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Cricket 24 was today announced by Big Ant and is expected on consoles from June.
The title will be available on Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4 and PS5 sometime in June, and will be followed up with a release on Switch in November of this year.
“The passion and excitement shown by our fans at the prospect of another game being released before the upcoming Ashes has been overwhelming,” Big Ant CEO, Ross Symons, said. “We’ve been working incredibly hard with cricket boards all over the world to bring what is the deepest, most realistic video game representation of the sport ever. I believe Cricket 24 will bring something special for cricket fans all over the world, it is the first truly global cricket video game.”
“Cricket Australia is excited to once again partner with Big Ant Studios to bring such an interactive and realistic video game to cricket fans in time for upcoming Ashes Series in England,” Cricket Australia CEO Nick Hockley said. “The Ashes is one of world sport’s greatest rivalries and it brilliant that fans will be able to play their own Ashes series through Cricket 24 and emulate their favourite players and teams.”
Big Ant has also promised that has a committment to “equality and equal representation with both the Men’s and Women’s cricket having equal representation throughout.”
We’ll have more on Cricket 24 as it’s made available.
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