Radical Entertainment’s Prototype has been a long time coming. The promise of shape-shifting slaughter in an open world was met with an equal mix of excitement and trepidation from gamers, but the game is finally out and judgement can be cast. A game with an anti-hero like Alex Mercer could go either way — it could be a delightfully violent romp full of ceaseless fun, or it could be a frustrating, unpolished mess of wasted potential.

Naturally, it’s both. Read on as Jim Sterling, Conrad Zimmerman and Brad Nicholson review Prototype. Full credit for our video review goes entirely to Rey.

["Real talk" update: As we suspected, this information is inaccurate. Speaking with Microsoft, Destructoid was told there are no plans for a new console in 2010. More details here.]

Rumors are flying and analysts are speculating: is Microsoft’s motion-sensing Natal tech coming alongside a new console? We’re actually still not completely clear on whether a new console is coming or just a new SKU. One outlet says a new console actually is coming, but we’re not so sure.

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke at the Executive’s Club of Chicago, and it was there that he talked about a new technology with a “natural interface.” That sounds like Natal. We know that’s coming, and now it seems we’ve a date. But is this a new console or not?

Now here’s the thing: TGDaily states that a new Xbox 360 will hit store shelves in 2010, but this could have been the date for a new Natal-bundled SKU. We’ve a feeling that they must have misunderstood, or might have blended up Ballmer’s details about the Natal tech with that of a whole new console.

From TGDaily, who also says “a new Xbox 360 will hit the store shelves in 2010″:

The console, which was described as having a “natural interface,” will have a built in camera with the ability to recognize movement and voice.

Again, we’re not sold. Some sites are running this as confirmation of a new console. We state keep your pants on. Even TGDaily’s liveblog of the event states nothing of the sort.