ZeniMax files to protect Prey News

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News by Robert Purchese

9 September, 2009

ZeniMax, id Software's new parent, has taken control of the Prey licence according to various trademark sightings.

The US Patent & Trademark Office shows the IP changing hands from 3D Realms to Radar back in June, before transferring to ZeniMax a few weeks later, according to Gamasutra.

In a trademark filed last week (spotted by Superannuation), ZeniMax has secured the IP when relating to "motion picture films in the field of science fiction", PC and console games, and downloadable software - both for PC and "wireless devices".

Human Head eventually finished work on a Prey game for PC and Xbox 360 three years ago after a long an tumultuous development, which began in one way or another back in 1995. (Update: As some of you have noted, this story originally claimed the studio then closed, citing an article about a fire as proof. Bonkers. This was an error and Human Head lives on.)

Licence-owner Radar Group - a brand management company lead by 3D Realms' Scott Miller - announced Prey 2 in March last year. What will become of that game remains to be seen.

Head over to our original Prey review to find out more.

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DFawkes

09/09/09 @ 08:00

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I really enjoyed Prey, one of the few games I've played through a few times. I was not a fan of the cliffhanger ending though, which is why I'm happy about any new that could even vaguely suggest I can return to guide Tommy through another adventure :)

Optimaximal

09/09/09 @ 08:21

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Wow, what bad journalism...

Human Head hasn't closed and quite how much of a logic leap was made from a news article relating to a 'contained fire at their office' is frankly astounding. - http://humanhead.com/

Also, Prey was pretty damn good given its development history...

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Eraser

09/09/09 @ 08:36

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Yup I enjoyed Prey very much.

miiiguel

09/09/09 @ 08:43

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Actually a good game - it really does well what it wants to do. It suffered from some sort of xenophoby against generically-themed-FPS's, aka "we're smart we don't like no stuff like that".

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penhalion

09/09/09 @ 09:31

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Did prey come before portal? I remember that it had a kick ass portal transport system on the alien ship.

Meho

09/09/09 @ 10:04

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It did.

Edit: Clarification: it did have a portal system before Portal (but not before Narbacular Drop I bet). But I disagree about it being kickass as Valve's design of stages and puzzles was what it all was about, not the actual porting technology.

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davisorle

09/09/09 @ 13:57

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Someone just make Prey 2 happen already PLS! :)First was awesome, reffreshing, defferent, loved the portals and shooting from the other side etc. Too many new things to play around with. And just talking about that game makes me consider play it once again :S

Nephirion

09/09/09 @ 18:19