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Ongoing events
In the last community news I made mention of the madness of Dabigblast and his insane plans to single handedly run not one but two epic events at the same time. Well, he has made good on his plans and YourSFLeague and YourFSCup are in full swing. At the time of writing, week three is now completed and the scores are starting to take shape and give some definition to the tables.
Goal of the Month: May
This week has been an important one for democracy, a week where everyone had the chance to cast their vote and decide who was truly the worthiest of candidates. The lead up and the discussion around the voting has been intense, with many impassioned arguments throughout, but the polls have now closed and the votes have been counted.
That’s right, Goal of The Month is upon us once again!
After a very closely fought battle, Jotta has pipped Naff at the post with an incredibly cheeky back heel which leads the keeper blushing. Therefore we give a big hearty congratulations to Jotta, and well done to everyone else who made it to the fina
Xfire The ultimate gaming chat client
We are really excited to announce the fully integrated support for Football Superstars by Xfire – the world’s leading chat and VOIP client, made especially for gamers.
Using Xfire alongside Football Superstars will enhance your game play experience in a number of ways, including:
- Seeing “at a glance” when your friends or team mates are online
- Organising PMC matches quickly and even stream video for anyone wanting to watch the match you are starring in
- Talking over VOIP without being in a VOIP enabled area of the FS world
- Taking screenshots or capturing that magical goal on video for sharing later
Community News
It’s a PMC bumper special!
We have not one, not two, but THREE PMC competitions kicking off, as well as news on upcoming official CyberSports events. On top of this, we have news on the new reward scheme for PMC competitions. So buckle in boys and girls…
SCG Trophy
SC Germania manager, Attic has stepped up to the plate following the end of the CS PMC cup and has launched the SCG Trophy. Don’t be fooled into thinking this is a SCG event only, the Cup is a 3-10 PMC competition, ta
Goal of the Month competition update
Just a quick reminder that voting for April’s GOTM contest is still open. Please visit the GOTM page for more details.
Also, don’t forget that we are accepting submissions for the June competition now. Again, please visit the GOTM page for more details.
Community News
PMC Cup
After the tears have been shed, the blood spilled and the oranges consumed, the first stage of the first official PMC Cup has now finally ended. Of the sixteen teams who entered, four have emerged from the smoke of the respective teams to take their hard won places in the semi-finals. The winners of the group stage are:
- RFC Legend
- Silver Dreams
- Storm FC
- Fighter FC
Big congratulations to these teams. Nowe we eagerly away the result of the semi final matches which will see RFC Legend
Mobile payments now live
As part of our constant mission to provide you with the best possible gaming experience, we are happy to announce the launch of mobile phone payments on the Football Superstars website.
Now, if you are not the owner of a credit / debit card but would like to purchase FS Bonds for your superstar, all you have to do is pick up your mobile phone!
By following very simple steps, you can add Bonds to your account in seconds, allowing you to purchase that overhead kick, the dazzling tuxedo or even some training sessions in the gym. Please check out the FAQ for more information.
Community News
Fansites
FSRis no more. The FS community’s resident journalist extraordinaire, BigBubbs, has decided to pull the plug on the recently revived FSR Online, his own multi-media news site. However all is not lost as he has gone back to the drawing board and come back with something bigger and better than ever. As such, FS Sports Network is rising from the ashes of FSR.
In the man’s own words:
“FSROnline was originally planned and based around a Radio Show (The R in FSR). But now as the media is going to be based more on videos than sound, FSROnline is no longer relevant. So, hence th
Breaking News
Superstars League Hit by Foul Play Investigation
In a shocking turn of events which has rocked the world of Football Superstars, it has been confirmed that the Superstars League has been hit by a storm of financial corruption. In the last few days speculation has been rife in the media about the scandal but an official statement was released today by the authorities to put the rumours at ease.
Clubs Forced to Close Doors
While the investigations into financial irregularities are conducted by
Community News
PMCs are GO!
In case you’ve been living under a very barren rock for the last couple of weeks, March saw the launch of the eagerly awaited Player Managed Clubs. This is a feature which everyone has been looking forward to and will add a whole new dimension to the game. If you haven’t already done so then be sure to check the Game Guide which has all of the information you need for creating and joining a PMC.
Tournament
To mark the occasion, the first PMC League has been announced! The
Player Managed Clubs now LIVE!
We are extremely happy to announce the launch of the long awaited Player Managed Clubs (PMCs) within Football Superstars!
