SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Jan. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Radical Entertainment and GameStop (NYSE: GME) kick
things into high gear with the announcement of an exclusive*
pre-order bonus for PROTOTYPE® 2 – Sgt. James Heller's Bio-Bomb Butt Kicker
ability. Planned to launch April 24,
2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), North
American fans who pre-order the game at GameStop between
January 1, 2012 and April 23, 2012 will unlock this alternate version
of one of PROTOTYPE 2's unique, new viral-powered
abilities, the Bio-Bomb.
"Butt Kicker is a fun twist on Heller's already over-the-top new
Bio-Bomb ability," said Ken Rosman,
Studio Head, Radical Entertainment. "Rather than just
throwing enemies once Heller has infected them with the Blacklight
virus; Butt Kicker allows Heller to drop-kick punt them across the
map, turning enemies into projectiles that rain down devastation
from above."
The sequel to Radical Entertainment's best-selling open-world
action game of 2009, PROTOTYPE 2 takes the
unsurpassed carnage of the original PROTOTYPE and continues
the experience of becoming the ultimate shape-shifting
weapon. As the game's all-new infected protagonist, Sgt.
James Heller, players will cut a
bloody swathe through the wastelands of post-viral New York Zero
with unparalleled locomotion, building up a vast genetic arsenal of
deadly, biological weapons and abilities as they hunt, kill and
consume their way toward the ultimate goal – to
kill...Alex...Mercer!
To find out more about PROTOTYPE 2, follow us on
twitter at www.twitter.com/radical_ent or check out
www.prototypegame.com for the latest trailers, screenshots, special
promotions and more! And for the truly dedicated, go to
www.facebook.com/prototype and join the PROTOTYPE Army – a
community of over 360,000 (and growing) fans that receive constant
updates from the team at Radical, and early sneak peeks at new
information and assets.
PROTOTYPE 2 is currently in development for Xbox®
360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft,
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.
The game is currently rated "RP" (Rating Pending) by the ESRB, with
an expected "M" (Mature – Content that may be suitable for persons
17 and older) rating.
About Radical Entertainment
In September 2011, Radical
Entertainment celebrated its 20th anniversary in the business of
creating hit video games, including 2009's
multi-million-unit-selling PROTOTYPE, The Simpsons Hit &
Run, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Scarface: The World
Is Yours and more. We treat our properties with the
reverence they deserve and gamers demand, and the commitment to our
partners and fans continues to set us apart. Our
Vancouver-based studio allows Radical Entertainment to bring the
talent, tools and technology together to create entertainment that
captures the world's imagination. Owned by Activision
Publishing, Inc., Radical is continually ranked as one of the best
places to work in B.C., according to BC Business magazine and
Watson Wyatt. In 2006-2008 MediaCorp Canada ranked Radical as
a Top 100 Canadian Employer, Top 10 Canadian Employer for Young
People, and Top 20 B.C. Employer. For more information,
please visit www.radical.ca.
About GameStop
GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500
company headquartered in Grapevine,
Texas, is the world's largest multichannel video game
retailer. GameStop's retail network and family of brands include
6,627 company-operated stores in 17 countries worldwide and online
at www.GameStop.com. The network also includes: www.Kongregate.com,
a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer(R) magazine, the
leading multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a
streaming technology company; and a digital PC game distribution
platform available at http://www.GameStop.com/PC.
General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the
company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @
www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook @
www.facebook.com/GameStop.
About Activision Publishing, Inc.
Headquartered in Santa Monica,
California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products.
Activision maintains operations in the U.S., Canada, the United
Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
South Korea, China and the region of Taiwan. More information about Activision and
its products can be found on the company's website,
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*Bio-Bomb Butt Kicker unlockable for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
systems only. Available exclusively through Gamestop.
Exclusive until June 12, 2012.
While supplies last. Limited time only. Code received
at time of purchase.
SOURCE Activision Publishing, Inc.
