SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Radical Entertainment once again ramps up the studio's
signature over-the-top mayhem with the announcement of
PROTOTYPE® 2's RADNET Edition content. Planned
to launch on April 24, 2012 from
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), a limited number of the
launch quantities of PROTOTYPE 2 on PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system and Xbox® 360 video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft, will contain free access to
RADNET via a one-time use code that gives fans 55 free pieces of
additional content delivered for seven weeks following the game's
launch*. This weekly scheduled content will include in-game
Events, Challenges, Avatar Items, Dynamic Themes and
Behind-the-Scenes videos, as well as bonus Mutations for
PROTOTYPE 2's main campaign. Fans that
participate in ALL of RADNET's weekly challenges and events
will unlock the ultimate shape-shifting reward...to be revealed in
March 2012. PROTOTYPE
2's RADNET Edition content will only be available for free
while supplies last. For more information on RADNET, please
visit www.radical.ca/radnet and check out the trailer at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9XTcft2Mc.
"Radical Entertainment has always focused on bringing long
lasting fun to its fans, and PROTOTYPE 2's RADNET
content is our way of rewarding the game's most loyal supporters –
the early adopters, the one's who will replay it over and over
again," said Ken Rosman, Studio
Head, Radical Entertainment. "We think this is great because
we're giving our fans hours of additional gameplay outside
PROTOTYPE 2's main narrative, and cool rewards – all
delivered weekly following the game's launch!"
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 and 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 380,000 (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, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. The game is rated "M"
(Mature – Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual
Themes, Strong Language – content that may be suitable for persons
17 and older) by the ESRB.
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.
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*Activision makes no guarantees regarding the availability of
online play or features, including access to or support for RADNET
provided by the applicable console manufacturer, and may modify or
discontinue online service in its discretion without notice,
including for example, ceasing online service for economic reasons
due to a limited number of players continuing to make use of the
service over time.
SOURCE Activision Publishing, Inc.
