Prey 2 IP Picked Up By Zenimax

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Dan Webb

The ever watchful internet blog, superannuation, spotted a few trademark applications recently that revealed that the Prey IP - originally owned by Apogee/3D Realms - had been sold to Zenimax - the business arm of Bethesda.

The site links to 5 - count it, 5 - separate trademark applications and transfers, and lists a number of items including; magazines, books, graphics novels, clothing and apparel, an ongoing sci fi TV program, and of course, video games.

The final application shows the trademark moving from Apogee - via the Radar Group to Bethesda's business arm, Zenimax.

The good news is that the franchise has been picked out of limbo. It does open up a ton of questions though, like who will develop it? And more intriguingly, how much did they pay? Will the money fund Apogee/3D Realms' development of Duke Nuke Em Forever... or is that too much to ask?

You'll hear more when we do.

Comments
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  • Only played the demo of the first one, might pick it up used if the second looks good
  • I've been looking forward to a sequel since I completed the first one.
  • Bethesda, my favortie game company, making Prey, what I consider one of the best little known games...? Awesome!
  • Interesting... very interesting. -Sherlock Holmes voice.
  • finally, hopefully there will be a sequel. been waiting since i beat the first one. one of my favorite games of all time. and to #5: if you dont care why bother posting. im sure most people dont care about you not caring. in fact, i do find it rather annoying when people do that.
  • Wow, ZeniMax is grabbing up stuff left and right. Not like that's a bad thing though. They seem to be an awesome company.
  • Playin through the first one right now. Honestly, not that bad. Cant wait to see how this one's gonna pan out.
  • Playing Prey 1 right now :D :0
  • @5 If you don't care then why did you comment? Douche. Anyways, Prey was amazing and so underrated! Prey 2 please be announced soon!
  • Got to agree Prey is a underrated 360 gem, i'm glad a company cares about making a sequel.
  • awesome, still need to finish the first one =)
  • YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESS!!! I was just thinking about this sunday at PAX. "i miss prey... wheres prey 2?"
  • Prey was good... for $14.99.
  • I never finished the first one, got bored with it though. Gameplay was solid though.
  • cant wait been, story is awesome =)
  • I can only hope that Prey 2 and Duke Nukem Forever are still on despite all the confusing talk.
  • I liked Prey, it was a pretty interesting shooter; if ZeniMax is buying the IP, it could try to get hands on the remains of 3D Realms. If Take-Two and Zenimax could work this out; that would mean that Bethesda and/or ID FUCKING SOFTWARE could get their hands with Duke Forever... That would be a wet dream if you ask me.
  • I have to agree with #3, Prey is one of the best little known games, i finished had always hoped there would be a sequel, and now it looks like there will be... let's just hope is just as good as the first and they don't butcher the franchise
  • prey 1 was good clean fun, hoping the new developers will be able to recreate this experience.
  • remind me what ip stands for.
  • Prey was pretty damn good about time a sequel is coming out for it after that cliffhangerish ending.
  • @ #21 i think it's intellectual property but i may be wrong. loved prey so i'm glad that someone's putting work into the sequel and not letting it slip away.
  • Looking forward to the sequel, enjoyed playing the first. Lets hope Zenimax can do great things with it.
  • The first Prey was amazing, with bethesda in the works who knows how amazing prey 2 will be!
  • Cool, really enjoyed the first one. I'll be picking this up! :)
  • awesome...zenimax is rockin it...im sure they will do this game plenty of justice, cause the first was amazing...and the 2nd...well the track record of the company tells the story ;o)
  • Lets hope they do something better with the multiplayer, but I agree that the single player was great.
  • the first prey was a good game, so hope of prey 2.
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  • @30 really? that sounds amazing, i myself would rather hang myself from a rotating ceiling fun so i couls kick all the little puppies that are on my floor! idiot. dont clutter up the forums with bullshit. anyways loved prey and cant wait for the sequel. wooooo!
  • PREY which was made by 2K, is one of my favourite games ever for 360... but PREY 2 made by BETHESDA!!!! sweet
  • IMO Prey is as big a sleeper hit for the 360 as Otogi was for the Xbox. To see Bethesda get their hands, in some form or another, on the property is pretty kick-ass. Here's hoping it all works out!
  • 1st game was absolute shit, not one good thing was good about it and it had a lot of potential lets hope the 2nd one is better the thing that i found odd was, didnt the same guys who made bioshock, one of the best games ever made also make prey, one of the shittiest games ever?
  • First one was very good and let down by bad reviews. Still worth a look.
  • #30, dam spamers #34, sounds like prey wont be your type of game, and im not sure if the same people behind bioshock worked on prey, if they did would most likly be a differant team workin on it.
  • prey 2? ~explosion~
  • Duke Nukem, not Duke Nuke Em. Also, back OT, I loved the first Prey, the single player was amazing.
  • Yeah I like Prey, one of my favorite xbox 360 games.
  • This is awesome, I was hoping they'd make a 2nd one. Certainly can't wait to see how this turns out.
  • @34 God I hate it when people say a game is crap but don't give a reason for why it sucks. And Prey had nothing to do with Bethesda on the FIRST game. This is about the sequel.. Anyway have wanted a sequel for ages.
  • Guessing that this means the sequel may be developed by id then?
  • Yes! Prey was awesome!
  • CLEARLY THE BEST GAME EVER (excluding the halo and some of resident evil series)
  • I enjoyed Prey very much, glad to see its going to Bethesda, one of my favorite companies in recent years. :)
  • My bad, Zenimax, not Bethesda.
  • Prey was awesome but damm, multiplayer sucked Penis.
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