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.

Update: As expected, a much higher quality version of the trailer is now available.

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."

Mechner has not dabbled in video games since 2003's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. More recently, Mechner penned the screenplay for the movie adaptation of Sands, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and is set for release in May 2010.

Due to the upcoming film--and the shared word of "Sands" in the titles--many internet sleuths are speculating that the new Prince of Persia game will be tied to the movie in some way. Niether Ubisoft or Mechner have officially commented on the purported project.

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.

Raven Software's Singularity is to receive a graphic novel exploring the mysterious Cold War experiments which gave rise to the the shooter's time-shifting shenanigans. Coming from Twistory Studios and Image Publishing, it's due following Singularity's release--recently delayed until March 2010 to avoid competing with Modern Warfare 2.

Lastly, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner is penning six new stories for a 128-page graphic novel which paves the way for Disney's upcoming movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. A variety of artists will illustrate the anthology, including Seaguy's Cameron Stewart and Tommy Lee Edwards of Marvel 1985.

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.

• Steam is light on sales this week. The Brothers in Arms Pack combines all three tactical shooters for $20, and that's about it. Unless you enjoy having your cake and playing it too.

• Impulse is offering indie hits World of Goo and Braid for $10 each. Puzzle Quest: Galactrix is also marked down to $10.

• GameStop is running a "buy two used games, get one free" promotion.

• GOG is selling the original Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six as a $10 two-pack.

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.

Planned future releases include Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Far Cry, Heroes of Might and Magic and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell.

Run by Polish publisher CD Projekt, GOG offers DRM-free downloads of classic games with bonus features typically such as downloadable soundtracks, manuals and avatars.

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.

Upon its release last fall, the game garnered mixed reactions. Some praised the title for its distinct look and smooth gameplay, while others complained it was too easy and marred by repetitive boss fights. The Epilogue downloadable content was meant to alleviate some of those issues, though the content will not be released on PC.

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.

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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.

"Sorry guys!" added Easton. Of course, "sorry" wasn't enough for PC fans of the game, who have already begun organizing a letter-writing campaign.

The Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC hits the PS3 and Xbox 360 on February 26.

Ubisoft has released the first screenshots from the Prince of Persia downloadable content announced last night, showing off the new area, new enemy and new attack.

Taking place after the initial conclusion of the action-adventure game, the Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC will be available to PS3 and Xbox 360 owners on February 26. No price point has been announced, and there's been no word of a PC release for the pack.

A new Prince of Persia DLC pack that continues the story of the recent action-adventure title has been announced by Ubisoft.

The pack, called the Prince of Persia Epilogue, will "develop the relationship between the Prince and Elika following the end of the game," according to comments made by Ubisoft producer Jamal Rguigui during an IGN interview.

"Also, players will discover the immense and once glorious Underground Palace which is now corrupted and where danger awaits every corner," said Rguigui, who added that the higher-paced levels will also add one new enemy and player attack to the mix.

The Prince of Persia Epilogue DLC will hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 26.

A lack of appreciation for the numerous "risks" developer Ubisoft Montreal took with the recently released Prince of Persia (PC, PS3, 360) has left producer Ben Mattes wondering if gamers really want innovation, or if the studio fell short of its lofty goals.

"We set out to keep a few core fundamentals but to re-imagine everything else, discarding some very well entrenched ideas not only about the brand but also about video games in general," Mattes explained to IGN.

"What surprises me is how little these high level risks seem to be noticed and appreciated as attempts to shake up the industry and push things forward," he noted. "Perhaps I'm an idealist, but I think I was expecting a few more virtual pats-on-the-back for our attempts to do something new."

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The retail PC version of Ubisoft's Prince of Persia, released to stores this week, is entirely devoid of any DRM or copy-protection code according to Ubisoft community manager Chris "UbiRazz" Easton.

"A lot of people complain that DRM is what forces people to pirate games but as PoP PC has no DRM we'll see how truthful people actually are," said Easton in a post on the Ubisoft forums. "Not very, I imagine."

Easton later clarified that only the retail copies will be devoid of DRM: "I was purely talking about store-bought copies of PoP which have no copy protection."

Ubisoft faced two significant DRM-related backlashes this year. The PC port of Assassin's Creed was widely criticized for its DRM that apparently "phoned home," with some claiming that the copy-protection software was behind performance issues. In July, a patch that rendered the PC version of Rainbow Six Vegas 2 unusable saw Ubisoft releasing a no-CD crack, produced by a warez group, as an official fix.

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With Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia hitting PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this week, and PC next week, publisher Ubisoft has released the third and final entry in its "Hero Factor" series, which has folks dishing out praise between snippets of gameplay.

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In case you missed them, be sure to check out part one and part two.

Ubisoft has released another Prince of Persia promotional trailer, featuring a collection of pretty people talking about the look and feel of the environments seen in the game. I think they even allowed a few members of the development team to talk about the game, how generous!

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Prince of Persia will be released December 2 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the PC version following December 9.

Ubisoft today released the full list of achievements for the upcoming Prince of Persia reboot, which you can take a look at here.

The company also put out this Bravo/VH1-esque promotional trailer, which features pretty girls talking about how this guy reminds them of ex-boyfriends. I think it has something to do with the whole "leading you around by the nose, exploiting your special powers, then running away" thing.

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The latest trailer for Ubisoft Montreal's artistic platforming game Prince of Persia takes a hearty look at Elika, your magical companion in a world overrun with mystical evil.

Prince of Persia hits PS3 and Xbox 360 on December 2, and PC the next week.

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Teasing that "there are many secrets hiding," publisher Ubisoft today revealed that Prince of Persia will sport several unlockable outfits, also noting that the cartoony platforming game has gone gold and entered the manufacturing process.

Giving the Prince the appearance of the Assassin's Creed lead, the Altair skin can be earned by linking a PlayStation Network or Xbox Live account with an Ubisoft.com account, which can be created at PrinceofPersia.com.

It's the second time Altair has appeared in a non-Assassin's Creed game, the first being an unlockable skin in Kojima Production's Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3).

Those that pre-order the title from GameStop will receive a free code to unlock the Sands of Time skin, mirroring the Prince's look from the previous trilogy, reports IGN.

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Prince of Persia hits PS3 and Xbox 360 on December 2, with a PC release due December 9. The studio is also at work on an Assassin's Creed sequel, though no timeline has been offered as to its release.

Ubisoft has handed out a new developer diary for its refreshed Prince of Persia, which is in the works at its Montreal studio. The video discusses about the acrobatic platformer's semi-open world and story driven by the "on-demand dialogue" feature.

Promising DLC of significant value next year, the newest adventure of the Prince arrives on December 2 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A PC edition follows on December 9.

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Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia (PC, 360, PS3) is planned to receive additional content after its December release, and producer Ben Mattes promised that the content will be worth users' hard-earned money.

"We certainly have plans for downloadable content," confirmed Mattes in a video interview for French site Gamersyde, which was cleverly spotted by Eurogamer.

"The intention is to do downloadable content that adds significant value, so I don't think you'll see downloadable content of a new skin or a new weapon or something like that," he added.

Mattes elaborated to describe what shape the DLC could take. "[Maybe] it's going to be a new story, a new experience, maybe a prequel, maybe a sequel--we're going to do something that really offers a lot of value for the player," he explained.

Sporting colorful new visuals to complement the series' wall-running, leaping and bounding, Prince of Persia lands for consoles on December 2 followed by the PC release on December 9. The promised DLC will arrive "sometime next year."