Comments on: Atari-Sony talk game – reveal something cool

By: Stephen Homes

Stephen Homes — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:36:21 +0000

Good stuff, looking forward to sticking around.

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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:25:36 +0000

[...] 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 [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:24:42 +0000

If they are saying “Theme” park and not “Amusement” Park then it’s likely one of the big 2: Disney or Universal, with Universal the most likely due to past negotiations.

Though I wouldn’t disagree with Disney grabbing the rights. I’d go every chance I’d get and audtion to be any walk around Ghostbuster

By: Flashback

Flashback — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:43:37 +0000

I couldn’t possibly care any less about a theme park attraction, the word TOYS is what caught my eye. We are LOOOONG overdue for good GB action figures, and if they’re not made during this anniversary blitz, the internet will burn in the hellfire of my undying rage…..or I’ll just get really annoyed and post about it here. I really hope to see some well-articulated movie accurate figures.

By: Thiago

Thiago — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:39:48 +0000

Oh wow, I did not hear about that list of things…wow

By: Charles aka Ecto Freak aka river_of_slime

Charles aka Ecto Freak aka river_of_slime — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:20:33 +0000

I talked to the head writer for Universal Shows last week and I quote “”I can and cannot confirm Ghostbusters will be coming back”

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:44:46 +0000

Yeah, I know Kenner is out of business, but it’d be super great if some toy company began a full blown line of Ghostbusters toys like Kenner was doing way back…it sucks having to pay $10 MINIMUM, or $20 for one with packaging that isn’t worn through the ages…that’s prolly not gonna happen at least until GB3 gets made, supposing it gets off the ground…

By: Steven

Steven — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:12:22 +0000

ogswiss,

Dorney Park, in Allentown, PA and now part of the Cedar Fair chain, had a Halloween show with the peanuts characters singing the Ray Parker, Jr. theme. It was completely unwatchable, scarring even–an affront to the Ghostbusters legacy. Ugh.

By: ogswiss

ogswiss — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:50:13 +0000

as for the theme park attraction…during halloween @ six flags they did a bootleg ghostbusters show. they said it was in litigation…so instead of ghostbusters it was ghostbashers. i havent had time to report this news. its a tiger show with the ghostbusters and the stay puft marshmellow man comes out and the tigers tear him up lol. they play the ghostbusters theme and the ghostbusters theme from gb2. it was ok just bootleg. also it was only for the fright fest…

By: Troy

Troy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:53:50 +0000

Whoa, whoa, whoa… stop the bus… toys? Hmm… maybe NECA’s finally going to stop sitting on the license and start producing some new products?

Alex Gray? Former WB Alex? That you?

By: Patrick L.

Patrick L. — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:26:56 +0000

Finally the Official official word..lol

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:53:16 +0000

I’m pretty sure that the theme park attraction will be a virtual ride.

By: Alex Gray

Alex Gray — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:09:05 +0000

there is a very good reason why there is a new mayor in the game. (shifty eyes)

By: Alex Gray

Alex Gray — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:06:40 +0000

Yeah, the theme parkrights for the ride have been sold to cedar park, so it could be aby number of parks, including Knotts Berry Farm. AHHHH, now we see why they had the stay puft with the Ecto-1.

By: Peter Venkman

Peter Venkman — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:57:08 +0000

LITTLE BIT OFF TOPIC BUT I GOT AN E-MAIL TODAY FROM AMAZON SAYING THAT THE GHOSTBUSTERS VIDEO GAME WALK THROUGH GUIDE I ORDERED HAS BEEN SHIPPED! DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO ANYONE IM GONNA HAVE A GUIDE FOR A GAME THAT DOESNT HAVE A RELEASE DATE YET? AND YES ITS A GUIDE FOR THE NEW GAME!

By: Ben King

Ben King — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:11:42 +0000

Actually because of the Credit Crunch, Paul (not Rudoff) still has Universal’s Ecto.

As for Lenny, Hardemeyer did say he was running for Govenor in the autumn of 1990, looks like he was successful, or at least served his full term… they still had term limits for New York back then. :eyeroll:

By: Dan Evans

Dan Evans — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:12:59 +0000

El,

I don’t know how it could be the traveling show either because Universal sold their Ecto-1 ages ago (and the person who bought it from them recently sold it on eBay). This is a truly fascinating tidbit, assuming anything comes from it. Theme park rides have progressed quite a bit since Spooktacular so they could do something good if they were willing to spend the money. I’m thinking now that this was a generic quote and maybe they were just spitballing. It’d be hard for me to believe Universal would suddenly bring back GB after letting the license expire.

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:12:49 +0000

wow, I had no idea about those old Universal GB attractions. I just watched the youtube videos…wow? Cheesy, but awesome.

By: Paul R. from Spook Central

Paul R. from Spook Central — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:02:44 +0000

I just hope that Atari/Infogrames’ PR department decides to cooperate with us fan sites as much as, if not more than, Sierra’s did.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:02:13 +0000

“Brian Doyle-Murray (portraying Mayor Jock Mulligan)”

Wait… he’s not playing the psychiatrist? And what happened to Lenny–is his second term up already?

By: El

El — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:59:28 +0000

Unless they shut down Twister. I suppose it could be some form of the travaling Ghostbusters thing, where they fought Beetlejuice (if even that is still around) I don’t really know what sort of advancements in theam park rides that have been developed since the Spooktacular first was around, but i will bet they could make somthing really neat if they tried!

By: Paul R. from Spook Central

Paul R. from Spook Central — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:58:45 +0000

Raff – Here’s the ?English version of the press release straight from the Infogrames website.

Jonathan – Kenner’s been out of business for years. I believe that all of their assets are now owned by Hasbro. Their license was probably specific to The Real Ghostbusters, and undoubtedly expired over a decade ago. Remember, Trandmasters had the Extreme Ghostbusters license a decade ago, and Neca has the Ghostbusters movie license four years ago. I wonder if Neca still has the license. Of course, the “toys” in question could be the kubricks, which I don’t think are being released by Neca.

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:34:55 +0000

Hopefully its a first-rate theme park attraction, and not a cheesy temporary attraction or a cheap quick fix like the wild mouse Batman: Dark Knight rides at several Six Flags parks.

By: Dan Evans

Dan Evans — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 01:18:57 +0000

El,

Actually, that was damned silly of me to forget. The building that was once Ghostbusters Spooktacular has been Twister since 96 or 97. Plus, Universal is building a roller-coaster that has part of the track going through the firehouse’s window. So…I guess it’s not likely to be Universal.

By: Raffon/BiggBoss

Raffon/BiggBoss — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:42:17 +0000

Want official?

Straight from the Infogrames corporate website:

http://corporate.infogrames.com/MT-3.34-en/mt-static/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/CP_riddick_GB_FR_corp.pdf

Infogrames is the parent Company of Atari, and it’s based in Lyon, France

The PDF is in french, it says the game will be out in “Spring 2009″

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:46:10 +0000

TOYS!! Well, Hello Kenner!

By: El

El — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 22:41:25 +0000

That would be my guess as well… i mean its still all pretty much there right?

By: Dan Evans

Dan Evans — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:30:51 +0000

Please be Universal! Please be Universal! Please be Universal! Please be Universal!

By: Chad Paulson

Chad Paulson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:09:23 +0000

Exciting news! I wonder if we’ll see a renovation of the Ghostbusters HQ at Universal Studios? Looking forward to hearing more about this.