Ubisoft Announces Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands

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Dan Webb

At the beginning of the month, we reported that a new Prince of Persia was in development and was set to be unveiled in spring 2010. It appears that the initial reports may have confused that somewhat, and instead, it seems that the title is actually scheduled for a spring 2010 release. We presume, alongside the film.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands was announced by Ubisoft today and is currently scheduled for a May 2010 release. The press release is fairly vague and really offers no insight into the game, except it seems that the franchise is heading back to the Sands of Time storyline.

Apparently, Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands "will feature many of the fan-favorite elements from the original series as well as new gameplay innovations that gamers have come to expect from the Prince of Persia brand." Ooooh, you've got to love cryptic press release!

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is set for May 2010 release.

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  • God I hope it will stay true to the last prince of persia me and my girlfriend loved art style and gameplay as well as awesome dialogues! Just add online co op ^^
  • Great! Love these games
  • i still says sands of time 1 was the best PoP game and no others will beat it.
  • Film will be terrible though, right guys? I think that's something we can all agree on!
  • It is confirmed that it will be going back to the original story of sands of time.
  • The original series were my fav games of all time and so I'm hoping the series goes back to those 3 titles style of play. The graphics can stay but hopefully its back to the combat and style of previous games. Warrior Within dark style PoP is what I want :)
  • better be able to die and fight more than one enemy...
  • Hmm. I always thought that Persia was in Asia. And all along it was in Los Angeles. Weird.
  • Sweet! I LOVE the series, hopefully they'll improve the battle system and bring back Sands of Time era controls, I personally would like to see the art style return from '08 too, but that probably won't happen.
  • i hope he doesn't where sandals this time :/
  • it's the game based on the movie based on the game. wooooo
  • just make it good....
  • I bet this is a re-release of sands of time with a graphical update.
  • @12 agree
  • If it is coming out of Ubisoft Montreal, it should be a solid game. Only question is, do I buy it immediately, or wait for the price to fall.
  • I really hope the graphic has the same style as the last one. I loved it.
  • If this is going back to the trilogy, then it's going to be a good game...just think they should stick to the visual style they used in the last one..the landscapes turned out stunningly amazing
  • I hope this is a sequel to the Arhiman games, I really want to know how that story goes.
  • I'm kinda conflicted on this one. On the one hand, the Sands of Time storyline was really cool, and it'll be interesting to see them play with that universe again. On the other hand, I really liked the latest game, and I'd like to see where they were going with that storyline. I'll be happy so long as the gameplay's good, I suppose.
  • Never liked the current gen versions of the game, tried all 3 and felt hugely disappointed with each. Doubtful i'll be picking this up, but to those who like it i'm sure it'll be a good blast. Not a huge fan of games to movies either, 99% fail big time. Only one I can think of that was at least average was Hitman (barring the woman in it, hell i'm going off on a tangent!) Anyways, not my thing, but it's an Ubi game so should at least look good, the controls & gameplay, maybe not so :-S Hopefully there'll be a Demo for us to give it a quick glance :-)
  • Old PoP gameplay with Assassins Creed 2 visuals and added gameplay elements. That has to be a good thing. NO MORE CEL-SHADED SHIT PLEASE!
  • "i hope he doesn't where sandals this time :/" That would be cool. Prince of Persia: The Sandals of Time. Instead of a dagger he'd have time traveling flip-flops.
  • I loved the Sands trilogy and enjoyed every game ..
  • It would be great if they brought back the Sands of Time Trilogy prince, if they are really going back to that storyline. I thought The Two Thrones was a good ending, and I thought they were going to continue with the current gen prince. I think maybe they are going to have the gameplay more like the last gen trilogy, with the new gen prince. But if they are really going back to the prince from the trilogy, then I am down, I like him way better than the new one anyway.
  • The new storyline & art style, coupled with the gameplay mechanics of the Sand of Time Trilogy is just too much of an awesome concept to turn down. Wow. This could be really good.
  • I kinda wanted some closure to the last PoP game...its cool i guess cause the Sand of Times universe is still pretty tight
  • Their names to their titles are never that Creative.. Sands of Time.. Forgotten Sand. SAND SAND SAND
  • @22 haha pure genius you should tell Ubisoft that, considering how they insist on ruining franchises I'm sure they wouldn't hesitate to go along with it.
  • i hope it wont be like the last prince of persia because it was good, but it wasn't like the old ones for the ps2
  • More sands of time, less Prince of California. Honestly, they did such a good job with AC2 I trust Ubisoft again, unless Conviction bombs.
  • @27 It's called a theme. Lots of series go with a theme.
  • WIN!
  • @27 Did you expect water? Or forests? I'm pretty sure the Persian area is basically covered in sand... welcome to 5000 BC... Anyway, I loved the latest PoP game (the dlc was a bit glitchy though), I hope they do a great job on this one as well
  • #4 - Haha, it will definetely be shocking. I watched the trailer on YouTube and it was laughably bad. I'll go to see it though, just to mock it.
  • Is this one going to be the same design as the last one or will it be similar to the PS2 one ?
  • OMG YES! Way excited i loved the first one on the 360!
  • Now if they can only get the gay cowboy to the voice in the game. Am I the only one that's upset to see the movie prince is the whitest bread honky homeboy every conceived? Genius casting: " The prince...of persia... I got it! Jake gyllenhall!" "isn't he white?" "Yeah well, we'll send him to the tanning salon for a moth before shooting. Then we'll cg the hell out of him, it'll be perfect" Typical Disney.
