Shitty Ghostbusters Developer goes bankrupt three days after releasing game.

[Ruin]

As reported by Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, Fireforge Games’ Ghostbusters title was released alongside the movie on July 12 to overwhelmingly negative reviews, receiving an average rating of 41/100 from publications and a user score of 0.3/10, according to Metacritic.

http://www.techspot.com/news/65790-...s-game-filed-bankruptcy-three-days-after.html

 

[c-no]

http://www.techspot.com/news/65790-...s-game-filed-bankruptcy-three-days-after.html

One thing surprising about this developer was that before they made the Ghostbusters game, they tried to make two other games as part of a contract for two companies, Tencent of China and the other a company from Singapore. The fact they couldn't deliver on those may as well show how well versed they were in trying to make this Ghostbusters game.

 

[MediExcalibur2012]

http://www.techspot.com/news/65790-...s-game-filed-bankruptcy-three-days-after.html

Why do you think no one else would've been smart enough to not endorse a Ghostbusters video game?

Even Activsion

 

[LulzKiller]

It's a general rule of thumb that tie-in games are going to be shit, and consumers know that by now anyway. Doesn't help it's a tie-in to a movie that didn't even make back its money.

 

[GabeRegan]

Why would they not get a more experienced/reliable company to make their tie-in game?

 

[LulzKiller]

Why would they not get a more experienced/reliable company to make their tie-in game?

After how much they spent on the movie they were probably looking to cut costs in other areas.

 

[GabeRegan]

I can get not getting a AAA developer for a tie-in game, but presumably they wanted to make a profit off the game.

 

[LulzKiller]

I can get not getting a AAA developer for a tie-in game, but presumably they wanted to make a profit off the game.

Which is why they went for the cheapest developer available and hoped the brand would sell itself, like they expected for the movie.

 

[RJ MacReady]

The only tie-in video game to ever be legitimately good was Goldeneye and that was specifically because Rare had the stones to delay it quite a long time instead of rushing out a shitty cash-in like they'd been asked to do.

 

[LulzKiller]

The only tie-in video game to ever be legitimately good was Goldeneye and that was specifically because Rare had the stones to delay it quite a long time instead of rushing out a shitty cash-in like they'd been asked to do.

Would you count the Riddick games to be tie-ins?

 

[RJ MacReady]

Would you count the Riddick games to be tie-ins?

I never played them, but iirc they just used the same IP and weren't movie tie-ins? Not sure.

 

[LulzKiller]

I never played them, but iirc they just used the same IP and weren't movie tie-ins? Not sure.

According to wiki, it's a tie-in prequel released around the same time as the movie.

 

[ZehnBoat]

Which is why they went for the cheapest developer available and hoped the brand would sell itself, like they expected for the movie.

they should have went for the new guilting advertisement method
"IF YOU DONT BUY THIS GAME THEN YOU HATE BLACK PEOPLE GO BACK TO THE KKK YOU RACIST CRACKER FUCK!!!!" *guitar solo*

 

[AnOminous]

The only tie-in video game to ever be legitimately good was Goldeneye and that was specifically because Rare had the stones to delay it quite a long time instead of rushing out a shitty cash-in like they'd been asked to do.

The original 3D Star Wars arcade game was pretty good for the time.

 

[Coldgrip]

The Batman NES game was good, and I don't know if this would count, but from what I've heard the Ghostbusters 2009 game was also pretty decent.

 

[Trans Fat 41g]

I would have been disappointed if this was not beyond your usual cautionary tail of movie tie ins (ET would be the original example).

Glad I wasn't, because Ghostbusters and 2016 were never meant to be, without dire consequences.

 

[Son of Big Boss]

Some of the old Harry Potter games were pretty awesome, imo. Some of the best tie-in games i've played.

 

[Generic_username]

Some of the old Harry Potter games were pretty awesome, imo. Some of the best tie-in games i've played.

I can relate played them recently and they still hold up relatively good.

 

[Jaimas]

The only tie-in video game to ever be legitimately good was Goldeneye and that was specifically because Rare had the stones to delay it quite a long time instead of rushing out a shitty cash-in like they'd been asked to do.

There's a host of quality Movie Tie-In games if you go looking long enough, especially on SNES.

 

[Ponderous Pillock]

Only Ghostbusters game you should play, Fam.