The SI Rumour / Conspiracy Thread!! #projectouch

[Djungelurban]

It would make sense. There is a hole in the market in terms of floorball sims.

When we should know what is it, floorball or hockey ? sooner better to stop false hope

Haha, don't worry, it's not floorball, that would make it a literal 4 market game (Sweden, Finland, Czech Rep and Switzerland) and all those countries care way more about hockey than floorball... Doesn't mean that they're making a new hockey manager game right now, but there's no way they'd make a floorball game instead of a hockey game...

[archibalduk]

From GMGames' interview with Riz last month:

[GM Games]

Wow. We’ll let those reading here interpret that last answer on their own. Maybe expect a busier e-mailbox Are there any sports you enjoy or games you would consider making in your free time?

[Risto Remes]

I still play floorball competitively in Finland and follow both football and hockey actively. I’ve been asked to do a Floorball Manager game occasionally but I haven’t seriously considered that so far…

Did I really just logged in to TBL forums - after a few years of absence - to read such a teaser??

Wow! Nice to see you here after such a long time! A very warm welcome back.

[Icos]

Thank you archi, I felt (and still do) quite bad about leaving this community. I logged in once in a while, to see what is new, but never contributed. I see you are doing a great job, my compliments to your inexhaustible source of energy and will

Now, after 8 years, I have finally decided to move my EHM 2007 carrer from my old laptop to desktop computer. I'm still playing the very first carrer I started on the day of EHM 07 release. On and off of course, as my laptop is slowly dying on me (I can now use it literally for EHM only, as it gets overwhelmed once I try to open the web browser, not to mention number of errors I get, when trying to update any sort of thing on it ). Therefor I've only got to the year of 2030 in eight years of playing. But still, it's quite a priceless save game, so I hope to successfully transfer it to my desktop computer

Anyway, I really hope to stay in touch more now, not so much contribution wise (as I don't have time nor required skills anymore ), but certanly for some general ehm/real life hockey discussions. Oh, and of course, if coincidentally today really is the day of some big news about *new* EHM, then it will be something to remember.

[JayDee89]

https://twitter.com/milesSI/status/581030306179764224

"Should have been releasing #projectouch at Easter really. #resurection Reveal at lunchtime."

I don't even know how to react right now...

[Lazion]

https://twitter.com/milesSI/status/581030306179764224

"Should have been releasing #projectouch at Easter really. #resurection Reveal at lunchtime."

I don't even know how to react right now...

Oh, c'mon.
If it's EHM related I think that after years of waiting I can still wait until lunch.

[Filip Croatia]

https://twitter.com/milesSI/status/581030306179764224

"Should have been releasing #projectouch at Easter really. #resurection Reveal at lunchtime."

I don't even know how to react right now...

This sounds good, this sounds good

[marksbros6]

Mobile/Tablet version of EHM maybe?

#projecttouch

[Djungelurban]

Only one "t" though... And also, shut your mouth... Or if they wanna make tablet versions that's fine I guess, but not instead of a PC version...

[m0fownz0r]

several people hitting refresh, waiting for the lunch break to be over...

[cv81]

Floorball! Floorball!

[marksbros6]

Only one "t" though... And also, shut your mouth... Or if they wanna make tablet versions that's fine I guess, but not instead of a PC version...

Haha. Definitly would prefer a full game. 'Handheld' version would be easier to market mind?

tick-tock-tick-tock.

[archibalduk]

I'm hungry!

[marksbros6]

I had my lunch sat at my desk reading the forum and refreshing Miles' twitter mate!

(you were talking about food right?)

[m0fownz0r]

"Very proud to announce the return of Eastside Hockey Manager via Steam Early Access. Tonight. 6pm UK time. "
https://twitter.com/milesSI/status/581070771239280640


KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM !! ! !#@!#!&@!#!@#!@#@

[archibalduk]

This: http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/forums/vi ... 23&t=13578

[Djungelurban]

Oh my... It'll be available today... *bliss*

Time to download steam again! I hate that wretched thing but for EHM I'm totally willing to overlook that...

[riz_si]

Welcome back everyone !

[Icos]

I really can't belive what just happend After years of waiting and hoping and dreaming, just when I decided to get even more involved in my EHM 07 carreer, we receive this Riz, congrats and enjoy this day And so will we.

[Tasku]

Absolutely freggin fantastic!!!

[cv81]

The cat is out of the bag.

[chorus]

I wonder how it's like at OOTP studios this afternoon. Looks like FHM2 will be a release only friends and family of the OOTP crew will bother to care about
Long live playability over a billion leagues in an dysfunctional excel spreadsheet universe!

[Djungelurban]

Long live playability over a billion leagues in an dysfunctional excel spreadsheet universe!

Considering everything is in database format nowadays and those who make the editors for EHM are very crafty people, I have a feeling the number of available leagues will soon outnumber those in FHM greatly... Also, SI is adding more leagues before too long... So yeah... OOTP had their chance and they blew it...

[chorus]

Long live playability over a billion leagues in an dysfunctional excel spreadsheet universe!

Considering everything is in database format nowadays and those who make the editors for EHM are very crafty people, I have a feeling the number of available leagues will soon outnumber those in FHM greatly... Also, SI is adding more leagues before too long... So yeah... OOTP had their chance and they blew it...

Absolutely, everything has a database in its core, but with FHM they had brought the spreadsheet into the game. As you say, it's only a matter of time before the EHM community catches up with the volume of data. I guess we are talking months..? I always thought OOTP were wrong when they focused on volume over quality of play and that real "hockey feel".

Such a happy day, the EHM fans really deserve this!!

[frisland2]

This is so great. I'd like to thank everyone at SI and here for keeping EHM alive.

and i'd like to apologize to OOTP for not buying FHM2. I'm in a head-to-head roto league which as already ended this season, my 2nd place winnings will be gone before the end of the day.

[zbguy]

I'm beyond excited for this, especially since less will be hardcoded. I also see that there is a folder for some kind of editor. Is SI developing it? What's the timeframe for its availability?

Apologies to the guys at FHM but EHM is the mecca and I'm loving it so far.