UPDATE: Atari came out with a bit of shocking honesty, basically saying, "Yeah, we pretty much phoned it in."
Original post: So I spotted this disconcerting story a couple nights ago over on Kotaku, stating that the PC version of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, releasing tomorrow, requires an internet connection for DRM authentication. That's a little irritating, but the worst part about that is that the PC version will not have multiplayer. Internet connection required, but only to make sure you aren't a pirate. That isn't the most non-sensical part, because taking a look at the image of the back of the box, the game apparently does not support dual-core processors or video cards that have 256MB of memory. I half expect to hear it also does not run on computers facing east or will not run for people with mustaches (except Ernie Hudson).
-K.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Bustin' Doesn't Make Me Feel Good
Thursday, July 31, 2008
That's Vivactard-ed
So now that the merger of Vivendi, Activision and Blizzard is now complete they're cleaning house and getting things organized, and that means dropping some franchises and titles in development. Two of the titles on the chopping block are Ghostbusters and Tim Schafer's (Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, Full Throttle) Brutal Legend. This doesn't mean that they're halting production, but that they will no longer be publishing them, so I'm sure they'll easily find homes elsewhere. I can understand dropping Tim's title, it's a bit of a gamble, because even though he makes fantastic games they don't really put up huge numbers, but motherfucking Ghostbusters? Are you kidding me?
Sony Pictures, who owns the license, issued a statement saying the game will be released "one way or another," though this would probably push the release back into next year. I fear that they may decide to shuffle it off to Sony Computer Entertainment, a move I'm surprised they didn't make in the first place. If this takes place, the game, especially when Sony's hurting for good exclusives in light of the Final Fantasy XIII fiasco, would almost definitely make it a PS3 exclusive.
-K.