Championship Manager 2008 Set For Release on November 2nd

Eidos Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software, today announces that Championship Manager 2008 will be released in stores across Europe on PC and via digital download for the MAC on November 2nd 2007. The PC demo of the game is also due to be released on Friday October 12th.

Developed by London based Beautiful Game Studios (BGS), Championship Manager 2008 is fully updated for the 2007/2008 football season with a brand new look and user interface, making it the most easily accessible title in the series to date. The game also boasts a vastly improved 3-D match engine with greater realism, more available players and staff than ever before, a unique training system allowing you to mould your players' skills and the ability to play with your friends over one PC.

Championship Manager 2008 still remains the fastest football management simulation on the market and offers a streamlined and constant gameplay experience to the player, free of unnecessary delays. Furthermore following on from its debut appearance in Championship Manager 2007, ProZone is back as a fully integrated Post Match Analysis tool which isolates the key factors that decided the result of your game and provides you with the knowledge to act on the match incidents and strengthen your team for the next fixture.

To download the PC demo from October 12th visit: www.championshipmanager.com

[Please note: Your save game WILL be compatible with the full release version]

Championship Manager 2008 is the only way to experience the awesome highs and challenging lows of being a real-life football manager. For further information and updates in the run-up to release please visit www.championshipmanager.com.

For further information, please contact:

Chris Glover - Communications Director- Eidos Interactive

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

About Eidos Interactive Ltd

Eidos Interactive Ltd is part of SCi Entertainment Group Plc (SEG) one of the world's leading publishers and developers of entertainment software. Eidos consists of publishing operations across Europe and the US and several development studios including Crystal Dynamics, IO Interactive, Beautiful Game Studios, Eidos Studios Hungary, Eidos Sweden and Pivotal Games. The Group has a valuable combined portfolio of intellectual property including: Tomb Raider, Hitman, Deus Ex, Championship Manager, Carmageddon, Battlestations Midway, the Conflict series and Just Cause.

Some of the titles currently in development include: Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, Conflict: Denied Ops and Highlander.