Atari sets the trap, will publish Ghostbusters in '09

by Richard Mitchell { Nov 7th 2008 at 11:45AM }

Gozer: "You must choose ... choose and publish.

Sierra: "Oh, oh I get it. Clear your heads, don't think of anything!"

Gozer: "The choice is made. The Publisher has come!"

Sierra: "Whoa, whoa whoa! We didn't choose anything. Did you choose anything?"

Activision: "My mind is totally blank."

(They all look at Atari.)

Atari: "I couldn't help it. It just popped in there."

Sierra: "What? What just 'popped' in there?"

(Distant stomping sounds.)

Atari: "I tried to think ...

Activision: "Look!"

Sierra: "What did you do Atari?"

Atari: "No, it can't be! It can't be!"

(They look to the horizon.)

Atari: "It's Phil Harrison."

Incidentally, Atari will publish Ghostbusters in 2009.

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: activision, atari, ghostbusters, sierra

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Fire Fawkes @ Nov 7th 2008 11:53AM

Best
News Post

EVER!

(Not necessarily the news itself, Atari's quality scares me) But the way it was presented...very nice Richard!

itsburnsie @ Nov 7th 2008 12:14PM

I came here to say this.

Richard, you "da man".

Jonman @ Nov 7th 2008 12:15PM

You took the words right out of my fingers. Literally, the exact same words.

If I had a spare Bloggy award knocking about, this post would win it.

Felipe @ Nov 7th 2008 11:58AM

wow, i laughed so hard at this.

Felipe @ Nov 7th 2008 11:59AM

i forgot to put this:
someone should put up a link for the movie clip

chrisduclo @ Nov 7th 2008 2:25PM

this should be great. at least good for the fond memories of the movie.

Magic Whiskey @ Nov 7th 2008 12:59PM

This is why we heart Richard. Isn't it?

"Nobody steps on a church in my town!"

justshovejayohbe @ Nov 7th 2008 1:22PM

that's not phil harrison its joe the plumber

Mattazuma @ Nov 7th 2008 1:33PM

Excellent post.

Is this an audition to be a woot.com writer?

ryan @ Nov 7th 2008 1:50PM

Fantastic post and well played!

Why Phil went the way of the Atari, I will never know. Hopefully this won't be the crapfest that was Alone in the Dark (and it's Inferno remake I'm hearing).

I know, Atari publishes it and doesn't develop...I just can't help but feel that this is a cursed company in need of assistance. Who you gonna call?

Mazrael @ Nov 7th 2008 1:52PM

Atari...? they really that desperate. things must be bad for the developer.. Atari are worse than EA in my book, but then EA have learned people don't like them for releasing rubbish.. but then, EA can turn out a good game occassionly :P

like Dead Space