Valhalla Gaming Hub presents a weekly gaming newsletter that includes:
1) A game review of the week for Prototype, an open world action-adventure game about shapeshifting.
2) The hottest gaming news about a new Resident Evil spin-off game called Biohazard Umbrella Corps.
3) Badass character of the week spotlighting Ezio Auditore from Assassin's Creed, known for climbing and assassinating.
4) A fun gaming fact that the super mushrooms in Mario are based on real-world mushrooms described in Alice in Wonderland.
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1 Game Review of the Week
2 Hottest Gaming News
3 Badass Character of the Week
4 Did You Know: Game Fun
Facts
5. Prototype
GENRE: Action-Adventure Open World
Prototype (stylized as [PROTOTYPE]) is a 2009 action-adventure open world video game developed
by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. The game was released in North America on June
America on June 9, 2009, and in southwestern parts of North America as well as Oceania on June 10,
as Oceania on June 10, and was released in Europe on June 12. Versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox
4 and Xbox One were released on July 14, 2015 alongside the sequel as Prototype Biohazard Bundle.
Source: Wikipedia
6. GAMEPLAY:
Alex's primary superpower is his ability to shapeshift, changing his body into anyone.
Going hand-in-hand with this power is his ability to "consume" others, absorbing them
entirely. This process allows Alex to quickly regain health by absorbing the biomass of
his enemies. This also allows him to take on the forms of the human enemies he
absorbs, thereby allowing the player to move about the enemy as one of them. The
disguise will only last as long as Alex remains inconspicuous. Alex has incredible
physical strength, and will kill most humans in a single punch. He can perform
various melee attacks without shapeshifting, as well as more gymnastic moves such as
air combos, sliding along the ground using any humanoid enemy's body, and a high-
7. DEVELOPMENT AND RELEASE:
The main protagonist Alex Mercer is voiced by Canadian actor Barry Pepper. Alex's sister Dana Mercer is voiced
by Lake Bell and the primary antagonist, Robert Cross (CODENAME: THE SPECIALIST) is voiced by Jeff Pierce. Phil
LaMarr voiced Dr. Bradley Ragland, who was helping Alex when Cross injected him with an Anti-Blacklight virus.
Alex Mercer ex-girlfriend Karen Parker is voiced by Vanessa Marshall. Alex's boss Dr. Raymond McMullen is voiced
by Paul Guilfoyle who also played Jim Brass in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Gordon Clapp voiced Gen. Peter
Randall who wants to contain Alex. Randall 2nd in-command Ian Taggart is voiced by Richard McGonagle. Kari
Wahlgrenvoiced Elizabeth Green also known as "The Mother" who was infected with the virus in 1969. Brian
Bloom voiced a Blackwatch commander who is yelling at the time when Mercer transforms into his disguise in the
base. All additional characters are voiced by Dave Fennoy, Dave Wittenberg, David Andriole, David Lodge, and
Diane Hsu.
9. HOTTEST GAMING NEWS
Biohazard (Resident Evil) Umbrella
Corps Announced for PS4
During Sony Computer Entertainment Japan’s
Press Conference tonight, Biohazard Umbrella
Corps was announced. The game is a new
competitive shooting title focusing on team
competition. The game will be released for
PS4 in 2016 in Japan. No word on a US release
yet, where it will likely be known as “Resident
Evil Umbrella Corps.”
For more on Biohazard Umbrella Corps, stay
tuned to Hardcore Gamer.
11. BADASS CHARACTER OF THE WEEK
Ezio Auditore Da
Firenze
Game: Assassins CreedEzio is our favorite Renaissance
man. After learning about his
heritage, he goes off on the quest
for vengeance against the Templar
Order. He traveled to various cities
in Italy dumping bodies in hay
stacks, climbing his way to the top
of cathedrals, sneaking his way
into top secret areas.
13. DID YOU KNOW?
The super mushrooms in
Mario are based on a
fungi named Amanita
Muscaria. They make the
user feel as thought they
are growing size. This
effect was also referenced
in Alice in Wonderland.