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Jake Gyllenhaal is the Prince of Persia (News)

May 21, 2008

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 ...

We were so lame when... (Feature)

May 20, 2008

We can't believe how much the world of gaming has progressed over the last few years. So join us as we look back at the shocking technology that used to impress us. It's not going to be pretty ...

Ubisoft registers PrinceOfPersiaProdigy.com (News)

Apr 24, 2008

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.

Prince of Persia Classic - Xbox Live Arcade (Review)

Jun 13, 2007

The Live Arcade service returns to its winning ways this week with the release of a true classic, complete with a modern-day overhaul… but in a good way. Prince of Persia Classic is exactly what the title implies – Jordan Mechners groundbreaking 1989 classic. This 2D platformer is one of the best games youll ever play, and one of the best values to be found on Xbox Live Arcade. The update to Prince of Persia is two-fold. For one thing, the graphics are all 3D now, although the ...

Prince of Persia available now on Xbox Live Arcade (News)

Jun 13, 2007

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.

Prince of Persia Classic - Xbox Live Arcade (Screenshots)

Jun 11, 2007

Prince of Persia Coming to Arcade this Week (News)

Jun 11, 2007

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:

Prince of Persia Classic - Xbox Live Arcade - Trailer 06-08-07 (Video)

Jun 8, 2007

Prince of Persia hits XBLA next week (News)

Jun 8, 2007

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 ...

Prince of Persia XBLA dated (News)

Jun 6, 2007

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.

Original Prince of Persia on Live Arcade (News)

May 15, 2007

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 ...

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Jun 13, 2007

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Jun 13, 2007

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