Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Preorders are Haunting PC and Consoles Right Now!

Lakewood, Colorado — Aug. 18, 2022 — Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, a 4v1 hunt or haunt action-packed asymmetrical multiplayer is available for pre-order, August 18, 2022, 8 a.m. PT. The latest game from IllFonic, Inc. will be playable Tuesday, October 18, 2022, on PC via Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4|5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.

Form a team with up to three other Ghostbusters to track down Ghosts haunting a number of locales. Sniff out paranormal activity with the P.K.E. Meter and charge it to unleash a short-range pulse disabling Ghost movement. Unveil hidden rifts acting as the Ghost’s spawn points and teleportation portals, and destroy them. Use the powerful Particle Throwers to capture the Ghost, deploy a trap, and wrangle them into it before they escape!

Meanwhile, the Ghost works alone, roaming around stages like the Museum, an abandoned Prison, and other spooky locations, including a new one to be revealed at Gamescom. Frighten civilians to scare them away. Possess objects to raise the overall Global Haunt percentage, to regain ghost power, or just cause mass hysteria. Use slime to temporarily stun Ghostbusters. Move the rifts to keep them guessing, summon minions to make an escape, and show the Ghostbusters they should be afraid of this Ghost!

Explore the Firehouse, a familiar home base filled with new and recognizable characters alike, before departing on a mission with any combo of friends, random matchmaking, and/or AI bots online or offline in solo mode. Personalize your Ghostbuster’s equipment at the workbench and test out the changes with some target practice in the neighboring alley. Visit Ray’s Occult Books to enter the spectral realm and customize the Ghost’s loadout, skin, and various otherworldly options.

“The reaction from fans of Ghostbusters has blown us away,” said Charles Brungardt, CEO, IllFonic. “Putting a date on and opening up preorders for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed feels like an out of body experience, and we cannot wait for everyone to feel the same sensation on Tuesday October 18th.”

Pre-orders for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed starts Thursday, August 18 on Epic Games Store for PC, PlayStation 5|4, Xbox One, and Xbox X|S. An Internet connection is required for cloud save and online play. Multiplayer functions also require a PlayStation®Plus subscription and/or an Xbox Live Gold subscription.

For more information, please visit the Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed official website and follow IllFonic on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Ghostbusters TM & © 2022 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Game software excluding Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. elements: ©2022 IllFonic, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Developed by IllFonic, LLC.

© 2022 IllFonic, Inc. ILLFONIC is a trademark of IllFonic, Inc. All rights reserved.

About IllFonic

Founded in 2007, IllFonic is an independent video game developer with studios in Lakewood, Colorado; Tacoma, Washington; and Austin, Texas. Our staff is composed of video game, music, and technology veterans redefining how games are made and marketed. Current and past titles and collaborations include Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Arcadegeddon, Predator: Hunting Grounds, Friday the 13th: The Game, Dead Alliance, Star Citizen, Evolve, Armored Warfare, and Nexuiz.

For more information visit www.illfonic.com

About Sony Pictures Consumer Products

Sony Pictures Consumer Products (SPCP) is the licensing and merchandising division of Sony Pictures’ Motion Picture Group and Sony Pictures Television for Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services, and technologies. Sony Pictures Television operates dozens of wholly-owned or joint-venture production companies around the world. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, Sony Pictures International Productions, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html

Article by: Susan N.

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Good morning - I hope everyone had a nice weekend? Mine was good - busy, but good. Equal parts yard work, playing Persona 4 Golden, playing Magic: The Gathering both with cards and on the PC with my son, playing Rush Bros with my son, watching the season finale of Game of Thrones and more. Oh, and writing lots of reviews.

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I have a ton of reviews (some quick ones, a few longer) set to go over the next week or so, but in the meantime - I hope you all have a great weekend while I depart with these thoughts:

That title might sound odd - but keep in mind I'm not saying that consoles should not have online - I think it's a great feature and should be used.  But is it going to be taken too far in the next generation of consoles?  Based on what I've been reading, it's a possibility.

Without a doubt, one of the greatest achievements during this generation of video game consoles was the access to online community.  Some of the consoles did it better than others (We're looking at you, Nintendo Wii - here's hopes you get it right with the Wii U), while computer gamers have enjoyed this sort of connectivity for years before there was a PlayStation Network or Xbox Live.  The ability to play with friends, have conversations through voice chat, get updates to gaming content and watch player-made videos have really helped make this generation of gaming consoles the most successful to date because it appealed to a broader base of people and gave them a means of sharing these experiences.

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Just a quick post listing out a handful of the gaming deals out there as of the middle of this week.  I'll lead off with the somewhat disappointing showing by Xbox Live Gold - they have the Battlefield 3 expansion discounted.  Not a bad deal I guess in and of itself, but seeing as I have the game for PS 3 and haven't seen a Gold deal I've liked in over a month, I'm a bit disappointed by this one too.

