By John Walker on November 15th, 2007 at 12:23 pm.
Update – now with Stay-Puft screenshot!
Duh na nuh na nuh nah.
Splendid news, every citizen of the world. Blues News brings to our attention the news that there is to be a Ghostbusters game! A proper one, featuring the cast of the film.
Game Informer’s December issue is apparently to feature all the news, with a big ol’ promo on their website.
Talk of a new movie has been doing the rounds for a while, but now it seems certain that Harold Ramis, Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd will be getting back together, at least in digital form. Nothing to do with the Zootfly game that was rumoured a year ago, this could hopefully be more than Yet Another Shitty Movie Game, with the superb news that Aykroyd and Ramis will be writing the script. It seems it will be a sequel to the two (excellent) films, but as for what sort of game – that’s not being said.
Oh, and what’s happened to poor Ernie Hudson, the Forgotten Ghostbuster? Is he not involved? Man, it’s always the black guy who dies first.
Please oh please oh please don’t let it be a generic third-person action game made by soulless drones. Please?
15/11/2007 at 12:41 Kieron Gillen says:
BUSTING MAKES ME FEEL GOOD!
KG
15/11/2007 at 12:48 Elyscape says:
I ain’t afraid of no ghosts?
15/11/2007 at 13:05 Theory says:
Who Ya – oh, wait.
15/11/2007 at 13:10 Zeno, Internetographer says:
Maybe there’s no mention of Ernie because the guy who played him isn’t going to be involved?
I motion for Morgan Freeman as a replacement.
15/11/2007 at 13:10 Seniath says:
Kotaku reports that Ernie will be in it, as will William Atherton, who played Walter Peck in the first film. This could be win of truly epic proportions. Here’s hoping :)
15/11/2007 at 13:11 Zeno, Internetographer says:
Wait, wait, Ernie is the actor. Damn I’m stupid.
But yeah, Morgan Freeman.
15/11/2007 at 13:11 Piratepete says:
A Squad based co-oppy shootery type effort perhaps
“N00b u x’d da streems!111!1!1one”
15/11/2007 at 13:35 MrNeutron says:
The fact that so many of the original cast are in, even minor players like Walter Peck and Janine, makes me ridiculously excited about this thing. They really seem (from these first impressions, anyway) to be going out of their way to do it *properly*.
Now they just need to get Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver. I’m pretty sure Moranis’s schedule isn’t too full these days…
15/11/2007 at 13:48 Andy says:
hi guys
bit weired that , was only watching it last night (for about the 50th time) with my 5 year son , and was thinking about the game that was brought out for the commadore 64!
And how good the game would be now!!!!
bit strange , think i will go do my lottery now while i’m in the zone!
and does mr Peck really have no Dick!!
15/11/2007 at 13:56 Pidesco says:
One of my first PC games was the Ghostbusters 2 game. I thought it was a lot of fun.
Here’s hoping this comes out fun.
15/11/2007 at 14:16 The_B says:
A level playing as Slimer, anyone?
Or as the Marshmallow Man. SMASH!
15/11/2007 at 15:42 simonkaye says:
It badly needs to be a sandbox game. Like GTA with Ghostbusters kit and a city full of ghouls and monsters to find creative ways of taking out, and full-on cooperative team sections.
15/11/2007 at 16:03 Apoca1yps0 says:
Happiness is a software company delivering on your expectations.
15/11/2007 at 16:23 Iain says:
Hopefully this won’t be shit that will turn you white.
15/11/2007 at 16:25 Adam Hepton says:
This has now shot to #1 in my Most Wanted list. By a mile.
15/11/2007 at 16:26 Schadenfreude says:
Heh, I just spent this past Halloween building a replica proton-pack so as you’ve no doubt guessed I’m particularly over-joyed by this news.
15/11/2007 at 16:27 terry says:
Give me Lego Ghostbusters or give me death!
;)
15/11/2007 at 16:38 Nick says:
Hmm, if they mess this up it will be proof that God does not exist.
Maybe.
15/11/2007 at 18:57 Alex Hopkinson says:
I am torn about whether I want this to involve vacuuming up ghosts with my car as I drive to my mission or not…
15/11/2007 at 20:45 Chis says:
Needs an appropriate soundtrack (samples here)
15/11/2007 at 21:29 Nacho says:
They got William Atherton back as Dickless Here? Brilliant.
“Everything was going fine until Dickless Here turned off the containment unit.”
“Is this true?”
“Yes, this is true. This man has no dick.”
(quoted from memory, forgive inaccuracies.)
If your average video game has win the size of a Twinkie, the potential win here is a Twinkie 35 feet long and weighing approximately 600 pounds.
15/11/2007 at 21:54 Tom says:
I really hope this comes out for the wii… On screen wii-remote ghost catching would be amazing… But then again… 3rd party wii games haven’t been stellar so far. It could be bad…. but I’m fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing….
16/11/2007 at 03:14 Brad says:
I still play the C64 version of the original ghostbusters thanks to a fool that threw away a perfectly working C64 with ALL the peripherals!! I *STILL* love that game ;)
16/11/2007 at 03:41 sb says:
Seniath, epic propritions? Biblical proportions? Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria?
Tell him about the Twinkie, Ray.
16/11/2007 at 03:59 mister slim says:
The name Terminal Reality does not fill me with confidence.
16/11/2007 at 07:32 cdm says:
This reminds me of the time you tried to drill a hole through your head, remember that?
That would of worked if you hadn’t stopped me.
16/11/2007 at 08:22 majestyk says:
I could never figure out what to do in that C64 ghostbusters game. I had fun catching ghosts, but sooner or later the Marshmallow Man turned up and I was screwed. Can anyone tell me how to beat this game? Maybe I’ll give it another try on my emulator :)
16/11/2007 at 12:46 Richard says:
Er… you run past him and through the door when he’s not in front of it or stamping down his big marshmallow feet where your head’s going to be. Required some careful timing, but that’s it. And to be honest, you’re better off stopping there. The next bit was even worse.
16/11/2007 at 12:57 Sir_Shaggy says:
If you guys want to re-live the old Commadore 64 game, search fileplanet for GhostBusters (or check the link below) . Someone re-did the classic game and its free!
Retro Ghostbusters!
16/11/2007 at 14:02 Piratepete says:
linky no work sah
16/11/2007 at 22:23 Aaron Litz says:
Ghostbusters is my all-time favorite movie. Science fiction, horror, comedy, and fantasy, all rolled into one. The second was a disappointment (to me, at least) but still somewhat enjoyable.
The news of this game is about the best thing I’ve heard in many, many years. Especially the fact that Ackroyd and Ramis will be writing it as a true sequel, and that they and Murray will be voicing it… man! I cannot wait until this game is released!
Even if it it’s a hundred dollars on initial release, I’ll be getting a copy the day it comes out!
GODDAMN WONDERFUL!!!!!
26/02/2009 at 05:03 rohan gold says:
If you want to be online to play this game, I can borrow rohan goldto you.