Melbourne, Australia-based developer Big Ant Studios has today revealed a swathe of new and updated features coming in December’s Don Bradman Cricket 17. The full feature list includes a deeper career mode, more creation options, tweaked bowling and fielding play, and various presentation enhancements.

“ We really wanted to approach Don Bradman Cricket 17 as a response to fan requests.

The new logo editor.

The stadium creator at work.

“We really wanted to approach Don Bradman Cricket 17 as a response to fan requests,” said Big Ant CEO Ross Symons in a statement. “Each of the features that have been added or improved in this new game addresses our most frequently-requested updates. We would like to thank all of our fans for the support over the years, and we can’t wait to get your thoughts on this latest release.”DBC 17 will also be brimming with new creation tools. In addition to the expanded character creation system DBC 17 will also boast a logo editor (which will allow players to recreate their own team logos and sponsorships on their uniforms and bats) and a “full and comprehensive stadium creator mode that will allow players to recreate their own local cricket ground in-game.”“You can basically edit and share, and share across platform, too, and import from Photoshop [on PC],” Symons told IGN. “So basically you’ll be able to do what you want.”“It’s going to be a cricket sandbox, really. Essentially the stadium creator ties it all together.”Big Ant has also explained spin bowling has been honed to be “more similar in execution to pace bowling” and fielders now have separate fielding attributes and skills. There will be new mechanics for infield and slips catching and players who select wicket keepers “can look forward to having a more significant role in games.”The commentary has reportedly been “vastly expanded” to support better responses to in-game events and feature “authentic banter between the commentators in the box”, and Big Ant is also promising new graphs and stats will be included in the presentation.Can’t wait until December? PC players can download the free nets mode for DBC 17 via Steam from today.

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