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The publisher issued full refunds to all purchasers and issued a public apology to the ECB and Cricket Australia for failing to protect the Ashes brand. Technical Issues

Following a viral surge of "glitch videos" on YouTube, 505 Games took the unprecedented step of removing the game from Steam and canceling all future production.

Originally released on PC (Steam); console versions for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U were canceled. Release Date: November 22, 2013. Cancellation Date: November 28, 2013. The Failure and Cancellation ashes-cricket-2013-game

Despite being a 2013 release, the visual quality was compared unfavorably to titles from a decade prior.

Reviewers and consumers from platforms like IGN and Rock Paper Shotgun identified several core failures: The publisher issued full refunds to all purchasers

Batting and bowling inputs were often unresponsive or erratic.

The game was intended to coincide with the 2013 Ashes series in England but faced a five-month delay as it was "not worthy of the Ashes name" at the time. Upon its eventual late-November release, it was met with overwhelming negative feedback. Release Date: November 22, 2013

Fielders would often ignore the ball or perform "dancing" glitches.