UPDATE: There doesnt seem to be any way of fixing it, and I have no real motivation to start the whole management game again from scratch, so I guess it is over.
As some of you may have noticed, the management game forums appear to have dissappeared from view. They have gone for everyone and we are now looking into it, seeing if there is any way to restore them and also looking at what or who is to blame for this.
Hopefully we will have the forums back, but I can't promise anything.
Other PCM-sites have, so far, delivered three interviews concerning Pro Cycling Manager 2009. Along with a press kit from Cyanide/Focus, we've been given a general idea of what to expect from PCM09. However, in an interview with Xavier Wiart (aka. Eyolfur - a programmer on PCM09) done by PCM.daily, we finally get to know more about specific features: What does 'improved AI' mean? Improved career mode? Well, here's your answer ;)
[Update] The 1st Beta Version of V3 will be released to the beta testers later today. You can still sign up for beta testing if you wish.
As you probably all know, PCM.daily has been working on a third and final version of its 2009 DB. As we're now getting closer to the completion of this, we're once again looking for beta testers.
There'll be several versions of the betas. With both the V1 and V2, we've kept the 'uncompleted' betas within the crew and only opened up for outside beta testing for the final beta. We're doing it differently for the V3, and hopefully that'll pay off in the end.
As we've previously mentioned, there's not much new stuff in the DB. There's new scouting zones which will have to be thoroughly tested, there's new nationality groups, meaning that the team participation will require extra attention, there's been a lot of work to cyclist progression to avoid having oldies still being good late in their career, etc., etc. If you decide to sign up for beta testing, we'll of course elaborate on what you specifically will have to pay attention to.
You sign up by sending me a PM. Whenever the beta is ready, we'll send you a PM in return in which we explain the further progress.
Yep, this time, it's PCMWereld's rival (as far as I understand) PCMBenelux which have interviewed Clément Pinget aka. Freire - a busy man with all the interviews he has to do. Hopefully, he also has time to work on the game ;)
Unfortunately, there's not much new in it. However, the new stuff is basically that there'll definitely be a track ladder this year - and that's basically it. However, Clément Pinget denies a few things, so you can count them out for PCM09. E.g. the National Team part won't be expanded, neither will the youth section / youth races and that some stages will be incompatible with PCM09.
He also explains how the possibility of starting your own team will work. Basically, you'll have to choose between having a large budget and being able to contract all the 'big guns', or start with a small budget and go for the talents. Graphically, the team is handled as any other teams.
