New Prince of Persia, Snowboarding Games Unveiled; Ubisoft Expects $1.39 Billion in 2008

Publisher Ubisoft has confirmed that more titles in the Prince of Persia series are on the way along with a new Shaun White snowboarding game, though further details are slim.

In a financial statement released today, the company made a brief mention of the franchises, noting that both are expected to arrive within the next fiscal year, among others. Ubisoft's 2008 fiscal year begins April 1, 2008 and ends March 31, 2009.

The company also announced that its third-quarter sales surpassed its heightened expectations for that period, attributing the boost to the strong performance of Assassin's Creed (PS3, X360), Imagine: Babyz (NDS), Imagine: Animal Doctor (NDS), and other casual titles.

Using an exchange rate of 1.39069 USD to 1 EUR, the company reported sales of $625.81 million in the period between September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2007. Based on this, it now expects to amass a total of $1.21 billion for the current fiscal year and $1.39 for the 2008 fiscal year.

Titles on tap to arrive by March of this year include the PC and Nintendo DS versions of Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (PC, PS3, X360), Lost: Via Domus (PC, PS3, X360), and more casual titles.

Ubisoft's expected titles for the 2008 fiscal year, meanwhile, include Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Far Cry 2, Haze, Tom Clancy's EndWar, a Tom Clancy air combat title, and a new Anno game, along with more entries in the popular casual-oriented franchises Petz, Imagine, MyCoach, and more casual games.