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)

Comments

[gavan67]

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]

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]

Likely the graphics will be similar to their AFL Premiership 2005 game (screenshots available at www.irgurus.com - select "Games").

[cian]

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]

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]

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]

its out in ireland on november 11 and the first tv ad for it can be downloaded http://media.putfile.com/PlaystationGAAad

[Games Toaster]

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]

waitin 4 ages 4 dis game hope it comes out soon . gaillimh abu

[noshankus]

Excelent! =)

11th November =)

http://www.irgurus.com/