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Ghostbusters Gets Publisher, Release Window [Ghostbusters]
kotaku.com - 10/30/2008
Ghostbusters Gets Publisher, Release Window [Ghostbusters]
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As was expected , Atari have formally announced that they've picked up the rights to the Ghostbusters game, left in limbo ever since the Activision/Vivendi merger killed off the game's original publisher, Sierra. Atari plans to release Ghostbusters "early next summer", to coincide with the ...

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Atari Picks up Publishing Rights to The Ghostbusters Game
Planet Xbox 360 — ... Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena), which will be out next spring. [image] In addition to nabbing the rights to this Riddick game, Atari have also signed a deal with Universal - who own the rights to the Riddick franchise - to make further games based on Vin Diesel's growly man, which if they're anything like the first Riddick game, isn't the worst idea we've heard this week. To cover development expenses on both titles, Atari paid Activision a flat, undisclosed fee. [SOURCE]

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