Steam has Bastion for 60% off on its Midweek Madness, placing it at a pretty solid $5.99.  Their daily deal still has about 4 1/2 hours left on it as of writing this, called Crazy Machines Complete Pack - half off, so $24.99.  It's also worth noting that I have been hearing good things about the Warlock: Master of the Arcane demo, and that my site's been seeing a fair number of hits off from people looking that one up.  One blog I follow said it was like Civ meeting fantasy/Dungeons & Dragons.  Not a bad combination to aspire for in my opinion.  At $20, I may be looking at that one when it comes out May 8th.

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Another week, another Wednesday and another slew of deals out there.  I will post my top five moments form Mass Effect 2 a bit later in the day as well today, so if you're interested in those, keep an eye out for that. 

So this week in Xbox Live Gold land we have a shooter and fighter mix.  All games are half off their normal prices.  We have some fighters and shooters in this mix with:

- King of Fighters 98 Ultimate Match
- King of Fighters 2002 Ultimate Match
- King of Fighters Sky Stage
- Metal Slug 3
- Metal Slug XX
- Trouble Witches Neo.

All of these are usually 800, now at 400 Microsoft Points except Metal Slug XX, which is normally 1200 and is currently 600 for this week.

Steam's Midweek Madness is the entire X series for 50% off.  Their current daily deal is Capsized for 75% off.  That will be good for about five more hours.

Over at Gamersgate they have Supreme Ruler Cold War for 75% off, Serious Sam 3: BFE for 60% off and Patrician IV Gold Edition for 75% off.  They are also flying a banner for Serious Sam games in general as being 60% off this week. 

Amazon's got a smattering of deals.  Their daily game one is Jewel Link Chronicles: Mountains of Madness for the DS for $14.99, and their deals of the eek range from $10 off on Mass Effect 3, to $20 off for the Syndicate and Soul Calibur V, $40 off the HORI Soul Calibur V Arcade Stick, $20 off of King of Fighters XIII, $70 off the Call of Duty: Black Ops Prestige Edition for the 360, $10 off of Twisted Metal and up to 75% off of THQ game downloads.

Lastly, the PlayStation stuff.  It's a pretty solid week to be a PlayStation Plus user:

• Canabalt (Mini, Free)
• Farm Frenzy 2 (Mini, Free)
• Mortal Kombat (DLC, Discount)
• Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (PSN, Discount)
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Retail, Discount)
• Shank 2 (PSN, Free)
• Shift 2 Unleashed (Retail, Free)
• Silent Hill (PSone, Free)
• Wheels of Destruction: World Tour (PSN, Discount)

And here's the general discounts this week as well:

• Mortal Kombat (DLC)
• Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (PSN)
• Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (Retail)
• MotorStorm RC (DLC)
• Prototype (Retail)

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Seems like there are a lot of game deals this week as I was scouring the net, and just figured I would do a quick dump of what I found here.

The theme for Xbox Gold deal of the week is Fable III.

 GameStop has a buy 2, get 1 free Vita deal going right now.

Gamersgate has Painkiller Complete Pack and Ship Simulator for 70% off as their midweek sale.

Speaking of midweek sales, Steam has Cities XL 2012 for 75% off right now.

I personally like to pick up slightly older golf and hockey games because you can get them for so much cheaper.  If you're equally inclined, Amazon has Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 for the 360 for $15 right now, and two lightning deals coming up later (one is a Wii fitness game and the other appears to be a Sims title).

Good Old Games has a pair of promotions going right now - not sure if they stack or not, but one is a February promo of buy at least 2 titles, get 10% off, and a buy one, get one free on all D&D games promotion as well.

Lots of stuff on the stuff mentioned on the PlayStation Blog including these:

• 5-in-1 Arcade Hits (Mini)
• Blimp: The Flying Adventures (Mini)
• Crazy Taxi (PSN)
• Crazy Taxi: Fare Wars (PSP)
• Crush (PSP)
• Darksiders (Retail)
• De Blob 2 (Retail)
• Hamilton's Great Adventure (PSN)
• Homefront (DLC)
• Homefront (Retail)
• Marvel Super Hero Squad (PSP)
• MX vs. ATC: Reflex (PSP)
• MX vs. ATV: Untamed (PSP)
• NBA 2k12 (DLC)
• Sonic Rivals (PSP)
• Spongebob Squarepants: Yellow Avenger (PSP)
• UFC: Undisputed 2010 (PSP)
• Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (PSN)
• Worms: Battle Islands (PSP)
• WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 (PSP)

Though I personally liked the PlayStation Plus freebies this week:

• Altered Beast (PSN, Free)
• Comix Zone (PSN, Free)
• Crazy Taxi (PSN, Discount)
• Golden Axe (PSN, Free)
• Hamilton's Great Adventure (PSN, Discount)
• Search and Rescue (Mini, Discount)
• SEGA Rally Arcade (PSN, Discount)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (PSN, Free)
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PSN, Free)
• Streets of Rage II (PSN, Free)

  And lastly, just in general, there's a used game site called Gamestaq that a couple of friends have used and like, but I haven't tried.  Still, they have some decent prices at times and may be worth a look for those inclined.

Not sure if you guys find a big update like this useful mid-week or not, or even just interesting.  If so, let me know.  Thanks!

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