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Front Office Football: The Sequel

Date: May 14th

Who says EA Sports only cares about polygons, frame rates, and 3d support? Today, EA Sports announced plans to publish an updated version of Solecismic Software’s Front Office Football. FoF, a text-based General Manager sim released last year, was an overwhelming success within the sports sim community.

The updated version, slated for release in mid August, has the same look and feel as the original. The game is littered with new features, however. Gamers now have the option of calling the plays during a game. A new training camp mode has been added and several new statistics have been included such as “key blocks” so that coaches can gauge the effectiveness of an offensive lineman. Team chemistry is also a factor in the sequel and coaches will have to work to find the right combination of players in order to get the most out of his team.

EA has the NFLPA license so the real players and their salaries will be included. The game will sell for $19.99 and will only be available via the EA Sports website as a direct download.

Jim Gindin, the mastermind behind FoF, has been retained by EA Sports and will continue to be the driving force behind the game.

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