ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Doom creator id Software and Fallout 3 developer Bethesda, has now acquired the rights to the gravity-bending shooter franchise Prey.

While the company has yet to make an official statement, superannutation dug up a document that shows Radar Group transferring ownership to ZeniMax in July, backing up an overlooked report from Duke4.net. More recently, ZeniMax registered the Prey trademark under video games, books, movies, and television shows.

The first Prey (PC, X360) made it to stores in 2006 care of Human Head, which had worked with then-property owner 3D Realms on the long-in-development project. A sequel was later announced by Radar Group--a so-called entertainment incubator formed by 3DR exec Scott Miller--but nothing has been said since. Going by the USPTO, Radar handed the rights to ZeniMax within a month of getting them from 3DR.

Following this weekend's inadvertent revelation, self-described "entertainment entity" Radar Group has officially announced the sequel to Human Head's portal-hopping, gravity-bending shooter Prey (PC, X360) and issued the small piece of concept art we posted over the weekend (left).

The company confirmed that Human Head will be reprising its role as developer for Prey 2, which is slated to hit PC and Xbox 360. The storyline is said to have main character Tommy escaping "an Earth that no longer wants him for a future that cannot survive without him." An estimated release date was not provided.

Along with two bits of concept art (above) for Recoil Games' Earth No More (PC, PS3, X360), Radar also revealed a brief synopsis of its third project, Incarnate.

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The follow-up to Human Head's first person shooter Prey has been officially confirmed to be in development via a now-removed website for the new middleman company Radar Group.

Though few details were revealed, a small piece of concept art (pictured left) was posted, in addition to a short sentence of plot detail. Following our initial report, the bulk of the website was taken offline.

"This time, abandoned and framed for the disappearance of his family, Tommy escapes an Earth that no longer wants him for a future that cannot survive without him," reads the description.

While 3D Realms' Scott Miller made mention of a sequel following the original game's release, today marks the first update on the project in nearly two years.

Prey 2 was listed for release on PC and Xbox 360, but no other specifics have been released thus far, including whether Human Head will reprise its role as developer. The studio currently has no known projects.