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FM25: The Game That Never Was

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2025… bloody hell. What a rough year this has been already, and we’re not even halfway through February yet!

We’ve had devastating wildfires in California, unprecedented storms in the United Kingdom, ongoing war in Ukraine, Donald Trump starting his second reign of terror, and – worst of all – a young black man daring to make fun of Erling Haaland.

And now we’ve had confirmation – after months of delay and speculation – that Football Manager 25 has been cancelled. FM’s hotly-anticipated overhaul with the Unity game engine will not be happening… at least not this season.

After having a few days to digest the news, I will now deliver my thoughts on how the FM25 saga unfolded, where Sports Interactive went wrong, and why scrapping the game was the right decision. Continue reading “FM25: The Game That Never Was” →

Football Manager 25: The Waiting Game

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Real Madrid are the European champions, spurred on by an enigmatic English midfielder. Arsenal actually have a decent team as well. Kylie Minogue is one of the world’s biggest popstars. Labour are in Government, and the Tories are in chaos. People are very worried about war in the Middle East.

And Sports Interactive have delayed the release of their new football management game until March.

Wait a minute. Have we gone back 22 years? Continue reading “Football Manager 25: The Waiting Game” →

Blog Update #8

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Another season at Fuller FM is coming to an end and… well, it’s been a weird one, hasn’t it?

In my annual blog update, I will deliver my final thoughts on Football Manager 2024. I’ll also look back on everything I’ve posted here in the past year – including a frustrating career at Millwall and an even more disastrous one in Kraków – before looking ahead to the next Football Manager game.

But first, just in case you weren’t aware, I have big news! Continue reading “Blog Update #8” →

Football Manager 25: International Blues

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Let’s talk about Football Manager 25. Again.

Last week, Sports Interactive’s studio director Miles Jacobson released another Development Update for the next Football Manager game. He also patted everyone on the back after the recent FM World Cup in Liverpool, but who honestly cares about that now?

Anyway, this update is a big one, and Jacobson has some major news about how international management will work in FM25… or, more specifically, how it won’t. Continue reading “Football Manager 25: International Blues” →

Football Manager 25: What We Know So Far

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Hello again. I’m glad you’ve come. You’ve obviously heard there’s a new Football Manager game on the way.

As a new club football season draws closer, the excitement about the next installment of FM is ramping up. Last week, Sports Interactive’s studio director Miles Jacobson wrote a lengthy Development Update in which he gave us an early look at FM25’s revamped user interface – and explained some big changes coming to the game.

This is a follow-up to last year’s “The Future of Football Manager” update, where Jacobson first announced that SI were planning big changes on FM25. If you want to read my thoughts on that, you can read them here.

But now that the dragonfly is out of the bag, let’s talk a bit more about Football Manager 2025… or, should I say, Football Manager 25. Continue reading “Football Manager 25: What We Know So Far” →