• xbox 360

    Europe's Prince Of Persia 360 Bundle

    Well what do you know.

    It's an Xbox 360 hardware bundle. For the European market. This one includes, as you can deduce from the box art, Ubisoft's new Prince of Persia, along with a 60GB Pro console and a wireless controller. Price? €269. Availability? It'll be out next month. Where? Europe, silly, but looking at the ratings information (no USK or BBFC), it's probably for the southern markets.

    7:20 AM on Tue Nov 25 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    2,207 views, 25 comments

  • Dev Diary

    Prince Of Persia: Balancing Open World With Story

    Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes, narrative designer Andrew Walsh, and level designer Michael McIntyre discuss the challenges of balancing a rich, immersive story with the open-world nature of the new game. Past PoP games have been strictly linear affairs, making it much easier to know how long the characters have been together, what they've already accomplished, etc. I think their solution is rather interesting, but of course I'll have to see it in practice.

    On a completely separate note, how about that voice acting? The Price is Nolan North, who you might remember from everything, including Nathan in Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, one of the best acted games ever. A bit more polished than I imagined, but I trust the direction North went with. Eilika is voiced by Kari Wahlgren, who was Haruko in the anime FLCL, so she is full of win, plus you gotta feel for a voice actor who has to say "sluice gates".

    3:30 AM on Fri Nov 21 2008
    By Mike Fahey
    3,050 views, 75 comments

    Most discussed Frologic: Why does the prince sound, well . . . stupid? more »

  • only ubisoft

    Waiter, There's An Altair In My Prince Of Persia

    Ubisoft today took the wraps off two alternate player skins you can use when playing the new Prince of Persia. One is Altair, of Assassin's Creed fame, making his second guest appearance for the year, albeit this time in a setting that's a little more appropriate. The second is the Prince from Sands of Time. To get Altair, all you need to do is register on Ubisoft's site, and you'll get him for free. For the Sands of Time Prince, you need to preorder the game from GameStop. For a secret, Kotaku-exclusive third skin, click through... More »

    9:30 PM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    25,991 views, 82 comments

    Most discussed The Crimson Phantom: I'm really glad Ubisoft isn't making this DLC...at least for now. It's refreshing to not see nickle and diming more »

  • dlc

    Ubisoft Plans 'Significant' Prince Of Persia DLC

    You can tell when expectations of a game are running high when people starting murmuring about DLC expansions before the thing is even on the shelves. Incidentally, how's that episodic GTA thing working out, Rockstar?

    Speaking in a Gamercyde video interview, PoP producer Ben Mattes said that they didn't want to mess around with extra costumes or pimped weapons. If DLC hype is worth doing, it is surely worth overdoing.

    "If we're going to do it, it's going to be a new story, a new experience, maybe a prequel, maybe a sequel - we're going to do something that really offers a lot of value for the player. In terms of when: sometime next year - I'm not sure of exactly when, it's all still in discussion."

    Prince of Persia[Gamercyde via Eurogamer]

    4:20 PM on Mon Nov 17 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    1,740 views, 39 comments

  • clips

    First Flirtation With Prince Of Persia: The Movie

    The folks at Entertainment Tonight got the "first look" at the Hollywood adaptation of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. There's much to see here, including the comedic flirtatious stylings of Jake Gyllenhaal, the giggling of ET's TV personalities, some shots of Jake's upper torso and so much more! Okay, not that much more. This is frustratingly light on actual Prince of Persia movie content. But if you want to spend your Friday night basking in the *insert eye color here* pools of Jake Gyllenhaal's eyes, this is the fluff piece for you.

    Thanks for the heads up, Jason!

    8:40 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    4,351 views, 52 comments

    Most discussed Surfaced: I'm sorry, but did she say TWO-THOUSAND-AND-TEN? more »

  • impressions

    Prince of Persia Preview Soiree – Jade Raymond Conquers Dance Floor

    Man, Ubisoft knows how to party. For their Prince of Persia preview event, they booked the Ana Mandara lounge at Ghiradelli Square, hired an acrobat troupe and henna tattoo artists, and crammed half a dozen hookah pipes onto the balcony section. There was also an open bar, a spread of Middle Eastern-themed food, and a monster sound system. (Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond led the charge onto the dance floor).

    In the face of all this glamor and poshness, the game itself almost got upstaged. Only about five stations were set up for demoing the latest build of Prince of Persia – and some of them were even using the old E3 demo build. Luckily, it was easy to get my hands on the game during the acrobat show, when everyone was watching the spectacle instead of waiting in line. More »

    4:00 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By AJ Glasser
    17,303 views, 100 comments

    Most discussed collusioned: Jade Raymond. more »

  • prince of persia

    Japanese Prince Of Persia Art Book Is Sketchy

    People preordering Prince of Persia were promised a treat. They were promised a strategy guide, an artbook and a CD. Promised, but never shown, as it's only now that we get our first look at the collector's edition pack-in. Or, the Japanese edition at any rate. Use your imagination, pretend the whole thing's in English, as odds are this is exactly what we're getting. It appears, based on the packaging, that the CD and artbook are rolled into one, so don't go expecting a large, hardcover coffee table book for your preordering troubles. Still, for what it is, it looks nice enough. More »

    7:20 AM on Mon Nov 10 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    6,755 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed JakeDunn: Well since when you preorder the game you get upgraded to the LE automatically, I didn't expect it to come more »

  • prince of persia

    Prince Of Persia, Inspired By Jordan Mechner's Kid Brother


    Wish there was a word more awesome than awesome. Because this would be that. Above is the original animation reference footage for the original Price of Persia. From 1985. That's PoP creator Jordan Mechner's little brother, running around in baggy pants. Mechner took this footage, tracked his bro's movements then based the Prince's animation on them. The likeness manages to be both amazing, creepy and amazing all at the same time.

    October 20, 1985 [Jordan Mechner, via Boing-Boing]

    6:00 AM on Tue Oct 28 2008
    By Luke Plunkett
    8,525 views, 65 comments

    Most discussed CockroachMan: Woah.. Yatzee said that the game was made like that in one of his videos, and I thought he was more »

  • prince of persia

    Impressions: Prince of Persia

    While dodging outsized cosplay swords and errant catgirls at the London MCM Expo over the weekend, I was lucky enough to get a hands-on with the most recent build of Prince of Persia.

    The code on show featured the beginning of the game – really an extended tutorial level to get you used to the controls and introduce both The Prince and his new partner Elika – of whom more later. More »

    5:20 PM on Mon Oct 27 2008
    By Stuart Houghton
    12,980 views, 72 comments

  • playstation 3

    Prince Of Persia Jumps To PlayStation Store This Thursday

    PlayStation 3 owners will get a taste of old school Persian platforming when Prince of Persia Classic lands on the North American PlayStation Store this Thursday, October 23rd. It's seeing release to, we presume, hype us for the totally new, not-at-all-classic Prince of Persia, reimagined for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but confusingly named plain old Prince of Persia.

    Prince of Persia Classic, the 2.5D remixed remake of the original Jordan Mechner-designed game hit Xbox Live Arcade in June to mostly good reviews.

    With all the games hitting this week and next, we're going to have a hard time justifying any further purchases until things settle down. Maybe we'll get to it in the Spring.

    7:30 PM on Mon Oct 20 2008
    By Michael McWhertor
    2,413 views, 50 comments

    Most discussed Madgame: How much will it cost? more »