Virtual NYC citizens better get some insurance now. Activision's Prototype finally has a release date: June 5 in Europe, and June 9 in North America. The super-powered action game has you playing as Alex Mercer, a genetically mutated bio-weapon that has conveniently lost his memory. Using ridiculously over-the-top superpowers, players will fight other mutants and zombies in order to -- you guessed it -- uncover a conspiracy that's "40 years in the making."

Activision has just released the first half of the game's cinematic intro (embedded above) and a few new screenshots to peruse. If that isn't enough for you, check out our hands-on preview.

Thats good to know id wish it wasnt so close to the other game Infamous

Hopefully they will announce a demo aswell i wanna try this.

Thats one week after inFamous right? That could possibly hurt the sales of this game on the PS3.

I have to ask...what came first Infamous or Prototype?? because somebody obviously copied

yeah me to i want try it out b4 buying i think imfamous will have a demo though

 No no no... in prototype the guy is wearing a hood! Pay attention!

LOL....the pic kinda looks like GTA4

OT: gr8 news my friend is so hype up for this game and infamous!!!

 Infamous demo is just a matter of time, but Protoype looks like it will be more fun to play.

 I first heard of inFamous at E3 2007,  I didnt hear anything about Prototype until E3 08.