Focus Group Member Claims New Prototype Featuring Original Protagonist Alex Mercer Is In Development

Focus Group Member Claims New Prototype Featuring Original Protagonist Alex Mercer Is In Development

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A Reddit user claiming to be part of an Activision focus test group has claimed that a new Prototype game is in development and will bring back Alex Mercer from the first game.

As Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, and Guitar Hero fans are more than aware of, Activision is sitting on a goldmine of abandoned or sleeping franchises. Those are some of the bigger examples that jump to mind when it comes to the company's unused IP, but there are a few sleeper hits that occasionally brought up.

I’m not asking for a remake. Unless I am. You decide.

Perhaps one of the most forgotten but fondly remembered Activision series of them all is Prototype, a series made by the now defunct Radical Entertainment that had you exploring an open-world New York City and wreaking havoc to it with destructive shape-shifting powers. The series had two games before disappearing completely, but that might be about to change.

As pointed out by Insider Gaming and originally reported on the GamingLeaksAndRumours subreddit by Redditor Bigbyy, this alleged information comes from a recent focus study group from Activision. Alongside learning more about Black Ops 7, the Redditor was apparently told...

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