October 30, 2008

Ghostbusters has broken out of publishing purgatory with news that Atari has picked up the rights to publish the game. Originally slated as a Sierra title, Ghostbusters was sidelined when Activision-Blizzard took over Sierra’s catalog when Vivendi Games (or whoever owned the imprint) stuck a fork in the brand. Now gamers will get a chance to assume the role of a new “fifth” ghostbuster and kick the shit out of supernatural beings. No news on whether or not the developers at Terminal Reality have talked Rick Moranis into joining the rest of the cast.

Ghostbusters is slated for release next summer to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the flick. THQ picked up 50 Cent Blood on the Sand, and Activision-Blizzard pushed through The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant leaving Jack Black’s game projectBrutal Legend and Monrtreal developer A2M’s WET as the only two Sierra titles without a home.