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Aykroyd Wants Ghostbusters Game To Lead Into Third Movie

Added by Brad Shoemaker on April 10, 2009

74 comments

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.

Filed under : Ghostbusters: The Video Game

74 Comments

DiGiTaL_SiN
on April 10, 2009

Ghostbusters game looks good, I really hope it does well for Atari's sake. Also, VINNY FTW!

StarFoxA
on April 10, 2009

I want this game to be good sooooo bad.

sidescroller
on April 10, 2009

A third movie could either be awesome or terrible.

Superchris129
on April 10, 2009

Awe, no video of Mr. Aykroyd?

Serker
on April 10, 2009

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

XaiaX
on April 10, 2009

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

That sentence makes me feel unclean.

TripMasterMunky
on April 10, 2009

You gotta toss some Vinny on that yo!

REDRUN
on April 10, 2009

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

Williamdeb
on April 10, 2009

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

buzz_killington
on April 10, 2009

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

Claude is online
on April 10, 2009

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

ZmillA
on April 10, 2009

The early bird gets the vinny.

AndrewB
on April 10, 2009

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.

Afroman269
on April 10, 2009

aww I was expecting a video of Aykroyd

Reverseface
on April 10, 2009

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. >.<

TwoOneFive
on April 10, 2009

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.

Seijur0
on April 10, 2009

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

HatKing
on April 10, 2009

Vinny is awesome.

papercut
on April 10, 2009

SLIME DUNK!

15g

ryanwho
on April 10, 2009

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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