Richard Leadbetter – Director of HD consultancy Digital Foundry and author of Eurogamer's multiplatform comparison Face-off features – tweeted that playing Ghostbusters on the PS3 was like "time-warping back to the dawn of PS3 development." Ouch! That's especially painful to read considering the high hopes Terminal Reality – developers of the just-released Ghostbusters game – have for their multiplatform Infernal Engine.
Bigdownload: Gamers were upset when it was learned a few days ago that the PC version of Ghostbusters would lack the multiplayer features that its Xbox 360 and PS2 counterparts have. We asked the game's publisher Atari for comment on this issue and they sent over a response from Dan Irish, the CEO of the game's multiplayer developer Threewave Software:
Atari's highly anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video game has just shipped across North America. This means that come Thursday it should be sitting on most game retailer's store shelves for our consumption.
PlayStation LifeStyle brings you a guide to unlock all trophies (and achievements) for Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
This post on Polycount from Terminal Reality's lead character artist explains why there was so drastic difference between the PS3 and 360 versions texture quality.
411mania talks about this week's game releases. Highlights include Let's Tap, Fate/unlimited codes PORTABLE, Class of Heroes, Flower, Sun, and Rain, and Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
Did you pre-order the Ghostbusters video game? Did you go to a certain video game retail chain to do so? If you answered yes to both questions, you may have received a call from none other than Dan Aykroyd to remind you to pick up the game.
Something appears to have gone a little wrong with Terminal Reality's PlayStation 3 Ghostbusters engine. At first touted as their lead platform, the native rendering resolution of the game is a little shocking.
Ghostbusters fans who pre-ordered from GameStop are in for a small geektastic treat. GameStop managed to get Dan Akroyd to call gamers who pre-ordered Ghostbusters in full Ray Stantz paranormal mode. It's dorky, but unique way to promote the game and make sure you pick up your copy. Ghostbusters: The Video Game hits the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii tomorrow.
Spook Central wrote: "On Friday I'll post a little bit of information on the DRM found on the PC version (yes, it has DRM), and some random information on what I found on the PC disc and what the PC's readme file tells you that you need to know before buying that version. It's rather crummy that Atari is forcing the DRM on us PC gamers, while also giving us the stripped down version - no online multiplayer co-op (or any online activities at all!) and no downloadable content for the PC version - while PS3 and Xbox gets it all! Apparently Atari forgets that PC gaming INVENTED those features!"
Weekly Game Releases - 14th-20th June June for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP and DS.
As Destructoid writes, they confirmed with Atari that the North American version of Ghostbusters for the Xbox 360, set to hit stores on June 16, will not be region locked.
Following the snatch of European publishing rights by Sony, European copies of the game on none-Sony formats have consequently been delayed into an unknown release period. The PS3 and PS2 versions of the game are due to arrive on the 19th June. Retail sources are now suggesting the game has a date on other formats including Xbox 360, Wii and PC, which will be 30th October. Quite a long wait indeed.
Kotaku writes; Atari? Strong brand name. Infogrames? Um, yeah. No wonder Infogrames want to switch its corporate identity to the company Nolan Bushnell founded and made famous.
Kotaku writes; Last year, in a major coup for the fledgling company, Atari managed to hire former Sony Worldwide Studios boss Phil Harrison to serve as President. Now? Now he's no longer President.
Socroendo presents a consolidated list of all the Ghostbuster pre-order deals, choose wisely...
Ghostbusters is now available for pre-order, and depending on where you buy it you'll be able to score free in-game loot -- a gold proton pack, alternate Ghostbusters suit -- and outside of the game -- a bust of Slimer and and Ecto 1 keychain that lights up and sounds its siren. The tough part is that you can only get certain items by pre-ordering at certain stores, so look at the list below, and pre-order wisely.
SuccesFull.fr has just published the achievement list for Ghostbusters.
"I guess now we know why they're not handling Ghostbusters over there anymore.