UPDATE: Will Ghostbusters be Slimed?

A quick update to this posting, from the good folks at G4:

Activision says Ghostbusters is not canceled. X-Play talked an Activision Blizzard spokesperson who emailed: "Regarding Ghostbusters: The Video Game: First and foremost, the game is absolutely not cancelled," but added: "In general (including Ghostbusters): The company is reviewing its options regarding those titles that it will not be publishing."

Here are two high-profile titles that are being considered for cancellation:

• Brutal Legend: The action-adventure game starring Jack Black is slated for release on the 360 and PS3 has no release date scheduled yet.
• 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand: This action game starring the famous rapper in the Middle East is scheduled for a fall release on the PS3 and 360. No word yet on what the status of this awesomely ridiculous game will be. We'll be bummed if we can't play this. Look at the trailer!

This is good news for Ghostbusters, bad news for the other two games. Not that I really cared about their fate to begin with, any game with 50 Cent deserves to be canceled on principle alone.

Original posting:
According to an article over at Ars Technica this morning, the upcoming Ghostbusters game for PS3/Xbox 360 is in danger of being canceled. Apparently the merger between Activision and Vivendi has put several titles into publishing limbo and caused massive internal confusion.

I was very excited about this game after seeing gameplay footage at E3. With a script by Harold Ramis and Dan Akroyd along with voiceovers by the original cast, sharp graphics and some creative mechanics, this game looked like a surefire hit. This one was on my watch-list when I buy a PS3, it would be a real shame if someone didn't jump in and buy the publishing rights to this game. I mean, who could resist blasting Slimer and riding around in Ecto-1?