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Big Production On AFL Premiership 2005

The HearaldSun has an article on the larger production involved in the development of AFL Premiership 2005, which publisher support from Sony has afforded IR Gurus.

"Developer IR Gurus Interactive has rebuilt the game from the ground up, revamping everything from the computer code to graphic animations and sound. The result, according to company director Andrew Niere, is probably the best AFL simulation yet...

The number of computer programmers dedicated to the game has been boosted from six to 14."

Motion capture from two rookie players from the Sydney Swans provide 300 new animations for the 670 players in the game. Official statistics are expected to be included, from player details such as height and weight, to how many goals they've scored. Other improvments which include AI and gameplay, along with the DigiMask technology, where players will be able to scan their own faces with EyeToy for ingame use, will make this game a must for AFL fans!

** Just updated this news item with a correction. IR Gurus are working on AFL Premiership 2005, and not AFL 2006.

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  • 1. AFL FAN - Thursday, May 05, 2005 - 9:50:33 PM
    So when will the new game be released? Is it totally new or a repeat of the old one? Will it have current team rosters? I know Sonyhas the license. Will 2005 be different from 2006? Thanks.
  • 2. mike son - Monday, May 09, 2005 - 10:49:01 PM
    no
  • 3. AFL GAME ON PS2 FAN - Tuesday, May 10, 2005 - 8:55:37 PM
    I HOPE ITS BETTER THAN 2004 AND WHEN IS IT BEING RELEASED?
  • 4. MACCA - Monday, May 23, 2005 - 12:38:18 PM
    released JULY 2005
  • 5. WALTER - Tuesday, May 24, 2005 - 3:25:18 PM
    2 MANY WERE SECONDS FROM THERE. IT WANT GOOD ON FOR THE DOGS TO SEE HIM
  • 6. bazz - Tuesday, June 14, 2005 - 9:05:45 PM
    is it 2005 or 2006
  • 7. - Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 12:16:38 PM
    2005..
  • 8. - Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 12:22:29 PM
    btw there will be most likely a 2006 edition coming out as well (production not started), but the 2005 one is different then the 2006 one. The 2005 one is coming out in July
  • 9. - Saturday, June 18, 2005 - 10:20:10 PM
    Is it going to have fighting and can u walk up to someone and hit them
  • 10. Lutters - Monday, June 20, 2005 - 11:44:52 AM
    can you create players?
  • 11. WALTER - Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 3:16:24 PM
    there wasnt him there because they saw the vaccum vleaner and wanted it to be on it for her to see him sitting there
  • 12. - Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 7:51:15 PM
    is it AFL Premiership 2005 or AFL 2006
  • 13. - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 11:49:09 AM
    You should be able to start fights and if you win then the momentum of the game changes toward your team. You need to be able to create players also.
  • 14. WALTER - Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 8:09:05 PM
    NOOO
  • 15. urghhhhhhhh - Tuesday, July 05, 2005 - 12:51:12 PM
    the probability of ir gurus stuffing this afl game up and ripping
    the public off again must be a pretty safe bet
  • 16. - Wednesday, July 06, 2005 - 4:52:13 PM
    when is this going to be released, we have had so many false promises... from being released in april this year to saying it has already been released, i havent seen or heard about it!
  • 17. Kelso - Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 8:01:13 PM
    iv got a few questions please anser how long can u be suspended (how big are the fights?) any date of relese beside month
  • 18. Micro - Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 8:06:36 PM
    can u use cheats from different games such as star wars epesode 3 and use the chareters to take over the game or play football it would usefull to use darth vader if not plese make it happen
  • 19. Joe - Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 8:13:40 PM
    Great idea Micro i love star wars !!!
  • 20. Jimidy - Thursday, July 07, 2005 - 8:43:43 PM
    Please do not take Micro as a joke he is my best friend we work on the computer together and writing to the compenies can you put star wars in the action they all say no i dont no why everybody likes star wars i hope in the future the charecters will be real and the army men instead of using guns they will use lightsabers? i hope you can add these features to the game by te way i love the afl and your other games like afl live 2003, 2004 and afl live 2004 premiership edition, i also wish you could put football players in star wars games but for now and the future may the force be with you

    ps. Who loves star wars and the afl?

