No Ghostbusters for you!*

grumpysmurf · **Joined:** 6th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 298

http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/302320/ghostbusters_playstation_exclusive_pal_territories?fp=4&fpid=776310

Dunno if this has been posted elsewhere, but Ghostbusters: The Videogame is now a PlayStation exclusive in PAL territories, including Europe and Australia. Sony has taken over publishing duties from Atari less than a month before the game's release.

Edit: Also, No Duke Nukem Forever for you! http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58519

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 7:13

Is that older news? Eurogamer posted a similar story and followed it shortly with an 'Atari still publishing everything else for every other format'. Gamesindustry.biz was cited, though I've not been able to check that.

grumpysmurf · **Joined:** 6th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 298

The game is being published by Sony Computer Enternainment Europe in PAL territories, which presumably means no Wii or Xbox version ever.

I can't believe you aren't all gnashing your teeth over this. Sure, the game is doubtlessly going to be crap, but it's Ghostbusters, damn it! They'll probably region lock it too, the cunts.

They say laughter is the best medicine. This article isn't that funny, but it's the best I could come up with in my wilted, heartbroken state. Damn you Sony... Damn you to Hell.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49252

What exactly do they offer the developers to get them to agree to cut out 2/3 of their market?

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 13:50

grumpysmurf wrote:

The game is being published by Sony Computer Enternainment Europe in PAL territories, which presumably means no Wii or Xbox version ever.

I can't believe you aren't all gnashing your teeth over this. Sure, the game is doubtlessly going to be crap, but it's Ghostbusters, damn it! They'll probably region lock it too, the cunts.

They say laughter is the best medicine. This article isn't that funny, but it's the best I could come up with in my wilted, heartbroken state. Damn you Sony... Damn you to Hell.

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Anyway, I'm not overly concerned - I have a PS3.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Except! Atari are to publish Ghostbusters on the Xbox 360!

Which is, of course, what that MetalAngel fella said.

myp · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 13:51

Ghostbusters 2 wasn't all that either. I'm not overly bothered. I'll probably pick it up for PS3 when I get one in 2016.

grumpysmurf · **Joined:** 6th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 298

Well, in this case I believe Sony owns the movie rights, which may have given them some added clout.

grumpysmurf · **Joined:** 6th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 298

Zio wrote:

Except! Atari are to publish Ghostbusters on the Xbox 360!

Which is, of course, what that MetalAngel fella said.

Hmm. I may not have to kill myself after all then. Mind you, 'later in the year' is a bit vague. They could secretly be talking about the year 2011.

metalangel · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 15:10

In the year 201x, Ghostbusters was releasing.

"What happen?"

"Sony stitched us up the treat."

End of an Era · **Joined:** 25th Nov, 2008 **Posts:** 1041

MetalAngel wrote:

In the year 201x, Ghostbusters was releasing.

"What happen?"

"Sony stitched us up the treat."

"How are you gentlemen!!!"

"All your busting are belong to us."

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 16:49

Bit desperate when Sony claim victory by bagging a game that could for all we know be total shit.

Ah well, whatever. That means I can't buy it for my PC now (even though it started life as a PC only game /Rolleyes) and they're limiting the paying audience.

FFS, talk about pick the format it will sell the least on haha.

MarzSyndrome · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 426

End of an Era wrote:

MetalAngel wrote:

In the year 201x, Ghostbusters was releasing.

"What happen?"

"Sony stitched us up the treat."

"How are you gentlemen!!!"

"All your busting are belong to us."

"You are on the way to PS3-worshipping."

"What you say!"

"You have no chance to change our minds make your time."

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

myp wrote:

I'll pick it up for PS3 when I get one next month.

Finally, joining the gang!

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

Probably not so bad news for Wii owners, as with Gecko the region-coding's quite easy to sidestep, but for Xbox 360 owners, bit annoying I'd imagine. That's if the game turns out to be good*. Looks a bit like Resident Evil 4 to me, with added Bill Murray.

* It's not going to be any more shit than the old Activision 8-bit Ghostbusters game, worst come to the worst, though. Maybe.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Anybody that thinks the original 8-bit version of Ghostbusters is shit clearly never played the C64 version. I still play that to this day on my PSP when I'm bored. The Master System version was alright too.

Most of the other versions are shit though, especially the utterly terrible NES one.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri May 08, 2009 23:11

Zio wrote:

Anybody that thinks the original 8-bit version of Ghostbusters is shit clearly never played the C64 version. I still play that to this day on my PSP when I'm bored. The Master System version was alright too.

Most of the other versions are shit though, especially the utterly terrible NES one.

I was playing the megadrive one on the xbox last night and it's a jolly little platformer. The spectrum version was awesome. Really loved listening to the spectrum say "he slimed me" and it sounded like he had a mouthful of cornflakes.

