Confirming recent speculation, Ubisoft today announced that a new Prince of Persia game is in the works for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Development on the title is being headed by the company’s Montreal studio, the same team responsible for hits such as Assassin’s Creed and Prince of Persia Sands of Time trilogy.

Slated for a Holiday 2008 release, Ubisoft promises that the game will “rejuvenate the action-adventure genre” as well as introduce a brand-new art style to the Prince of Persia series.

Separate from Ubisoft Montreal’s console effort, an additional Prince of Persia title is planned for a release on the Nintendo DS. The handheld title is said to feature an “entirely new storyline and new characters.” Further details are expected soon.

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES PRINCE OF PERSIA for Consoles, PC and Nintendo DS

A New Chapter in the Legendary Franchise to Debut Holiday 2008

SAN FRANCISCO –April 28, 2008 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that a new Prince of Persia is scheduled to release Holiday 2008 for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC. This new Prince of Persia marks the debut of the critically acclaimed franchise on next-generation consoles. Developed by Ubisoft’s award winning Montreal studio that brought you Assassin’s Creed(TM) and the same all-star team that created the previously acclaimed Prince of Persia® Sands of Time trilogy, Prince of Persia is opening a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay. The game is poised to rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.

Ubisoft will also release a Prince of Persia game specifically designed for the Nintendo DS(TM) system, featuring an entirely new storyline and new characters. More details to be unveiled in the future.

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