I’m pleased to announce that long time ghosthead, Dr. Snay, is developing a free — made by fans for fans — Ghostbusters video game inspired by the Sega Genesis video game.  There is, however, one large and important difference.  Winston is a playable character.

Stay tuned for updates, and let your voice be heard on the Ghostbusters Message Board.  Fans will shape the way this game turns out.  Come on in and participate in a historical event:  the first fan-made, collaberative, video game based on Ghostbusters.

Ghosthead Chris Trolio wrote in to share his Ghostbusters-inspired jack-o’-lantern he made last year for Halloween.

Share your Ghostbusters jack-o’-lantern designs by posting pictures on the Ghostbusters Message Board.

Illustrator Garrett Vander Leun put together an outstanding wallpaper for TheDesktopWallpaperProject. Featuring quotes and iconography from Groundhog Day, Rushmore, Caddyshack, and Ghostbusters (among others), it is sure to warm the hearts of Bill Murray fans everywhere.

The wallpaper is available in several formats, thanks to Jon for the tip!

I reached a new level a geekdom. Luckily for me, it’s a healthy dose (no pun intended, of course).

Late in the summer, I purchased a vintage Raleigh 10 speed bicycle off of Craigslist. This was the end of a long search. You see, I am 6′ 7″ and an XL bike frame isn’t easy to find… let alone a used one! And to find one that is in good shape and not ugly as sin is nearly impossible! Yet fate dealt me a good hand and I found a bike that was the right size, in great condition and a fun color scheme of white, red and chrome.

It’s that color palette that first caught my attention. It reminded me of the Ecto-1. After a little research, I also discovered that the bike was made in 1984, the same year Ghostbusters was released. With that in mind, I had no choice but to flush out the Ghostbusters theme and turn this old 10 speed into an Ecto-10 Speed.

I purchased a pair of vintage WW2 khaki bicycle saddle bags off of ebay for cheap, as well as a Ghosbusters logo and Venkman name tag patch to sew on the bags. I mounted the saddle bags to a chrome rear wheel rack (to match the chrome fork in front) with a glossy red wood shelf down the center that I added (to add extra support for the saddle bags and continue the color scheme).

With some khaki handlebar tape, and a hand sewn top tube pad to bridge the color gap between the front and back of the bike, I now have an Ecto-10 Speed.

If you combine Ghostbusters and Bicycling, the official colors would be red, white and green!

Whether I riding in the city streets, or on bike trails, I am always representing the Ghostbusters community on two wheels.

Flickr is full of great Ghostbusters related photos.  Thanks to gusnyc.com, who discovered and snapped shots of this amazing Ghostbusters-inspired street art in the bronx.

As we get closer to re-launching Ghostbusters.net, I thought it would be nice to have some new Ghostbusters wallpaper. Based on a painting by freelance illustrator Clay McCormack, this wallpaper is a wonderful composite / interpretation of the Sedgewick Hotel scene in the original film.

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Mobile

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If you are into a more simple desktop background, or if you have a dual display situation, you may also be interested in the plain jane Ghostbusters.net logo background.  Check it out!

Widescreen

* 1920×1200px
* 1680×1050px
* 1440×900px
* 1280×800px

Standard

* 1280×1024px
* 1024×768px
* 800×600px

Mobile

* iPhone / iPod Touch!

Ghosthead and Flickr member uubergeek recently posted photos and video of a custom Lego Ghostbusters creation.  Made entirely by Lego, this custom Ghostbusters figure even has rotating lights in the cyclotron! You can see the entire set of photos at the Ghostbusters Lego Flickr set.

Also, be sure to check out this video for a good shot at the cyclotron.  Nice work uubergeek!

Ghosthead ecto_skywalker from GB Fans found a 1987 Lincoln Town Car he wanted to prepare for his County Fair’s destruction derby.  Aiming to win the award for best appearing style, ecto_skywalker decided to do his part and represent Ghostbusters by constructing the Ecto-19.

With the derby scheduled for tonight, we wish him luck!

Ghostbusters.net member Jason Lundy has produced something that ghostheads have been dreaming about for over a decade.  A 12″ Ghostbusters action figure based on the likeness of the characters from the original film.  Starting off with Ray Stantz, Jason has built the ultimate 12″ Ghostbusters figure.  Just look at it, this fan-crafted marvel glows in the dark!

As we have pondered in the past,  Murray, Aykroyd, Ramis, and Hudson are on board together for the first time since 1989, and Sony Pictures is heavily investing in the revival of the franchise through several products coming out later this year / early next.  It is certainly a possibility that we could see the real thing at some point.

Until then, why not give Jason a shout for his great work at the Ghostbusters Message Board.