The theme for XNA Game Studio Ireland Challenge 2012 is Chopper Command © Activision Inc. 1982, 2011.
Games Fleadh previously honoured anniversaries for;
- SPACE INVADERS © Taito Corporation 1978, 2011
- Asteroids © Atari Interactive Inc. 1979, 2011
- PAC-MAN © Namco-Bandai Games Inc. 1980, 2011
- Frogger © Konami Digital Entertainment 1981, 2011
XNA Game Studio Ireland Challenge Honours List:
- Dublin Institute of Technology (2011)
- National University of Ireland Maynooth (2010)
- Dublin Institute of Technology (2009)
Teams have participated from;
- University of Limerick
- Galway Mayo Institute of Technology
- Dublin Institute of Technology
- LIT-Tipperary
- Carlow Institute of Technology
- Sligo Institute of Technology
- National University of Ireland Galway
- Queen’s University
- University of Ulster
The XNA Game Studio Ireland Challenge has previously is a student industry networking event and has involved specialist judges from games studios and game technology development organisations such as
- Microsoft
- Gala Networks Europe
- DemonWare
- Havok
- PopCap Games International
- PlayFirst
- Open Emotion Studios
- NeverMind Games
All of whom we hope to welcome back to Games Fleadh in the future.
Anniversary celebrations are covered cross-media including prime time news. The following is a selection of audience videos and photos;
Event photos
TV Coverage;
Opening ceremony 2008
