2K Games sends along three new screenshots from Prey, showing more from the DOOM 3 engine powered shooter in development at Human Head Studios. No release date has been announced for the game, which is coming to PC and Xbox 360.

Meanwhile Next Generation has an article format interview about the game with project lead Chris Rhinehart. Update: MTV's Peep Show site has some new footage from the game.

VGO Network checks out Hellgate: London (thanks RPG Union), as does The Laser. Kill Betties previews the new Funcom MMORPG Age of Conan. GamesFirst has Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion impressions. Action Trip feasts on Prey.

2K Games sends along the Prey E3 2005 video, showing the entire 12 minute presentation of Human Head's DOOM 3 engine powered shooter. The 177mb download showcases various parts of the game and of course there's plenty of portal action in there.

IGN has a new Prey Q&A, asking Project Lead Chris Rhinehart and Art Director Rowan Atalla about the game. Topics include the Native American lead character, lessons learned by Human Head Studios from Rune, unique game elements, creature design influences, and puzzles.

In case you hadn't seen them yet, here are some screenshots from Prey. The DOOM 3 engine powered game is coming to PC and Xbox 360.

GameSpot has gone live with a Prey Q&A, talking to Scott Miller of 3D Realms and Timothy Gerritsen and Chris Rhinehart of Human Head Studios about this sci-fi shooter. Questions are about the decision to revive the project, using Human Head as the developer, the storyline, the game world, gameplay elements, the singleplayer & multiplayer as well as engine technology.

Portals were the first thing we focused on. The original Prey made this a prominent feature, and we believed no reintroduction of Prey would be possible without portals featuring prominently in our game. At their simplest level, they are openings from one area of space to another. They are fully dynamic, meaning they can be placed at any orientation and on moving objects. They can even have conflicting physical characteristics (meaning on your side of the portal, gravity is up, while on the other side, it is down). There's so much more to the portals than that, though. We can use them in an obvious fashion--a tear in space appears from which monsters come jumping out of--or we can use them in a way that the player doesn't notice them at all until he or she realizes that something isn't quite the same. Then there's the mind-blowing, messing-with-the-laws-of physics way of using them to create environments that just can't exist in our world.

2K Games sends along a press release officially announcing the return of Prey. As we previously reported the game is in development at Human Head Studios, and powered by the DOOM 3 engine. The press release offers no details on the game, you'll have to check out the June issue of PC Gamer (link goes to cover showing an in-game screenshot) to find out more. A release year is mentioned in the announcement though: 2006. Prey will ship on PC and "a next-generation console system".

"The initial concept for Prey had been incubating for a while, waiting for the right opportunity to come along," said George Broussard, President of 3D Realms. "We jumped at the chance to create this game with a talented developer like Human Head Studios and next-generation technology like the Doom 3 engine."
Scott Miller, CEO of 3D Realms, added, "Prey is special for many reasons, including several new and original gameplay features and a tightly integrated story that packs an emotional punch, unlike other first person shooters."
"Our collaboration with 3D Realms has been enormously rewarding," added Timothy Gerritsen, CEO of Human Head Studios. With their help, Prey is sure to breathe new life into the first person shooter genre with a compelling story, innovative gameplay mechanics and dazzling imagery, which is powered by our significantly enhanced version of id Software's original Doom 3 engine."

"Evil draws near. From beyond the veil of the world you understand. You cannot turn your back on your heritage any longer. From it you will draw strength. All your life you have rejected the ways of your ancestors. The beliefs of your people. But now you must embrace them, if you are to survive." is the latest from Prey.com, again as a hidden message in the source code. What does it all mean? We'll know soon.

At first glance looking like a domain squatter page, a visit to Prey.com will actually show you a very brief Flash animation with the tag line "Earth's Savior Doesn't Want The Job". A quick WHOIS reveals the domain is owned by Take 2 Games, and a view source on the page shows a line of binary code. Translated, it says "Hiding things in the source code is so 20th century. If you're looking for more info: PC Gamer. June issue. Worldwide debut". So it looks like the rumors were right, Prey is back in development, and we'll be hearing about it very soon. Update: Prey forums are now available at the 3D Realms website. In one of the posts there George Broussard confirms Human Head Studios (Rune, Dead Man's Hand) is developing the game.

CNN/Money's Chris Morris posted an E3 preview article in which he mentioned that the oft-delayed and eventually canceled Prey will resurface at this year's expo. 3D Realms were the original developers behind the game but it's now rumored that Human Head has been handling Prey, which is now being built using the DOOM 3 engine. Take-Two Interactive would likely publish the title.

Prey has been around for quite some time, having a showing back in 1997. The plot centered around a Native American who fought against invading alien forces, but Morris could not confirm if the story is the same, vaguely similar, or vastly different. One fan took the time to create a timeline of the game. We'll know soon as E3 is barely over a month away.

From the rumor department at Evil Avatar comes word that the infamous Prey project from 3D Realms is in fact still alive. Supposedly Human Head Studios (Rune) is now working on the title, using the new DOOM tech no less. The game had it's fair share of problems when it was in development at 3DR several years ago, and was cancelled. Here's a Prey FAQ from back in 1998 if you don't remember/know what this game was supposed to be all about. We couldn't get official confirmation or denial from 3D Realms.

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