Prototype Dated News

In a rare treat for European gamers, Prototype will appear in European stores four days earlier than the US, with Activision announcing that the title will release in Europe on June 5th and North America on June 9th.

If you haven't heard much about the title yet, then it promises to bring some novel additions to traditional open world, sandbox gameplay with the application of shape-shifting powers and a touch of amnesia (an intriguing mix of plot devices, we're sure you'll agree).

Playing as Alex Mercer, gamers must battle various factions in their journey to discover who created them and why they can assume the physical form, memories, and abilities of anybody they touch.

Whether you're battling a military faction called Blackwatch (let's face it, just the name suggests that they're up to no good), or the virally challenged Infected (again, no prizes for guessing their motivation), Prototype pulls gamers through a conspiratorial storyline that goes back 40 years.

This is all played out through a recreation of New York City that players can move through with "Parkour-style fluidity", or so the press release informs us.