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*NEW* Dan Aykroyd lets slip that there *IS* a new Ghostbusters video game.

edmontonsun.com — After much brouhaha regarding the Zootfly video, Dan Aykroyd lets slip that Universal bought the rights from Sony and he will be working next year on the upcoming game. I wonder if we'll get to see symmetrical book stacking?

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  • Braingoo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17Ok, Universal looks like the ball is in your court.
    I don't care who makes this game as long as it gets made and made well.
    The inclusion of Mr. Aykroyd is a good start, get the rest of them and you can't go wrong.

    It now makes sense why the IP could not go to zootfly it was already in use by universal
    • ilyag, on 10/12/2007, -4/+18As long as we're hitting these cultural phenomena at the height of their popularity, I'm anxiously awaiting announcements for the videogame adaptations of Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Teen Wolf.
    • HeatVision, on 10/12/2007, -7/+15"As long as we're hitting these cultural phenomena at the height of their popularity, I'm anxiously awaiting announcements for the videogame adaptations of Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Teen Wolf."

      I don't know about Broderick, but that would be one awkward motion capture session with Fox.

      I know. I'm going to hell.
    • lukas88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Since the beginning of time, movie based videogame franchizes have produced very poor games. Now, whenever I hear of a video game based on a movie, I cringe a little. There might have been a couple of decent ones, but no great ones.
    • dclowd9901, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7"I'm anxiously awaiting announcements for the videogame adaptations of Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Teen Wolf."

      If you ever played back to the future on the NES, you would retract your statement. Just take my word for it, and spare your thumbs and your sanity.
    • TimDigg, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2"I don't care who makes this game as long as it gets made and made well."

      The funny thing about this quote is that they hear part about

      "I don't care who makes this game as long as it gets made"

      and not the part about

      "and made well."

      oh well ya never know, even EA has pulled miracles
    • Spizzat2, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3One of the big reasons video games based on movies suck is that they're rushed through production to coincide with the release of the movie. I just don't see that being much of an issue here.
    • bobbyi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Here is the Angry Nintendo Nerd's review of Back to the Future for NES (NSFW language):
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y306cWw98a4

      "I wish I could go back in time to prevent this game from being made..."
    • bobbyi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3(ignore sorry)
    • mediaphile, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I hope it's as good as the aforementioned Zootfly Ghostbusters Game Prototype video looks:
      http://youtube.com/watch?v=inTzGSvyQzE
      and http://youtube.com/watch?v=kQNyiWWn3BE
    • danjal, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I agree.. i'm so mad for ghostbusters.. absolutly and sadly i would buy it on any console... upgrade any hardware on my computer... i don't care, ps3, xbox 360, wii, 600+ upgrade for graphics card.. just make this game.. the most awsome thing and don't bomb it out like the Ghost Busters 2 game!
  • gengisPhat, on 10/12/2007, -1/+39Dogs and cats living together—mass hysteria!
    • m00dc0ntr0l, on 10/12/2007, -1/+15You're right, no human being would stack books like this.
    • mmgreenmms, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Ray: Where do these stairs go?
      Venkman: They go up.
    • diafel, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13*non-sequitir ghostbusters reference*
    • diafel, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2Peter Griffin: "Freakin Sweet Ghostbusters reference!"
    • Tyr86, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Winston: Ray, when someone asks you if you're a *God*, you say "YES"!
    • Chongo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2You know, I have met some dumb blondes in my life, but you take the taco, pal! Only a CARPATHIEN would come back to life now and choose New York! Tasty pick, bonehead! If you had brain one in that huge melon on top of your neck, you would be living the sweet life out in Southern California's beautiful San Fernando Valley!
    • Chongo, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Oh while I'm at it:

      Is it too early for pancakes?

      //Happy groundhog day ya'll
    • musicbear, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@Chongo

      It's NEVER too early for flapjacks!
    • Hypermarkalan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light."

      "Oooo, total protonic reversal."

      "Right, Okay, that's bad."
    • achoo5000, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@chongo

      Flapjacks!
  • xenovis, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6That's a Big Twinkie
  • DenTPuzz, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7As I grew up in the UK, I am unable to believe anything I read in something called 'The Sun' - unless it's on page 3
  • dext3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dan Aykroyd is my hero.
    • arduenn, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1John 'It Sure Is Hot Down Here' Belushi is mine.
    • TheMachine1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Yeah he is a fellow aspie.
  • Gir53457, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Dugg for Rubber Biscuit reference.
  • discochew, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Wasn't the whole thing about the first video was that it was intentionally leaked? I have my doubts as to how much of a "slip" Mr. Akroyd had.
  • RandomHugs, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This news gets me hot.
  • Kenzan, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Is it 1983?
  • Cozmcphish, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1So, she's a dog...
  • garoo, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1I saw Family Guy the other day and Peter was bored so he hid in the fridge to scare Lois. "There is no Peter, only Zule"

    Oh and I live in Edmonton. The Sun is a rag but its usually right. Its also 90% car ads
  • SeanMoney, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Patron is the *****!
  • combustion8, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1Is there any way in hell this game COULD be good?
    • HeatVision, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Yes.

