2009's "Prototype" was a big enough hit to warrant a sequel even if it never quite took off like the similar "inFamous," which came out two weeks earlier. Three years later, Radical Entertainment and Activision deliver a bigger, stronger, and all-around better version of the first game. "Prototype 2" is an improvement in every way, an addictive action adventure that truly gives the player the feeling of intense, growing superpowers. With only a few flaws to nitpick, this is the best pure action game of 2012 to date. Read on to find out why...
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May 2012 is filled with reboots, remakes, and sequels, many of which involve franchises that have been dormant since the days of the PlayStation 2 like "Warhawk," "Sniper Elite," and "Max Payne." For which one should you save your allowance money? Which games look the most interesting as we head into the first full month of the Summer gaming season? Will it be a "Max Payne" May or will "Starhawk" take your gaming dollar? With shooters ("Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier"), racing games ("DiRT Showdown"), and much more, it's a crowded month. Let us guide the way.
Square-Enix is releasing the highly-anticipated "Hitman: Absolution," the first game in the "Hitman" series since 2006's "Hitman: Blood Money" and the first in the franchise to be available for the PS3. It's been way too long since Agent 47 dealt his death blows and details have been slowing emerging about how IO Interactive plans to bring the legendary character to a new generation. One thing that will surely help is some high-profile voice talent and it was announced today that Powers Boothe ("Deadwood," "Sin City") and Shannyn Sossamon ("A Knight's Tale," "40 Days and 40 Nights") will lend their talents to the game. Boothe plays Benjamin Travis, the new handler for the International Contract Agency, and Sossamon plays a character known as Jade. Stay tuned to the site for developing news on "Hitman: Absolution" as its announced.
