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'''''Ashes Cricket 2013''''' was a cricket video game developed by 505 Games. The game was said to be unfit for release when it appeared on Steam in November 2013, with many people criticizing its numerous bugs. There was a large amount of dissatisfaction, among fans of the series, with the state of the game overall. Following the backlash, 505 Games pulled the game from Steam. It was only "officially" available for 4 days, meaning the game can no longer be legitimately obtained outside of trading or any third party sites that happen to still have valid keys.
'''''Ashes Cricket 2013''''' was a cricket video game developed by Trickstar Games and published by 505 Games.<ref>[https://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/20/first-details-for-ashes-cricket-2013-revealed] An article naming both the developer and publisher of the game</ref> The game was released on November 22nd, 2013 on Steam, with plans for '''three console ports''' in the future (the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U specifically).<ref>[https://www.eurogamer.net/not-fit-for-purpose-ashes-cricket-2013-pulled-from-steam] An article mentioning that "PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U Versions were in the works" prior to the game being pulled from steam.</ref> Upon release, however, the game was almost immediately panned by critics and consumers for its numerous bugs, and fans of the series were overall highly dissatisfied by it.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/videos/the-gist-5-of-the-worst-games-of-2013/2300-6416658/] A top five list of the worst games of 2013, featuring Ashes Cricket. </ref> All of this led 505 Games to pull it from Steam after only four days as well as officially canceling all development on the game on November 28th, including the ports.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ashes-cricket-2013-cancelled/1100-6416479/]An article about the cancellation of Ashes Cricket.</ref> While the Steam version can still potentially be obtained through unused keys, there's no way to get any of the console ports, and it's unknown if any work was done on them at all or if any versions would have had system-exclusive features, like Wii U touchscreen functionality.
 
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This led to console versions and the retail release being cancelled as well. While the Steam version is still available in some form, the unreleased console ports can not.
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 23 November 2022

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Game cover.

Status: Lost

Ashes Cricket 2013 was a cricket video game developed by Trickstar Games and published by 505 Games.[1] The game was released on November 22nd, 2013 on Steam, with plans for three console ports in the future (the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U specifically).[2] Upon release, however, the game was almost immediately panned by critics and consumers for its numerous bugs, and fans of the series were overall highly dissatisfied by it.[3] All of this led 505 Games to pull it from Steam after only four days as well as officially canceling all development on the game on November 28th, including the ports.[4] While the Steam version can still potentially be obtained through unused keys, there's no way to get any of the console ports, and it's unknown if any work was done on them at all or if any versions would have had system-exclusive features, like Wii U touchscreen functionality.

Gallery

Gameplay provided by Cr1tikal.

More gameplay footage.

  1. [1] An article naming both the developer and publisher of the game
  2. [2] An article mentioning that "PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U Versions were in the works" prior to the game being pulled from steam.
  3. [3] A top five list of the worst games of 2013, featuring Ashes Cricket.
  4. [4]An article about the cancellation of Ashes Cricket.