The newly formed duo of Activision Blizzard has presented there schedule of releases. While many titles were mentioned, several highly publicized games received none whatsoever. Terminal Reality, 50 Cent: Blood in the Sand and most notably: Ghostbusters, were all absent from the list. The lack of these titles, as well as massive “realignments” with the staff of High Moon Studio and Radical Entertainment, is leading many to wonder if some titles and studios are being dropped because of the merger. It is already known that Massive Entertainment and Swordfish Studios are being considered for sale or closure at this time.
The situation was made even more grim when the company released information stating several titles would be dropped.
The company will not publish other titles that previously were part of the Vivendi Games portfolio and we are currently reviewing our options regarding these titles.
While I personally would not be up in arms if the 50 Cent game never saw the light of day, I can’t pretend to be so nonchalant with the news of Ghostbusters. I highly doubt that this game has been canned. Anyone who attended this years Comic Con can tell you that [Activision went out of their way to promote this game with a massive booth, dozens of Ghostbuster cosplayers, panels with the movie’s and game’s stars, even playable demos. I got a free t-shirt, they don’t give those out for just anything.
But the future of Activision Blizzard isn’t entirely bleak for fans of their franchises. Activision CEO, Mike Griffith is excited about the new direction the company will take:
“We are very excited to add such recognizable and successful brands as Crash Bandicoot, Ice Age and Spyro, which reinforce our leadership position in movie-based and family entertainment video games”. They also made mention of Prototype and a “second game that has not yet been announced”.