Atari Confirms Ghostbusters Publishing Rights
Who you gonna call? Apparently, Atari.
Confirming recent rumors, Atari officially announced this morning that it has secured the publishing rights to the hotly anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video Game after it went MIA from Vivendi during the post Activision/Blizzard merger fallout. The game will be released next year, timed to coincide with Sony Pictures’ planned 25th anniversary celebration of the film’s original theatrical release.
“Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a fantastic addition to Atari’s global line-up in 2009,” said Phil Harrison, President of Infogrames Entertainment, the parent company of Atari. “The title has built considerable anticipation and excitement among game fans for its high quality action and all-out mayhem. There’s no more thrilling Ghostbusting experience to be had, short of building your own proton pack.”
“We’re thrilled to partner with Atari on Ghostbusters: The Video Game”, said Mark Caplan, Vice President of Licensing-Hardlines for Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. “As one of our studios’ most valued film franchises, we wanted to develop a video game that would be exciting for both new and old fans and with Atari we have a publisher that fully understands Ghostbusters, and is committed to producing engaging entertainment that fans will thoroughly enjoy.”
Ghostbusters: The Video Game features an all new continuation of the Ghostbusters’ adventures, written by original Ghostbusters writers Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd, The game also reunites members of the original cast for the first time in 20 years. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson lend their voices and in-game likenesses to the original story set two years after Ghostbusters II, with Manhattan once again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces. The game also features performances from other Ghostbusters alumni William Atherton (Walter Peck), Annie Potts (Janine Melnitz) and Brian Doyle-Murray.
