In a press release sent out this morning, Activision announced the release date for their upcoming open-world adventure [PROTOTYPE]. The game will be hitting European store shelves on June 5th, and will land state-side four days later on the 9th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game's website has also been updated to reflect the very official nature of the release date, as one would expect. 

[PROTOTYPE] tells the story of Alex Mercer, a genetic mutant whose memory has been erased, and who now finds himself armed with shape-shifting abilities. As Alex, players must fight their way through New York City, absorbing his enemies in order to take on their forms, learn from their memories, and use their physical abilities; all in the hopes of unravelling a deep, dark conspiracy.

Although I haven't been following the development of [PROTOTYPE] as closely as I have some other games, I have to admit to being a little curious about the game. The idea of a Parkour game mechanic and an open-world map system, if done correctly, could be really awesome. Is anyone else getting excited for June?

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