The producer of the Prince series Ben Mattes says that his game should have been praised more for taking creative risk. Stating: "We set out to keep a few core fundamentals but to re-imagine everything else, discarding some very well entrenched ideas not only about the brand but also about videogames in general,"
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On December 3, Ubisoft will be "re-launching" the Prince of Persia franchise with a new title (simply called Prince of Persia) for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC. The Nintendo DS will be getting its own little adventure as well, in the form of Prince of Persia: The Fallen King. So what about a Wii version?

"The Wii version is non-existent," Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes told us at an event in San Francisco. "It's just not a platform that we developed this game for."

Mattes told us that since they already had a solid DS development team in place, the portable version simply made more sense.

"We knew we could do justice to a DS version," he explained, "[one] that wouldn't feel like some sort of watered down lame excuse of a port; it would really feel like its own standalone Prince of Persia property. And that was really important to us. We didn't want to do a port on the DS -- we wanted to do a standalone, unique experience that continued the overall story that this new Prince of Persia game is trying to setup."

Still, Mattes doesn't rule out a new Prince of Persia on the Wii.

"I hope that we will see another Prince of Persia game on the Wii," he said. "Because when I [produced Wii Prince of Persia title] Rival Swords, I really liked the way the Prince's movement translated to the Wii controls. I think that it's really kind of a natural fit."

Check back later today for our full interview with Mattes.
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Jake Gyllenhaal has been confirmed to play the prince in Jerry Bruckheimer's movie based on the Prince of Persia games.Mike Newell, who directed Donnie Brasco and the forth Harry Potter movie, will take up directing duties, whilst Gemma Arterton (Bond girl to be in Quantum of Solace) will be the princess.Gyllenhaal will play Dastan, a young prince in Persia who joins forces with Tamina (Arterton) to prevent a nobleman ... » Read More

How can a mysteriously cryptic countdown site get even more cryptic? Well, it can eventually lead to a picture of Daniel Day-Lewis. Or, it can be discovered before the cryptic marketing campaign even begins. What an enigma! That's exactly the case with whatever "Prince of Persia Prodigy" is. First, the phrase was trademarked by series creator Jordan Mechner, now the domain (www.princeofpersiaprodigy.com) has been registered by Ubisoft.
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Ubisoft's remake of the classic Prince of Persia jumps onto the Xbox 360 with a next-gen sheen.In the game players take on the role of the prince and embark on a mission to rescue the princess before she is forced to marry the wicket Jaffar - you have only 60 minutes to do it. The remake retains the side-scrolling gameplay, complete with all the platform jumping, traps and potion collecting, but also adds new traps, puzzles and enemies.

Three game modes are available: Normal Mode saves at the end of each level and gives the player unlimited time to save the princess, Time Attack Mode sets a 60 minute time limit, and Survival Mode sets a 60 minute limit and only a single life.
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The countdown is on - the Princess has been stolen by the evil Vizier and you only have 60 minutes to rescue her, starting from 10am BST on Wednesday June 13! That's right, the game that single-handedly revolutionized videogame animations, Prince of Persia, is coming to Xbox Live Arcade - and it looks silkier than the Prince's pantaloons!

Like the sound of it? Here's a gameplay video too:
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Ubisoft has told us that Gameloft's gorgeous remix of the original Prince of Persia will be arriving on Xbox Live Arcade next week. As the courageous Prince, Classic gives you 60 minutes to save a random Persian Princess from her deadly fate. The storyline, puzzles and massive jumps are retained from the 1989 original, only with a beautiful graphical re-tinkering and some particularly excellent animations. For those who exhausted the old version, there's also new traps, puzzles and enemies to ... » Read More

Ubisoft has confirmed to Eurogamer that Prince of Persia Classic will be next Wednesday's Live Arcade download.

"It is on the 13th, on Xbox Live Arcade," a Ubisoft spokesperson told us.

Unfortunately a price is yet to be announced.
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Jordan Mechner's original Prince of Persia game which released in 1989 is being revamped and released on Xbox Live Arcade, thanks to Ubisoft. The revamp is being developed by Gameloft, which is giving the old game a serious lick o' the visual paint brush in addition to introducing new traps, puzzles and enemies. Obviously the sword fighting, platform action remains intact. New character designs, animations, visuals and lighting effects give the game "a close to 3D look" Ubisoft's said. We're ... » Read More