Console Monster writes: "Get your points at the ready, it's the XBOX Live Marketplace update and since its Wednesday, there are also two new Arcade games available to download. Here is the XBOX Live Marketplace Update for Wednesday 25th June 2008:

Name: Happy Tree Friends False Alarm
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Japan, Korea, Taiwan

Name: Ticket to Ride
Price: 800 Microsoft Points
Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions except Hong Kong, Taiwan

Name: Prince Of Persia Theme Pack Arabesque
Price: 100 Microsoft Points
Availability: Everywhere..."
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PS3 Fanboy write:You may or may not be aware that there's a vote taking place on the official Prince of Persia website. This poll allows people to pick one of three Xbox 360 achievements for the final game. Not much use to PS3 owners, but Ubisoft has done its best to keep us sweet. The poll itself states that PS3 fans need not take umbrage and that they have "planned something special" for us too.

Whether this will have anything to do with the upcoming trophies for the game, or something else entirely, there's no real indication. Needless to say, however, we're looking forward to seeing whatever it is Ubisoft comes up with. What can we say, we love surprises.
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Ubisoft is giving Xbox 360 gamers the chance to vote for one of the achievements in the next Prince of Persia game.

There is already a set of achievements planned for the Xbox 360 version but gamers can get the most popular choice between three possible achievements into the game.
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VG247: In an exclusive interview with videogaming247, Chris Easton, community development manager for Ubisoft's Prince of Persia has refused to confirm that the game will ship simultaneously on both 360 and PS3.
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VG247: In an exclusive interview with videogaming247, Prince of Persia community development manager Chris "UbiRazz" Easton has hinted that the upcoming Prince of Persia title's plot may lead to more games.
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Speaking to videogaming247, Chris Easton - Prince of Persia's community development manager - has said that co-operative play in the upcoming action reboot may be explored.
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GameDaily write: During its Ubidays 08 international press conference in Paris, there was much ado about Ubisoft's new Prince of Persia game, even though all that was actually shown was a short trailer. But fans of this franchise, which was successfully relaunched in 2003 with Prince of Persia: Sands of Time, are in for a triple threat of Prince action.
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GameDaily writes: Not only is Ubisoft creating the new Prince of Persia, but the publisher would appear to be working on another PoP game based on the upcoming movie.
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TVGB: "Just a few short generations ago, the biggest multiplayer function that a console could include would be four controller ports. Things have changed quite a bit since then, and nowadays, online multiplayer functionality is a huge part of a gamers decision on what console or games to purchase. Playing against actual people has several advantages over computer controlled opponents. For starters, it's a lot more challenging (read: fun) to play against an enemy that can think dynamically and not rely on a list of if/then statements to decide on the best course of action against you. Secondly, trash talking the AI just isn't nearly as satisfying as really giving a good jab to your friend over the headset."
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CVG writes: " Despite the drastic new art style and dark themes of recent trailers for the new Prince of Persia, producer Ben Mattes says that it won't alienate fans of the much-respected last-gen trilogy."
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Despite the drastic new art style and dark themes of recent trailers for the new Prince of Persia, producer Ben Mattes says that it won't alienate fans of the much-respected last-gen trilogy.When asked if radical changes may alienate loyal fans, Mattes told us: "I would bet my job that the answer is no. You've seen some dark stuff because that's kind of what we want to show you at the start, but more than anything before this is the ... » Read More

Videogamer writes: "Speaking at Ubidays earlier this week, Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes offered further insight into the artistic direction they've dubbed Illustrative.

"For us there is sort of a slider if you will," said Mattes. "On one end you've got really realistic games... very realistic visuals in a game: call of Duty... even Assassin's Creed to a certain extent is really going for that sense of realism. And on the other end of the scale you've got highly exaggerated cell-shaded games. You've got Okami, you've got Windwaker, you've got those games that are much more cartooney.

"We wanted to be somewhere in the middle. We wanted to have all of the detail and the granularity... of a very realistic game where you are looking at an object and it's not just a big blob of colour. You can see all of the little details on the pots and the pans that are littered around the world or the window on the wall."
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Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes has confirmed to Eurogamer the game won't feature a co-op mode - despite the fact he'll have a sidekick.

As announced yesterday, new character Elika will help the Prince perform acrobatic stunts, fight enemies and explore environments. Useful in single player, but will you be able to bring in a friend to take on Elika's role?

"No, is the short answer," Mattes told Eurogamer. "The longer answer is it's impossible to capture the flow of the two characters' interaction between human players."
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Here is the first trailer for the new-age Prince of Persia, bringing a new-look ninja prince to PC, 360 and PS3. The movie-esque trailer doesn't show any in-game gameplay, but it does give you a glimpse of the Prince's mystery female apprentice as she kicks snot out of some evil creature dudes in a hellish open environment. Yeah! ... » Read More

New screenshots from the new Prince of Persia game, showing off the prince and his new lady friend, Elika.
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Prince of Persia producer Ben Mattes has revealed that the upcoming Prince of Persia for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC is being developed using an adapted version of the engine developed internally at Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed.

"We have improved and adapted the engine developed internally for Assassin's Creed. It is a great tool for our artists and engineers and we want to push it even further," explained Mattes. "We have added a lot of new systems that will help create the seamless fluidity and the overall look & feel we are looking for."

Mattes continued: "Since it is the first next gen game in the PoP saga, we have developed a lot of new systems and technologies. We have in a way started from scratch using the Assassin's Creed engine as a basis for our developments."

One area in which the increase in visual quality will be seen is in the Prince himself.

"The new Prince will displays 13 times more polygons than the previous Prince, and even more than Altair in Assassin's Creed," said Mattes. "To give you a reference, there will be more polygons in the next-gen Prince's hair than in the "old" Prince himself. Every detail of the faces, clothes and accessories of the characters will feel next-gen thanks to hi-res textures, specific lighting systems and shaders. We have developed new systems such as skin morph, wrinkle map, indirect lighting and occlusion to beautify our universe and characters in a way which was not possible on old gen."
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Eurogamer Portugal recieved from a anonymous, a screenshot from PlayStation Home. We can see the poster of the new Prince of Persia. Enjoy
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VG247: Ubisoft has just revealed Elika, a brand new character in Prince of Persia 4.

The woman is of major importance to the game's story, and we'll learn more from Ubidays next week, apparently.
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Actual proper screenshots from the new Prince of Persia game that aren't scans of magazines have hit the web, revealing the new PoP game in all its cel-shaded glory. The eight pictures suggest that the game will return to the light tones that graced the first game and jettison the awful morbid vibe of the second. Or at least Ubisoft is doing a good job of hiding such sections from official screen shot ... » Read More

Ubisoft has debunked rumours that the new Prince of Persia game will be called Heir Apparent, stating that no name has officially been announced.As we reported last week, a sneak preview of the latest Game Informer magazine had previously alluded to the new title. But a moderator has since posted on Ubisoft's official forums stating that 'Heir Apparent' is the name of the article and has nothing to do with the game ... » Read More