Americans and British people aren’t the same. They’re different! Sensible Soccer designer Jon Hare points out how the British game industry has become more Americanised. He says just that:
I think that games are bought by software retail buyers who say that they are buying what the public want, but in actual fact the public wants what the public gets — to quote Paul Weller… Buying something with an established audience is safe so you can understand why it happens, but I think we have become very Americanised as an industry…
Quoting the Modfather, so British.
A Sensible Interview [MSN UK via CVG][Pic]
Merry Christmas, old-school soccer gaming fans! A post over at the Codemasters Community Forums has confirmed that the remake of the classic Amiga (now there’s a machine) sports title, announced way back in September of 2006, will be hitting Xbox Live Arcade on the 19th of December, just in time for the long holiday. The game features both a classic mode as well as an enhanced, prettier version, along with online multiplayer that has fans of the original quietly doing unnatural things to themselves in anticipation. For me, SWOS marks the sweet spot of soccer video gaming, with just enough soccer to be recognisable without all the complicated bits from later footie games that confuse my poor American mind. In short, hooray!
SWOS on XBLA: 19th December *CONFIRMED* [Codemasters Community Forums via CVG]
