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Aykroyd Wants Ghostbusters Game To Lead Into Third Movie

I wouldn't think a new Ghostbusters movie would be such a hard sell on its own merits, but what do I know?

Focus on the vodka.
Focus on the vodka.
Dan Aykroyd--perhaps better known in some circles as Dr. Raymond Stantz--really wants to make a new Ghostbusters film. And to hear him tell it, one of the crucial first steps to getting that film made is releasing Ghostbusters: The Video Game in June. Aykroyd hopes the game will spur a new wave of popularity and demand for everyone's favorite '80s paranormal comedy series, which will in turn grease the wheels with the studios who might potentially bankroll the movie. Honestly, you tell me Dan Aykroyd wants to do a new Ghostbusters and I assume that's the sort of thing you call a "done deal," but what do I know? Hollywood is a complex place.

Atari recently held a Q&A session with Mr. Aykroyd in New York City, where he talked about the ways the new game may help a new Ghostbusters get made. He also held forth on a variety of other topics, including working with Bill "The Murricane" Murray, his Crystal Head vodka, and, yes, working on the forthcoming game. We'll have a video feature from the session for you in the near future, so stay tuned for that.

I also grabbed a couple of Atari producers to chat about the X360/PS3 and Wii versions of the game, and shot the whole thing with our fancy new handheld HD camera. This is live and uncut, boys and girls! Actually, it's neither of those things, but at least you can see a healthy selection of the title and transition effects the latest version of iMovie has to offer. I made it myself!


  



Look for more of this less-than-professional video content on Giant Bomb in the near future. There's only so much Vinny to go around, you know? Count your Vinnys, people. A Vinny in the hand is worth two in the bush. A rolling Vinny gathers no moss. A Vinny saved is a Vinny earned.
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Focus on the vodka.
Focus on the vodka.
Dan Aykroyd--perhaps better known in some circles as Dr. Raymond Stantz--really wants to make a new Ghostbusters film. And to hear him tell it, one of the crucial first steps to getting that film made is releasing Ghostbusters: The Video Game in June. Aykroyd hopes the game will spur a new wave of popularity and demand for everyone's favorite '80s paranormal comedy series, which will in turn grease the wheels with the studios who might potentially bankroll the movie. Honestly, you tell me Dan Aykroyd wants to do a new Ghostbusters and I assume that's the sort of thing you call a "done deal," but what do I know? Hollywood is a complex place.

Atari recently held a Q&A session with Mr. Aykroyd in New York City, where he talked about the ways the new game may help a new Ghostbusters get made. He also held forth on a variety of other topics, including working with Bill "The Murricane" Murray, his Crystal Head vodka, and, yes, working on the forthcoming game. We'll have a video feature from the session for you in the near future, so stay tuned for that.

I also grabbed a couple of Atari producers to chat about the X360/PS3 and Wii versions of the game, and shot the whole thing with our fancy new handheld HD camera. This is live and uncut, boys and girls! Actually, it's neither of those things, but at least you can see a healthy selection of the title and transition effects the latest version of iMovie has to offer. I made it myself!


  



Look for more of this less-than-professional video content on Giant Bomb in the near future. There's only so much Vinny to go around, you know? Count your Vinnys, people. A Vinny in the hand is worth two in the bush. A rolling Vinny gathers no moss. A Vinny saved is a Vinny earned.
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Ghostbusters game looks good, I really hope it does well for Atari's sake. Also, VINNY FTW!

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I want this game to be good sooooo bad.

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Awe, no video of Mr. Aykroyd?

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Don't fire until you see the whites of their Vinnys

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A Vinny in the hand is worth two in the bush.

That sentence makes me feel unclean.
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You gotta toss some Vinny on that yo!

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This could be a good thing, Ghostbusters was a fun movie, the sequel not to bad and the game looks amazing.

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Caught between a Vinny and a hard place....

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looks better than I expected. might give it a try...

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Hey, not bad for a rookie. Both those games look like fun.

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The early bird gets the vinny.

