Cheers: So as part of the big Vivactard merger, as we discussed earlier, it saw them dropping licenses left and right, as if they were loose change falling out of the pockets of a man desperately trying to get to catch a train on time. Coincidenally enough it was the train heading to Moneytown, but I digress. This has allowed Monolith to re-acquire the F.E.A.R. brand so that their upcoming sequel will now be appropriately titled. Good for them.
Jeers: After almost nine months working here and reading the site regularly, my employers have seen fit to block access to Penny-Arcade. PvP, VGCats, and Ctrl+Alt+Del all remain perfectly acceptable, confirming, once again, that there is no rhyme or reason as to what sites are deemed unfit for workplace surfing. I did not link the latter two sites because you should not view them, and would make much better blocking candidates because they are unfit for any surfing.
-K.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Cheers and Jeers
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.