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Eastside Hockey Manager Releases on Steam Early Access
March 26, in the year of our Lord 2015 -- For a
brief golden age between 2004 and 2007, ice hockey fans across
the globe could test their management credentials from the
comfort of their own homes with the Eastside Hockey Manager
series. The game, developed by management simulation specialist
Sports Interactive and published by SEGA, appeared in three
incarnations over the course of that period and developed a
small, but enthusiastic global following.
The trouble was, in those days before mass digital distribution,
reaching that small, but dedicated audience proved increasingly
difficult and uneconomic so, reluctantly, SEGA and SI shelved
the game in January 2007.
However, throughout the intervening years EHM has been kept
alive by a dedicated section of the SI crew and now, thanks to
the emergence of Steam's Early Access program, the game that was
loved by so many hockey fans is making a dramatic return.
Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Access offers fans the most
realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey
management available, giving them the chance to manage club or
country in any one of the world's top hockey-playing nations.
EHM: EA allows you to take full control of your roster - you
decide who to sign, who to trade and who to draft. You assemble
the perfect coaching team and then, with everything in place,
you can choose to either employ a head coach to guide your team
from behind the bench, or take control of the coaching duties
yourself. Whichever you choose, you'll follow the action 'live'
through the ultra-realistic 'top down' 2D match engine.
You've always known that you have what it takes to lead your
franchise to hockey glory, haven't you? Now, thanks to the
re-emergence of Eastside Hockey Manager you have the chance to
prove it all over again.
Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Access will be available from
6:00pm (GMT) today through Steam Early Access.