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Vivendi Games is partnering with Sony Pictures to try and turn “Ghostbusters” into a videogame franchise. First title in what the publisher hopes will be a series of “Ghostbusters” games is set for release in fall ‘08 from Vivendi’s Sierra label. I don’t know why I am even posting this you will understand after you watch the vide.

Ghostbusters to be on six platforms by two developers

Variety has revealed even more information about the game based on the unmade Ghostbusters sequel. Apparently, in addition to the talents of the original Ghostbusters, Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddmore, and Annie Potts, who played Janine Melnitz, will also be lending their talents. The article also says the game will be available on all the major platforms, with the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 versions being developed by Terminal Reality aimed at the “core gamer demographic,” and another version being developed by Red Fly Studio will develop a version for “families and casual gamers” for the PS2, Wii and DS.Terminal Reality, in case you aren’t familiar with the name, developed Terminal Velocity (a great DOS game), the Aeon Flux game, Blood Rayne and the Metal Slug Anthology. Red Fly Studio has started developing only one other game, Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (I shit you not), though their about page shows some pretty impressive credits, including Deus Ex, Anachronox and the aforementioned Blood Rayne.

More players from the movies does up the chance of Ghostbusters goodness, but with two developers working on games for a total of six platforms, the liklihood these games will be anything more than a “But you used to love Ghostbusters!” holiday bargain bin title plummets much farther than Winston or Janine could hope to reach. Still, gotta keep the faith. Mushroom Men looks just wacky enough to be actually interesting, so you never know. Just have to keep our fingers crossed and see what happens.

(Found via Kotaku).

Miracles do happen: Game Informer to reveal new Ghostbusters game based on never produced movie

Fans, and even Dan Akroyd, have been clamoring for a third installment in the Ghostbusters series since the second slightly-better-than mediocre movie came out. Akroyd even said he had written a script for it. One of the major elements keeping it back was Bill Murray’s desire to never make a Ghostbusters movie again.

Apparently hell has frozen over, though, and Kotaku is reporting that in the next issue of Game Informer they’re going to reveal the game that would’ve been the movie. Making hell in even better condition for snowmen is the news that the original Ghostbusters, Dan Akroyd, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis, are working on the script and will be doing the voice overs as well.

Now, as a wee lad Ghostbusters was second only to Ninja Turtles in my eyes. I had the backpack, the trap and, I admit it, even the Stay Puft Marshmallow man stuffed toy thing. Since Ghostbusters II, though, the whole franchise has been on a steady decline. Will this return of the originals revive the franchise, or will it just continue to suck harder than a black hole? I sincerely hope the former because my nostalgia can’t take another 80s remake that epic fails.