GAA game in August – retailers, “We have nothing further to report” – Sony
Early today Games Toaster asked Sony Computer Entertainment Ireland
for any fresh information on the GAA computer game for PlayStation 2,
‘Gaelic Football 2005′. “Maybe a release date/month this year?” we
asked. Sony replied telling us “We have nothing further to report on
the game, sorry!”, adding “As soon as we do, you’ll be the first to
know”.
However, retailers are currently telling a different story, at least one retailer, Smiths Toys, displaying an in-store release of August. While the website of Game, the UK games retailers with Irish stores, game.net states “Aug-2005″
(pictured above). But it is worth noting that retails often get release
dates wrong, and are known to retract them after articles similar to
this are published.
The license for a GAA game was originally with the now defunct Irish
developer Pooka Games. In October of 2003, Sony and the GAA held a
press-launch stating the game, then titled ‘Gaelic Football 2004′,
would be released mid-2004 – at the time the news was coved by the
national press, including the Irish Times, and the Independent, which created overwhelming interest.
At this point the development was – and to our knowledge still is – in the hands of IR Gurus,
an independent Australian games developer. Gaelic Football is expected
to be made using an edited version of the developer’s game engine for
their ‘AFL Live 2005′ Australian football game. At one stage it was
said that a Hurling title would be looked at if the GAA football
project went well.
Once Games Toaster knows any more you’ll be the first we’ll tell…
Related articles
- GAA game delay, normal for games industry (January 28, 2005)
- GAA Football Computer Game for 2004 (October 28, 2003)
gavan67 on Thu, 4th Aug 2005 9:56 pm
this game will either rock or suck. it will be interesting to see if
has player ratings(mattie fordes will be off the charts) if it has half
the specs and grafics of fifa it should do really well. but because we
r d irish we will buy it even if it is crap.
BombeR on Sun, 7th Aug 2005 1:46 pm
I have been waiting for this game for soo long now and can’t wait
for it to come out, that is if it ever does actually come out. I can’t
wait to win sam for antrim!!
‘mon Antrim
and if the graffics r a touch on pro evo and fifa it will be special
and the game will be hard to find in shops cus us irish will hav it
cleaned out of every shop.
noshankus on Tue, 16th Aug 2005 4:12 pm
Likely the graphics will be similar to their AFL Premiership 2005
game (screenshots available at http://www.irgurus.com – select “Games”).
cian on Wed, 17th Aug 2005 12:24 am
If the screenshots of AFL Premiership 2005 are any thing to go by,
this game is going to have better graphics than fifa and pro evo put
together
Mark on Mon, 26th Sep 2005 4:25 pm
Will be called Gaelic Games: Football as shown in programme for All
Ireland final. Will be launched in October when the International Rules
is on. Eye toy can be used with it
Mark on Thu, 29th Sep 2005 4:23 pm
Out next month, pictures in Irish news Ads to air very soon, next
week I think. Micheal o Muireaheactigh is the commentator, in both
Irish and English.
Ad can be downloaded somewhere according to the Irish news, which has screenshots of the game, don’t know where though.
Foggy on Thu, 29th Sep 2005 5:05 pm
its out in ireland on november 11 and the first tv ad for it can be downloaded http://media.putfile.com/PlaystationGAAad
Games Toaster on Thu, 29th Sep 2005 11:02 pm
We’ve had two news stories since this one, one with the release date
before the press release was put out (an exclusive, you could say)…
http://tinyurl.com/amhtw
:and another after, with the details of the press release…
http://tinyurl.com/dhf5s
aidan on Mon, 3rd Oct 2005 5:41 pm
waitin 4 ages 4 dis game hope it comes out soon . gaillimh abu
noshankus on Tue, 4th Oct 2005 9:30 am
Excelent! =)
11th November =)
http://www.irgurus.com/