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Ghostbusters officially going to Atari
joystiq.com - 11/7/2008
Ghostbusters officially going to Atari
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When there's something strange in your neighborhood, your choice for who to call is clear. But the question after the Activision/Blizzard merger was where, exactly, you'd be able to find the Ghostbusters . Now, we finally have an answer: As was rumored by both Variety and Dan Akroyd, Atari ...

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Joystiq [Xbox]:  Atari sets the trap, will publish Ghostbusters in '09

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Atari sets the trap, will publish Ghostbusters in '09
Joystiq [Xbox] — ... "I couldn't help it. It just popped in there." Sierra: "What? What just 'popped' in there?" (Distant stomping sounds.) Atari: "I tried to think ... Activision: "Look!" Sierra: "What did you do Atari?" Atari: "No, it can't be! It can't be!" (They look to the horizon.) Atari: "It's Phil Harrison." Incidentally, Atari will publish Ghostbusters in 2009. [Via Joystiq] Atari sets the trap, will publish Ghostbusters in '09 originally ...

Learn To Spell, Dammit!
Press The Buttons — ... back in the news now that Atari has officially picked up the publishing rights.  This is great news, but one little thing continues to annoy me whenever this game is mentioned: nobody in the gaming press seems capable of spelling franchise writer and actor Dan Aykroyd's name correctly.  Consider these few examples from a whole sea of errors: Both Kotaku and  Kombo have a bad habit of spelling it "Ackroyd", whereas GamePro and Joystiq go with the equally incorrect "Akroyd".  It's A-Y-K-R-O-Y-D, ...

Ghostbusters dev: Publisher changes not 'ideal'
Joystiq [PlayStation] — ... We realize it's a surprise, but apparently Terminal Reality believes that constantly changing publishers isn't all that great. The Ghostbusters game has traveled a very rocky publishing road, starting with Sierra, then sitting in limbo following the Activision / Vivendi merger, then moving to Atari and then moving to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the European market. Adding to the mess, SCEE will initially release the game only on PS3 and PS2 in Europe, leaving the 360, Wii and DS versions for later this year. Speaking to ...

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