This has been by far the most eagerly anticipated addition to the game and there are already many PMCs waiting to sign up and pit themselves against the competition.
What are PMCs?
The central concept behind Football Superstars is that every single player (with the exception of the Goalkeepers) on the pitch is a real person. PMCs take this to a new level, no longer are you playing with a group of people who have been th
Game Guide
Knowledge is power. To that end we are always looking for ways to further empower our players and today we do so by giving you a new and shiny, all singing all dancing Game Guide. This is a big improvement on the older version, with all of the information you need to progress in the world of Football Superstars. Within it you will find detailed information on the controls of the game, a quickstart tutorial including registration, installation and character creation, as well as easy to follow information on all aspects of the football and lifestyle sections of the game.
You can navigate your way through it using the menu bar on the left hand side of th
Support
Here at CyberSports, we know that you have questions that need answering, and answering quickly. Because of this, we have improved our Customer Service section of the site, and are proud to launch the all new Support section which can be found here.
In this area of the Football Superstars site, you will find our new Game Guide and FAQs to help you through the initial steps, Forum support from other FS players and an automated ticketing system that will process your query and get it to one of our Customer Service reps should you not be able to find the answer on the site.
If you are new to the game or have experienced issues with it, please follow
Bonds now available for purchase!!
Football Superstars are proud to announce the arrival of the highly anticipated FS Bonds for all to purchase.
FS bonds are a way of converting real cash into FS dollars to be used in game to make purchases, so if you’ve been checking out that pair of cool boots or saving desperately to spend on skills, then help is at hand.
You can now purchase FS Bonds using a credit or debit card, which can then be converted into FS Dollars from your PDA and used to enhance your Football Superstars experience. We will be adding additional payment options in the near future.
1 FS Bond
Product Finder
We are excited about our new Skills and Product Finder. This interactive section of our website will help you find the best shops where you can purchase various skills (both statistical and animated) and products.
Whether it is a new pair of trousers you want to purchase, or you want to learn the overhead kick skill move, it will be in the product finder.
Name the Stadium
When we announced the “Name the Stadium” contest just under a year ago, we were not expecting to have as many diverse and quite frankly hilarious names sent in. Some of the entries were fantastic, some were.. well, less so, and only 10 made it through to the final vote which was held on Facebook over the festive period.
Hundreds of you voted, and after a week or so, it became quite clear that there were two very strong contenders for the crown, “Legend’s Park” and “Victory Lane”. With only 2 or 3 votes separating them before the January 30th cut off period, it could have
Name the Stadium - Now closed!!
We are happy to announce the end of the long running “Name the Stadium” contest on the FS website. With thousands of entries to wade through, we narrowed it down to 10 worthy entries and let you, the players decide via our official Facebook group. After 2 months of voting, the winning name is in, and oh boy it was a close one.. by a mere 5 votes in fact.
Cue drum roll please…
CyberSports and the Football Superstars team are pleased to announce that the stadium will be called… “Legend’s Park”
The winner(s) have been notified, and as promised, o
Pre-Season Training
Today sees an exciting time for Football Superstars and our community as we charge headlong into “pre season training”. This new release includes an all new looking PDA, new characters for you to interact with in the FS Clubhouses and a wide range of improvements, all based on lots of fantastic contributions from our community over the last couple of months.
Better Performance
With our community’s help, we have identified a huge number of performance related issues and fixed a significant amount of crashes that will improve stability for the servers and players.
Vote now to Name the Stadium
Vote for your favourite stadium name!
After almost a year, the “Name the Stadium” competition is now closed – thank you to everyone for your participation.
The rest is now up to you, the FS community. You have the chance to cast your vote, and have your say in naming the greatest stadium in the known virtual world.
In order to vote, please visit and join our Official Facebook page, then check out the poll section. Voting is really easy, and as everyone counts, you can be a part of shaping the future
The Forum Top Five
Name that game
Who would of thought when Troyster started this little game way back on the 20th May 2008 that 8 months later it would be on its 135th page with over 1300 posts and still going strong. If you think you can take on our resident gaming history expert Georgenius, pay a visit here:
Name that Game
Your Clubs Best and Worst 2 Signings – Ever
A great post started back in October by Liam Roberts.
RCL Memorial Tournament
The RCL Memorial Tournament is a 5-a-side competition beginning today (December 8th) for our Transfer Window players, but everyone will be able to follow all the action as reported by the players taking part through video, audio, and text match reports.
