Prototype 2 Preorders Get Radnet Service Free

Service to reward preorders with bonus content.

It’s no secret that publishers are not fans of the used games market. They’ve attempted to sway gamers to buy new whether it’s through online passes, the promise of a free downloadable game or pre-order DLC. With Prototype 2, Activision is taking another route to incentivize gamers. Those that preorder the game will get free access to Radnet – a program that will reward users with additional content.

The program is planned to launch on April 24, 2012 and will reward its members with over 55 free pieces of additional content over a seven week period after the game’s launch. Content is said to include “in-game events, challenges, avatar items, dynamic themes and behind-the-scenes videos, as well as bonus mutations for Prototype 2’s main campaign” and will release on a weekly basis.

Additionally, those that participate in all of Radnet’s weekly challenges will be rewarded with the “ultimate shape-shifting reward” which won’t be revealed until March.

The press release indicates that access to Radnet will be free while supplies last, implying that the service will be available for a fee for those who decide not to preorder or to buy the game used.

Prototype 2 will be released on April 24, 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Press Release

RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS
PROTOTYPE® 2'S RADNET EDITION CONTENT

Pre-Order PROTOTYPE 2 to Secure
Your Free RADNET Access to Over 55 Pieces of Additional Content!

Santa Monica, CA - January 27, 2012 - Radical Entertainment once again ramps up the studio's signature over-the-top mayhem with the announcement of PROTOTYPE® 2's RADNET Edition content. Planned to launch on April 24, 2012 from Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), a limited number of the launch quantities of PROTOTYPE 2 on PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, will contain free access to RADNET via a one-time use code that gives fans 55 free pieces of additional content delivered for seven weeks following the game's launch*. This weekly scheduled content will include in-game Events, Challenges, Avatar Items, Dynamic Themes and Behind-the-Scenes videos, as well as bonus Mutations for PROTOTYPE 2's main campaign. Fans that participate in ALL of RADNET's weekly challenges and events will unlock the ultimate shape-shifting reward...to be revealed in March 2012. PROTOTYPE 2's RADNET Edition content will only be available for free while supplies last. For more information on RADNET, please visit www.radical.ca/radnet and check out the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9XTcft2Mc.

"Radical Entertainment has always focused on bringing long lasting fun to its fans, and PROTOTYPE 2's RADNET content is our way of rewarding the game's most loyal supporters - the early adopters, the one's who will replay it over and over again," said Ken Rosman, Studio Head, Radical Entertainment. "We think this is great because we're giving our fans hours of additional gameplay outside PROTOTYPE 2's main narrative, and cool rewards - all delivered weekly following the game's launch!"

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 wastelands of post-viral 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 or check out www.prototypegame.com for the latest trailers, screenshots, special promotions and more! And for the truly dedicated, go to www.facebook.com/prototype and join the PROTOTYPE Army - a community of over 380,000 (and growing) fans that receive constant updates from the team at Radical, and early sneak peeks at new information and assets.

PROTOTYPE 2 is currently in development for Xbox® 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. The game is rated "M" (Mature - Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language. Content suitable for persons 17 and older.) by the ESRB.

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.

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Angelo Grant Staff Writer

01/31/2012 at 11:34 AM

Maybe I don't fully understand, but when they say they are reserving "in-game events" and "bonus mutations" for people that pre order, I really don't see a difference between this and Online Passes.

Jesse Miller Staff Writer

01/31/2012 at 11:53 AM

This is more palatable to me than the basic online pass. When you tell me that I can't access a portion of the basic game unless I input a pass I'd be miffed. These are events that are time specific like Call of Duty: Elite's "extra experience" or their tournaments. They aren't important to getting the full game experience. Preordering just determines that you don't have to pay, because even if you buy the game used you'll still have access to everything the base game has to offer.

This is a limited time bonus (first seven weeks of release) that those that preordered get to enjoy for free.

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