With Cyanide having opened for pre-downloading PCM10, many of you may already be looking for your credit cards - but hold your breath. During the next couple of days, PCM.daily will put a few digital versions of PCM10 on stake in a couple of competitions.

The first copy will be given away tomorrow when the legendary Alpe d'Huez has been climbed in the Dauphine Libere. If you guess the right winner in our Fantasy Betting game, you'll be in the pot when we draw the winner between those who've guessed right.

Everyone have been given 10 PCM$, so even if you had already wasted your last fantasy bucks on previous bets, you're now able to take part ... or use them on some of the other bets if you prefer that ;)

Good luck to everyone.

A few minutes ago, Focus opened for pre-downloading Pro Cycling Manager 2010. This means that it's now possible to buy and pre-download the game, so that you're ready to begin playing when you receive your key on the 17th.

The price has increased by 5 € compared to last year, going from 39.99 € to 44.99 €. Although I haven't checked yet, I suppose that there's one again different prices, depending on where you come from. Americans will get a price in $ while the Brits should get the price in £.

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It should also be noted that PCM.daily is currently working on becoming an affliate, meaning that you can support PCM.daily by buying the game through a certain link. The contract was signed today, and the link should be ready within one of the upcoming days. Therefore, if you wish to support PCM.daily, please wait for us ;)

If not, you can go ahead and pre-download the game right now from this link.

Update, 11th of June: Still not seen enough? Cyanide released three new screenshots of PCM10 today. See them here.

All of us have some sort of relationship to the commentary of PCM - some love it, others hate it. Either way, there's actually a lot of work in recording the commentary, and with this short clip from Eurosport's website, you can see how Patrick Chasse, Eurosport's French cycling commentator, and Jacky Durand records the French commentary of PCM10.

Also, there's actually a short clip of the manager part of the game. You'll notice that it hasn't changed ;)

You can find the clip here.

Thanks to Aroda for the tip.

Having seen the screenshots, many of you have feared whether your computer would be able to run PCM10. Now, it's time to face the reality ;) Cyanide has just released the minimum and recommended settings for PCM10.

Minimum Requirement
OS: WINDOWS XP SP2/VISTA SP1/WINDOWS 7
PROCESSOR: PENTIUM4 2.2GHZ/ATHLONXP 2800+
RAM MEMORY: 1024 MB (XP)/2048 MB (VISTA/7)
3D GRAPHICS CARD: 128 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 2.0 COMPATIBLE
NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600/ATI RADEON X700 OR HIGHER*
DVD-ROM: 2X DRIVE
HARD DISK SPACE: 6 GB
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GAME
*INTEL GRAPHICS CONTROLLERS LOWER THAN GMA X4500 NON SUPPORTED

Recommended Configuration
OS: WINDOWS XP SP2/VISTA SP1/WINDOWS 7
PROCESSOR: AMD/Intel 2.6GHZ
RAM MEMORY: 2048 MB (XP/VISTA/7)
3D GRAPHICS CARD: 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 3.0 COMPATIBLE
NVIDIA GEFORCE 8600GT/ATI RADEON X1900 OR HIGHER*
DVD-ROM: 2X DRIVE
HARD DISK SPACE: 6 GB
SOUND CARD: DIRECTX 9 COMPATIBLE
INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR ONLINE GAME
*INTEL GRAPHICS CONTROLLERS LOWER THAN GMA X4500 NON SUPPORTED

Source: Cyanide's forum

The Spanish website GameproTv has previewed Pro Cycling Manager 2010 which is set to be released on the 17th of June. I don't understand much of what's being said, but the video preview does include plenty of new video material, showcasing PCM10's in-game graphic. There's also a short video of the stage editor.

While we're waiting for a summary from our Spanish friends, you can see the preview here. Also, if you missed out update on the news article from the 3rd of June, don't forget to check out the new videos on the official website.

Thanks to Riccoen for the tip.