  • 21. - Friday, July 08, 2005 - 1:46:55 PM
    try going down to your local EB and placing a order, they are taking preorders onw
  • 22. WALTER - Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 6:01:59 PM
    THE GAME WAS ON THE BEFORE THE GAME BECAUSE I WAS WHACHING IT WITH HIM AND THERE WASNT ON. I THINK THEY ARNT MAKING IT ANYMORE FOR THEM
  • 23. - Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 9:22:42 PM
    huh?
  • 24. michael - Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 9:55:09 PM
    whens it released
  • 25. brendan - Sunday, August 07, 2005 - 7:52:33 PM
    will it be on pc or xbox cause it should be because i dont have a ps2
  • 26. - Monday, August 08, 2005 - 12:59:41 AM
    likely to be available for xbox and pc, but at this time the details can't be confirmed (just because of the grace period IR Gurus have with sony -- i.e. sony want to get a few months of exclusive ps2 marketting out there and having a xbox and pc will hurt their sales)
  • 27. - Monday, August 08, 2005 - 5:45:32 PM
    its coming out september 8
  • 28. - Saturday, August 13, 2005 - 1:23:54 AM
    according 2 eb's dealer they are getting it 25th of august
  • 29. - Tuesday, August 16, 2005 - 6:06:35 PM
    hopefully will be coming out on or before August 30th, according to EB Games. i pray to god that its on the box though
  • 30. mfrajman - Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 8:34:34 AM
    r u sure its coming out on pc? i heard u can do trades at da end of da season
  • 31. scaz - Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 1:47:12 PM
    september 8 for sure
  • 32. the sainter - Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 5:28:02 PM
    i wonder if you can throw punches at the players
  • 33. the sainter - Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 5:30:23 PM
    i wonder if you can have big brawls
  • 34. boo - Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 6:55:10 PM
    nah they have said there will be no fighting because of the AFL licencing
  • 35. - Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - 8:03:34 PM
    national drafts are in it
  • 36. the sainter - Thursday, August 18, 2005 - 9:26:47 PM
    how do u get suspended if ya cant have a fight..
  • 37. AzN BoY - Friday, August 19, 2005 - 9:53:53 PM
    It's gonna be released septrmber 8th for sure guys.......20 more days. for the xbox fans its out on the 1st of october...sry guys
  • 38. luke - Monday, August 22, 2005 - 2:32:10 PM
    will there be the current rosters of the 2005 season on the gameor will it be the 2004 rosters
  • 39. fev - Monday, August 22, 2005 - 4:41:17 PM
    some say it comes out sept. 8 and some say sept. 22. which is it?
  • 40. Some Dude - Monday, August 22, 2005 - 8:53:33 PM
    If it's out of those two them it would be the 8th of Sept
  • 41. Damon - Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 9:20:41 AM
    All i want is the afl 2005 xbox game to come out i'm really getting tired of wating for this game even though i love afl so much i reckon the afl 2003 sucked but i was a freak about 2004 i recked my afl 2004 premiershi edition well i did'nt really reck it my little 2 year old brother recked it i really wan't to know now where the af game is going to come out that means the 2005 one.
  • 42. Bick - Tuesday, August 23, 2005 - 8:54:44 PM
    Better be on xbox or ill get pissed off at ps2 players and eat them for supper
  • 43. Ryan - Wednesday, August 24, 2005 - 12:02:56 PM
    The release date has been pushed back to the 22nd of Sept as there is a major bug they have just detected. No Xbox version - PS2 exclusive for now.
  • 44. RAPPER - Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 1:58:23 PM
    The AFL Premiership 2005 comes out 8 of Sep
  • 45. Aussie - Friday, August 26, 2005 - 4:45:00 PM
    I rang up and AFL 2005 will be comeing out on September the 22nd because of the Grand Final
  • 46. Your Name - Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 3:49:41 AM
    this is total bullshit, all they do is fuckin keep delaying the game, its even that the game isnt ready for release the greedy pricks are trying 2 make more money off us by releasing it closer to the grand-final.
    its annoying for people like me who put a pre-order down with the knowledge that it was coming out on the 25th of august. then i got told 8th of sept, now im being told 22 of september. isnt it enough for sony that they have the exclusive rights to the game until a lataer date when it will b released on xbox. GREEDY cunts.
  • 47. Spyder - Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 1:47:05 PM
    IF only it had multi-player, then it would be great.
  • 48. MaTT - Sunday, August 28, 2005 - 6:42:46 PM
    http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/hydraulic_matt/AFLPREMIERSHIP2005…

