Thanks to Atari for picking up the Ghostbuster franchise, 2 new screens were leaked to the press.

While many of us thought Ghostbusters: The Video game was lost due to the release of Activision-Blizzard, Atari saw the potential. It seems that many developers only invest in games that have sequel potential ie. Guitar Hero etc. Coming to PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, DS and PS2 in 2009, the release will coincide with the Ghostbusters movie’s 25th Anniversary.

“Ghostbusters: The Video Game is a fantastic addition to Atari’s global line-up in 2009,” said company president Phil Harrison in a prepared statement today. “The title has built considerable anticipation and excitement among game fans.”

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Ghostbusters The Game will be finished in 2009, thanks to Atari.

On a Dallas Radio Show, Dan Akryod has confirmed that Ghostbusters The Game is back in development, thanks to Atari, and should be finished in 2009.  He went on to say “The game is about a year away”.  So it looks like Halloween ‘09 will give a better picture of Ghostbuster’s coming to a console near you.  Maybe by then the long awaited rumor of Ghostbusters 3 will come true.

Via /gamer

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Atari, Dallas Radio, Dan Akryod, game, Game Development, Ghostbuster, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 3, Halloween, Radio Show

The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Platform: PC
Release date: September 16, 2008

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written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Atari, computer game, ee, enhanced edition, game review, PC, RPG, The Witcher

This week we take you back to 1984, where Hulk Hogan defeated Iron Sheik to become WWF Champ, Michael Jackson is burned during filming for a Pepsi commercial and McDonald’s made its 50 billionth hamburger. Oh yeah, it also was the year the Summer Olympics took place in good ole Los Angeles, California. What a better way to commemorate this years Summer Olympics than to show you how it was done.

Summer Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx and released by U.S. Gold based on sports featured in the Summer Olympic Games. Released in 1984 for the Commodore 64, it was also eventually ported to the Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari XL/XE and Sega Master System platforms. Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Atari ST versions were also created for inclusion in compilations. In 2004 it would be “re-released” on the C64 Direct-to-TV.

The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the “Epyx Games” (there was no official IOC floppy disk. licensing in place) with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal. On most versions, world records could be saved to the floppy disks.

written by Juan Perez \\ tags: Atari, California, Champ, EPYX, game, Hogan, Hulk, Iron, LOS ANGELES, McDonald, Michael Jackson, Old, Pepsi, place, School, Sheik, Summer Games, Summer Olympic, Summer Olympics, US, Week, WWF

The game blog 4Players is now being sued by Atari over a recent review of ‘Alone In The Dark’.  4Players gave the game a score of 68%, which is really low for what people are expecting from the title.  Atari claims that 4Players did not obtain a legitimate copy of the title for their review.  Information Atari extracted from the review also lead them to believe that 4Players used an incomplete version (probably a pirated version) of the title.  4Players claims to have received the “full” game from a retail connection of theirs.  It sounds to me like Atari is primarily mad about the low score and they really don’t have a lot of proof that the site obtained an illegal copy of the title. although it’s likely they did.  

Either way, we’re really looking forward to ‘Alone In The Dark’.  From what we’ve seen, it certainly looks like it will be much better than a 68% grade title.  Game sites using pirated or early versions of games for final reviews is something that should be a big concern for the industry.  Many sites (even some of the big ones) recently were questioned for giving games like Lost Odyssey such low scores (when it was actually a really good JRPG) and it turns out they were using an early build and passing off their reviews as if they had played the final product.  Game news seems like a race against time most days, but game blogs simply have to make a stronger effort to fully disclose the truth about the version they have reviewed.  

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: 4Players, Atari, Review

If you are interested in hunting wildlife, you may want to keep your eye out for ‘Deer Hunter Tournament’ this fall on the PC and Xbox 360.  People are already describing it as a “multiplayer wildlife massacre”.  Killing animals isn’t really my thing, so I’ll pass but figured I’d drop the news for the hunters out there…

Full Press Release:

NEW YORK, June 17 - Deer Hunter® - the biggest hunting game franchise of all time - takes dead aim at gamers once again as Atari, Inc. launches Deer Hunter Tournament for the Windows-based PC and, for the first time, the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft this fall. The evolution of virtual hunting has finally arrived as Deer Hunter Tournament gives players a chance to experience the most intense virtual hunting experience ever created. Deer Hunter Tournament is designed to create a massive network of Deer Hunter players by offering for the first time ever in hunting games organized, constantly updated online tournaments for both Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network and through the Windows-based PC format. Deer Hunter Tournament will be available for a suggested retail price of $39.95 for Xbox 360 and $19.95 for PC.

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written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Animal, Atari, fall, franchise, game, Gameplay, Hunter, hunting, Inc, Jim Wilson, multiplayer, New York, Online, PC Getting, PC.Gamers, time, Tournament, wildlife, Xbox

Atari has sent us word that a contest is currently underway on their official Alone in the Dark site, www.centraldark.com. Now, while the prizes seem to be cool enough — 4 tickets for Paris or New York and some games — it really is just a clever marketing ploy to promote the game.

Regardless, to participate all you need to do is start a group where you pass a “torch” to all your friends and, in turn, they “keep the fire burning” onto others. Seems like fun, but also might take some work as the “torch” needs to be passed every 24 hours.

If your up for it, hit up the official site and get that fire burning. Alone in the Dark is developed by Eden Games and is due June 24 for Xbox 360, PC, Wii and PS2 with a PS3 version dropping by the end of the year.

Via Press Release

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I have personally owned pretty much every home console and portable system since the Atari 2600.  For some reason, I had never seen the above portable system until today when I saw it on Flickr.  From a design standpoint, it looks like a really neat idea.  The controllers are neatly snapped into the back of the device when being transported.

There’s really not much information out there on this system, so I’m still in the dark when it comes to knowing the history of it.  Apparently, there were numerous games for the system including ‘Donkey Kong 3′ and ‘Boxing’.   If anyone knows about these, feel free to email us.  I’d love to learn more…

written by Will Snizek \\ tags: Atari, back, design, device, Flickr, Gadgets, Home, idea, information, Micro, Nintendo, reason, standpoint, system, Today