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Aug 14, 2008

BREAKING: Massive lay offs at Prototype developer

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PS3 - Prototype - BREAKING: Massive lay offs at Prototype developer

Around half the staff at Radical Entertainment have lost their jobs.

The Vancouver Sun reports that Vancouver-based video game developer Radical Entertainment is to lay off around 100 employees, equating to approximately half its work force.

The cut-backs come as a decision by Activision Blizzard to half Radical Entertainment's video game output.
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Jun 28, 2008

Why Prototype got delayed

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PS3 - Prototype - Why Prototype got delayed

talkplaystation.com "Prototype got delayed until 2009 a month or two back and here's why.

Prototype got delayed to 2009 because the developers wanted more time to make the game they really want to make. Basically they want to make the game a better game. There's also a chance they could put multiplayer mode back in that was taken out during development a few months ago."
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Jun 24, 2008

Full FAQ's for the new Action Game Protoype

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PS3 - Prototype - Full FAQ's for the new Action Game Protoype

As part of their planned coverage for the game, Skewed and Reviewed lifts the lid on the full FAQ's for the game.
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Jun 13, 2008

Prototype's multiplayer may make it after all, says Radical

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PS3 - Prototype - Prototype's multiplayer may make it after all, says Radical

Speaking to videogaming247, Radical Entertainment executive producer Tim Bennison has said that the developer is "evaluating" Prototype's multiplayer: it may make the game after all.
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May 6, 2008

Prototype officially delayed to mid '09

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PS3 - Prototype - Prototype officially delayed to mid '09

PS3fanboy: "We should really be used to delays by now. Just after we showed you a crazy video for Prototype, we've gotten word that the game is going to get pushed back into April of 2009. Well, the April part isn't "official" according to Sierra, but the 2009 is. As a spokesperson for Sierra said, "in the simplest explanation possible, we need more time to deliver the game the team initially set out to create." This also brings the possibility of multiplayer back onto the table for consideration, but it hasn't been confirmed as part of the plan yet. We'll keep you informed as news unfurls."
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May 6, 2008

Prototype pushed back to 2009

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Word on Sierra's open world action game, Prototype, being delayed until April 2009 originally came via online retailer GameStop, but the firm has since confirmed the news as true. See, these online retailers don't always make things up."Sierra Entertainment and Radical Entertainment have made the decision to shift Prototype to launch in 2009," a company spokesperson told IGN in the US. "Since its announcement, Prototype has been ... » Read More

May 5, 2008

Sierra confirms Prototype delayment to 2009

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PS3 - Prototype - Sierra confirms Prototype delayment to 2009

Sierra confirmed today that Prototype has been pushed back from its original fall 2008 date until 2009 in order to give Radical more time "to deliver the game the team initially set out to create."
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May 3, 2008

PROTOTYPE Moved To 2009?

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PS3 - Prototype - PROTOTYPE Moved To 2009?

It appears from the GameStop website that PROTOTYPE has been moved out to 2009.
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Apr 29, 2008

Prototype DLC only "for the right price" says Radical's marketing boss

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Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Radical Entertainment marketing director Chris Hansell said DLC for upcoming open-world action game Prototype is being seriously looked at, but that the price would have to make sense.

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Apr 29, 2008

Prototype plot inspired by Old Boy

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PS3 - Prototype - Prototype plot inspired by Old Boy

Speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, Radical Entertainment marketing director Chris Hansell said that Prototype has been heavily influenced by the story of classic Korean movie, Old Boy.

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Apr 28, 2008

Sierra Spring Break 08: Prototype bigger in scale than GTA

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PS3 - Prototype - Sierra Spring Break 08: Prototype bigger in scale than GTA

Prototype producer Max Belanger, speaking to videogaming247 at the Sierra Spring Break 08 in Mallorca last week, proudly announced that the game's free-roaming world was bigger in scale than that of Grand Theft Auto IV.

When asked about if he thought Prototype could stand up to the opposition he said:

"I think so. I think in terms of scale the world is going to be a big bigger [than GTA IV]. However, they'll have some weather systems that we won't have.

"However our world will change...

