DeadJonas190
08-Nov-2008, 12:20 AM
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171178
From 1up.com
Activision's Bobby Kotick may have dumped Ghostbusters: The Videogame from his company's roster because he felt it lacked potential in the exploitation department, but thankfully that has not stopped Atari from picking the game up. Original Ghostbuster Dan Akroid broke the news of the Atari partnership on October 15, but the publisher made it official Thursday night.
The announcement stated that the new publisher is working with developer Terminal Reality and Sony Pictures Consumer Products to ensure that the Ghostbusters game will arrive in stores just in time for the movie's 25th anniversary in 2009. No exact date was mentioned by Atari, but the original Ghostbusters film arrived in theaters on June 8, 1984 so until we get a more concrete statement from the publisher, we're expecting the game sometime during June 2009 when Sony will likely release anniversary editions of the movie.
Before you get worried about Atari being the publisher for the game, just remember that despite the financial woes over the past year and a half that eventually got the publisher delisted from NASDAQ, you shouldn't write them off as dead in the water just yet. Atari was the Asian, American and European publisher for The Witcher, which was a pretty big hit for a new intellectual property, and their moniker is also attached to the upcoming Sacred 2: Fallen Angel which has had some positive buzz surrounding it. With Ghostbusters being highly anticipated since its announcement in November 2007, Atari may have the golden goose they need on their hands.
The game will be made available for all consoles currently on the market, along with the Nintendo DS and PC. It boggles the mind that the only reason Bobby Kotick and Activision passed on this was because they seem concerned with sequel potential. At least someone in the videogame industry isn't afraid of no ghost.
So rejoice, the game is officially back on.
From 1up.com
Activision's Bobby Kotick may have dumped Ghostbusters: The Videogame from his company's roster because he felt it lacked potential in the exploitation department, but thankfully that has not stopped Atari from picking the game up. Original Ghostbuster Dan Akroid broke the news of the Atari partnership on October 15, but the publisher made it official Thursday night.
The announcement stated that the new publisher is working with developer Terminal Reality and Sony Pictures Consumer Products to ensure that the Ghostbusters game will arrive in stores just in time for the movie's 25th anniversary in 2009. No exact date was mentioned by Atari, but the original Ghostbusters film arrived in theaters on June 8, 1984 so until we get a more concrete statement from the publisher, we're expecting the game sometime during June 2009 when Sony will likely release anniversary editions of the movie.
Before you get worried about Atari being the publisher for the game, just remember that despite the financial woes over the past year and a half that eventually got the publisher delisted from NASDAQ, you shouldn't write them off as dead in the water just yet. Atari was the Asian, American and European publisher for The Witcher, which was a pretty big hit for a new intellectual property, and their moniker is also attached to the upcoming Sacred 2: Fallen Angel which has had some positive buzz surrounding it. With Ghostbusters being highly anticipated since its announcement in November 2007, Atari may have the golden goose they need on their hands.
The game will be made available for all consoles currently on the market, along with the Nintendo DS and PC. It boggles the mind that the only reason Bobby Kotick and Activision passed on this was because they seem concerned with sequel potential. At least someone in the videogame industry isn't afraid of no ghost.
So rejoice, the game is officially back on.