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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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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Jan 9, 2008 New screens and a comment-laden vid give us an inside look at the main villain force in Prototype - The Blackwatch. It's bad enough that our hero, Alex, has freakish superpowers to deal with - now he's got a top secret government agency out to take him down? Talk about a bad day. These Blackwatch dudes might seem small-time compared to Alex's car-flipping and helicopter 'splosion abilities, but don't let their silly-looking suits fool you. They're trained to deal with "things" ... » Read More

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- CES 2008 -- THX Ltd., Neural Audio Corp. and Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, today announced that Prototype, the first-person shooter (FPS) for next-gen gaming consoles and PCs, will be the world's first video game to feature Neural-THX(R) Surround. The Neural-THX Surround technology enabled Radical Entertainment, an internal development studio of Sierra Entertainment, to extend the surround sound experience from 5.1 to 7.1, allowing gamers with Neural-THX Surround capabilities on their audio-video receiver to play Prototype in 7.1 discrete surround sound. Prototype will go on sale in the U.S. in fall 2008.
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Dec 10, 2007 Radical Entertainment's Prototype is “fun, dark and ultra-violent.” Or at least thats what we say after seeing ... » Read More

Oct 24, 2007 Sierra dropped us a friendly e-mail this afternoon inviting us to the TimeShift launch party - not out of the ordinary – we get boozed up at industry parties all the time. What was out of the ordinary was a note attached to the invitation stating that Sierra will be raffling off an exclusive look at Prototypes co-op mode. If you arent aware, Prototype is an open-ended conspiracy thriller centered around science experiment and anti-hero Alex Mercer, and looks to challenge ... » Read More

Oct 10, 2007 Alex Mercer. An innocuous name if ever there was one. But, according to developer Radical Entertainment, when he makes his debut in Prototype next summer he's going to emerge from the shadows of obscurity as one of gaming's "darkest anti-heroes" and the "ultimate ass-kicking machine." We like him already. Whenever we've seen Prototype in action we've been massively impressed by the free-roaming inferno of carnage that Mercer seems to be able to spark without even scuffing his ... » Read More

Oct 3, 2007 We got a hold of ten new screens of the genre-mashing Prototype. Now we can't stop wishing we had tentacle arms with super-human strength and the ability to run over cars like a ninja - we wouldn't have to tuck our jewelry away when visiting mates in Stratford, East London. That dude who gave us the evil-eye on the train this morning for having bulky camera equipment would have got a tentacle in the face, and we'd just car-hop from the station to the office. Now that you've seen ... » Read More

TeamXbox recently caught up with the lead developer Eric Holmes for a lengthy interview on how Prototype came to fruition, features gamers should keep their eyes peeled for, and much more.

Based on the foundation of open world gameplay, Prototype equips players with a slew of supernatural powers to employ against the evil forces threatening to change the future of human race. With no memory of his past, the game's protagonist Alex Mercer goes on a hunt for clues as to what triggered the secret war ravaging the streets of New York. The core of Alex's arsenal will be his shapeshifting ability which will allow him to utilize a set of intriguing powers broken down into following groups: attack, defense, sense, and disguise. Though not able to fully explain each group, Eric Holmes did take his time to exemplify them....
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Sierra reveals they have launched the official website for their upcoming action game Prototype. Amongst other things like, videos, screenshots and concept art, the web site offers a few details on the main character.

Main Character: You are Alex Mercer, the Prototype: a shapeshifter with amazing powers of combat, destruction, and deception. Consume targets for their form and memories to assume a perfect disguise, or instantly transform your body into an array of deadly biological weapons, cutting your way to the heart of the conspiracy forty years in the making. Stalk the streets of New York City, searching for the life you lead before. Take the form of anyone in your path, using an arsenal of identities to confound. Exploit or annihilate your enemies. Mankind is your mask. Wage a secret war against factions with complex agendas of their own, out to capture or kill you. They are your greatest threat and the key to the secrets of your past. Confront them, find those responsible and make them pay.
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Sierra today announced that they are working on a new title for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC which they describe as a "new kind of open-world game, featuring a rich story line of conspiracy, deception and deadly shape shifting action."

The game is being developed by Radical Entertainment, the folks behind Crash of the Titans and Scarface, and tells the story Alex Mercer, a man haunted by his past, fighting a secret war in New York City. There's action, there's conspiracy, and there's that deadly shape-shifting action, which is auto-hot. Apparently this shape-shifting power will allow the lead character to morph into people he meets in the game and steal their skills or powers.

Full press release after the jump.
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Vivendi has finally released the first images of Radical's free-roaming GTA contender, Prototype, so you can see how impressive it looks for yourself (look at that crowd!) The game puts you in the demented shoes of Alex Mercer, a genetically engineered hoody who can, among other things, slash baddies in half and climb up the side of skyscrapers. Put him in the middle of a bustling New York where a human-mutating virus has caused a battle between mutants and the military, and the result is a ... » Read More