Prey trailer, date, demo plans

By Tom Bramwell Published 26 April, 2006

Raining for Prey.

3D Realms' Scott Miller says there'll be a demo version of Prey - the PC and Xbox 360 first-person shooter in development at Human Head - before it comes out.

Meanwhile, publisher Take-Two - well, label 2K Games - has announced that the game will be released in July in the USA, and if you're interested we've also got a spangly new trailer for you to check out.

Speaking in a comment on the Game Matters blog, Miller spoke of the demo plan, adding: "I feel very strongly that the demo will be our most important marketing tool for the game, by a long shot."

Miller also compared Prey to TiVo - i.e. Sky+ or whatever hard-drive-based TV stuff we use over here - in that, "It's a game that comes off sounding like every FPS before it, UNTIL you've played it."

"Even watching the videos of the game in full glory will not convey to you why this game is truly something different, just as watch Tivo in action is not the same as finally owning it yourself, and coming to realise what a change it is."

Interestingly, Miller also says he expects Prey "to average around 88-92 in review scores". Presumably we'll be able to help you assess that statement in July.

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Comments (10) Latest comment 6 years ago

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  • reality_cheque #1 6 years ago

    88-92? That's an average mark in most magazines. Nice to see he's got some confidence in his product ;)

  • asphaltcowboy #2 6 years ago

    An average mark is most magazines? That's why you're not meant to read "most magazines!" Read the good ones! When it gets around 90% in those, you can relax.
    Edited by 1 at 26/04/06 @ 11:04

  • El_MUERkO #3 6 years ago

    well said asphalt


    /giggles


    ass... fault


    :D

  • reality_cheque #4 6 years ago

    @Mr Ass Fault: I am aware of this and hence do not read any magazines because imo they're all poo :p (hence the ;) in my original post)

    Oh and I apologise in advance for calling you Mr Ass Fault from now until the end of time, but it's El_Muerko's fault. Blame him.

  • Hicksy #5 6 years ago

    Very much looking forward to this!

    Given that it's going to involve a lot of play movement, PC version is the way forward for this one me thinks (unless the 360 version plays like a dream and the graphics are a cut above)

    :)

  • asphaltcowboy #6 6 years ago

    Don't worry, as a regular Q3A clan player, I was subjected to numerous variations, all equally hilarious ;P

  • rinoaMW #7 6 years ago

    this is great news, with both "Prey" and "Lost Planet" demos planned BEFORE the games are released - other dev's take note! both 3D realms and Capcom show you all how its supposed to be done :)

    /dons hat

  • speedjack #8 6 years ago

    Wow... never thought I'd read a post commending 3D Realms for 'showing how its done'.

  • gazareth #9 6 years ago

    Everything I've read and seen about this game leaves me cold. It just looks like another derivative and generic Doom rip-off.

  • rinoaMW #10 6 years ago

    exactly speedjack - (and i was actually surprised to utter those words) but if 3d realms can do it then, shame on the bigger devs/publishers who don't :)
    Edited by 2 at 26/04/06 @ 14:07