Games Toaster: GAA game in August - retailers, “We have nothing further to report”

Game_preorder__for_gaa_game_1 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...

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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.

Posted by: gavan67 | Thursday, August 04, 2005 at 09:56 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.

Posted by: BombeR | Sunday, August 07, 2005 at 01:46 PM

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

Posted by: noshankus | Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 04:12 PM

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

Posted by: cian | Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 12:24 AM

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

Posted by: Mark | Monday, September 26, 2005 at 04:25 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.

Posted by: Mark | Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 04:23 PM