can be found in our downloads section.

Please note that this is an add-on, so you need to have the 2013 A.S.O. DB in order for this update to function properly.

Looking for something crazy? Try DB Comics!

If playing PCM with real riders and stages isn't quite doing it for you, then perhaps PCM Village's - to say the least - unique DB Comics can help you improve the experience. With features such as entire stages made out of candy, races within the Super Mario and Pacman universes and even a dangerous route through Jurassic Park, it is by far the craziest and one of the coolest DBs I've personally ever seen.

For more information, visit the official thread!

Man-Game managers: elect the 2013 worlds course!

In case you haven't noticed, the Man-Game has returned to speed again during the past week. Along with a number of new race discussion-threads, this increase in activity has also brought with it the first step towards organizing the world championships: the route selection!

As usual, all managers are allowed to vote for their favourite (out of options found in this thread). You have one week to send in your vote via PM to roturn. If you haven't already, make sure to do!

After a week away, I'm back to announce the results from the latest story awards. It has been a fairly quiet week outside the stories forum though, so please forgive me for the shortness of this news edition!

#3 Story of the Month awards winners

One close vote and one very clear one this time around. sutty68's Achieving The Dream takes the main award by the slimmest possible margin from The Rider's Qatar Optics. Previous winner Nordic Cycling was the only other nominee to receive more than one vote.

The voters were far more unanimous regarding the new stories. TheManxMissile's Roule Britannia brings home the beacon with 10 out of 15 votes. None of the other nominees even came close!

Congratulations to both winners!

Popular EPIC game reaches the desert races

Although the Man-Game is starting to pick up a little bit from the low period with Tour de l'Avenir currently running, it is still probably only the second most active cycling-based manager game on PCM.daily right now, behind EPIC.

The game was started up by Ollfardh quite recently, but has already made it to February and the Tour of Qatar, thanks to an effective collaboration of reporting from races between many of the participants.

Definitely something to check out if you like manager games! You can find everything related to the game by visiting the Story Games subforum.

In the absence of Pellizotti2, who's enjoying beach life in Oman, I'm taking a break from tweeting various chicken news and give you the latest news of PCM and PCM.daily.

2014 Roster Update released
As promised in last week's Weekly News, we have something lined up for those of you who can't wait to get started with next year's season: a 2014 Roster Update for PCM.daily's Expansion Pack.

Needless to say, riders are still being hired and fired each day, so by tomorrow it's already outdated. But if that doesn't stop you from starting career or perhaps just a Tour de France with the new Trek team, be my guest and download the update.

It's voting time - what's your Story of the Month?
As per (recent) tradition, you now have the chance to honour the best stories of the month. October's poll just opened with no less than five nominations: Ian Boswell by welker3257, Nordic Cycling by Atlantius, NRS 2014 by tsmoha, Qatar Optics 2020 by The Rider and Team Type 1 - Achieving the Dream by sutty68.

In the subcategory, honouring the newly started stories, you'll find three candidates in form of baia, Pellizotti2 and TheManxMissile.

So if you've enjoyed any of these stories, now is the time to show them some love and vote. Check this thread for more info.

New cool sound for PCM
Sometimes the most simple ideas are the best. This is also the case here which is why I simply have to mention it even though it's just a simple sound file.

PCM.daily admin Rin thought of something to make the podium scenes in PCM just a little bit cooler - so he replaced the standard and rather boring clapping sound with the music (and clapping) from the Tour de France podium ceremony.

I'm not saying you'll want to watch every podium in PCM from here on, but it does add a little twist to it.

Turn back time ... to 1961
Not ready for 2014 yet? No problem. There are plenty of alternatives, including Stylus' 1961 database which is slowly progressing towards the final release.

In fact, it's now so close that Stylus has released a demo which makes it possible for you to play with all the legends of the time, for example Jacques Anquetil, Charly Gaul, Federico Bahamontes and André Darrigade - just to mention a few.

So what are you waiting for - go ahead and get it, and don't forget to give some feedback to Stylus.

With the end of October approaching, here's a little message from Mresuperstar regarding the next Story of the Month awards:

Story of the Month - Twist

It's that time of the month again! Story of the Month nominations will be released next week Thursday. In the meantime, story writers keep an eye on your inbox as a new twist is in effect.

Instead of having Mresuperstar write up your summary, he is passing the ball off to you. This is your chance to sell your story to the public. More details will be passed on to nominations tomorrow.

Basic 2014 update to be released for the Expansion Pack

Good news for those of you who'd like to begin a career at the start of next season rather than 2013: CrueTrue has been putting together a small update for the Expansion Pack with updated team rosters. Please note that this is only a quick update, so don't expect a bunch of new teams, races, stages, graphics, etc.

The release is estimated to be at some point during next week, so look out for that if you're interested!

Most popular fantasy game on Daily: American Football

(Also written by Mresuperstar, due to my lack of knowledge in this subject)

The NFL Fantasy game, in it's third season, is almost halfway through. The competition has been fierce with 20 teams all battling to make 8 playoff spots. Entering week 8 of the competition half of the teams either have a record of 4-3 or 3-4. It's anybody's game still. Crucial trades and free agent pickups have been used as a great asset to shift momentum, and now season-ending injuries are starting to cause havoc.

The reigning champion jseadog1 has positioned himself nicely in 3rd behind fellow American members NTTHRASH and baseballlover312. But that could change this week as your fellow American admin Mre looks to knock him down a peg.

Each week sees a dramatic shake up in the standings, but for now the Americans are holding serve in their own fantasy game. How long will it last? Time will tell.

With the awaited Daily DB released last Thursday, there's little doubt regarding the biggest news of this week. However, I'm assuming most (if not all) of you are already aware of that, so no need to include it here, I guess!

Windows 8.1 and older PCMs no good mix

The new Windows 8.1 operating system may bring some new features, but for those of you who are still enjoying PCM12 or an even older version - it might be worth thinking twice before updating. Why? It's simple - the games wont run. The problem was first noticed by emmea90, who reported to Cyanide - who confirmed the issue.

PCM13 does on the other hand work with 8.1, but only through running PCM.exe and PCM-protection.exe as an administrator.

Buckle up - the European cycling season is over

For those of us living in Europe, it's time to say goodbye to the 2013 season. Today's Chrono des Nations events marked the final stop on the calendar. While Tony Martin enjoys yet another win, us fans will have to start preparing for how to survive the next couple of months without any races to watch. Is it January yet?

Plussbank reaches 2014 while The Comeback makes a comeback

After starting out all the way back in late July, Froomedog99's Team Plussbank story has now built up an entire season's headstart as the Norwegian squad advances into 2014 after a first year steered by the talented Sondre Holst Enger. The new year's racing is yet to begin, but there are some great-looking squad previews to check out before then. Click here to have a look right away!

In the meantime, an (not so) old friend has made its return to the site: Mresuperstar's "The Comeback"! After rapidly speeding past 30 pages during June and July, the popular story took a temporary break to wait for the Daily DB to be released. Stop by and welcome Travis Newton back!