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Apr 16, 2008

Prototype Comic Book Series To Be Published By DC Comics

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PS3 - Prototype - Prototype Comic Book Series To Be Published By DC Comics

Sierra Entertainment and DC Comics will be bringing Prototype to life in another medium: comic books. The videogame and comic book publishers will be delivering the Prototype comic book series starting in August 2008, from DC's WildStorm.
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Apr 9, 2008

Prototype: New shots, not for the kids

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New Prototype screenshots have emerged from the game's newly-launched website. Check them out right here. The game's set in modern-day Manhattan where Alex Mercer - the Prototype - has the ability to shapeshift and smash people into tiny bits of flesh, thanks to some dodgy gene modification work. What follows is an epic three-faction scuffle between yourself, the military and the hordes of ... » Read More

Apr 8, 2008

Unlock Prototype Media By Deciphering DNA Strand

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PS3 - Prototype - Unlock Prototype Media By Deciphering DNA Strand

You'll have to unlock the new screenshots and random details on the upcoming Prototype game by deciphering DNA strand combinations. The Prototype website has been updated with an interactive Double-Helix DNA Strand. Looks like there are around 50 bits of media to unlock.
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Mar 28, 2008

New Prototype Screenshots -- In-Game

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PS3 - Prototype - New Prototype Screenshots -- In-Game

DailyGame.net has eight new screenshots of VU Games' open-world action game.
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Mar 20, 2008

Activision could kill off Sierra projects

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A Variety report says unrest is growing at Vivendi Games' Sierra label because all of its titles will soon have to be pitched to new corporate masters at Activision."Development teams on all of Vivendi's games now have to essentially pitch their projects to Activision executives," writes Ben Fritz, who cites numerous sources in a report on Variety's The Cut Scene blog."Until the merger is technically complete, work proceeds as usual, but once ... » Read More

Mar 18, 2008

New Details Unveiled for Prototype: Mayhem Unleashed

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PS3 - Prototype - New Details Unveiled for Prototype: Mayhem Unleashed

Gamedaily writes: "After working on The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction for Sierra Games, Vancouver, British Columbia-based developer Radical Games embarked on a project that was more multi-dimensional. They set about creating Prototype, the first open world action game that plays out like a Jerry Bruckheimer movie, according to Tim Bennison, executive producer of the project.

Bennison and lead designer Eric Holmes were on hand at GDC to talk about their new game and show some exclusive new levels behind closed doors at the St. Regis Hotel.

In Prototype, players assume the role of Alex Mercer, a shapeshifter in present-day New York City. The city's under siege by a mysterious outbreak that's spreading throughout Manhattan, creating a scenario for a three-way war among Alex, the Army and the infected monsters that come in 40 different shapes and sizes."
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Mar 17, 2008

Retail Radar: UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters

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PS3 - Prototype - Retail Radar: UK dates for Fable 2, Ghostbusters

Play.com let slip dates for a bunch of titles including Fable 2, Ghostbusters, Prototype, Ninja Gaiden II, and The Bourne Conspiracy.

The dates:
- Fable 2: May 30
- Ghostbusters: September 26
- Prototype: June 27
- The Bourne Conspiracy: June 27
- Ninja Gaiden II: March 28
- Iron Man: May 30
- WALL-E: May 4
- Lego Batman: "sometime in September"
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Feb 23, 2008

GameTap - GDC 08 Blog: Prototype Panel

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PS3 - Prototype - GameTap - GDC 08 Blog: Prototype Panel

GameTap writes: Open-world games-the term that both lead designer Eric Holmes and executive producer Tim Bennison use to describe games such as Grand Theft Auto-are complex affairs. During this lecture about their thoughts and design goals for Prototype, they threw a lot of information at the audience: ranging from a comparison of gameplay models for other genres, to how the 1951 film The African Queen has a poignant quote about human behavior that helps shape the team's view on player behavior (when Bogart comments "A man takes a drop too much once in a while, it's only human nature").

While the panel didn't show anything really new (most of the gameplay footage and details are the same as what GameTap saw in our first preview), it was still fascinating to hear about some of the under-the-hood items that crossed the developers' mind.
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Feb 4, 2008

Sierra announces voice actors featuring in Prototype

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PS3 - Prototype - Sierra announces voice actors featuring in Prototype

Sierra Entertainment has just announced the Hollywood voice talent that is featured in the game Prototype, which is slated to hit stores in Q3 2008. Barry Pepper, Gordon Clap and Paul Guilfoyle are just a few major voice actors that are lending their voice to one of 2008's biggest gaming hits.

Prototype's main character, Alex Mercer, will have the voice of Barry Pepper which is best known from movies like Flags of Our Fathers, The Green Mile and Saving Private Ryan. Gordon Clap (NYPD Blue, Rules of Engagement) and Paul Guilfoyle (CSI, L.A. Confidential) will also play a character in Prototype.
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