Get Out Your Proton Pack and Prepare To Be Slimed as 'Ghostbusters(R): The Video...

Get Out Your Proton Pack and Prepare To Be Slimed as 'Ghostbusters(R): The
Video Game' Busts into North American Retailers

- WRITTEN BY DAN AYKROYD AND HAROLD RAMIS, THIS ALL-NEW ADVENTURE INSPIRED BY
BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE PHENOMENON IS PART OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF
ORIGINAL GHOSTBUSTERS FILM -

NEW YORK, June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Atari, one of the world's most recognized
video game publishers, today announced that the highly anticipated, summer
blockbuster title, Ghostbusters(R): The Video Game is now available at
retailers across North America.

Working closely with Sony Pictures Consumer Products and acclaimed development
studios Terminal Reality and RedFly, Atari brings this completely all-new
chapter of the blockbuster Ghostbusters saga to advanced gaming platforms
coinciding with the 25th Anniversary celebration of the film's original
theatrical release. Ghostbusters: The Video Game, based on the smash hit
motion picture franchise, is penned by original Ghostbusters writers and stars
Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd and reunites many of the original cast members.
In addition, the game also launches today along with Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment's worldwide debut of the original motional picture on Blu-ray
Disc(TM).

Featuring the unique blend of humor and fright that established Ghostbusters
as a pop culture sensation, this new chapter of the blockbuster franchise is
available at retailers across North America for the Xbox 360(R) video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft ($59.99), Windows PC ($29.99),
PLAYSTATION(R)3 computer entertainment system ($59.99), PlayStation(R)2
computer entertainment system ($19.99), Wii(TM) ($39.99) and Nintendo DS(TM)
($29.99).

In addition to Aykroyd and Ramis, original Ghostbusters Bill Murray, and Ernie
Hudson, and new love interest, Alyssa Milano, lend their voices and in-game
likenesses to the original story set two years after Ghostbusters 2, with
Manhattan once again overrun by ghosts and supernatural forces. The player
joins up as a new recruit with the original team, testing a variety of unique
equipment and gadgets, to track, wrangle and trap a wide range of
awe-inspiring phantasms in an all-new, funny and frightening battle to save
New York City from its latest paranormal plague.

Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2 combined to gross over $500 million world-wide
at the box office. The films spawned some of the most memorable comedic
catch-phrases and scenes in motion picture history. To further celebrate the
film's 25th Anniversary milestone this year, Sony Pictures Consumer Products
has licensed the property for several new commemorative products including:
toys, t-shirts, comic books, prop replicas, and a theme park attraction. In
addition, the original Ghostbusters car (Ecto-1) has been fully restored with
plans for special promotional appearances throughout the US and additional
replicas touring across Europe. The Blu-ray Disc release of Ghostbusters will
see unsurpassed picture and audio quality and advanced new bonus features
including Slimer Mode, a picture-in-picture graphical viewing experience, a
featurette on the refurbishing of Ecto-1, and more.

For more information about Ghostbusters: The Video Game please visit
www.ghostbustersgame.com.

About the Game
When Manhattan is once again overrun by ghosts and other supernatural
creatures, players will take on the role of a new recruit joining the famous
Ghostbusters team. Developed by acclaimed studio Terminal Reality,
Ghostbusters: The Video Game will make its debut on the PLAYSTATION(R)3
computer entertainment system, Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system
from Microsoft and Windows PC. The PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment
system version and the Wii version are being developed by Red Fly Studios, and
the Nintendo DS(TM) version, in which the player takes the role of one of the
Ghostbusters themselves, is developed by Zen Studios. The PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox
360, Wii, and PC versions of the game are developed using Terminal Reality's
phenomenal proprietary Infernal Engine technology.

About the Film
Ghostbusters, released in 1984, is one of Columbia Pictures' highest grossing
films, spawning a hit sequel in 1989 and three successful animated television
shows. Ghostbusters and its sequel grossed over $500 million world-wide.
Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis,
produced and directed by Ivan Reitman, starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd,
Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson as ghost hunters for hire, cleaning up
Manhattan's buildings of slime-spewing spooks.

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc.
Sony Pictures Consumer Products Inc. (SPCP) is a division of Sony Pictures
Entertainment Inc. (SPE) based in Los Angeles which handles the merchandising
and branding efforts for some of the most recognized properties in film and
television.

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of
America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global
operations encompass motion picture production and distribution; television
production and distribution; digital content creation and distribution;
worldwide channel investments; home entertainment acquisition and
distribution, operation of studio facilities; development of new entertainment
products, services and technologies; and distribution of filmed entertainment
in more than 130 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the
World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.

About Infogrames Entertainment and Atari
The Infogrames group, including the Atari brand and the massively multiplayer
online game company Cryptic Studios, is a global producer, publisher and
distributor of interactive entertainment software for all market segments and
all interactive game platforms including consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and
Sony, advanced smartphones, Personal Computers, web and online. Its games are
sold in more than 60 countries through an international distribution network
and direct to consumers via www.atari.com.

Atari's extensive catalogue of popular games is based on original franchises
(Test Drive, Alone in the Dark, V-Rally, My Horse & Me, Backyard Sports
franchise, Total Annihilation, Outcast etc.), Cryptic Studios titles (StarTrek
Online, Champions Online), publishing properties (Ghostbusters, The Chronicles
of Riddick, The Witcher, Race Pro etc.), international licenses (Dragon Ball
Z, Dungeons & Dragons, Jamie Oliver etc.) and classic games covering the
entire history of the video game industry (Pong, Missile Command, Asteroids
etc).

(C) 2009 Atari Europe SASU. All rights reserved.
Atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by Atari Interactive, Inc.

"GHOSTBUSTERS", The Video Game: (C) 2009 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
"GHOSTBUSTERS" with the "GHOST DESIGN" is a registered trademark of Columbia
Pictures Industries, Inc. "GHOSTBUSTERS", and "GHOSTBUSTERS 2" movies: (C)
1984, (C) 1989 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. Game Software excluding
Columbia Pictures Elements: (C) 2009 Atari, Inc. All rights reserved. All
other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the
Microsoft group of companies.

"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony
Computer Entertainment Inc. The PlayStation Network Logo is a service mark of
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. (C) 2006 Nintendo.

Windows and the Windows Vista start button are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries and are used under license from owner.

SOURCE Atari

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