Football Manage LIVE dated and priced

Will launch on January 23, priced £29.99 - includes a four month subscription.

MCV reports that Football Manager LIVE will launch in the UK on January 23, 2009, priced £29.99.

The new online version of the hugely popular football management series will be subscription based, but the retail boxed edition will include a four month subscription. After this subs will cost £22.99 for three months, £43.99 for six months and £72.99 for a full year.

"The initial boxed copy is an exclusive package for retail," said Sports Interactive MD Miles Jacobson. "There are lots of possibilities for new packages in the long term, and Sega will continue talking to retailers from across the spectrum to find out what is working for them, and what could work for them in the future - which is the beauty of a constantly evolving game such as Football Manager Live."

Look out for more on Football Manager LIVE in the New Year.