PRESS RELEASE: NACON: Announcing Cricket 22: A New Era Of Cricket Games Has Arrived!
October 07 2021 - 2:00AM
PRESS RELEASE: NACON: Announcing Cricket 22: A New Era Of Cricket
Games Has Arrived!
Announcing Cricket 22:
A New Era
Of Cricket Games Has Arrived!
Including The Ashes, Big Bash, The Hundred,
Caribbean Premier League, Cricket 22 Is The Biggest Cricket
Simulation Ever Made
Lesquin,
October 7: Big Ant Studios and Nacon are thrilled
to announce that the long-awaited Cricket
22: The Official Game of The Ashes will arrive
this November. A true next-generation effort that builds on the
massive success of Cricket 19, Cricket 22 will deliver the most
robust, substantial game of cricket that fans have ever seen.
Not only will Cricket 22 feature the perennial
favourite Ashes competition, but the scope of licenses featured in
the game has expanded massively. Cricket fans will be able to enjoy
Australia’s Big Bash T20 competition, the hugely innovative The
Hundred in England, the tropical party of the CPL in the Caribbean,
and take to the international field of battle with fully-licensed
teams from Australia, England, The West Indies, New Zealand and
Ireland.
And, in keeping with Big Ant’s commitment to
equality and equal representation, both the Men’s and Women’s games
have been replicated across all of Cricket 22.
Building the next generation of
cricket
Driven by fan feedback, Cricket 22 also features
a bevy of new innovations, including:
-
All-new bowling and fielding
controls; whether it’s a feisty fast bouncer, or the
satisfying “snap” as you hurl the ball from the infield for a
precision run-out, Cricket 22 features refined, tight controls that
enable you to play your best game of cricket.
- A deep,
narrative-driven career mode; you are in control on and
off the field. You manage your training and press conferences, deal
with injuries, and decide your path towards international
glory!
- It’s the
most accessible cricket game yet; New to Cricket? Cricket
22 makes it easier to get into the game than ever before, with a
completely overhauled series of tutorials and first-time user
experience. Cricket 22 is the most detailed simulation of the sport
that Big Ant has ever created, and thanks to these tutorials we’ll
have you out there batting and bowling like a pro in no time.
- An
all-new commentary team; Cricket 22 brings a star-studded
commentary team, featuring Michael Atherton, Ian Healy, Mel Jones,
Alison Mitchell and David Gower. Every shot will be called with
greater depth and analysis than ever before, and for the first time
ever in a sports game, there will be an all-women commentary team,
further deepening the representation of women in the Cricket 22
experience.
- The
best-looking cricket ever; Cricket 22 takes full advantage
of the capabilities of the latest generation of hardware. Not only
does the game load with blinding speed, getting you into the action
more quickly than ever before, it also includes a full suite of
visual updates, including incredible real-time ray tracing
elements, providing the most visually realistic game of cricket
ever seen.
“The number of cricket fans that have been
asking us about our next-generation cricket plans has been
overwhelming,” Big Ant CEO, Ross Symons, said. “We’re incredibly
excited by what we’re able to bring to the table with Cricket 22.
This is our fifth cricket simulation title, and it really
represents the cumulation of everything that we’ve learned on this
ten-year (and counting) journey. We have the most passionate fans,
and we can’t wait to get this into their hands.”
Russell James, ECB Sales & Marketing
Director said, “we are thrilled to be partnering with Big Ant again
for the hugely exciting Cricket 22 game. Cricket is a game for
everyone and whether taking on the challenge of playing an Ashes
Test or facing the best men’s and women’s white ball cricketers in
the world in The Hundred, Cricket 22 has everything cricket fans
could want.”
“Cricket Australia is proud to partner once
again with Australian game developer Big Ant Studios to bring such
a visually realistic video game to our passionate fans,” Cricket
Australia CEO, Nick Hockley said. “The Ashes is one of the greatest
rivalries in world sport and we can’t wait to bring the game of
cricket to new audiences via Cricket 22.”
Release details and Early
Access
Cricket 22 releases on 25 November
2021. Pre-orders on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox will have
access to Cricket 22 THE NETS CHALLENGE from mid-October
2021, which gives fans early access to part of the Cricket
22 gameplay experience, including nets and training games, ensuring
that by the day of release they’ll be ready to take on
the best in the world.
In further great news, fans that buy the game on
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be able to upgrade for free when
they purchase the new generation of hardware.
Cricket 22 for Nintendo Switch will be available
in January 2022.
Follow this link to download assets
of Cricket 22
Find us on Facebook and Twitter.
Cricket 22 @BigAntStudios
All NACON games and accessories:
nacongaming.com
PRESS CONTACTS
Big Ant - Matt Sainsbury,
matthew.sainsbury@bigant.comNACON – Marjorie Roy,
mroy@nacon.fr
About NACON
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded
in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the
video game market. By bringing together its 12 development studios,
the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of
premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the
service of players. This new unified business unit strengthens
NACON's position in the market and enables it to innovate by
creating new unique competitive
advantages. https://corporate.nacongaming.com/
About Big Ant Studios
Big Ant Studios, a wholly-owned Nacon subsidiary, is one of
Australia’s largest and longest-running game development studios,
having developed and published games from historic platforms
including the Game Boy Advance® and PlayStation Portable®, through
to PlayStation ®5, Xbox Series®X and Nintendo Switch®. Best known
for producing high quality sports titles, Big Ant Studios have
developed the highest selling AFL, Rugby League, Lacrosse and
Cricket games of all time.
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