Last July the newly formed conglomerate Activision-Blizzard announced that they would only be publishing five titles that were under development for Sierra (a subsidiary of Vivendi). Ghostbusters, a game we’ve been teased about since early 2007, was not one of them. Sierra said that the game was not and would not be cancelled, however most of us knew that the future of the title was uncertain. Also amongst the games shunned by Activision-Blizzard is the remake of 2004’s excellent Chronicles of Riddick game. However, there may indeed be hope for both titles as it is now being reported that Atari has picked up publishing for both games.

According to Variety, the Riddick remake will see store shelves first, as early as this spring. With a wordy title like “The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena” those who missed the first Riddick game on Xbox could assume this is another terrible movie-game tie-in. However, the Xbox original was critically acclaimed and takes my prize as one of the best games to ever grace the big black box. This new game promises to include the classic game with updated visuals as well as a new single-player campaign and an all new multiplayer mode.

Although less is known about the Ghostbusters game, sources close to the publisher speculate that the game is likely to be released early next summer to coincide with the film’s 25th anniversary.

Source: Variety