Now Hiring part 2
Posted on November 30, 2007
The now hiring site at ghostbustersgame.com (click the Now Hiring poster on the left, once the site loads) has gone live - you basically sign up all over again to get… banners. An underwhelming start, but it makes a certain amount of sense to make the hardcore fans seed-promote to a broader audience, before all the big goodies go live.
How many hardcore fans can there be, you may ask - enough that the site is sloooooow to load. If you’ve visited previously, you may need to clear your browser cache (F5 in most browsers) in order to see the new materials - a messageboard banner, Slimer wallpaper, and an AIM icon.
[UPDATE] - Odd. The messageboard banner on the website is one image, but in practice is another.
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Yet Another Bump - t-shirts
Posted on November 30, 2007
Ectoman57 has spotted a new shirt at K-Mart - have a look at that t-shirt in the main t-shirt feature.
Ghostburners
Posted on November 30, 2007
Somewhere in Denver, there is the awesomest wall ever (be sure to look backwards in the photoset for about six or so photos - the one above is only part of a massive mural.) I wish the graffiti artists in my town would do something like this.
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NGamer magazine has more on Wii-DS Ghostbusters games
Posted on November 29, 2007
Making it the first magazine to nab a solid exclusive look at the Wii version of the game. But until it hits the shelves, we have only this blurb from Gamespot UK to tide us over;
The game will have 10 or so single-player levels, including the streets of New York during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, a library basement, a graveyard, and “Lost Island,” along with four-player co-op and competitive modes, and a series of minigames.
Multiplayer modes include two-versus-two battle mode, where the team that catches the most ghosts wins, or another where you just damage as much furniture as possible. There is also domination mode, where players have to control a series of artefacts. Minigames will include Shuffleboard, Ghost Trap, and Proton Packs.
The news on the levels fits with the concept art we’ve already seen, though it’s important to keep in mind that NGamer is looking at the Wii version of the game, and the minigames/multiplayer modes may not be present in the other nextgen consoles.
Game Asylum appears to have had a look at the NGamer article as well, adding more pieces to the puzzle. As expected, the Wiimote is used to run the neutrona wand of the proton pack, while the nunchuk is used to literally push the traps out to snare ghosts. Nice!
As well, the proton pack can be upgraded, including a goo-gun, explosive blasts, and even a short-circuit setting that generates a temporary shield around the Ghostbuster. Slimer will apparently be a playable character, though most likely in the ghosts versus busters multiplayer games.
NGamer also has an early look at the DS version;
It’s still early days for the DS version, but we do know that it’s viewed from a top-down perspective and will have a management structure - you can pick and choose missions, then use the cash to buy weapon upgrades.
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Dear Sierra, are you there? It’s me, Fanboy.
Posted on November 29, 2007
I’m not a big fan of peremptory rants - you know, that very Internet need to publicly demand that mistakes not be made. This is because, from long experience, a) wishing doesn’t make it so, and b) it’s demoralizing to those carrying the burden to accomplish. In things like personal electronics or movies, “b” isn’t as much of a factor, but when a team is making a video game, it’s a big factor.
For the next year, maybe a dozen dozen game devs are going to be eating and breathing the Ghostbusters video game. There will be various forces exerted on the project, from the movie’s original creative team, to the publisher level producers, to Sony itself. It’s tough enough to herd a dev team in one direction as it is, let alone keep that team moving forward while dealing with feedback from within and without.
It’s understandable that hopes are high - and it’s also understandable that we can be concerned that those hopes will be dashed. And I’m all for expressing the hopes - “I hope we get to design our own character.” “I hope there will be lots of multiplayer action.”
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Another fictional weapons list?
Posted on November 28, 2007
Yup. SciFi Now Magazine in the UK has made their own list of greatest fictional weapons, and once again the Proton Pack is listed (I sense a resurgence on interest, don’t you?) However, as a top 10 (instead of Wizard’s top 50) list, being number nine isn’t quite as good. Then again, it did make it onto a much smaller, less inclusive list, so… (shrug)
Thanks John.
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Ghostbusters is already on the Xbox 360
Posted on November 28, 2007
So to speak…
The Xbox 360 movie trivia game, Scene It! features Ghostbusters questions (some of which are based on Ghostbusters movie clips.) But don’t get too cocky. According to the Official Xbox Magazine UK, the game may stump the hardest of the core;
Likewise the film clips are a real lesson in memory-management. We’re watching the scene in Ghostbusters were Sigourney Weaver finds out her fridge is possessed by a evil entity. Her eggs start exploding, the yolk frying on the kitchen top in front of her disbeliefing eyes. We count the number that start frying. We’ve got this one in the bag.
“How many hats were hanging on the stand when Diana [sic] came into the apartment?” WHAT? The game certainly knows how to throw you.
There is a demo available for free download through Xbox Live, though it’s not certain if the demo contains the demo does not contain any Ghostbusters love. I know, cuz I played it last night - it could be kind of fun as a group or family game. And priced the same as a triple-A title (which is good, considering it comes with four buzzer controllers.)
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Another Bump - t-shirts
Posted on November 27, 2007
Some good additions to the t-shirt post from last week - there’s a picture of the Anchor Blue shirt (it glows in the dark!) and there’s some feedback on the 80s tees (in short, “don’t”.)
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Profiles in History: Terror Dog Claw for sale
Posted on November 26, 2007
One of the more unique, but somewhat boring Ghostbusters items PiH has ever auctioned off has to be this foam chunk of Terror Dog, presumably one of the wee little piggies that crumbled off as the dogs first got loose (as suggested by the screenshot they include.)
More details on the auction (which includes some sweet items from the Matrix, etc.) can be found here.
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Who’s the biggest jerk ever? “My name… is Peck.”
Posted on November 26, 2007
Jason sent in a link to Empire Magazine’s top ten film jerks - and against some fantastic jerks, Ghostbusters’ own Walter Peck takes the top spot. No kidding, see for yourself.
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