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NEW YORK, NY ? 6 November 2009 ? Atari, one of the world?s most recognized video game publishers, today announced the European and PAL launch of Ghostbusters®: The Video Game for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Windows PC, Wii? and Nintendo DS?, with all four versions distributed by NAMCO BANDAI Partners across the region. The PlayStation®3, PlayStation®2 and PSP? (PlayStation®Portable) versions of Ghostbusters®: The Video Game are published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe outside of North America.

Following the game’s initial launch alongside the Blu-Ray Disc release of the original Ghostbusters movie from Sony Pictures Consumer Products this summer, accolades for the game have included:

?The Ghostbusters experience we’ve always dreamed about as kids – a story that could

have easily been Ghostbusters III.? – Game Informer magazine, US

?Just what you’d want from a Ghostbusters game: it’s funny and it’s fun.? – Gamespot.com

?An example of how you treat a beloved institution right when making a video game about it.?

– TeamXbox.com

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 during the 25th Anniversary year 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. Featuring the unique blend of humor and fright that established Ghostbusters as a pop culture sensation, the launch of the game follows Sony Pictures Home Entertainment?s worldwide debut of the original motion picture on Blu-ray Disc?.

In addition to Aykroyd and Ramis, original Ghostbusters Bill Murray, 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. 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.