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Publisher Ubisoft has said that it is considering Kinect adaptations for all of the brands in its popular stable of IP. The company has already enjoyed big success with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 motion camera, claiming third party market leadership on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to launch titles such …
Read More »Québec: The studios (pt2)
Develop looks at four companies at the heart of the Québec development cluster
Read More »Prince of Persia 3D Trilogy confirmed
As rumoured last month, Ubisoft has officially confirmed that it is to re-make and re-release all three Prince of Persia games from the PS2 and Xbox era. Called Prince of Persia 3D Trilogy, the SKU will include The Sands of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones. Each will be …
Read More »Retail lists Ubisoft HD trilogies
Online retail listings have appeared suggesting that publisher Ubisoft is preparing two HD remake trilogies for PS3. Zavvi currently has entries for both Splinter Cell Trilogy: HD Collection and Prince of Persia Trilogy: HD Collection. Both have a supposed RRP of 29.99 with the former due for release on November …
Read More »Bruckheimer on games, films
Action movie kingpin Jerry Bruckheimer believes games and movies will be visually interchangeable within the next decade. Promoting his new games-related movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, he told HeyUGuys, "I really believe in the next ten years you won’t be able to tell the difference between movies …
Read More »Prince Of Persia returns on May 21st
Ubisoft has announced Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands will be released in the UK on May 21st. The upcoming action game will hit shelves on the same day that Disney flick Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time hits cinemas. While the film retells the story of Ubisoft’s best-selling …
Read More »Scaleform lands Prince of Persia deal
Middleware provider and interface devs secure Ubisoft deal
Read More »PoP losing out to GoW
Ubisoft has admitted it has lost many core Prince of Persia players to God of War – but it’s also hoping to win them back with upcoming release Forgotten Sands. Animation director for Ubisoft, Jan-Erik Sjoball, told CVG: When we make questionnaires and ask, ‘what did you play in the …
Read More »Reinventing IP â??a dangerous gameâ??
Lead developer of Prince of Persia and its 2003 makeover warns of the challenges facing reinvention
Read More »Games and film â??in danger of being indistinguishableâ??
â??I sometimes feel like I'm seeing the same trailer over and over,â? says POP dev and screenwriter
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