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Prototype 2′s second DLC pack, Excessive Force, will be made available later today on the US PS Store and Xbox Live for $4.99/400 MS Points. It will land on the European end of the PS Store via tomorrow’s update. The DLC contains: the Viral Infector Grenade Launcher, three Force Multiplier Powers, and three custom skins. A video is available below. Game’s out on PC July 24.

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Activision has released a new video for Prototype 2 which demonstrates the new Pack leader ability Heller can perform in the game. How it works, is he calls upon infected Brawlers and forces them to fight for him. Once summoned, Heller directs his these new allies to destroy tanks, helicopters other enemies, or whatever he needs them to do. They will follow his orders despite the danger to themselves. You can see how this works out for yourself below. Prototype 2 is out next week on PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version releases in July.

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Cowen and Company analyst Doug Creutz has deduced Prototype 2 will “struggle” to sell 500,000 units in the US during its first year on the market, predicting the title will see a “soft performance” compared to sales of the original title. Creutz noted the game has yet to break Amazon’s top 100 selling games charts, which was “typically a bad sign for actual sales.” The firm originally expected the title to “slightly exceed” the 900,000 units Prototype 1 sold in the US during its first year. Prototype 2 releases worldwide, next week, on April 24 for PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version is expected on July 24. Thanks, Gamasutra.

Activision and Radical have released a new video for Prototype 2 showing off the various weapons Heller will use in the game. It’s all gameplay footage, and is posted below courtesy of Ve3tro. We’ve also posted a poster shot of the various shooty-things below as well. Prototype 2 releases worldwide on April 24 for PS3 and Xbox 360 ands on PC July 24.

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It has been announced that Blockbuster will exclusively carry the Prototype 2 Limited Edition in the UK. It comes with the Bio-Bomb Buttkicker unlock and the Vehicle Specialist upgrade, which boosts armor . It will run you £34.99. Game’s out worldwide on April 24 for PS3 and Xbox 360 and on PC July 24. Thanks, Eurogamer.

Activision has released a new video for Prototype 2, detailing the top 11 reasons why you need to purchase the game. Watch below. Prototype 2 releases in the US on April 24 and in Europe on April 26 for PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version will be released July 24.

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Activision has announced two additional US pre-order incentives for Prototype 2 through Amazon and Best Buy.

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New shots for Prototype 2 have released, and each depict various air and ground vehicles in the game.

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Activision has sent over a set of artwork depicting the Supersoldiers which were created during the process of the Project D-Code experiment.

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Activision has released a large set of assets for Prototype 2 which provide a look at some of the enemies players will come into contact with in the game. Along with the screenshots and renders, are descriptions of the Infected, Juggernaught, Hydras, Brawlers, and the newest menace in the series, Flyers. Head on below the break to become acquainted with the horrid, mutated denizens of NYZ. There’s also a new video for the game below, courtesy of GiantBomb, and it’s an foreboding intro video called “Daddy’s Coming Home”.

Prototype 2 releases in the US on April 24 and in Europe on April 26 for PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version will be released July 24.

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Radical Entertainment’s Dave Fracchia has said the team hopes Prototype fans like the new protagonist Sgt. James Heller and think him less of “a dick” than his predecessor, Alex Mercer.

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Radical Entertainment and Dark Horse comics have announced a digital comic series set in the Prototype universe.

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Activision has released new screens and concept art from Radical Entertainment’s April actioner, Prototype 2. If you head on below the page break, you’ll become privy to some renderings of Father Guerra, a Catholic priest living in a cathedral in the Yellow Zone who is an ally of Heller’s. There’s also a couple shots of Dana Mercer, Alex Mercer’s sister, and one piece of concept art. Finally, you will notice some new shots of James Heller, and a few illustrations depicting his cool jacket and tendril tattoo. Prototype 2 will be released on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 at the end of April.

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Radical Entertainment and Activision have releases new screenshots for Prototype 2, showing Alex Mercer, the first game’s anti-hero, who helped increase the deadliness of the Blacklight Virus by 1000% when he was a scientist for Gentek. In Prototype 2, his goals for both Sgt. James Heller and the human race “remain shrouded in mystery,” but we’ll find out soon enough what he has in store for humanity when the game releases on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 April 24.

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“We started off with an amalgamation of Hugh Jackman and Clint Eastwood, and the resulting render looked remarkably similar to James Marsden – so we were like ‘Okay, scratch that one out’. As we were going, there was something about a concept sketch of some ethnicity or other that wasn’t just the the generic Caucasian guy and we were all drawn to it. We started riffing on that character and ended up with Heller. It’s more about conveying the stature, the position and swagger of a hero. Skin colour is obviously involved and that’s where we ended up but it’s not where we started”. – Radical studio head Ken Rosman and Activision’s MacLean Marshall to OPM.

As is becoming fashionable, Prototype 2 developer Radical Entertainment has released a ‘Previously on Prototype’ style video to get you caught up on the storyline, ahead of the sequel’s release next April.

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Activision and GameStop are holding a Get in the Game pre-order promotion for Prototype 2, and you have to do to enter is pre-order the game and go online between now and September 1.

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Radical Entertainment has released a short developer diary on the use of tendrils in Prototype 2, and we’ve posted it below the break for you. In it, the team discusses how when using the tendrils, you can grab bits of the environment such as cars, and pull them in towards an enemy and smash him. That’s just one example of the many ways you can use this feature. Watch for yourself. Prototype 2 is out in 2012.

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You would have to be absolutely insane to miss out on the deals Steam’s put up for its summer sale tonight. Left 4 Dead 2′s gone up for £3.74, Far Cry 2 for £2.49, Prototype for £7.49 and Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY for £3.74. Big deal, though, has to be Grand Theft Auto IV and its two episodes – The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony – for £6.24. There’s more deals here.

Radical has sent over a developer diary for Prototype 2, and in it, the team discusses the reason why Alex Mercer is now the enemy instead of the hero, with a few clips of pre-alpha footage thrown in for good measure.

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