      Now go sodomize your vast imagination.
    • daurkin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2using your rumbling wiimote as your photon-blaster and not crossing the streams is up there like using the wiimote as a lightsaber in some star wars game.
  • Caleb83, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I can't wait, the ghostbusters game will rule!
  • gooblegobble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6I hope it's at least as fun as the commodore 64 ghostbusters game was.
    (Does that make me sound dated?)
    • Satertek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes! I loved that game.
    • TheGuy20, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Or the Atari one. Get ready to flip those switches fast!
  • MysticX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Well, the developers should play Luigi´s Mansion for the Gamecube and take that game as a "lesson" since it totally rocks. They even could remove the Nintendo stars and insert the Ghostbuster team instea, it would still rock.
  • XStatic, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3The Wii-mote would make a good ghost blaster...
  • gamerzworld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11. Wont be until next year.
    2. Universal should let Zootfly do the game for them.
  • jake8689, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1cool but "IS" there going to be a new movie
  • Kotoyumu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1As an avid ghostbusters otaku, I would like to see a true end to the Ghostbusters franchise with a part 3
    • scojerroc, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0what's with the obsession with THREE? can't we just leave well enough alone?
  • gioma1, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul
  • ArtMonkeyWorld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Head over to
    htttp://www.protoncharging.com
    they are saying that a radio interview with Aykroyd stated that he is in talks to do a third Ghostbusters movie, but it will be all cgi. Which begs the question is this motion capture for a game, movie, or are both in the works. To read the articles, and updates on the site there seems to be some confusion here. Good news almost all the way around, but confusion none the less.
  • Sentry, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1So he's not starting the voice overs till next year I guess that means it will prolly be almost 2 years b4 it releases. Damnit I wish I wouldn't have saw those screen shots now I can't wait that long. : )
  • brerfrog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Does anyone still have the leaked game footage, all the old sites seem to have removed it and I can't find it on youtube/google....
  • protogenxl, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1how do you guys feel about the new ectomobile being a dodge magnum (I could go either way)
    • HeatVision, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's was concept work from Zootfly, I doubt it's anything official.

      I prefer the classic ectomobile myself.
  • ArtMonkeyWorld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Ok, so I just listened to the interview, and word from the man himself says that although Ghostbusters three was dead this time last year, it is now alive and kicking, with Bill Murray who refuses to reprise his role in a live action production, now has agreed to voice a cg character in a computer animated Ghostbusters 3! Dan Aykroyd says that they can now do EVERYTHING that he ever wanted to in a Ghostbuster script and for much cheaper if they do it completely CGI.This is Fantastic!!!!! Wanna her it for yourself? The go here:

    http://www.cisnfm.com/station/blog_mike_mcguire.cfm?bid=7500
    • HeatVision, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I just submitted that under the "movies" section, as it's too awesome to not have its own post!
  • StinkyPudding, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Let's hope Ackroyd isn't also in talks to reprise his role for Caddyshack 3.
  • HappyScrappy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Given that Sony and Universal are locked in a battle to the death with BluRay vs. HD-DVD, I find this unlikely.
    • HeatVision, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The rights are just for the video game, not for the next movie.
  • guyver8400, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2http://digg.com/movies/CONFIRMED_Ghostbusters_3_Aykroyd_and_Murray_on_board
    http://digg.com/gaming_news/NEW_Dan_Aykroyd_lets_slip_that_there_IS_a_new_Ghostbusters_video_game

    Are these the same?
    • HeatVision, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I don't think so. In the newspaper he talks about the video game rights being purchased from Sony by Universal and in the radio interview he's clearly talking about a new movie. I don't think there's anyway in hell Sony wold allow Universal to purchase the actual film rights, as that would include the first two films.I think it's safe to say that the storyline and a lot of other "assets" from the film will be used in the video game though.
  • ArtMonkeyWorld, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I would say thats a fair assessment.

    : )
  • trew123, on 12/22/2007, -0/+0interestingly ysto.ru
  • kapul73, on 12/22/2007, -0/+0interestingly http://ysto.ru ?
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