    I'd love to be those guys.... GOD DAMN IT WHEN WILL IT COME OUT

  • 49. MrNooB - Monday, August 29, 2005 - 6:03:06 PM
    Just wondering if you can play online with the PC version of AFL Premiership 2005?
    If so I would most likely buy it. If not I wont :P
  • 50. Your Name - Monday, August 29, 2005 - 6:03:29 PM
    When on earth is it coming out on Xbox
  • 51. MrNooB - Monday, August 29, 2005 - 6:06:09 PM
    Just wondering if you can play online with the PC version of AFL Premiership 2005?
    If so I would most likely buy it. If not I wont :P
  • 52. footy fan - Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 4:33:43 PM
    is it going to have multi-player?
  • 53. MaTT - Thursday, September 01, 2005 - 8:16:20 PM
    If those guys up there in that pic are playing it together then i youd think there would be multiplayer!!!

    JUST LIKE ALL THE OLDER VERSIONS

    do your research buddy

  • 54. Bayelegn Admassie - Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:38:30 PM
    hi man utd team
  • 55. baye - Friday, September 02, 2005 - 8:40:26 PM
    manchester united
  • 56. Heens - Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 1:14:50 AM
    As far as i know it isnt being released on pc or xbox.... why would sony want to do that. there is online mode up to 4 players or something. a new inclusion is the digi masking allowing u to take a photo on a eyetoy and put it on a player whether this is an existing player or created not sure.

    as far as release dates go i heard soon, the 8th and 22nd although i don;'t understand why it has been launched if there is still a month til release.

    reading the harvey norman catalougue today though they are advertising it with the ps2

  • 57. Some Name - Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 11:15:30 AM
    Noooooooooooooooooooo. Go with the X-Box.....or the Z Box
  • 58. Your Name - Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 7:23:32 PM
    the swans were robbed on friday night by the umpires. they should have won.
  • 59. Port are gay - Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 10:11:16 PM
    can't wait for it to come out is there any word on the x-box release date
  • 60. Your Name - Monday, September 05, 2005 - 8:50:43 AM
    just so everyone knows the true facts about a possible xbox/pc release. i have been imformed that sony has exclusive rights to the game and it wont b allowed for release on any other platform until 7months after the ps2 release which is on the 22nd of this month. sony have played this one very smartly and from a marketing point of view a grand-final release was the smartest option they had. lucky for me i own a ps2. unlucky all u xbox owners.
  • 61. - Monday, September 05, 2005 - 12:35:14 PM
    Yes, Sony have a exclusive period on the game. The period is unknown except those in the marketing position. Sony are publishing the PS2 version only, another major publisher will be taking over for the other two platforms, pc and xbox.

    The publisher for the PC and XBOX versions of the game were originally hoping to tap in on the big time of year for games, the christmas boom, but IR Gurus stuffed that up with the delay on the PS2 version so will be most likely next year now.

