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

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.

Spoiler Alert!

More excellent Nintendo Wii game play footage from Ghostbusters: The Video Game from ProtonGame.  Red Fly Studios did a magnificent job on this game and it shows.  I can’t wait to get my hands on this game, only one more day!

You can count the number of days until Ghostbusters: The Video Game is available in stores (Tuesday, June 16) on just one hand.  Get excited!

Below is the first 20 minutes of Ghostbusters: The Video Game for Nintendo Wii via ProtonGame.

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.