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Activision Officially Not Publishing Ghostbusters.

Grizzly_AddamsGrizzly_Addams Registered User, ClubPA regular
edited March 2009 in Games and Technology
Found the old thread but the last post was 4 weeks ago. Activision Blizzard is officially no longer publishing this title, and Gamestop is calling to notify all preorder customers of the cancellation.

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  • kitchkitch Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That bad, huh?

    No news on anyone picking it up, then?

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  • MechMantisMechMantis Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Very.


    Because my brother pre-ordered this game for my brother-in-law.

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    And? Activision dropped a lot of titles it was to publish due to its recent merger.

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  • The Sneak!The Sneak! Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    so now who the fuck am i gonna call

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Yeah we already knew four weeks ago?

    And we also know that they've already said that Ghostbusters is not canceled and will not be canceled but we don't know who will be publishing it yet?

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  • Synthetic OrangeSynthetic Orange Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    'ACTIVISION CANCELS GHOSTBUSTERS
    ...publishing deal due to internal restructuring.'


    ...is not a very exciting headline.

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  • DrezDrez Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Synthetic Orange wrote: »
    'ACTIVISION CANCELS GHOSTBUSTERS
    ...publishing deal due to internal restructuring.'


    ...is not a very exciting headline.

    [TINY]...this text is extremely tiny.[/TINY]

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  • Grizzly_AddamsGrizzly_Addams Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    Hey we all knew it was on the chopping block just figured I'd give a heads up, but that's cool too.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Sucks it got cancelled. At least they sent me that Ecto-1 license plate before it happened though.

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  • scootchscootch Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    gah,, was hoping that sister company picking up hold true... this kinda sucks.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Forever Zefiro wrote: »
    Sucks it got cancelled. At least they sent me that Ecto-1 license plate before it happened though.

    GHOSTBUSTERS IS NOT CANCELED IT JUST DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A PUBLISHER.

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  • Forever ZefiroForever Zefiro cloaked in the midnight glory of an event horizonRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    It's publishing got cancelled. :P

    There is this:

    "Sony Pictures states "this has presented [Sony Pictures Consumer Products] with an opportunity to reevaluate the game release marketing strategy to potentially coincide with the 25th anniversary of the original film in '09." Activision and Sony Pictures are looking for another publisher."

    09? I don't know, I wouldn't be surprised if it never got picked back up

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Oh sure, Ghostbuster is an indie game based off an unproven franchise that's got no big names involved with it.

    It'll never get published.

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    the new publisher will be Dan Akroyd

    personally mailing out every copy of the game

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  • KageraKagera Imitating the worst people. Since 2004Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Ghostbusters is cancelled eh?

    That sucks. D:
    This facetious post made just to mess with DP.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Zek wrote: »
    the new publisher will be Dan Akroyd

    personally mailing out every copy of the game

    Pft, mailing? Dan Aykroyd would be personally delivering the game straight to your door. In the Ecto-1!

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    You have no idea the horrors I could unleash upon you.

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  • Mr PeepersMr Peepers Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Is anyone actually worried about this?

    I'm more worried about it being a decent game. Because if this is as close to a Ghostbusters 3 as I'm gonna get, it better be DAMN good.

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  • ColtColt .45 ColoradoRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Kagera wrote: »
    Ghostbusters is cancelled eh?

    That sucks. D:
    This facetious post made just to mess with DP.

    Well, it's messing with more then just him. D:

    EDIT: And I'm not worried about it. It should be picked up again if someone knows a good thing when they see it...

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Mr Peepers wrote: »
    Is anyone actually worried about this?

    No.

    But enjoy the next 10 pages of FUD.

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  • SaigaSaiga Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Wait so.. Is the game not going to come out at all now?

    It looked amazing at SDCC. Please say I am just reading things incredibly poorly.

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Saiga wrote: »
    Wait so.. Is the game not going to come out at all now?

    It looked amazing at SDCC. Please say I am just reading things incredibly poorly.

