Prototype given June 12 release date

Not long to wait before release of open-world mutant action game.

Activision has announced that its action thriller video game, Prototype, will ship to European territories on June 5, with the game's release confirmed for June 12.

Prototype puts players in the shoes of the ultimate shape-shifting weapon, Alex Mercer. Alex is a genetically mutated man without memory, armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, searching for answers to who made him this way and ultimately who will be made to pay.

Set in a densely populated contemporary New York, Alex will move through the city with Parkour-style fluidity, consuming anybody that gets in his way - not only taking on their form, but also their memories and abilities.

Prototype will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and Games for Windows PC.