<s>
Ashes	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
2013	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cricket	B-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Trickstar	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
505	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
22	O
November	O
2013	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
exclusively	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
on	O
28	O
November	O
2013	O
the	O
publisher	O
505	O
Games	O
formally	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
and	O
that	O
refunds	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
given	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
had	O
purchased	O
it	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashes	O
2013	O
featured	O
the	O
official	O
licensed	O
Australian	O
and	O
English	O
cricket	B-Application
teams	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
14	O
unlicensed	O
national	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
and	O
retail	O
PC	O
releases	O
were	O
all	O
cancelled	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
troubled	O
development	O
and	O
brief	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
the	O
complete	O
2013	O
Ashes	O
cricket	B-Application
event	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
started	O
a	O
weekly	O
video	O
diary	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
Ashes	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
2013	I-Application
Facebook	O
page	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
flow	O
of	O
updates	O
dried	O
up	O
over	O
time	O
and	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
22	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
negative	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
cricket	B-Application
fans	O
and	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
were	O
several	O
videos	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
featuring	O
extensive	O
bugs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Ashes	B-Application
Cricket	I-Application
2013	I-Application
Facebook	O
page	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
deleted	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Twitter	O
feed	O
has	O
remained	O
inactive	O
since	O
July	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publisher	O
505	O
Games	O
apologized	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
users	O
and	O
turned	O
its	O
attention	O
to	O
"	O
protecting	O
the	O
Ashes	O
name	O
and	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
ECB	O
and	O
Cricket	B-Application
Australia	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