    Reading comprehension, fail.

    Seriously, did you just read the OP and make poast? That's not how it works.

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Mr Peepers wrote: »
    Is anyone actually worried about this?

    I'm more worried about it being a decent game. Because if this is as close to a Ghostbusters 3 as I'm gonna get, it better be DAMN good.

    Well I think the chances of the game not getting picked up is slim. However, IMO, the chances of a publisher picking up the game and then shoving it out the door before its truly finished and polished up is more likely.

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  • TheSuperWootTheSuperWoot Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    IIRC there was a recent article in PC Gamer that said the gameplay was pretty solid and it played out much like the two movies, so there probably isn't much to worry about on the content side of things.

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  • Ah_PookAh_Pook Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Mr Peepers wrote: »
    Is anyone actually worried about this?

    I'm more worried about it being a decent game. Because if this is as close to a Ghostbusters 3 as I'm gonna get, it better be DAMN good.

    even if its pretty bad itll at least be as good as ghostbusters 2

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  • meatflowermeatflower Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    TheSuperWoot wrote: »
    IIRC there was a recent article in PC Gamer that said the gameplay was pretty solid and it played out much like the two movies, so there probably isn't much to worry about on the content side of things.

    And from that PC Gamer preview I got the sense the game was nearly finished. They actually let them play the game, not just watch them play it.

    A nearly completed game does not just get dropped. Too much money has already been spent making it, they've got to at least try and get some of it back. This is on top of the fact that it's motherfucking Ghostbusters, a license with hugely exploitable marketing potential.

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Speaking of Ghostbusters you guys know that The Real Ghostbusters is getting a special Complete Series release on DVD, right?

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  • AxenAxen My avatar is Excalibur. Yes, the sword.Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Speaking of Ghostbusters you guys know that The Real Ghostbusters is getting a special Complete Series release on DVD, right?

    Finally!

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Axen wrote: »
    DarkPrimus wrote: »
    Speaking of Ghostbusters you guys know that The Real Ghostbusters is getting a special Complete Series release on DVD, right?

    Finally!

    Indeed!

    Too bad this thread didn't get made earlier, because if you pre-ordered before September 1st you got a code for 10% off. :(

    The price sounds steep, but if you look into the cost/episode ratio it's actually a better deal than most season sets.

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  • Dyvim TvarDyvim Tvar Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    meatflower wrote: »
    Saiga wrote: »
    Wait so.. Is the game not going to come out at all now?

    It looked amazing at SDCC. Please say I am just reading things incredibly poorly.

    Reading comprehension, fail.

    Seriously, did you just read the OP and make poast? That's not how it works.

    85% of the internet would respectfully disagree with you.


    As for the game I really do hope it gets another publisher, I was kind of looking forward to it and I can't say that about very many titles lately.

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  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Axen wrote: »
    Mr Peepers wrote: »
    Is anyone actually worried about this?

    I'm more worried about it being a decent game. Because if this is as close to a Ghostbusters 3 as I'm gonna get, it better be DAMN good.

    Well I think the chances of the game not getting picked up is slim. However, IMO, the chances of a publisher picking up the game and then shoving it out the door before its truly finished and polished up is more likely.

    I thought it was pretty much done? Probably would have held it up to coincide with the reunion anyway.

    What I'm more annoyed about was the cancellation of WiC:soviet assault

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2009
    I did a search, is this seriously the newest thread on this game? Anyway.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVArpZo2dc

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I seriously loved that damn cartoon. The EPIC guitar solo song for the more EPIC parts was fucking EPIC.

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  • Hotlead JunkieHotlead Junkie Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    DarkWarrior wrote: »
    I did a search, is this seriously the newest thread on this game? Anyway.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRVArpZo2dc

    Honestly I didn't have high hopes for the game after seeing the first batch of trailers/gameplay demonstrations, but after watching that I'm stoked

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  • OptyOpty Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    If the old thread is over 4 months old and badly titled, it might be a good idea to start a new thread.

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