Ahh, happy days

metalangel · **Posted:** Sat May 09, 2009 8:49

Welcome to the business world!

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

GHOSTBUSTERS!

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Xbox 360 - £28.11 delivered

ltia · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:02

Quote:

GHOSTBUSTERS!

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

You mean

"Gwuaftbushterss!!

wghaaahwgahawghawaghawaghgaawgahgwhaaa!"

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:04

I'm completely not arsed about this.

I have Ecto 1 in Burnie P anyways so fuck 'em.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:28

ltia wrote:

Quote:

GHOSTBUSTERS!

AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

You mean

"Gwuaftbushterss!!

wghaaahwgahawghawaghawaghgaawgahgwhaaa!"

"What would you like to see, John? The opera?"

"a wunt t shee ghftbftrf. u ar ar are moft k-k-k-kind, dr felpf."

Later:

"... I love this town!"

"moft butiful. G-g-glory be! A fink a fha fleep wifout pillow too nite..."

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:29

I seem to have accidentally walked into a lunatic asylum.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

myp wrote:

I seem to have accidentally walked into a lunatic asylum.

It's easy to get in.

Not so easy to LEAVE

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:32

myp wrote:

I seem to have accidentally walked into a lunatic asylum.

"the way we test to see if people are going to stay, is fill a bath up with water, then give the visitor a thimble, a cup and a saucepan and ask them to empty it"

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

MaliA wrote:

myp wrote:

I seem to have accidentally walked into a lunatic asylum.

"the way we test to see if people are going to stay, is fill a bath up with water, then give the visitor a thimble, a cup and a saucepan and ask them to empty it"

Plug?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Getting pretty good scores on Metacritc. I want this I think. Can't decide between just getting it on PS3 or importing the 360 version. There are more bezzies with PS3s these days, so I'm not totally giving up on multiplayer by getting that version.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Some great journalism from Eurogamer's review by Ellie Gibson. The concluding paragraphs:

Quote:

Ignoring the blockbuster licence, you'd probably describe this as a nice looking but pretty average action-adventure. The game mechanics work fine, it's entertaining enough to play, but there's no real innovation and a fair few frustrating niggles. The thing is, you can't ignore the licence - not when it's so fundamental to the game's entertainment value, and when Terminal Reality has worked so hard to do it justice.

That's why Ghostbusters: The Videogame works. You get to play with a proton gun. You get to fire Boson darts. You get to explore the Fire Station, battle Slimer, fight the marshmallow man, destroy the library and hear Bill Murray do jokes. It's all wrapped up in a package authentic enough to make you forgive the linearity and inconsistencies, tied with a big bow made of pretty graphics. And when you open the package the first thing you hear is, "Nerny ner-ner ner-ner, nerny-nerny ner-ner-ner."

If you love the film it's impossible not to like this game, despite its faults. That would be like hating a puppy just because it's got a wonky leg. This might not be the best videogame ever made but it's one of the better movie tie-ins out there, and it's the closest to being a Ghostbuster most of us will ever get.

Sir Taxalot · **Joined:** 5th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 4878

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Getting pretty good scores on Metacritc. I want this I think. Can't decide between just getting it on PS3 or importing the 360 version. There are more bezzies with PS3s these days, so I'm not totally giving up on multiplayer by getting that version.

I think I want Ghostbusters as well (360), although I'd want it pretty cheap.

Aren't those radio adverts awful though.

Wullie · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 6183

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Some great journalism from Eurogamer's review by Ellie Gibson. The concluding paragraphs:

Quote:

Ignoring the blockbuster licence, you'd probably describe this as a nice looking but pretty average action-adventure. The game mechanics work fine, it's entertaining enough to play, but there's no real innovation and a fair few frustrating niggles. The thing is, you can't ignore the licence - not when it's so fundamental to the game's entertainment value, and when Terminal Reality has worked so hard to do it justice.

That's why Ghostbusters: The Videogame works. You get to play with a proton gun. You get to fire Boson darts. You get to explore the Fire Station, battle Slimer, fight the marshmallow man, destroy the library and hear Bill Murray do jokes. It's all wrapped up in a package authentic enough to make you forgive the linearity and inconsistencies, tied with a big bow made of pretty graphics. And when you open the package the first thing you hear is, "Nerny ner-ner ner-ner, nerny-nerny ner-ner-ner."

If you love the film it's impossible not to like this game, despite its faults. That would be like hating a puppy just because it's got a wonky leg. This might not be the best videogame ever made but it's one of the better movie tie-ins out there, and it's the closest to being a Ghostbuster most of us will ever get.

