[Update: 2:00pm] According to Joystiq, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained "We plan to come with more games for full digital distribution, on XBLA/PSN. Either with current games like Beyond Good & Evil, the first three Splinter Cells, and the Prince of Persia trilogy." No pricing or detail on the Splinter Cell title listed in the presentation slide was noted.

[Original Story] Hidden deep within the slides detailing Ubisoft's first-half 2010-11 financial report, the publisher revealed that its future digital download offerings will include the Prince of Persia trilogy and an unnamed Splinter Cell title [PDF]. Read more »

Not long ago, Ubisoft revealed that a new game called Outland would be appearing at this weeks' Penny Arcade Expo, though provided few other details.

With PAX 2010 beginning tomorrow, IGN has previewed the Housemarque-developed offering, described as "a cross between retro platformers like Prince of Persia or Out of This World and the color-switching of shoot 'em up Ikaruga." Housemarque is also the studio behind PSN's Super Stardust HD and the upcoming twin-stick zombie shooter, Dead Nation. Read more »

Just in time for today's release of the Prince of Persia theatrical film, publisher Ubisoft has revamped Jordan Mechner's original action-adventure and released iPhone, iPod touch and iPad versions through iTunes.

Dubbed "Prince of Persia Retro," the 55.3 MB download is priced at 99¢ and "designed for both iPhone and iPad," meaning that the game will automatically detect which device it's running on and modify its control layout / on-screen graphics accordingly.

With Ubisoft planning to release a number of sequels and follow-ups across the next year, such as Splinter Cell: Conviction and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, the publisher has now outlined a new strategy to produce more frequent entries in its top brands.

As Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained today in a conference call with investors: Read more »

If you missed the new Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time trailer that aired during the Super Bowl last night, or just want to see it again, good news! We've got it below:

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A new Prince of Persia video game will be released in May 2010, the same month the feature film based off the franchise hits theaters, publisher Ubisoft revealed today.

Dubbed "Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands," the title is in development for "consoles and handhelds," and is said to mark a return to the "Sands of Time storyline" that inspired the upcoming film. The company added that the new game will pack "many of the fan-favorite elements from the original series as well as new gameplay innovations." Read more »

The debut trailer for Disney's game-inspired Prince of Persia film has arrived, offering a glimpse of the Jake Gyllenhaal's antics as the titular (and time-traveling) prince.

Partially written by franchise creator Jordan Mechner, directed by Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates of the Caribbean), the film rolls out to theaters in late May. A higher quality version of the trailer is expected tomorrow--for now, you'll have to make due with this blocky YouTube embed. Read more »

Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has filed a new gaming-related trademark for "Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands."

The filing was noticed by Superannuation, which also took note of an Ubisoft character modeler that recently listed his current job as "working on the new Prince of Persia." Read more »

Hot on the heels of yesterday's Dante's Inferno comic news--and in the run-up to Comic-Con--no less than three comic book adaptations of video games were announced today.

Mass Effect: Redemption by Dark Horse Comics will bridge the game between the first game and sequel Mass Effect 2, authored by ME2 script writer Mac Walters and drawn by Star Wars Legacy artist Omar Francia. The first issue will arrive on January 6 2010. Read more »

Hey, another weekend full of slashed prices on gaming favorites. It's a piece of cake to find a pretty deal in all this madness:

• GoGamer has some great PC deals going on. Modern Warfare and FUEL for $25, Prince of Persia and Mirror's Edge for $6, and Street Fighter IV for $34. Read more »

GOG, fine purveyors of good old games, today announced an agreement with publisher Ubisoft to bring choice PC classics to the GOG.com digital download store.

The first three titles are already available on GOG for $9.99 apiece: Beyond Good and Evil, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946.

Continuing that week-long Ubisoft sale on Steam, Valve has revealed that today's download-only sale is a 50% discount on Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia.

That puts the PC version of the acrobatic open-world platformer at $24.99 in the US. Read more »

The upcoming Epilogue downloadable expansion to Prince of Persia has been delayed beyond its expected Thursday release, according to Ubisoft.

The DLC, which includes a new mission set after the original game's ending, is now set to hit on March 5 on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live.

The Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 next week, on Thursday, February 26.The following video provides a taste of the new environments, moves and enemies included in the "epilogue," which picks up after the main game ended.

The impending "Epilogue" downloadable level pack for Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia will not heading to the PC, according to an Ubisoft representative.

"Unfortunately for business reasons we won't be seeing any PoP DLC appear [on the PC]," said Ubisoft community manager Chris "UbiRazz" Easton in a post found by BigDownload on the game's official forum. Read more »