For the first time in 20 years, Football Manager is missing its fall release date – the devs “simply cannot compromise” by “rushing to release it in November”

For the last two decades, Football Manager has always come out in time for October or November. It’s one of the year’s most reliable sights in league with Call of Duty or Christmas trees, but someone better keep an eye on Santa because Football Manager 2025 has been delayed to next year.Developer Sports Interactive and publisher Sega announced the series’ first delay in 20 years via a blog post, revealing that Football Manager 2025’s November release date had been pushed until next March with “specific platform release dates” still to come. The annual sports series had a minor delay earlier in the year, but the studio explained that “this additional time has not been sufficient to ensure the game quality and experience meets your expectations and our very high standards.” Different areas of production had apparently “been moving slower than we had predicted – despite everyone in the team working at an incredible pace to try and get everything done.”Sports Interactive called Footba…

Valheim takes notes from cozy games like Stardew Valley with an update that adds cooking and farming skills, as well as new feasts

Survival game Valheim is set to get significantly cozier thanks to a new update that’s bringing all-new cooking and farming skills, making it feel a lot more akin to a game like Stardew Valley.This is coming as part of ‘The Bog Witch’ update, which is also set to add a new vendor – the titular witch – to Valheim’s swamp biome. This new face will have spices and potions aplenty on offer, as well as new materials for tools and crafting recipes. Gold can also be exchanged for ingredients usable in endurance, strength, and dexterity-enhancing Meads, Tonics, and Draughts.That’s just the start, though, as the specialized Cooking skill is where it’s at for anyone wanting to step into the shoes of a humble chef. Leveling it up by cooking dishes will make preparing culinary delights an even faster process, and grant the chance of crafting additional food items at the same time. Also coming as part of these delicious additions is the arrival of eight new ‘feasts’ – huge banquet…