Football Manager release dated

Football managers out there will be delighted to hear that Sega and Sports Interactive just announced the release date for Football Manager 2013. Set for general release on November 2, it has also been revealed that pre-ordering and pre-purchasing customers will also have access to a beta version of the game 14 days before launch.

Not all features will be present in the beta version of the game, but any saved data will be compatible with the final version of the management sim when it's released at the beginning of November.

"Our fans are very good at letting us know what they want and the one thing that's consistently at the top of their wish list is an earlier release date," says Sports Interactive's Miles Jacobson. "While we can't, strictly speaking, offer them exactly what they want, this Beta version is the next best thing... a fully playable Football Manager they can get their hands on around two weeks before the finished game hits the streets."