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Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Nintendo Wii / DS, Playstation 2) TV Spot

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

If you missed the next-generation (Xbox 360 / Playstation 3 / PC) trailer, check it out.  Thanks to Ben for the heads up.

We Got One!

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Today is the day we have all been waiting for. I have been up all night, playing Ghostbusters: The Video Game since the midnight release at my local GameStop.

I think the fans, as a collective, have several rounds of graditude to bestow upon the teams who have worked hard to deliver such an outstanding game and the families that have supported them and now get to (hopefully) rest and relax.  Ghostbusters: The Video Game, as Proton Charging’s Chris Stewart noted in his recent review of the game (SERIOUSLY, READY THIS), is a must buy for any Ghostbusters fan.

How are you spending launch day? Share your Ghostbusters: The Video Game experience with the community at the Ghostbusters Message Board!

Choose (Wii, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, DS, PC, Playstation 2) or Perish.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game “Rule #2″ HD Trailer

Sunday, February 8th, 2009

New Ghostbusters: The Video Game Trailer From Atari

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

The Activision / Ghostbusters Video Game Connection

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Many fans were upset with Activision over their decision not to release Ghostbusters: The Video Game.  Lucky for us, Atari swept in and saved the day.  The game will be released during Q3 of 2009, just in time for the 25th anniversary of the Ghostbusters franchise.

Given all the drama we’ve had, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the original Ghostbusters video game, which was published by Activision. Originally for Commodore 64 and later published on the Atari 2600 (what irony), Nintendo Entertainment System, and several other platforms, Ghostbusters was a commercial success, despite the questionable game play.  In fact, Activision published the majority of the Ghostbusters video games for various systems through the 80’s and 90’s.

In the clip above, Activision co-founder and legendary game designer David Crane (Pitfall, A Boy and His Blob) gives a demonstration of the Ghostbusters video game for the Commodore 64 during the January 21, 1985 episode of Computer Chronicles.

The video game industry has evolved by leaps and bounds since 1985 and Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009) is a great example of how licensed properties should be handled and turned into video games.  Hats off to Terminal Reality for all they have done.

Pocket Gamer TV Reviews Mobile Ghostbusters Video Game

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Pocket Gamer TV posted their video review of Ghostbusters: The Video Game for mobile devices, which was published by Vivendi Mobile.  

Ghostbusters is a supurb and wonderful game which includes all the ghostly capes of the source material.  It will have you humming the theme tune all day long, itching for another ghost.

For the impatient, the review begins at 2:02.

Fan Projects: Ghostbusters Video Game

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

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.

Atari To Publish Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

After months of silence since the mass hysteria which left Ghostbusters: The Video Game without a publisher and fans of the Ghostbusters franchise enraged, we now have new information from a trusted source.

Dan Aykroyd, father of the franchise, has confirmed that Ghostbusters: The Video Game will be published by Atari on a Dallas morning radio show.  He also noted that the game is roughly “a year away” from being released.  More as it develops.

Fan Projects: Custom Guitar Hero 3 Ghostbusters Track

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Lanyards Available at PAX

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Ghostbusters: The Video Game may be without a publisher at the moment, but there should be little doubt the game will be arriving sometime in 2009 to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original Ghostbusters film.  Despite the recent news regarding GameStop’s blanket pre-order refund / exchange policy, there is new hope for crestfallen fans, this time in the form of a lanyard.

That’s right folks, the official lanyard of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is a glow-in-the-dark lanyard that reads “Ghostbusters: The Video Game”. Nothing further was printed on the lanyard, but we will have more as it develops.