Ghostbusters has always taken a somewhat humorous approach to ghosts and the horror genre, but this could be changing with Ghostbusters: The Video Game, according to one of the game's developers. And, it turns out, that helps explain why the game won't see store shelves until June 2008.
Mcvuk writes, "Resurgent publishing force Atari has made a sack full of announcements at a UK press gathering today, chief of which is the predicted release date for its highly anticipated Ghostbusters title.
Vivendi Games bought the rights to the PAX badge lanyards way back in January and actually delivered them to PAX in June, two months before PAX 2008 began. Just a few weeks before the show the Activision Blizzard merger became official and the new company decided it didn't want to publish the Ghostbusters game after all, leaving PAX with advertising a game that is currently "between publishers". As PAX head man Robert Khoo stated, ""We didn't have much of a choice as finding an alternate lanyard provider, so we just ran with it." The game is still expected to be released sometime in 2009 but a new publisher has yet to be announced.
WorthPlaying writes: "Equipped with a variety of unique weapons and gadgets, players will hunt, fight and capture a wide range of supernatural villains in a funny and frightening battle to save New York City from its latest paranormal plague. Gamestop has notified its customers that their Ghostbusters pre-orders have been canceled, and that they can get a refund or put the money toward another title."
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Destructoid writes: "And the E3 videos keep on a'coming. This latest footage comes from our friends over at G4, who got some time with associate producer Ryan French and the latest demo of Sierra's upcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game (maybe no one told them we spell it "videogame" round these parts). Although it's coming out for virtually every system this demo is shown running on the game's primary platform, the PlayStation 3.
WorthPlaying writes: "ECTO-1 will be stopping at several destinations across the U.S. throughout the tour, five of which are in partnership with the Boost Mobile Nightshift and Hot Import Nights events. Additionally, fans will have the chance to get up close and personal with ECTO-1 at Knott's Scary Farm and the L.A. Auto Show later this year.
VG247: Speaking to videogaming247, Ernie Hudson - the actor who played Winston Zeddmore in the Ghostbusters movie - has revealed the length of the upcoming game's script. Basically, it's a half a Haze.
This is a video of Ghostbusters the game shown at Sony's Gamer Day. Kotaku made some interesting notes about the title on things they noticed in the video that is on Youtube. Some of the footage is new while other parts we have already seen.
In an email to videogaming247, Terminal Reality boss Mark Randel said that the DS won't be used as PKE meter in the Wii version of Ghostbusters as videogaming247.com mistakenly reported yesterday.
Terminal Reality has revealed the new Ghostbusters game could make it onto PSP after all.
Strap on that proton pack and get ready to be slimed, the Ghostbusters are back. The Ghostbusters: The Video Game release date is set for October 14th, 2008.
Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Terminal Reality boss Mark Randel said that Bill Murray would be recording his lines for the Ghostbusters game this week.
Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Terminal Reality confirmed the everybody's favourite Marshmallow Man, Stay Puff't, will definitely feature in the upcoming Ghostbusters game, and showed the meltable monster off in a highly impressive Infernal Engine demo.
Destructoid writes: "A game site going live isn't normally an incredibly exciting part of a hyped game's belabored crawl to a release date, that is unless it's the site for Ghostbusters: The Game, at which point all bets are off and any new media is like perfectly melon-balled spheres of mana from heaven, fed to you by two shaven love-slaves whilst reclining on a dais carved from pure gold. Don't believe me? Just ask Colette; the woman literally urinated all over the new carpet in my office (utility closet) here at HQ when I showed her the site."
Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy.