E3 06: Prey due date officially set

2K Games confirms the much-awaited Human Head-developed shooter will arrive on Xbox 360s and PCs July 10.

Currently, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is at the top of the Xbox 360 and PC charts. However, one of the games most likely to supplant it--and its successors--on both lists is Prey, the upcoming shooter from publisher 2K Games and Madison, Wisconsin-based developer Human Head Studios.

Prey is a revamped version of the aborted 1990s game from 3D Realms, which is assisting in the new version's development. Since it was announced last year, the game generated much interest for its graphics and cutting-edge gameplay, which will feature gravity-defying, portal-jumping combat.

Though 2K reps had hinted that it was coming in June, Prey has borne an official release date familiar to those following 3D Realms' Duke Nukem Forever: "When it's done." Today, though, that changed. 2K reps have now confirmed to GameSpot that the shooter will simultaneously ship for the PC and Xbox 360 on July 10, 2006, as some online retailers have indicated.

For more on Prey, check out GameSpot's previous coverage, including our recent hands-on preview. Also, check back later in the week for an all-new exclusive trailer of the game.

63 Comments

  • pyth0n13

    Posted May 11, 2006 5:55 am PT

    jeez about time.

  • paradyme777

    Posted May 9, 2006 6:34 pm PT

    Oh I didn't know that the date changed. Awesome news. I was wondering when I changed my preorder to the collectors edition they told me the 10th. Cool. I will be able to pick it up and go on vacation that weekend, lol.

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted Apr 28, 2006 8:54 am PT

    just like the rst of the news. Lets see if it sucks too

  • Mother-Beef

    Posted Apr 28, 2006 6:35 am PT

    cant wait to get my hands on this baby

  • blackIceJoe

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 5:19 pm PT

    WOW a little sooner then I thought it would be coming out.

  • JLCrogue

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 1:38 pm PT

    Sweet pwnage! I can't wait to get this friggin' sweet game!! w00t!!!11!!1!!11

  • DrKill09

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 8:10 am PT

    3D Realms kick ass! I'm buyin this.

  • thechosenone827

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 8:08 am PT

    cool, can't wait to play it

  • decebal

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 7:55 am PT

    This is the sole reason why I spent $4000 on my computer.

  • Seraphim_24

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 7:43 am PT

    I am interested in seeing how this title turns out. How about an Xbox live Demo?

  • Alaris83

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 6:37 am PT

    That's nice....now get us Duke Nukem Forever!!!

  • Dust24311

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 5:32 am PT

    I'm looking forward to this game and Hellgate: London freshening up the FPS genre a bit!

  • chrisdojo

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 5:26 am PT

    i doubt this game will live up to us having to wait this long.

  • neovalkyr

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 5:15 am PT

    I will be getting this one as well, I love FPSers its the closest thing to virtual reality as you can get. And trOOpa are you saying counter strike started the fps hype?

  • gibb1

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 4:55 am PT

    ohh yes, can't wait to play iiiiitt!!!!!!!!!!

  • Rtisan

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 4:21 am PT

    This will be one of the best!

  • cikame

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 3:06 am PT

    i can wait....i've got enough shooters, but i will get this because it does look like alot of fun, i want the explosive spiders rip dem legs

  • SHADOWSTRYK3R

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 2:45 am PT

    I can't wait for this....

  • Supaflychewbaca

    Posted Apr 27, 2006 1:36 am PT

    This game looks pretty cool.........kinda like a cross between Turok 2 and Doom 3, ide say there onto a winner!

  • tr00pa_26

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 10:50 pm PT

    i agree with
    spazzx625 haahahaha yeah there's been so much FPS game nowdays..
    ha.. the o'l counter-strike days started it all

  • nemes1s3000

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 10:48 pm PT

    Should be fun.

  • navbains

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 10:30 pm PT

    sweet, should be an interesting game to play on my high end pc

  • sharder1234

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 10:24 pm PT

    Can't wait for the PC version!

  • Erebus

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 7:48 pm PT

    I'll likely wait for the reviews to come out before deciding on this one, though it looks promising that I will have another game to buy for the 360 post Oblivion.

  • anschutz00

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 7:47 pm PT

    Been waiting for this since I saw last year's demo at E3. This is definitly the next must have on my list.

  • yb125

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 7:17 pm PT

    I've been looking forward to this one for a while now, second 360 game I wanted to play ofcourse I'll pay on the PC instead.

  • Ericvon71

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 7:10 pm PT

    Just keep them coming Microsoft!!!

  • mack10

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:56 pm PT

    Whoa an FPS for the 360?! freakin amazing, can't people come up with something different? It's one FPS after another, getting pretty lame. Where's the creativity?

  • neoand12

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:37 pm PT

    I'm so sick of hearing "When it's done"

  • spidey008

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:37 pm PT

    This is awesome. Looks like an awesome game.

  • NeonNinja

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:26 pm PT

    HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

  • gdogg4210

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:22 pm PT

    anther one i cant run

  • richdb

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 6:14 pm PT

    sweet.

  • nuttysack

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:35 pm PT

    Port for the 360? seems to me they have been doing both since the beginning, and sure it would be better on the pc but I would like to play the game at high graphical settings and 4xAA. But some of us here are not blessed with a $1500+ computer, I'm sticking to the 360 for now

  • crazy590

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:32 pm PT

    wowie zowie batman

  • fablefan2

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:32 pm PT

    yay!

  • DarkPassion

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:27 pm PT

    Finally! I've been waiting for this since last E3. It looks really impressive although the graphics are somewhat old. Not really bad or anything but the Doom 3 engine got pretty old pretty soon.

  • UMCP

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:27 pm PT

    Another pc ports for x360... Where are the exclusives? It's like all of pc games are on x360... I rather play it with mouse and keyboard.

  • Sith_Lord_Tyran

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:26 pm PT

    Summer looks good

  • KillerFPS

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:07 pm PT

    Yay, a game thats actually good is gonna be released in the summer.

  • moocow21

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:03 pm PT

    FINALLY an Xbox 360 fps. I've been waiting for one. So far there is only CoD2 and GRAW. (the rest suck)

  • Tsuchikage

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:03 pm PT

    Awesome! This game looks great, and it's nice that it's coming out in the summer so that I'll have time to play it.

  • YEPEE00

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 5:01 pm PT

    yep, coolyness down. eta. of nonimportance.

  • bpyc827

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:59 pm PT

    Good news, now what about Duke Forever

  • gameloverx

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:56 pm PT

    I think that Prey will be rated M for mature

  • tuff_gong92

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:56 pm PT

    I have been hounding of what the release date will be, and its perfect in the simmer leaving planty of play in vacation.

  • Orasion_Seiz

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:49 pm PT

    another fps, i'll skip on this one

  • thatguytony

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:49 pm PT

    Hope this on turns out to be pretty good. The FPS is a genre that is getting over played; but this at least seems some what fresh.

  • crazy590

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:47 pm PT

    o my goodness i cant belive it

  • EvanO_O

    Posted Apr 26, 2006 4:32 pm PT

    This one actually looks pretty promising.

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