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CardJoe · 15th Nov 2007, 11:46

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/11...n_the_making/1

Vivendi has confirmed that a new Ghostbusters game is in development, to be written by Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis.

kosch · 15th Nov 2007, 11:51

Sorry I couldnt resist....

Who ya gonna call....

craigey1 · 15th Nov 2007, 11:54

This has been banded about for a little while now. see link (note date of article) but was then reported to have been abandoned. see other link
Glad to see this may actually get off the ground.

TomD22 · 15th Nov 2007, 11:58

Given what you say in your first paragraph, I can only hope that the typo "came" for "game" wasn't a freudian slip.....

TomD22 · 15th Nov 2007, 11:59

Oh and also: your comment system has a weird sense of timing. The instant I had posted my message, it was saying "TomD22, 6 minutes ago". It's only been about 30 seconds in reality even now...

[USRF]Obiwan · 15th Nov 2007, 12:13

haha the ghostbusters game! This brings back memories...

fishthecat · 15th Nov 2007, 12:25

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Vivendi has said that they spent 'tens of millions' on the license for the game

So bang goes any budget for actually making the game then. From the little I know about the games industry, if a company spends hods of cash on a known brand that'll sell games, they end up with no cash or incentive to make the game any good because it'll sell copies based on it's name alone. :/ Here's hoping it actually turns out to be another Goldeneye which bucks that trend.

Zut · 15th Nov 2007, 12:54

Fantastic!! I want this game no matter what!

mmorgue · 15th Nov 2007, 13:13

@[USRF]Obiwan

That brought back some fantastic memories!

steveo_mcg · 15th Nov 2007, 13:25

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Originally Posted by [USRF]Obiwan

haha the ghostbusters game! This brings back memories...

I loved that game, think i'll go home a fire up mame, after the tf2 match of course.

Leitchy · 15th Nov 2007, 14:27

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Originally Posted by kosch

Sorry I couldnt resist....

Who ya gonna call....

GHOSTBUSTERS

Breach · 15th Nov 2007, 14:39

That is seriously the coolest thing I've ever heard

Jamie · 15th Nov 2007, 16:02

johnnyboy700 · 15th Nov 2007, 17:47

Oh Yeeeessss!!!!

I loved the old Speccy game - even though it was a bit crude even in its day. But what I really hope is that its in the style of the mock screen shots that were kicking about the web earlier this year, they had the same look as Gears of War (in my opinion anyway) and looked absolutely wonderful. If they get this right and produce a game with a good blend of humour and horror ( you are battling the dead after all) this game could be a real winner.

I've got my fingers crossed for this one.

automagsrock · 15th Nov 2007, 19:01

I am praying this makes it. Ghost Busters is one of my favorite movie duets of all time (have one and two on VHS, seperate DVDs and the 2 disc bonus pack :P)

When I was like 6 or 7 I had every toy imaginable. I had the proton pack, the trap, all the action figures, the car the HQ everything. Oh and the game as well on NES and Sega

I want this game to come out soooo bad. I hope Vivendi does a good job with it and doesn't screw something up.

Bungle · 15th Nov 2007, 19:18

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Originally Posted by automagsrock

I am praying this makes it. Ghost Busters is one of my favorite movie duets of all time (have one and two on VHS, seperate DVDs and the 2 disc bonus pack :P)

When I was like 6 or 7 I had every toy imaginable. I had the proton pack, the trap, all the action figures, the car the HQ everything. Oh and the game as well on NES and Sega

I want this game to come out soooo bad. I hope Vivendi does a good job with it and doesn't screw something up.

Are you the gate keeper ?

craigey1 · 15th Nov 2007, 19:23

Are you the keymaster?

Bungle · 15th Nov 2007, 19:38

In 1980 this guy scared the living daylights out of small children. In the 21st Century he's an everyday occurrance

wolff000 · 15th Nov 2007, 19:38

If I wasn't at work when I read this I very well may have jumped up and down. Ghostbusters was a great cartoon and 2 spectacular movies. I really hope this turns out well. This will be the first game I run out to get on release day in a long time.

johnnyboy700 · 15th Nov 2007, 20:35

It turns out that this game project isn't linked to the screen shots (and even footage!) that was kicking about earlier this year (boo, hiss!!), it was apparently either a fanboy homage or a hoax using the Unreal engine. AICN has an article about it with what is known so far (very little as yet) but will keep its finger on the pulse.