  • Hope they make it like the real Prince games, I'm talking Sands of Time and Warrior Within. I loved the art style of the most recent but there was no challenge and the characters were ripped out of a Cartoon Network show.
  • A game dated along a movie release is usually a recipete for disaster, it has happened too many times before.
  • i cant waittttttttt
  • I heard that the most recent one was pretty terrible.
  • Who else thinks that Tony Jaa would've been a fucking incredible PoP?
  • ...are we sure it's not based on the movie??!
  • They better make the fighting better for this game.. the fighting was really bad in the last game and that really killed it all. It looked great, had great story, it was fun to run and jump and look at everything. But the fighitng was horrible and made me wanna quit the game att times
  • Just finished 1250'ing PoP so this makes me pretty happy.
  • So this is just going to be another movie-video game tie-in? Is Jake Gyllenhall contributed his voice acting and likeness to this game?
  • I wish I could be more excited about this... but the last one really tanked my view of the re-invisioning of the series, and the casting for the new movie (A non-Arab as the Prince and a chick who looks NOTHING like Farah? That's sketch) also makes me scared. I'll wait for some reviews before I buy, and I really hope it proves me wrong! Also... anyone know if there was a pack released for the original Xbox with all three of the Prince of Persia games? And if so, where could a US kid buy it?
  • Well seeing as this seems like it's just going to be a movie cash-in, I do hope they continue the latest storyline in a different game since it had absolutely no closure at the end.
  • despite the fact i enjoyed the original trilogy more than the last game, i would prefer them to carry on the story from the last one, keep the artwork but make the game feel more like the originals, with the combat etc.
  • Co-op would be cool, but I don't see it working. If they keep it exactly like the last one, then fail.
  • Damn, never played the old games, only the new one because I was told it was a new story. I hate having to start without knowing the beginning of the story. Plus I really wanted to see how the Ahriman thing turned out.
  • hey, maybe for the next splinter cell, samuel jackson will be doing sam fishers voice huh? while we're at it, lets have wanda sykes be the girl from transformers instead of megan fox.
  • ace, the last one was wicked!
  • YAY! No more retarded anime graphics!!!
  • #39 Totally agree. Movie games usually suck. Alot.
  • Hopefully It's not gay like the last one that came out, they really need to go back to realistic graphics not crappy comic style graphics, 1-3 were the best 2nd one was my favorite bu the 4th one was terrible.
  • I actually enjoyed the most recent.. until i got up to the final battle at the temple and the door glitched and wouldn't let me finish. That pissed me right off..
  • lol yeah the last one was such a fail that i'm not even going to waste my time checking this one out
  • Wait, this won't be continuing on from the 2008 game? Well fuck that, I'll wait until they release a sequel for that one.
  • yo screw that man.... nothing can ever beat Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time for PC back in the 1990's.... best game ever....
  • So the reboot with the 'Prince of California' is cancelled after one game? I think this is weird unless this new game is based on the upcoming Sands of Time movie. BTW the first ever PoP game is my favourite, and that Live Arcade game is an excellent remake.
  • The last PoP game was alright although i preferred the first 3 PoP's the lastest one just doesnt compare to them
  • wow i will get this when it comes out
  • id rather they caryr on the story for the last game. I wanna see where the story will go for that
  • I hope this is good. Why do people complain about the not dying thing, its pretty much the same thing, in sands of time whenever you f*cked up, the would say "Wait, no no, that didnt happen" because he was telling a story. So it makes more sense that the shiny chick saves you instead of ressurecting you in the latest one.
  • BTW. Those 3 sands of time games werent the first ones, im pretty sure there was a 2d side scroller one for nintendo or sega.
  • Fingers crossed that it'll be Sands of Time type action with the new graphics.
  • if they mix the new game's acrobatics and voice acting with the two thrones' combat and a completely new storyline, that would be the best PoP I could think of. I also did not mind the graphics in the newest game, but some more realistic graphics wouldn't hurt either... as for the movie, I liked the trailer, and hope it will be as fun and crazy as the POTC movies.
  • ya know i dont understand people you guys complain " omg i wish i could not die in this damn game" but u comment about how u better be able to die in the next PoP? WTF lol personally i loved the new PoP im a long time fan of the original trilogy but i like the new approach and if the game is going back to the sands of time wtf is Ubisoft gunna do with Elika??
  • so wait.. to coincide with the movies release? A game based on a movie that is based on a preexisting game series? ... WORLD ENDING PARADOXES ENSUE
  • according to gamespot this game is supposed to follow the 2003 sand of time story instead of the 2008 POP game... While I liked the SOT series I find it weird they would pump out a new game that doesn't have anything to do with the last game they left at an odd place story wise.
  • The Prince sucked so bad as a character in the last game that I don't care if there is ever a continuation of that game. Any other franchise, fine go with an unbelievable actor, but not Prince of Persia. No excuse, not after Sands trilogy was so well done characterwise, yes...even Warrior Within. Warrior Within Prince > Lameass Westernized Nathan Drake Wannabe Prince.
  • I want them to go forward with the current gen, please don't go back to the Sands of Time.... It's just a step backward. Good or bad game irrelevant, there's no denying that Prince of Persia 7 took a lot of steps forward, and away. It was good in its own way.
  • http://prince-of-persia.us.ubi.com/ Check out the PoP website.
  • @ 20 Hitman was dog shit one of the worse films I've ever seen, but then the games were do different. On topic, played and completed the original trilogy that I had on the Gamecube and loved em, haven't played newest one but just bought it so hope it will be good, either way as long as the gameplay is good I dont care where its set
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