news.bigdownload.com - 6/17/2009
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Gamers were upset when it was learned a few days ago that the PC version of Ghostbusters would lack the multiplayer features that its Xbox 360 and PS2 counterparts have. We asked the game's publisher Atari for comment on this issue and they sent over a response from Dan Irish, the CEO of ...
playstationlifestyle.net - 6/15/2009
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playstationlifestyle.net —
Having grown up in the late 80’s, early
90’s Ghostbusters comes to mind as one of the...
most famous franchises of that era. With two blockbuster movies, a cartoon show, a line of toys and more. Ghostbusters was impossible to ignore. 25 years later, to coincide with the theatrical ...
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PS3 Review - Ghostbusters: The Video Game
lensoftruth.com - 6/16/2009
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lensoftruth.com —
Welcome back for another exciting Head2Head battle! This
week at the Lens of Truth we had an...
amazing opportunity to play the much anticipated Ghostbusters: The Video Game almost a week before the release date. This exclusive was made possible by our ...
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Blog Archive » Head2Head: Ghostbusters
ecto-web.org - 6/13/2009
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ecto-web.org —
I received in the mail today a package
from Atari containing five copies of the new video...
game, one for every system (except for the PS2 - which may have been an oversight). Most of these are prizes for my contest . I'm forbidden from posting a review ...
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Ghostbusters Video Game Box Backs & Specs
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Atari Admits Skimping on Ghostbusters PC
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... The other day, we ran a story about the PC version of Ghostbusters not having any sort of multiplayer component. Today, Atari has responded via Big Download admitting that consoles were their focus and they put more of their resources into those which ultimately led to no MP on PC: ...
Developer Comments On Ghostbusters PC's Lack Of Multiplayer
1UP RSS feed —
... Asked by the Big Download what happened to it, the game's multiplayer developer Threewave Software said that it was cut so that they could focus more on the console versions. ...
Ghostbusters Dev Explains Lack of PC Multiplayer
The Escapist : Latest News —
... crammed in there between the lines, "We don't much care if the PC version delivers or not." But it's possible that Terminal Reality and Threewave aren't just casually throwing PC gamers under the bus; patching in multiplayer support at some point in the future would presumably be simpler for the PC than any of the other platforms. There's been no indication yet from Atari that it has any plans to do so, however, so maybe I'm just being irrationally optimistic. Source: Big Download
Atari Explains Cutting Multiplayer From Ghostbusters PC
G4 TV - TheFeed —
... on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but it's conspicuously missing from the PC version. In a surprising turn, Atari and multiplayer developer Threewave Software actually explained the reason multiplayer was dropped from everything but the console versions to Big Download. ...
Why No Ghostbusters PC MP
Blue's News —
Big Download contacted Atari about the absence of multiplayer support in the PC edition of Ghostbusters , and Atari passed along a statement from Dan Irish, CEO Threewave Software , who created the game's multiplayer console component. The obvious reason for this is that the console editions were a higher priority, but at least he comes out and admits that. Here's that bit: Multiplayer for the PC version of Ghostbusters is something that Threewave and Terminal Reality always wanted to do. However, our focus was on making the console version the best ...
Atari responds to missing multiplayer in Ghostbusters PC
Joystiq —
... We suppose it's a little ironic that the multiplayer for the PC version of Ghostbusters is little more than a phantom. That is to say that the PC version doesn't actually have multiplayer at all, a fact our compatriots at Big Download reported ...
Developer comments on lack of Ghostbuters PC multiplayer
That VideoGame Blog —
... “Multiplayer for the PC version of Ghostbusters is something that Threewave and Terminal Reality always wanted to do. However, our focus was on making the console version the best that they could be - an experience that allows multiple players to re-live and re-fight many of the themes from the movies,” said Dan Irish, CEO of the Ghostbuster’s multiplayer developer Threewave Software when asked by BigDownload. ...
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Sorry PC players; no multiplayer for your Ghostbusters game
news.bigdownload.com 6/18/2009 —
Atari is about to ship their long awaited Ghostbusters game to stores this coming week but a few folks have gotten their copies a bit early and such as the Ghostbusters fan site Ecto-Web. They have discovered something that hasn't been ...
Developer comments on lack of Ghostbuters PC multiplayer
thatvideogameblog.com 6/22/2009 —
If you bought Ghostbusters on PC, you may have been a bit bummed at the fact that it didn’t come with the multiplayer mode that was shipped with the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. There’s kind of an explanation for that.
“Multiplayer for the PC version of Ghostbusters is something that ...
Ghostbusters: The Game [Review]
geekadelphia.com 8/13/2009 —
In the era of the hardcore shooter and epic RPG , it’s rare to find a game these days that makes me feel like a kid again. And I’m not talking about that nostalgic feeling you get when playing a remake or a compilation . I’m talking about a genuine, ...
News: Ghostbusters coming summer 2009
computerandvideogames.com 12/2/2008 — Tuesday 2-Dec-2008 3:28 PM Atari nails down launch of sweet-looking game revival The wicked-looking new Ghostbusters game will launch on just about every current platform in June 2009, Atari has just confirmed. "Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a ...
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Sony picks up Ghostbusters from Atari
gamesindustry.biz 5/6/2009 —
Sony Computer Entertainment will now be publishing Terminal Reality's Ghostbusters title in a surprise deal signed with Atari today, just one month before the game was set to ship, GamesIndustry.biz has learned.
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New Patch Available for Ghostbusters: The Video Game on PS3
au.ps3.ign.com 8/27/2009 — August 26, 2009 - NEW YORK, NY - Atari , one of the world's most recognized video game publishers, announced today that a new patch is available for the smash hit Ghostbusters: The Video Game on PLAYSTATION 3. The highly anticipated title, which was ...
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Multiplayer Trailer
videogamesloop.com 5/14/2009 — Atari has released a new trailer for upcoming Ghostbusters: The Video Game and this time it centers around the multiplayer aspect of the game.
This game is looking better and better with each new glimpse at the gameplay. From the first shot of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, this game ...
Why Ghostbusters on the PC doesn't have multiplayer
examiner.com 6/18/2009 — It's of great concern when a game releases simultaneously on multiple platforms and one of those platforms has an integral piece missing. The PC version of Ghostbusters lacks the multiplayer function that other versions of the game do fea...
Ghostbusters Now Looks Better On PS3 [Atari]
kotaku.com 8/27/2009 — Ghostbusters on PS3 took some flak upon release for looking, well, worse than it did on 360 . Significantly worse. So Terminal Reality went back to the drawing board, and have today released a patch that should bridge the gap. IGN say that fixes ...
Photo Proof That Ghostbusters Loves Its Fans
pressthebuttons.com 6/21/2009 — Ghostbusters: The Video Game from Atari and Terminal Reality for the Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and PC is loaded with references and call-backs to the two Ghostbusters films and assorted animated series, some of which are less obvious than others. As a devoted ...
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