SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Radical
Entertainment and GameStop (NYSE: GME) rev things into high gear
and unveil the PROTOTYPE®2 GameStop Epic Rewards
Giveaway™ and its grand prize – Sgt. James Heller's Camaro. Beginning today and
ending at 11:59 PM CT on April 30,
2012, U.S. gamers can enter into a drawing to win this
one-of-a-kind PROTOTYPE 2 - themed 1SS Camaro and a
limited edition Sgt. James Heller
leather jacket – one of only 200 ever made. For full
sweepstakes details, rules and regulations, or to enter the
sweepstakes head over to: http://www.poweruprewards.com/epicreward.
Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), will launch
PROTOTYPE 2 worldwide on April
24, 2012 for the Xbox 360® video game system from Microsoft
and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and on
July 24, 2012 for Windows PC.
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 post-viral wastelands of 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! For the truly dedicated, go to
www.facebook.com/prototype and join the PROTOTYPE Army – a
community of over 450,000 (and growing) fans that receive constant
updates from the team at Radical, including early sneak peeks at
new information and assets, and head on over to
www.prototypegame.com/store to get your hands on the newest
PROTOTYPE 2 apparel and merchandise.
PROTOTYPE 2 is rated "M" (Mature – Blood and Gore,
Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong
Language. Content suitable for persons ages 17 and older) by
the ESRB.
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
6,683 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 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 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,
www.activision.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the expected
release date of PROTOTYPE 2, are forward-looking
statements that are not facts and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's
actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in
the forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Activision Publishing and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision
Publishing nor Activision Blizzard assumes any obligation to update
any such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements
believed to be true when made may ultimately prove to be incorrect.
These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of
Activision Publishing or Activision Blizzard and are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond
its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations.
Activision and Prototype are registered trademarks of Activision
Publishing, Inc. All other trademarks and trade names are the
properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
"PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer
Entertainment America Inc. Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox
LIVE, and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of
companies.
SOURCE Activision Publishing, Inc.
