Ashes Cricket 2013

Bowled out

If attempting to cash-in on a major sporting event, it's normally a good idea to release a game before that event takes place. That's a key lesson forgotten by 505 Games, which has today confirmed that Ashes Cricket 2013 will now arrive in November ahead of the return real-life series in Australia, missing the boat on the Summer's extravaganza currently underway in the UK.

Originally planned for earlier this Summer, the Trickstar-developed game has been kept in the dark, with no in-game footage shown to date. This suggested that the odds of it even arriving during the current five test Ashes series (five 5-day matches between England and Australia, if you're unaware) were particularly slim, so the delay is no surprise. In the official press release Tim Woodley, Senior Vice President Global Brand & Marketing for 505 Games, was surprisingly honest about the situation.

Will the game arrive before the second Ashes series of 2013 starts in Australia towards the end of the year.