Football Manager 2018 is tackling homophobia in the beautiful game with a new feature that allows virtual players to come out as gay.
The welcome addition comes into play in the form of a news announcement landing in your email inbox within FM 2018.
@LokiDokigg @DoctorBenjy @milesSI Is this an early Easter Egg in the FM2018 Beta? pic.twitter.com/BWRz3KjxbL
— Lugenhimer (@lugenhimer83) October 29, 2017
After being spotted by an eager terrace tactician in the beta version, the game’s director tweeted to confirm its existence.
I wasn't expecting this to be found so quickly but yes, it's real. And you get a nice little merchandise boost if it happens in your save 😃🌈 https://t.co/sceRnqCOzo
— Miles Jacobson 💙 (@milesSI) October 29, 2017
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If a player on your team comes out in the game, you also get a financial boost due to increased support coming from the LGBT community.
Real players won’t have the feature applied to them, nor will it occur for players based in countries where being gay is illegal.
Last year’s instalment of the sofa smart-arses’ favourite footy sim had a built-in Brexit simulator to better reflect the political climate outside of the game.
Football Manager 2018 is out on November 10, so stay tuned for our full review.
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