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Ghostbusters drops off release schedule Comments by Ellie Gibson

29 July, 2008

No sign of 50 Cent or Brutal Legend either.

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Der_tolle_Emil
29/07/08 @ 09:05
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Hope Ghostbusters will still make it.
DanWhitehead
29/07/08 @ 09:09
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I'm more worried about the fate of Brutal Legend. Nostalgia for Venkman and crew aside, the world doesn't really need another 3rd person action game film license. It does, however, need developers like Double Fine. After Psychonauts got shafted on release, I was really hoping this could be their breakout hit.
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johnnybrn
29/07/08 @ 09:20
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I want my Larry!
spammage
29/07/08 @ 09:22
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Activision owns you. They love the EA business model.
seasidebaz
29/07/08 @ 09:31
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Loving the Shopto ad for Ghostbusters on 360 on the right hand side there ;)
monkey_man
29/07/08 @ 09:37
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No wonder the UK has a shortage of development staff, when every company seems to close or shift to the other side of the country at the drop of a hat. It's an unstable industry where 6 - 12 month delays are commonplace - which is astonishingly bad for both the companies and consumer confidence - and a single bad title can break a developer.

If Sierra and Activision need to "realign" their resources, then they're doing something seriously wrong - how long have they been in the industry? I have fond memories of the Sierra logo appearing just before the Lambda in Half-Life.

Sorry if I sound angry, haven't played CoD4 in days.
SpikeRocks
29/07/08 @ 09:45
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noooo, dont tuch my ghostbusters!
bad09
29/07/08 @ 09:51
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Surely Ghostbusters is still coming? wasn't it being plugged at E3? That was only two weeks ago!
johnnybrn
29/07/08 @ 09:54
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Maybe they are 'realigning their resources' to give us Homeworld 3 !!!
Empedocles
29/07/08 @ 09:58
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Didn't THQ buy the IP rights to Homeworld?
Darren
29/07/08 @ 10:16
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"The schedule does confirm the forthcoming release of Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant, The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and an Ice Age sequel."

URGH! What a bland selection of games... talk about catering for the lowest common denominator! :?
tobi
29/07/08 @ 10:22
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@ Darren I completely agree!
Macross
29/07/08 @ 10:25
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i think its called catering to sales figures and company wallets rather than that. Unfortuantely its an increasingly corporate world out there in the games industry and proven licenses and recent movie tie ins are always a surefire way to fill the coffers not matter how shit the games are.

i say blame the stupid people who buy shit games just cos they are branded with somthing they recognise cos they cant be arsed to do any research.
xAx
29/07/08 @ 10:28
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@Empedocles

yes they did, so we can all look forward to the homeworld MMO
Popa_Ramjet
29/07/08 @ 10:44
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No mention of Riddick....? or World in Conflict 360/PS3.....
Really sad for Swordfish and Massive...thats a whole load of people to 'let go'...
Inquisitor [mod]
29/07/08 @ 11:46
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At least EA are taking some risks. Come on ActiBlizz, you can do better than this. Movie licenses, bland sequels and world of warcraft...how dull.
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29/07/08 @ 11:46
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Ghostbusters was shown at ComicCon in the states last week and has a rumoured date of 2nd December.. I don't think we can count this list as complete and assign these games to dead status yet
Mr_Majestik
29/07/08 @ 11:56
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According to IGN the next Riddick and World in conflict have been binned as well.

Still Crash Bandicot and Spyro are safe!
BillyBrush
29/07/08 @ 12:10
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if all zis is true, Actiblizz suck ass..
Greychapter
29/07/08 @ 12:15
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To be fair, if I was running a big company and was charged with making a profit I know I would be looking at streamlining things to ensure this happens. As sad as I am to see Ghostbusters moved off the release schedule I am not shocked that it happened, or the other titles for that matter.
Redeye
29/07/08 @ 12:38
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Can understand some of the other titles being booted off the list, but Ghostbusters? Has someone at whatever-it's-called-this-week lost the plot?

*prepares flaming torch and pitchfork, and waits for developments*
BobsUncle
29/07/08 @ 12:41
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Homeworld. Fucking. Rocks.
jade2001
29/07/08 @ 12:45
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Ghostbusters has to be released it just has to....It's been written by Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis and all ghostbuster actors have provided voices - which wouldn't have been cheap.

I'll be so dissapointed if this game is cancelled - I loved the films and the game was sure to be just as good since the same people are writing it.

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sneetch
29/07/08 @ 15:26
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Brutal Legend is the one I'll miss most. Mind you, I'm hoping they'll be able to find another publisher.

"We have conducted a thorough review of Vivendi Games' brand portfolio and are retaining those franchises and titles that are a strong fit with our long-term product strategy."

Apparently, that long-term product strategy is based around producing (IMHO) shite games from mediocre franchises and movie tie-ins (and Prototype).

Awesomeness.
jaxon58
29/07/08 @ 16:32
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Crash and Spyro??

"What year is this??? Who's the president???"
Katanax
29/07/08 @ 21:01
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More than likely they'll raise some extra revenue by selling the rights to a different publisher for an undisclosed sum.

I'm betting on all these games being released, and the company just trying to make more money out of a deal at a lucritive stage of development - practically finished products that at least one of which will sell by the million.

I get the feeling the passion and love for the industry is slowly but surely being drained away by suits looking to get richer and richer in the current situation with major worldwide economies.

What happy times we live in.
Bluetribe
29/07/08 @ 22:39
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I don't know why people are so hyped over Ghostbusters, other than it being based on Ghostbusters. Haven't we learned from the shitloads of crappy licensed games to at least be a bit cautious. Sure the graphics are quite good, but I think the gameplay looks mediore & bland in the footage I've seen so far, I really can't tell what makes it so special. And it's not like Terminal Reality has made such great games in the past. I guess Blizzard noticed...
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