Championship Manager™ 2006: Console yourself with PS2 and Xbox versions

Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today confirms that Championship Manager 2006 will be released in the UK on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in Spring 2006, plenty of time before the World Cup.

Developed by Gusto Games, who also developed the much-coveted PSP version of the series, the all-new 2006 version offers a dug-out full of innovative new features together with enhanced original ones. Bringing to consoles the most realistic version of the Championship Manager series to date, offering the player a true taste of football management.

• Up to the minute 2006 data and stats. The only PS2/Xbox games to contain transfers from the January transfer window!

• Enhanced transfer system and improved negotiations

• New Isometric Camera for greater depth and detail

• Intuitive control system - focus on navigation and accessibility with tabbing system and drop down menus for less screens and more information

• Revised match engine with more intelligent team play, additional player and team instructions together with set piece options

• Dug-out tactics - make quick decisions to affect the game, instruct subs to warm up (reducing injury risks) or Quick Sub (make changes without leaving the match action view)

• Extensive selection of Games Modes - Traditional and 6 Challenge Modes

• Enhanced news and media system

• Interactive backroom staff - Club Secretary, Assistant Managers and Physiotherapists all offering opinion and advice

• Job Information - Managers will be interviewed for vacant jobs or head-hunted by other clubs when performing well

• Visible International fixtures - offering managers the ability to plan for missing players on International duty

• Full time team talks - the option to voice your opinion of how the team performed on the pitch, all to noticeable effect

Championship Manager 2006 allows you to manage your club to glory, dealing with everything from tactics and training to transfers - everything you would expect a real-life football manager to do without owning a sheepskin coat.

For regular information and updates visit www.championshipmanager.com

Chris Glover - Head of Communications - Eidos Interactive

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8636 3000; chrisg@eidos.co.uk

Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Following the acquisition of EIDOS Plc in May 2005, the Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider: Legend, Conflict: Global Storm, Hitman: Blood Money, Total Overdose, Commandos Strike Force, Just Cause, Battlestations: Midway and Reservoir Dogs.

Since recently moving Eidos' hugely successful Championship Manager franchise to Sony PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's XBOX, and being nominated for the 'Best New European Studio of the Year' at 'Develop's Industry Excellence Awards', Gusto Games has become one of Europe's most respected independent game development studios. The studio has grown steadily since it was established in September 2003 and now boasts a head count of 30 development staff and is continuing its aggressive expansion programme. Whilst being known in the main for the completion of the Championship Manager console project, Gusto Games continues to invest a great deal of time, money and effort into its original golf project 'World Tour Golf' for PSP, PS2, XBOX and PC.

Previous projects include the UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE franchise across PC, PlayStation and PS2, the Michael Owen's World League Soccer franchise, the official Olympic Soccer and Olympic Games franchises, as well as major titles for the LEGO brand.