PS Loved the first film, disappointed with the second and didn't see much of the cartoon but it looked okay from what I did see.

15th Nov 2007, 11:46	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,988	New Ghostbusters game in the making http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/11...n_the_making/1 Vivendi has confirmed that a new Ghostbusters game is in development, to be written by Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd and Harold Ramis. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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craigey1 Snarf Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: W-mids Posts: 1,025	This has been banded about for a little while now. see link (note date of article) but was then reported to have been abandoned. see other link Glad to see this may actually get off the ground. __________________ The internet - where men are men, women are men and children are FBI agents. Why don't we just take the safety labels off everything and let stupidity sort itself out? Project DaBomb Coming Soon - Current Status - Building Da Box & Writing up Project Log - 50% complete - On hold due to New house projects.....watch this space

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[USRF]Obiwan Ultramodder Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,220	haha the ghostbusters game! This brings back memories... __________________ Mascleta: "The most accurate simulation of thunder, humans can simulate..." The answer is 42, so... whats the question again? If you know what 'Peek' and 'Poke' represents, then you are probably as old as me.

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15th Nov 2007, 11:58	#4
TomD22 Modder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 63	Given what you say in your first paragraph, I can only hope that the typo "came" for "game" wasn't a freudian slip.....

15th Nov 2007, 11:59	#5
TomD22 Modder Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 63	Oh and also: your comment system has a weird sense of timing. The instant I had posted my message, it was saying "TomD22, 6 minutes ago". It's only been about 30 seconds in reality even now...

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Zut Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Near Sheffield, UK Posts: 127	Fantastic!! I want this game no matter what!

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mmorgue Supermodder Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mos Eisley, in the bar... Posts: 378	@[USRF]Obiwan That brought back some fantastic memories!

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15th Nov 2007, 17:47	#14
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 788	Oh Yeeeessss!!!! I loved the old Speccy game - even though it was a bit crude even in its day. But what I really hope is that its in the style of the mock screen shots that were kicking about the web earlier this year, they had the same look as Gears of War (in my opinion anyway) and looked absolutely wonderful. If they get this right and produce a game with a good blend of humour and horror ( you are battling the dead after all) this game could be a real winner. I've got my fingers crossed for this one.

15th Nov 2007, 19:01	#15
automagsrock Hypermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Great Falls, Montana, US Posts: 936	I am praying this makes it. Ghost Busters is one of my favorite movie duets of all time (have one and two on VHS, seperate DVDs and the 2 disc bonus pack :P) When I was like 6 or 7 I had every toy imaginable. I had the proton pack, the trap, all the action figures, the car the HQ everything. Oh and the game as well on NES and Sega I want this game to come out soooo bad. I hope Vivendi does a good job with it and doesn't screw something up. __________________ I am bored of my old sig, so here's my WoW character armory link instead PS3 network name: Myrmccheese

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wolff000 I am here to steal your secrets. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Never-never Land Posts: 196	If I wasn't at work when I read this I very well may have jumped up and down. Ghostbusters was a great cartoon and 2 spectacular movies. I really hope this turns out well. This will be the first game I run out to get on release day in a long time. __________________ The gospel accordong to Myamoto, Chatper three, verse six..."And it is written that the gaming of man will die, and rest silent for two years. But on the eighty-fifth year of the twentieth century, it shall rise again. And its triumphant return shall be heralded by two great plumbers and thou will know gaming has been born again."

15th Nov 2007, 20:35	#20
johnnyboy700 Hypermodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 788	It turns out that this game project isn't linked to the screen shots (and even footage!) that was kicking about earlier this year (boo, hiss!!), it was apparently either a fanboy homage or a hoax using the Unreal engine. AICN has an article about it with what is known so far (very little as yet) but will keep its finger on the pulse. PS Loved the first film, disappointed with the second and didn't see much of the cartoon but it looked okay from what I did see.