Popular video game "Football Manager" announced on Friday that its delayed 2025 edition has been cancelled as the "overarching player experience and interface is not where we need it to be."

There's been quite a lot of gloomy speculation about a potential video game crash coming. After heavy layoffs over the past two years, the cancellation of big budget titles continues to add fuel to the idea that the numbers aren't adding up.

Sega and Sports Interactive have canceled Football Manager 25 across all platforms after what has been a difficult development. It’s the first time the long-running sports sim series has skipped a year entirely since it began in 2004.

FM25, the Football Manager title that was due for release in March 2025, has been cancelled by developers Sports Interactive, who have provided further information on the decision and refunds

Sports Interactive has announced that the 2025 version of Football Manager, its popular football management video game series, has been cancelled. A statement from its British developer Sports Interactive said that “following extensive internal discussion and careful consideration” with licensor and partner Sega,

Football Manager 2025 has finally been scrapped after two previous delays, with Sports Interactive now set to focus on the 2026 release. FM25 had previously been teased as the biggest leap forward for the popular video game series,

After a couple of delays, Football Manager 2025 developer Sports Interactive finally cancels the upcoming management sim.

Why were things falling behind in the first place? And will Football Manager 2026 avoid the same issues? Here's everything we know so far. Why FM2025 was cancel