As of Friday morning we’ve already had enough signups for eight teams who join the remaining entrants in the draw for the group stage. After each team has played the others in their group once, the group winners will
Press Launch
Last Monday saw the official pre-launch party of Football Superstars at the Sports Café in London’s trendy Piccadilly area. With many of the CyberSports team in attendance, the scene was well and truly set for an evening of wowing journalists from all corners of the media world.
As well as many of the CyberSports London and Nottingham based staff, we were also very fortunate to have with us doghouse and johnmeyer from the forums who were on hand to demo the game as only they can, as well as the tricky task of consuming beer and pies as the day went on.
These two vocal members of the community were jo
Leaders in Football
The 7th and 8th of October saw Chelsea Football Club’s Stamford Bridge turned into an expo centre for the top brands and products in football. With representatives from all over the world participating, CyberSports were in fine form as they demoed Football Superstars to a hugely engaged audience. While we didn’t steal the show (Richard Scudamore and Lord Triesman did that well enough), we certainly made the impact we were looking to create and generated huge interest in a terrific setting.
Games Press Coverage
We have had loads of coverage appearing all over the gamer press in recent weeks – in both online and print. As we draw closer and closer to launch, this was inevitable, but what we weren’t so sure of was the media’s response to the game, and we can report that it has been nothing short of sensational. If you would like to read the various comments and previews / reviews we have had, please click on the following links to be taken to the relevant articles.
The Knowledge
CyberSports have teamed up with the masters of mini game design, Matmi, to create what has to be the best football quiz game since sliced bread. Based on a familiar format of 1 Question, 4 answers and a certain amount of time within which to answer correctly, this should fox even the most knowledgeable of footy boffins out there. With monthly prizes and gloating rights in “friends leagues” up for grabs, you would be a fool to miss out on this one.
SFC
As you would have seen from recent communications, we have officially partnered with Sheffield FC, the World’s oldest and first Football Team as recognised by FIFA. All of us at Football Superstars recognise exactly how much Sheffield FC have given to the game, and decided that partnering with a team who work by the same values as ourselves, as well as an organisation that has given so much to football would be the perfect fit.
To read more on this partnership, click here
Transfer Window
As the launch of Football Superstars gets ever closer, we are entering a period we are calling the “Transfer Window.” During this period, we are going to be enabling thousands of you to start playing the game. If you think you have what it takes to be a true Football Superstar, simply click here and if you are one of the chosen ones you could be playing in the not-too-distant future.
Football Press Day
Today we’ve been joined in the office by representatives from magazines including Match, Four Four Two, Zoo, Maxim, Talksport, and Loaded to check out Football Superstars.
After presentations from CyberSports CEO Malcolm Clark and Head of Marketing Phil Booker, SteveM fielded questions in a Q&A session.
During the lunch break Pougatch was on hand to quiz our guests, with Four Four Two’s Frank Tennyson coming out on top in a live “Beat Pougatch” – I’m reliably informed the lunch was “great.”
Later on the journos got their hands on the game for a few matches with Zoo’s Matt Mason producing the best move of the day, beating two players before delivering an inch-perfect cross for Georgenius to finish.
Community Event
As you may have read on the forums, earlier this week four of our community’s best contributors were invited to the Monumental Games studio in Nottingham to meet the team behind Football Superstars and to be the first fans to test the game.
Here’s how it happened in their words:
HageneeS:
Last week, suddenly an email appeared in my inbox with the subject: “The Most Exciting Email You’ll Receive Today”. I have to admit, exciting it certainly was. An invite to come down
VIVOX - 3D Positional Voice
We’re very happy to announce that Vivox, the market leader for integrated voice communication services in online games and virtual worlds, will be working with us to implement a 3D positional voice system for Football Superstars.
This means that using a microphone you will be able to communicate with your team-mates on and off the pitch and they will not only be able to hear you, but they will be able to hear where you are in relation to their position.
Communication is vital in football and of course this is also true in Football Superstars.
PUMA
CyberSports has signed a deal with international sportswear company Puma to incorporate their products and branding into the Football Superstars world.
Aspiring Football Superstars will begin their training in a Puma stadium and once they’ve established themselves at a club and earned some money they’ll be able to drop by a Puma store, modeled on the flagship Carnaby Street store, and pick up a pair of Puma’s v1.08 Speed Boots.
Andy Law, head of business development at CyberSports, said: “We are delighted to be working with a globally recognised football brand such as Puma.
