The wait is finally over. After months of hard work, Sports Interactive have released the first trailer for Football Manager 25 – a game that has been described as “the biggest technical and visual advancement for the series in a generation.”
To kick things off, FM25 will be the first Football Manager to use Unity – a game engine that powers many of the world’s best-known games.
As a result, Sports Interactive say the user interface has been completely revamped, and they’ve used insights of how different types of people play the games to produce “an experience that’s slicker and smarter in its navigation without compromising on detail.”
On top of the above, new volumetric player animation taken from real football matches will bring players closer to the action on matchdays.
Earlier this year, Sports Interactive signed a multi-year partnership with the Premier League, meaning all 20 clubs from England’s top flight will be licensed in future editions of FM.
Women’s Football will also make its long-awaited series debut in FM25, joining the men’s game in one ecosystem.
So when will the game be released?
Just weeks after Sports Interactive studio director Miles Jacobson said that the game would be delayed from early November to late November, it has been announced that FM25 will launch globally from 26 November.
“It’s a great honour today to be confirming the forthcoming release of Football Manager 25,” said Jacobson.
“As I’ve mentioned in interviews and development updates, the FM25 cycle has been challenging for the entire SI team.
“FM25 is just the starting point for the studio’s next 20, 30 years. It’s also the point where the world gets to see two of our multi-year projects come to fruition: the switch to the Unity engine and the introduction of Women’s Football. It gives us a real sense of achievement to begin sharing our hard work with you and we’re really looking forward to showing you more of the game in the weeks before the game’s release.”
In addition to the above, the first in-game screenshots from Football Manager 25 have been released on Steam.
Image credit: Sports Interactive
Image credit: Sports Interactive
Image credit: Sports Interactive
The studio will once again be releasing on Nintendo Switch, with Football Manager 25 Touch planned to launch on 3 December. Sports Interactive say further information on the release of FM25 Touch will follow in the coming weeks.
Football Manager 25 Mobile is also set to be scheduled to launch as a Netflix exclusive on 26 November.