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God damn it. If this is one of those "the sales of the video game will dictate whether we make the movie" situations, that's not fair. I would love to see another Ghostbusters movie, but I am terribly skeptical of the upcoming game.

Besides, I thought the reason they were looking to make a new Ghostbusters game was because all of the actors were too old to really reprise their roles in the first place? Okay, so they're all getting up there, but we've seen older gents do straight up action movies before and live to tell the tale.

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aww I was expecting a video of Aykroyd

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Ghostbusters was on TV the other day. Two points i will make ONE Having seen cartoon ghostbusters so much + action figures i was shocked that egon didn't have blonde hair in the movie. that's how much the toys and cartoon influence my perception of that movie. Point two that movie is WAAAAY dirty than i remembered it, was on TV at like 7 and there is that bit where sigourney weaver is on a bed telling Bill muray to put "IT" inside her.  >.<

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wow this game looks polished man. looks like its going to be a lot of fun. shit the name alone had me sold but now i'm really looking forward to it. 

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Character models look nice... however I'm not a Ghostbusters fan at all so I have no interest in this.

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Vinny is awesome.

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SLIME DUNK!

15g

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I really do hope they get another movie. Ernie needs the work. You see him in Dragonball? Poor Ernie. Do it for Ernie Hudson, America.

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I will definitely get this.

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Seijur0 said:
"I'm not a Ghostbusters fan at all so I have no interest in this."
Get the fuck off the internet. You do not belong here. And by here, I mean the planet Earth.
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Yo 50! Hit that big ass Vinny!

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A Vinny a day keeps the doctor away.

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Screw the game, I'm gonna buy some Crystal Head vodka. How sick is that bottle?

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ZmillA said:
"The early bird gets the vinny."
You stole mine!

Anyways, game looks great. Oh, and love thy Vinny as you love thyself.
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Woah, what's with all the bad puns lately? And by bad puns, I mean bad puns.

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Never bite the vinny that feeds you
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Hoorah for Vinny! Also, that last Vinny-ism made me laugh.

I'd line up for a ticket to the third Ghostbusters film. New entry into the best franchise ever made? Hells yeah.

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lookin sharp Dan

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This game smells clean!

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u guys should get a shotgun mic for that handheld camera, the onboard mic pics up too much ambient sound


but still a pretty good job recording brad, u guys are becomign fucking triple threats

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Vinny.

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Giant Bombcast taste-test of Crystal Head Vodka? Huh..? Huuuhh??

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"Dan Aykroyd--perhaps better known in some circles as Doctor Detroit"

-fixed that for ya'

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Total protonic reversal. Awesome.

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You make me disgraced to be human.
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Nice editing there Brad. The game looks like a lot of fun, now I have to decide which version to get.

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proton packs look cool

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isnt thats why there is a drewbert around now? to give vinny some time to relax

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Yeah but who covers when the Drew man relaxes??

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Looks awesome. For the sake of my 18 year old life, I must see a third Ghostbusters Movie. SOON!

-- God Bless.

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I want a third movie please!!!

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"Traditional Death Match Mode." For the life of me, I cannot understand why people/developers think that every game needs multiplayer.

/shake head

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BiggerBomb said:
""Traditional Death Match Mode." For the life of me, I cannot understand why people/developers think that every game needs multiplayer. /shake head"
Because people are much more likely to rent single player games.
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Those Vinny-ism's are great, we need more of them.

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WHO wouldn't want this to lead into a 3rd Ghostbusters movie? 
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He hopes the game will lead to the movie? And presumably, Ghostbusters 3: The official game of the movie of the game of the movie series? Ah well, nothing Vintured, nothing gained.

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too many vinnys spoil the broth? :P

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Those proton packs are just seriously freaking cool gadgets, period. Ranking as some of the coolest scifi (or is that syfy now, bleh) weapons ever committed to celluloid, at least as far as i'm concerned. They're like brutal uncontrollable arc welders. Love it. I'd play any game with beams like that to throw around