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Karmeck
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 Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 11:31 Post subject: Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters, more dropped by Activision |
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http://www.gamespot.com/news/6195113.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstoptitle1
| Quote: | Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters, more dropped by Activision
Publisher passes on a slew of Vivendi Games' in-development titles; 50 Cent, World in Conflict: Soviet Assault, Wet also affected.
By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpot
Posted Jul 28, 2008 7:42 pm PT
Earlier today, Activision Publishing announced a streamlining of its Vivendi Games operations, saying it would be bringing into the fold five of that company's franchises: Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Ice Age, Prototype, and one unannounced game.
An Activision representative later confirmed for GameSpot that those would be the only Vivendi Games franchises coming out of the publisher. That leaves a number of high-profile projects in limbo, including Double Fine Productions' Brutal Legend, as well as Wet, Ghostbusters, Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, World at Conflict: Soviet Assault, 50 Cent Blood on the Sand, Zombie Wranglers, Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust, as well as several Xbox Live Arcade titles.
"The only franchises that Activision Publishing will release are based on Crash Bandicoot, Ice Age and Spyro, as well as Prototype and one other game that has not yet been announced," the representative said. "We are reviewing our options regarding those titles that we will not be publishing."
Activision Blizzard has other publishing arms like Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Value that were not covered by the press release and could be among the options being reviewed. As of press time, representatives from those companies did not return requests for comment.
A scheduled Comic Con International panel on the Ghostbusters game was abruptly cancelled last week, with no explanation given to attendees. However, the game was on the show floor in playable form. |
Like, WTF 
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Parallax_
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 11:39 Post subject: |
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According to this piece of news, the Sierra PR team has stated Ghostbusters is not canned and won't be.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 11:45 Post subject: |
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I don't care about brutal legend since it's not on the PC
what I'm intereted in is ghostbusters ( who yo gonna call ? ) and WiC
50 cent game is a joke of course ,just look at the trailer and the previous game
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 11:49 Post subject: |
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You guys sure need to learn how to read.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 11:50 Post subject: |
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| Bitching wrote: | | You guys sure need to learn how to read. |
maybe you should take your own advices
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 12:09 Post subject: |
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A scheduled Comic Con International panel on the Ghostbusters game was abruptly cancelled last week, with no explanation given to attendees. However, the game was on the show floor in playable form.
The above means that a interview or similar was canceled but doesn't mention the game itself, however the article above that mentions that several titles are in a sort of hold and might not be published.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 12:47 Post subject: |
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it's in limbo
| Quote: | | On July 28, 2008 Activision Blizzard (the publisher of Vivendi's and Sierra's titles) announced that only 5 franchises would come out through Activision. Ghostbusters was not one of them and was put in limbo following the announcement. |
yes
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 12:49 Post subject: |
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| FireMaster wrote: | | Bitching wrote: | | You guys sure need to learn how to read. |
maybe you should take your own advices |
Dude, read the story again and please, next time, think before you speak.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 13:17 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | The latest release schedule from Activision Blizzard has just been submitted and there are two glaring absences: Ghostbusters and Brutal Legend. Gamesindustry.biz is reporting that they've been canceled, but let's all just take a deep breath for a moment. |
see what I'm talking about now ?
sheesh
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 13:25 Post subject: |
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Citing a site like gamesindustry.biz seems ridiculous to me.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 13:26 Post subject: |
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What the fucking hell!?!
Oh fuck you Activision. Concentrating on World of Warcraft are you? No other game is profitable for you? Who the fuck cares about "Crash Bandicoot" and "Spyro"??? Oh wait, kids. Kids on consoles. Kids with parents. Parents who'll be forced to buy these awful new games. Profit again.
I want my motherfucking "World in Conflict" and "Ghostbusters" you bastards!
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 13:38 Post subject: |
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Activison has given a statement saying because of surplus PC piracy they decided to skip this big title, named Ghostbusters, on the PC and go with consoles. |
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yes
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 14:07 Post subject: |
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MannyK
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 14:33 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 16:45 Post subject: |
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Yep... profit, profit, profit. That's all it's about.
God fucking damn. I detest WoW and now it's going to end up responsible for the cancellation of a number of excellent titles.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 17:01 Post subject: |
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| Phluxed wrote: | | Citing a site like gamesindustry.biz seems ridiculous to me. |
ganesindustry.biz is THE website for industry insiders. It is the most well known, it is not a game site, it is actually where you should go if you are looking for a job in the industry. So, therefore, citing it seems perfectly reasonable to me.
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 21:25 Post subject: |
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who you gonna call?
He-Man! He-Man! He-Man!
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Phluxed
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| Posted: Tue, 29th Jul 2008 21:43 Post subject: |
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| KaiKo wrote: | | Phluxed wrote: | | Citing a site like gamesindustry.biz seems ridiculous to me. |
ganesindustry.biz is THE website for industry insiders. It is the most well known, it is not a game site, it is actually where you should go if you are looking for a job in the industry. So, therefore, citing it seems perfectly reasonable to me. |
Im going to eat my hat, that site seems legit. |
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