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.
Our sources have received word that Ghostbusters is still in production, so that's some good news. There's still no firm confirmation regarding Brutal Legend, but it had a pretty reasonable amount of hype going and it's hard for me to imagine it has been canned. Doesn't mean it hasn't, but I'd take this all with a very large grain of salt.
If I were forced to speculate (and I am) I'd suspect that this is just something that's been overlooked due to the complexities of the merger between Activision and Blizzard. I've heard stories of an entire studio being forgotten about in the shuffle of paper that's been going on, so failing to mention a couple of projects isn't all that surprising.
Still, I'm going to sleep a whole lot better once we hear that Brutal Legend is still in the works. I'd hate to see Tim Schafer sad.
[UPDATE: We have a quote from the Sierra PR team regarding Ghostbusters: "It is not cancelled and will not be canceled."]
[Via Gamesindustry.biz -- Thanks, Joe!]
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10:39 PM on 07.28.2008
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All I can say is that I really hope Activision wises up and realizes what they're doing. Otherwise the path they're on is the one that leads to the infamy that EA had looming over them a few years ago (And still do to an extent).
That's terrible news that I hope isn't true in the slightest.
Ghostbusters and Brutal Legend both have and enormous following, and with good reason. They both look like seriously unique and awesome games, that have had no problems in development to date.
Brutal Legend I can only vaguely remember having something to do with Jack Black (whom I love as an actor/musician) and the cover story in Game Informer (:P) .. But cancelling either one would be a big OUCH!
Via the PRnewswire
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that one title is Ghostbusters.
also, works for Sierra Online :(
I would hope that another publisher would see the wisdom in picking this game up.
If you cancel Ghostbusters I will drive to your corporate HQ, bore a hole in your skull and fuck it.
If you release the game and it sucks I will do the same thing but I will purchase a male Lion to fuck your skull instead.
Sincerely:
Scientist.
It's that we trust the guy who is making it to deliver. Tim Schafer has given us Psychonauts, Grim Fandango, and the Monkey Island series. We believe in him.
Brutal Legend can be cancelled for all I care, I'm more excited about Too Human than I am about Brutal Legend (and that doesnt say much at all).
From all the positives I've seen about Ghostbusters however, Id be angry if it was canceled. It looks like a very promising game and hopefully a game that can break the jinx of bad movie-to-game adaptations (I know Ghostbusters is meant to be a sequel to the two movies, but its still an adaptation none the less).
Say what you will about gamers. They're nothing if not consistent!
Go play Psychonauts, then you will understand.
Brutal Legend, eh, who cares. Show me some gameplay before you get me all excited. The simple fact it was "created by"(kind of laughable) one guy Tim Schafer.
I can't possibly be excited to see Jack Black bring his persona over to the game world. The story is umm....who knows? So please don't complain about a game possibly getting canned you know nothing about, minus the creator.
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