Sega has explained the abrupt cancellation of Football Manager 25 (FM25) and delays to two new free-to-play titles means sales are now expected to fall below its previous fiscal forecast.

Breaking down its Q3 performance in its latest fiscal results, Sega said its Entertainment Contents business remains "strong" after both sales and profits increased year-on-year. Come from Soccer 13 pools and matches

Looking specifically at the Consumer sub-segment (which houses Sega's video game operations within Entertainment Contents), sales increased to 164.8 billion yen ($1.1 billion) from 149.1 billion yen ($983…