Comic-Con 2011: Activision announces new release window for Radical Entertainment’s open-world action game; publisher showing the title at this week’s geek gala in San Diego.
SAN DIEGO–During the 2010 Video Game Awards in December, Activision showed Prototype 2 for the very first time, attaching a wide open “2012” release window to it. However, now the publisher has narrowed the game’s expected premiere date, saying it will arrive in April 2012.
[UPDATE] During an Activision preview event at Comic-Con 2011 tonight, the publisher pegged Prototype 2’s release date to April 24. For more on Prototype 2, check out a live demo of the game from GameSpot’s Tonight on the Spot.
In addition to announcing the new release window for Prototype 2–due out on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC–Activision noted that the game will be on display this week at Comic-Con 2011 in San Diego. The publisher will be giving 15-minute presentations of Prototype 2 at Activision’s booth throughout the show.
However, gamers who can’t attend the show won’t be left in the cold. Activision has retooled Prototype 2’s official website, adding a new layout and the first part in a three-part CGI trailer series.
As for the game, Prototype 2 is the sequel to 2009’s well-received open-world action adventure title from Radical Entertainment. It is set in the fictional world of New York Zero and casts players as Sgt. James Heller, an ex-soldier tasked with taking down the protagonist of the original game, Alex Mercer.
For more on Prototype 2, check out GameSpot’s latest preview of the game.
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