That's not really selling it to me as a must buy title though, it just sounds like another hyped up licensed game. I think I'll wait & see what real people make of it (or it gets cheap) instead of jaded cunts that get paid to say nice things.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

My Ghostbuster Blu-Ray arrived yesterday.

SQUEE!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

WullieOoster wrote:

That's not really selling it to me as a must buy title though, it just sounds like another hyped up licensed game. I think I'll wait & see what real people make of it (or it gets cheap) instead of jaded cunts that get paid to say nice things.

It's not her job to sell it though is it -- it's her job to describe it, which I think she did well -- particularly with that puppy similie. On the other side, it totally sold it to me. Ghostbusters is hands-down my most watched DVD.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:29

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Getting pretty good scores on Metacritc. I want this I think. Can't decide between just getting it on PS3 or importing the 360 version. There are more bezzies with PS3s these days, so I'm not totally giving up on multiplayer by getting that version.

I'm also tempted, and I never bother importing games.

I'm also not sure how big a part the multiplayer is. Or even what type it is.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

As I mentioned in the B'N'B thread, I downloaded the PC version overnight and had a quick 5-minute play this morning before leaving for work, just enough time to trap my first ghost. I likes it! It looks like it's going to be a corker for people like me: those who utterly love Ghostbusters and have just purchased the BluRay of it from play with the free musical Ecto-1 keyring.

I'm thinking I might purchase the PS3 version anyway though for big screen hijinks, trophies and hopefully some hawt bezzie action.

The Rev Owen · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 13:46

Eurogamer tech comparison thing is up and the PS3 version comes off much worse.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

The Rev Owen wrote:

Eurogamer tech comparison thing is up and the PS3 version comes off much worse.

Holy CRAP, they've given it a real kicking. That's put me right off.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38709

The Rev Owen wrote:

Eurogamer tech comparison thing is up and the PS3 version comes off much worse.

That side-by-side comparison video makes the PS3 version look like a bag of shit. OUCH!

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

The Rev Owen wrote:

Eurogamer tech comparison thing is up and the PS3 version comes off much worse.

Bugger. It runs a treat on my PC too - 1680x1050 resolution, everything set to 'High', though curiously I couldn't find an anti-aliasing option. But then I literally played enough to trap the first ghost, then ran to the car 'cos I was already running late for work. I'll give it a proper blast tonight.

The PC version is only single-player though, no multiplayer mode at all and I can't play it on my big telly (well... I probably could if I could be bothered to hook the PC up to it). And obviously no trophies.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 14:45

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but Stateside Gentlemen are reporting that the 360 version released there is region encoding free.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Dimrill wrote:

Dunno if it's been mentioned, but Stateside Gentlemen are reporting that the 360 version released there is region encoding free.

Well Atari certainly haven't gone out of their way to stop people in the UK buying the PC version - my copy is a totally legitimate Digital River download from the Atari US site. I registered it with my real name, with my real UK address and paid for it with my UK Paypal account. Only porky pie I had to tell was my phone number as their website wouldn't accept UK formatted phone numbers.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

I'm starting to think I should get the PC version.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 14:51

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I'm starting to think I should get the PC version.

spacker

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I'm starting to think I should get the PC version.

spacker

I know. But bear with me. I'm too lazy to import, the PS3 version looks like shit, the multiplayer isn't a big part of this, my PC is a shiny new toy, and most importantly of all, it'll be about £6 next month like all PC games seem to be.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 14:55

No importing necassary. Company based in the UK (actually Chase Terrace, so same ickle town as me. Buggers still won't let me actually just go and pick it up >:|

), no duty to pay. 39 quid though.

Zio · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6093

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

I'm starting to think I should get the PC version.

spacker

I know. But bear with me. I'm too lazy to import, the PS3 version looks like shit, the multiplayer isn't a big part of this, my PC is a shiny new toy, and most importantly of all, it'll be about £6 next month like all PC games seem to be.

Well, it cost me £24 of your Earth money last night, which I didn't think was too bad considering how much the PS3 version is likely to cost tomorrow.

Having seen that comparison, I'm starting to feel quite pleased I bought the PC game now... I just wish I'd done something like this when Fallout 3 came out!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

No importing necassary. Company based in the UK (actually Chase Terrace, so same ickle town as me. Buggers still won't let me actually just go and pick it up >:|

), no duty to pay. 39 quid though.

OK, fair enough, but 39 sponds is a lot of sponds for most games to my mind; and as this is an import game, you won't be seeing the usual £18 preowned/new-from-Play style deals in a few months. It'll probably stay that price.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 15:07

spacker

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

spacker

TRUTH... ACCEPTED.

Edit: and you still have DoW2 in your gamertag.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Thu Jun 18, 2009 15:12

Yes. Yes I have. I like Warhammerj. And if it were available on t'bocks I would've bought it for that.

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