SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Just when
you thought PROTOTYPE® 2 had enough gruesome,
shape-shifting tools to get the job done, Radical Entertainment
gives fans even more over-the-top viral powers with two great
downloadable content (DLC) drops. From Activision Publishing,
Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc.
(Nasdaq: ATVI), PROTOTYPE 2's first DLC pack,
Colossal Mayhem, is available today, while the second DLC pack,
Excessive Force, drops on May 29,
2012 – each giving fans key add-ons to their arsenal of
destruction as well as three all-new custom skins allowing players
to parkour their way across NYZ in style. The full contents of
PROTOTYPE 2's Colossal Mayhem and Excessive Force DLC
packs includes:
Colossal Mayhem Pack
- Thermobaric Boom-Stick
- Force Multiplier Powers:
- Warp Vortex
- Anti Gravity Field
- Air Time
- Custom Skins:
- Heller Test Subject
- Infected Heller
- Infantry Heller
Excessive Force Pack
- Viral Infector Grenade Launcher
- Force Multiplier Powers:
- Shockwave
- Chaos Creator Mode
- Medusa's Wrath
- Custom Skins:
- Armored Heller
- Agile Armor Alex Mercer
- Zombie Mercer
Both PROTOTYPE 2 DLC packs will be available on
Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and
entertainment system from Microsoft for 400 Microsoft Points, and
on the PlayStation®Store for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment
system for $4.99. Fans that
purchased the PROTOTYPE 2 Blackwatch Collector's
Edition will be able to redeem their one-time use code to download
the Colossal Mayhem Pack for free beginning today.
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 465,000 (and growing) fans that receive constant
updates from the team at Radical, and head on over to
www.prototypegame.com/store to get your hands on the newest
PROTOTYPE 2 apparel and merchandise.
PROTOTYPE 2 was developed by Radical Entertainment
for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 system and Windows PC. The
Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system RADNET Editions of
PROTOTYPE 2 are available now for a suggested retail
price of $59.99. The Blackwatch
Collector's Edition of PROTOTYPE 2 is available for a
suggested retail price of $79.99. The Windows PC version of
PROTOTYPE 2 will be available at retail on
July 24, 2012.
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,
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 the PROTOTYPE 2 Excessive Force downloadable
content pack, 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
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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.