Europeans – Hope You Wanted Ghostbusters on PS3

Ghostbusters

Atari has struck a deal with Sony for the platform holder to publish Ghostbusters in Europe, making it a timed exclusive for the PS2 and PS3. The game will be released June 19th in the EU on Sony platforms. A PSP version will be available worldwide in August.

This move doesn’t affect North American gamers, who will see the game on every platform known to man June 16th.

While this helps Sony in Europe, it hurts gamers who were looking for the game on other platforms. Personally, I’m most excited for the Wii version of the game. If I was across the pond, I’d have to wait a while. Luckily, I’m not, so I can play whatever version I choose in June.

Rumor Mill: Microsoft Paying for Timed Exclusive Resident Evil 5

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Word around the water cooler is suggesting that Microsoft has made a very large cash offer to Capcom to make Resident Evil 5 a timed exclusive for the Xbox 360. How much money and how long the exclusivity will last is unknown.

Something like this honestly wouldn’t surprise me. We all know Microsoft dropped $50 million on Rockstar for the exclusive GTA4 DLC which hasn’t materialized yet. Just how big do they thing RE5 is going to be? Is it worth that much cash to secure it for the 360 for a couple months? Microsoft has some deep pockets. We’ll see what happens when E3 rolls around next month.