Prototype still in skunkworks, delayed until 2009

by Alexander Sliwinski { May 5th 2008 at 8:00PM }

Sierra and Radical confirmed today that Prototype will continue development until 2009. IGN noticed the game had been given a new date on GameStop.com and followed up with the company for a confirmation. The game was originally expected for late this year, but given our hands-on experience with the title, the delay may be for the best.

Considering Prototype is a sandbox game set in ~~Liberty City~~ New York, it's probably best to get as much breathing room between it and the hyper-praised GTA IV. A Sierra spokeperson says the company simply needs more time to "deliver the game the team initially set out to create." Hopefully, Sierra's new overlords at Activision will be understanding of the team's desire.

Gallery: Prototype

Tags: prototype, radical, radical-entertainment, sierra

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

MarkHawk @ May 5th 2008 8:05PM

Does that mean Co-op in 09? Shame I was looking forward to this but I am never upset that a developer is investing the time and money to make there game better.

Matt B @ May 5th 2008 8:23PM

Maybe they have to work on a plot or a "selling point".

tmacairjordan87 @ May 5th 2008 8:27PM

This is good for them cause the game looked really dull and repetitive last time it was shown.

hey_big_dck psn:fuliano626 @ May 5th 2008 8:28PM

ugh i wish we had a machine that you could go inside of that would speed up time inside so that days would go by inside while only meer hours went on in the outside world, that way i could have new games every week! i also wish i used proper writing techniques like using periods oh and a robo pony of course like every other man in the world right? RIGHT?

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio @ May 5th 2008 8:33PM

Why not just a time machine?

Drago Dracini @ May 5th 2008 8:37PM

That would technically cause you to age faster. So You'd die.

hey_big_dck psn:fuliano626 @ May 5th 2008 8:42PM

they would die not me so uh yeah and if i went in a time machine i would miss days living in the real world.

LaughingTarget @ May 5th 2008 8:43PM

Just don't go too far in the future and wake up when the Xbox 360 is just a museum piece.

hey_big_dck psn:fuliano626 @ May 5th 2008 8:54PM

uh it already is and so are the wii and ps3 there in the museum of gaming so yeah.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio @ May 5th 2008 8:55PM

"you could go inside of that would speed up time inside so that days would go by inside while only meer hours went on in the outside world"

Your machine sucks, unless you used it to meet a deadline or do homework. You said days would go by inside while only hours went on outside...I think you want days to go by outside while only hours go by inside.

Sora267 @ May 5th 2008 9:14PM

"Your machine sucks, unless you used it to meet a deadline or do homework. You said days would go by inside while only hours went on outside...I think you want days to go by outside while only hours go by inside."
No no no, instead of sticking himself in it, he wants to stick entire dev teams into it.

Waffle Slayer @ May 5th 2008 8:48PM

Great..2008 is shaping up great. No Borderlands or Prototype. Why must devs break my heart so?

theturtle363 @ May 5th 2008 10:35PM

at least we still have Hellboy, Brothers in Arms, Gears of War 2, Alone in the Dark, Ninja Gaiden 2, Hulk, UT3, Too Human, Saints Row 2, Tiberium, Mercenaries 2, The Force Unleashed, Left 4 Dead, Project Origin, Dead Space, Fallout 3, in fact i think you should be happy that you'll have 120 dollars left over for, you know, food.

Schmobu @ May 7th 2008 4:23AM

don't forget the time constraints, if Fallout is as long as oblivion, I'd be spending another few weeks in the game, and doesn't count my deaths and do-overs.

Curtis the Claw:XBL - supapaypamawio @ May 5th 2008 8:50PM

hey_big_dck psn:fuliano626 @ May 5th 2008 8:58PM

no cause they go inside the machine they = people who are making the game not me.

Halorin @ May 5th 2008 9:38PM

Did I just see a.... commercial when I went to the comments section of this post? Heh. I don't know how much longer I'll be looking around on this site.

Waffle Slayer @ May 5th 2008 10:10PM

For real. The ads are getting atrocious. In between every blog post almost and not when we click comment links...Is AOL doing that badly?

ScottyGEE32 @ May 5th 2008 10:59PM

adblock?
That, or because I'm Australian I somehow avoid this crap that I've heard of in most posts recently.

Einhanderkiller @ May 5th 2008 9:01PM

I was expecting this after seeing the absolutely horrible looking gameplay demo on GameSpot's On the Spot two weeks ago.

Ryuukuro @ May 5th 2008 9:05PM

That's right. Aside from the stuff I say below, that trailer looked positively last generation or worse and I'm not a big graphics whore.

Ryuukuro @ May 5th 2008 9:03PM

I've never played the game, obviously, but it looks too focused on violence. That and, aside from monsters, it will be too close to GTA thanks to its settings. It might need to be completely reimagined but I think if they focus less on ways to kill people and more on ways to use the monster powers as well as making sure the story is well crafted then it will come out as a fine product. Staying away from GTA is crucial, sci-fi or not.