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Ghostbusters - Idiotic Release Schedule begins tomorrow

Monday 15th of June, 2009 - 06:50:45 GMT

We have to say that we don't share the views expressed in the BBC article last week about the release of this game

Even if Ghostbusters might have to be re-sold to the newest generation of gamers, there's an army of them across the world that remember the 80s and the 8-bit editions of the game, who will want to play the modern version in all its glory with with orchestral quality sound.

Atari is inviting piracy on the PC at best and slow console sales at worst by delaying the UK and European release of the PC, 360, DS and Wii versions of this game until "later in the year" from retail outlets. Given that the game was canned and picked up again, it's a shame the successful bidder is now messing around an almost guaranteed hit. This is a re-run of Disney Interactive's similar bungled launch of Tron 2 in late summer 2003 across the rest of the world.

The big chains with established online presences like Game, including its wholesale Ebay operation, will still be able to sell the title. Similarly, shops which buy in and sell on games like CEX and/or Gamestation will still be able to sell the game without a problem as these grey imports are completed and jettisoned, but the indies will certainly get hurt and you have to wonder how serious Atari is about the games business following greater success on Steam for Unreal Tournament III, than for its retail edition.

- Ken

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