An Activision press release last night indicated that the publisher is picking up several franchises from recently acquired publisher Vivendi Games. But the games not on the list include a few that we’ve covered quite a bit at MTV News and MTV Multiplayer: “Brutal Legend,” “50 Cent: Blood On The Sand” and “Ghostbusters.”

Are these games going to find new publishers?

An Activision rep hasn’t directly answered our questions about the fate of the games yet, instead reiterating the message of the press release with the following e-mailed statement:

Activision Publishing is retaining those franchises that are a strong fit with its long-term strategy including Crash Bandicoot, Ice Age and Spyro, as well as two new intellectual properties that are currently in development — Prototype and a second game that has not yet been announced.

The company will not publish other titles that previously were part of the Vivendi Games portfolio and we are currently reviewing our options regarding these titles.

On his blog, “Brutal Legend” creator Tim Schafer posted a blog entry today that reports that “Brutal Legend is fine.” My requests for comment to both 50 Cent management and folks behind the “Ghostbusters” game have not been answered yet, but I’ll keep readers posted if I find out more.

Should I walk across the hall to MTV’s acquisitions guy and tell him about “Brutal Legend” and “50 Cent: Blood On The Sand”? That’d be crossing the line. But it sure seems like there’s at least one publisher that would suit those games.