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Football Manager 2025 CANCELLED!

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Football Manager 2025 CANCELLED!
Sega and Sports Interactive have decided to scrap the release of Football Manager 2025 after lengthy issues in its development.

Ever since the official trailer was released in September 2024, fans have been eagerly awaiting the latest release in the beloved Football Manager series.

The game was originally due to be released in November 2024 and feature women's football teams and players for the first time.

It was then pushed back to March 2025 due to the transition to Unity, a shift that was touted as the most significant technical and visual leap in the series for a generation.

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Despite assurances that the first gameplay footage would be unveiled in January 2025, fans had feared the worst.

And now it has been confirmed that FM25 has been officially binned.

Developers Sports Interactive released a statement on Friday announcing that they would not be releasing the game and instead turn their focus to FM26, which is expected to arrive later this year.
We know this will come as a huge disappointment, especially given that the release date has already moved twice, and you have been eagerly anticipating the first gameplay reveal. We can only apologise for the time it has taken to communicate this decision. Due to stakeholder compliance, including legal and financial regulations, today was the earliest date that we could issue this statement.

We have always prided ourselves on delivering the best value for money games that bring you countless hours of enjoyment, that feel worth every moment and every penny you spend. With the launch of FM25 we set out to create the biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation, laying the building blocks for a new era.

Due to a variety of challenges that we've been open about to date, and many more unforeseen, we currently haven't achieved what we set out to do in enough areas of the game, despite the phenomenal efforts of our team. Each decision to delay the release was made with the aim of getting the game closer to the desired level but, as we approached critical milestones at the turn of the year, it became unmistakably clear that we would not achieve the standard required, even with the adjusted timeline.

Whilst many areas of the game have hit our targets, the overarching player experience and interface is not where we need it to be. As extensive evaluation has demonstrated, including consumer playtesting, we have clear validation for the new direction of the game and are getting close – however, we're too far away from the standards you deserve.

We could have pressed on, released FM25 in its current state, and fixed things down the line - but that's not the right thing to do. We were also unwilling to go beyond a March release as it would be too late in the football season to expect players to then buy another game later in the year.

Through the cancellation, every effort is now focused on ensuring that our next release achieves our goal and hits the quality level we all expect. We will update you on how we are progressing with that as soon as we are able to do so.
The 2024/25 season will be the first without a new Football Manager since the series switched to that name from Championship Manager in 2004/05.

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