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Atari has told Eurogamer that Ghostbusters: The Videogame will be released in Europe on 19th June.
It'll coincide with the release of the first Ghostbusters movie on Blu-ray, and the series' 25th anniversary.
The Ghostbusters game was originally down to be published by Sierra, before it was swallowed up and spat out by the Activision-Blizzard merger and snapped up by Atari. It's in development for PC, PS2, PS3, DS, Wii and Xbox 360, and a spokesperson confirmed all versions will be released simultaneously.
Roll on June, then...
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Thunderbolt!
08/01/09 @ 10:39
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Awesome and would be great if they include the original Ghostbusters game as an unlockable ala Ninja Gaiden. Wishful thinking!
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optimusprym8
08/01/09 @ 10:42
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Looking forward to this & 4 player co-op. Bloody hell, 25 years... makes me feel old.
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Triggerhappytel
08/01/09 @ 10:42
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I still think Sony missed a trick not keeping this game as a first-party product.
Anyway, I'm curious to see how this turns out - to be honest I'm expecting it to be a bit shit, but would gladly eat my own words if Terminal Reality prove me wrong. |
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squarejawhero
08/01/09 @ 10:44
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Let's see, how would they be missing a trick by keeping it first party? Maximising sales on all platforms for a ridiculously large franchise game seems like the way to go.
I'm also expecting it to be a bit pants. |
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RamblinSydRumpo
08/01/09 @ 10:50
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Sony should have done what they did with Stranglehold and put the game and the film together.
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"Let's say this comment thread represents the normal amount of crapness in licensed movie games. According to this game's reputation, it would be a comment thread 2000 posts long, weighing approximately six hundred pounds."
That's a big comment thread....
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farticusmaximus
08/01/09 @ 11:18
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The pessimist in me is convinced a symultaneous release (i.e. rushed) multiformat game based on a popular franchise can be nothing but the stinkiest of toilet jams, made even stinkier by it selling by the panload.
The optimist in me wants to break out the boiler suit, knapsack, vacuum hose and doc martens, craft a crude ghostbusters outfit and start shouting 'who ya gonna call?' at passers by. My inner pessimist is currently giving my inner optimist chinese burns and nipple twisters. He's mean! |
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squarejawhero
08/01/09 @ 11:19
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SO BE GOOD, for goodness sake... whoah oh... somebody's coming... somebody's coming...
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squarejawhero
08/01/09 @ 11:30
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@schnide - You do your job, pencil neck, don't tell Sony how to do theirs.
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This game is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions.
What do you mean, "biblical"? What he means is last generation, Mr. Mayor, a real waste of the license. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of loading screens! Bugs, glitches... The 3DO rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, 360 and PS3 owners living together - mass hysteria! |
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What he means is last generation, Mr. Mayor, a real waste of the license.
Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of loading screens! Bugs, glitches... The 3DO rising from the grave! Human sacrifice, 360 and PS3 owners living together - mass hysteria! Hehe, nice :D |
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Madafunkola
08/01/09 @ 12:22
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I dont care if it's rubbish - I still want it for fan-service reasons. Same reason I completed the LOST game. (God I wish I could erase that from my gamercard)
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magicpocket
08/01/09 @ 13:14
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@Mr Brown - I think they've announced co-op for the game
I'm quietly optimistic. Atari allowed the devs more time to polish, which is a good sign. |
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@ Magicpocket - Oh right, good news then! Hopefully that means you can actually play as the real ghostbusters then. Was basing my facts from the GamesTM preview.
I do hope this turns out well, it looks like it has alot of potential to be a great game. But if anyone can make shite out of gold, its Atari... |
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Triggerhappytel
08/01/09 @ 13:29
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"Let's see, how would they be missing a trick by keeping it first party? Maximising sales on all platforms for a ridiculously large franchise game seems like the way to go."
Well, given that Ghostbusters is a Sony-owned property they could have kept it an in-house product without too much work. With a brand as strong as this and some heavy marketing it could have turned out to be a system seller, but they lose any chance of that when it becomes a multiformat release. |
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@Triggerhappytel
"Let's see, how would they be missing a trick by keeping it first party? Maximising sales on all platforms for a ridiculously large franchise game seems like the way to go." Well, given that Ghostbusters is a Sony-owned property they could have kept it an in-house product without too much work. With a brand as strong as this and some heavy marketing it could have turned out to be a system seller, but they lose any chance of that when it becomes a multiformat release. Do you really think the Ghostbuster brand is that strong? Sure, there's a lot of nostalgia amongst a certain age group (a lot of whom have or might like a console), but a system seller? I don't think so. |
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