The makers of Football Manager have cancelled the 2025 release of the game after a series of delays.Sports Interactive (SI) announced that FM25 had been scrapped, with the games makers turning their attention to future games, with the next release usually due in November. SI, which is owned by the gaming company Sega, apologised to fans after making the difficult decision to cancel the game after a number of technical hitches.We know this will come as a huge disappointment, especially given that the release date has already moved twice, and [fans] have been eagerly anticipating the first gameplay reveal, a statement said.The games makers said they had planned to create the biggest technical and visual advancement in the series for a generation but that had proven impossible.They said: While many areas of the game have hit our targets, the overarching player experience and interface is not where we need it to be. We could have pressed on, released FM25 in its current state, and fixed things down the line but thats 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.skip past newsletter promotionSign up to Pushing ButtonsFree weekly newsletterKeza MacDonald's weekly look at the world of gamingPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionSI will not update the 2024 version of the game with 2025s squad and transfer information, but said it would provide full refunds to fans who ordered FM25.