"Allowing our fans to put their faces into the game is just a small way of us saying 'thanks' for all of the support that we've been shown over the years that the Eastside games have been in development," says Risto Remes, Lead Developer of NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager. "We've always said that this game is 'by fans, for fans' and now we can say it's 'with fans' too."
To become a Face in the Game, EHM fans need to submit a digital photograph of themselves that will be used as the face of one these 'regenerated' players. In addition to providing a digital representation of their face, fans should also supply their name, age, favourite club and as many details as possible so that Sports Interactive can add depth to their new digital persona. Full details are available online at www.sigames.com/faceinthegame/.
SEGA and Sports Interactive ran a similar promotion for the smash hit football management simulation Football Manager 2005 (released October 2004) which resulted in 10,000 users submitting their faces and details for inclusion in that game.
- There are a few restrictions as to the style of photos, which will be acceptable: the shots should not contain any team colours, for example.
- Also, as regenerated players are usually aged between 18 and 25, only photos which represent people within that age range will be used to depict players. All other photos supplied will be used to represent non-playing staff.
- Further information, including details of the size and composition of acceptable photos, is available from www.sigames.com/faceinthegame/ .
The second in the series, NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005 is a comprehensive ice hockey management simulation featuring more than 15 playable leagues, a comprehensive database of 3,200 teams and over 32,000 players and staff. NHL: Eastside Hockey Manager 2005 is slated for release across Europe and North America in Summer 2005 and is officially licensed by the National Hockey League Players' Association.
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