Hopping around as a lil mug

Even after that last round details from QuakeCon, I’m feeling a little hazy on what exactlyPreywill be like (or maybe — well,probably— I’m still just coming to terms with its deviation from the originalPreyand also the dropped bounty-hunter concept forPrey 2). I know a fewodds and ends, and the most memorable one makes an appearance in this latest footage out of gamescom.

Some of the game’s shadowy aliens can mimic everyday objects, and okay, cool, so can you!

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You can, as demonstrated above, become a coffee mug and hop around. To anyone who has played or at least heard of n-Space’s first-person possession adventureGeistfor GameCube, this should sound familiar. It’s just one ability gleaned from one type of alien, but I can’t shake that connection.

ThisPreymay not be the exactPreyI wanted, but that’s not to say it can’t win me over, either.

The opening area of the Whisper mission, in a small grove.

The Divide in the Cosmodrome, where the Guardian was resurrected.

A holofoil Ribbontail, as seen in collections.

The Phoneutria Fera hand cannon, inspired by the Season of the Haunted armor set. It has a unique, galactic glow.

Three Fuses appear in a match of Apex Legends' Wild Card mode.

Mad Maggie opens a supply bin and an item with a symbol indicating infinite ammo appears.

Legends slide through a zipline in King’s Canyon in Apex Legends.

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The Yeartide Apex tex Mechanica SMG with a Holofoil glow.