  • 62. Drew - Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 4:27:21 PM
    you get suspended by doing a late shirt front on them behind play but i recon you should be alllowed to fight it would give it that extra zing the game needs but you nerds shouldnt be worrying about stop frwaking out its coming out but not yet
  • 63. Drew - Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 4:28:50 PM
    it is coming out on the 8th of september in west oz
  • 64. Jay - Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 7:21:05 PM
    It taken to long they should bring it out today
  • 65. - Wednesday, September 07, 2005 - 10:27:39 PM
    is it really cumin out 8th september in perth?
  • 66. Anonymous Coward - Saturday, September 10, 2005 - 12:21:55 AM
    Try the 22nd of September. Game got approval by Sony today.
  • 67. Anonymous Coward - Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 2:25:03 PM
    nerds please afl rocks i cant wait till it comes out yeh
  • 68. santos - Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 2:25:53 PM
    afl rocks i agree all these people r nerds
  • 69. bretto - Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 8:18:09 PM
    yo wassup my homies
    man afl kicks ass i cant wait yo
    check ya yo
  • 70. bretto - Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 8:32:20 PM
    btw yo my comment b4 was the 69th
  • 71. Wikedwarrior - Wednesday, September 14, 2005 - 9:51:44 AM
    ha ha ha bretto, 69
  • 72. Robo - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 2:27:04 PM
    When is it goin 2 be release
  • 73. - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 2:28:40 PM
    when is it coming out in East oz
  • 74. Eagles, please beat adelaide! - Thursday, September 15, 2005 - 9:28:13 PM
    The game comes out on the 22nd of Sept, officially
  • 75. Anonymous Coward - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 4:24:27 PM
    AFL is pretty gay. There are no fights in the real game so stop asking about them
  • 76. cats - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 5:41:36 PM
    how about no
  • 77. ropopopop - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 6:21:50 PM
    Eagles are gonna win the cup
  • 78. diwirt - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 6:22:58 PM
    yeah go EAGLES
  • 79. slurpy - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 6:24:30 PM
    will it come out on PSP
  • 80. mikey - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 6:27:59 PM
    It comes out the 22nd of this month, unless you signed up at harvey norman you should get it in perth tomorrow. And i dont know about the PSP
  • 81. Anonymous Coward - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 6:51:37 PM
    get what tomorrow
  • 82. Anonymous Coward - Friday, September 16, 2005 - 10:04:22 PM
    will fev hav dreamlocks on it
  • 83. mikey - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10:09:44 AM
    AFL
  • 84. slurpy - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10:14:12 AM
    im getting AFL in 2 hours
  • 85. mikey - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10:14:50 AM
    yeah whatever proove it
  • 86. ropopopop - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10:16:47 AM
    he is right. But you can only get it from harvey norman today if you live in perth and if you have signed up for it
  • 87. mikey - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 10:49:29 AM
    yeah whatever proove it
  • 88. freo - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 5:38:05 PM
    i have a pre order at harvey norman and cant get it until 22nd
    and im in perth so these guys are full of themselves
  • 89. ropopopop - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:43:13 PM
    sorry freo but you are right it comes out the 22nd
  • 90. ropopopop - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:44:13 PM
    PS EAGLES WON YEAH!!!
  • 91. ropopopop - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:46:24 PM
    hey, female dorkers SUCK!!! PS They do. They really do!
  • 92. mikey - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:47:49 PM
    lets talk about another game. Can we?
  • 93. mikey - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:47:50 PM
    lets talk about another game. Can we?
  • 94. ropopopop - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:49:36 PM
    alright. how about Smackdown vs RAW? The new one is called Smackdown vs raw 2006. I heard its really good.
  • 95. ropopopop - Saturday, September 17, 2005 - 6:53:39 PM
    Everyone should know that anamous coward doesn't like AFL. He just wants to be on the site.
  • 96. ropopopop - Sunday, September 18, 2005 - 12:46:51 PM
    Check this site out for Smackdown vs raw 2006. www.ign.com. then type in smackdown vs raw 2006 in the search the game section. Then when you look it up. Go and look up some trailers and clips for the game. Its not like all the others. This time it has loads of new features like the new girl match(fight of fantasy) buried alive and it has three levels of blood. For example if you got hit really hard when your already bleeding you start to bleed more. It comes out around the second week of november.