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New Prince of Persia Game From Dead Cells Developer Announced
10.4.2024
Some of our posts include links to retailers. If you buy something from clicking on one, G/O Media may earn a commission. Because editorial staff is independent of commerce, affiliate linking does not influence our editorial content.The next game in Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia series has been...
Report: Next Prince Of Persia Game Coming Later This Year From Dead Cells Devs
3.4.2024
The next Prince of Persia game from Ubisoft, reportedly named The Rogue Prince of Persia, is being developed by Dead Cells DLC developer Evil Empire and is coming to Steam early access later this year. Read more
2024's Best Metroidvania Yet Is Getting DLC Soon
14.3.2024
It’s been two months since Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown came out, but developer Ubisoft Montpellier isn’t moving on from the excellent 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania yet. The studio revealed the game’s DLC roadmap for 2024 on March 13 and confirmed The Lost Crown will get three free...
Palworld, Hogwarts Legacy, And More Of The Week's Biggest Gaming News
21.1.2024
Lots going on this week! The Xbox Developer Direct event on January 18 gave us a sneak peek at upcoming games like Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Obsidian’s RPG Avowed. Ubisoft managed to put their foot in it by sharing an unpopular take on subscription services, and Hogwarts Legacy broke...
9 Tips To Bend Time And Survive Death In Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown
19.1.2024
Ubisoft Montpellier’s 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is finally out on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It’s a long, challenging action-platforming game with lots of tough bosses and intricate puzzles. Here are a handful...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games To Escape The Cold
19.1.2024
This past week, January has been happy to give those of us who live in cold-weather-prone areas a reason to look forward to spring. One look at how things are outside and I am ready to make plans to move to warmer climates (despite being from the east coast, I can’t tolerate anything under...
Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown: The Kotaku Review
18.1.2024
I hit a roadblock about three-fourths of the way through Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. There was a frustrating platforming section that required I dash and jump through hazardous obstacles: thorny spinning wheels, spiked pits and walls, falling platforms, and invisible auras that shot...
Ubisoft Wants You To Be Comfortable Not Owning Your Games
15.1.2024
With the pre-release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown started, Ubisoft has chosen this week to rebrand its Ubisoft+ subscription services, and introduce a PC version of the “Classics” tier at a lower price. And a big part of this, says the publisher’s director of subscriptions, Philippe...
Prince of Persia, Last of Us Season 2, And More Of The Week's Hottest Takes
13.1.2024
January can often be a slow month for games news, but 2024 is already proving to be an exception. From the surprisingly good new Prince of Persia game to new cast announcements for HBO’s The Last of Us, here’s our thoughts on the week’s biggest stories in and around video games. Read more
New Prince Of Persia Game Has A Wild NPC Oopsie
12.1.2024
Reviews for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown are popping up ahead of the game’s official launch on January 18. With 14 hours under my belt, I can tell you that it’s great, as evidenced by the myriad positive scores on aggregators Metacritic and OpenCritic. But during previews something puzzling...
Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Fixes The Worst Thing About Metroidvanias
11.1.2024
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is the newest entry in Ubisoft’s action-adventure franchise, launching on just about every platform on January 18. (You get three-day early access if you preorder the $60 Deluxe Edition.) I’ve been having a great time with the 2.5D side-scrolling Metroidvania, which...
New Prince of Persia Will Be 60fps (Or More) On All Platforms, Even Switch
5.1.2024
The upcoming 2D Prince of Persia reboot from Ubisoft not only looks good, but it also has excellent performance. According to Ubisoft, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown will run at 60fps on all platforms, including the Switch, and will also support 4K/120fps on some consoles, too. After a string...
2024 Is Starting Out With An Avalanche Of Video Games
27.12.2023
2023 was a messy and horrible year that, despite itself, gave us some excellent games. You could even argue that this year gave us too many games! If you were looking for a break to catch up on what you missed, well, next year doesn’t seem to be offering much of a reprieve—at least not at...
This ‘Playable Documentary’ About A 1984 Classic Is One Of The Year’s Best Games
12.10.2023
When you first fire up The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipse’s excellent interactive retrospective about Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner’s 1984 masterpiece, you’re greeted with this quote from his journals, written when he was just 18 years old:Read more
One Of The Most Important Games Ever Gets The Release It Deserves 40 Years Later
12.7.2023
In 1984, a game was released for the Apple II that was totally unlike anything that had come before. Casting you as a martial artist who must infiltrate a warlord’s castle fortress, Karateka had breathtaking animation that was far more lifelike than anything that had preceded it. It also set...
New Assassin's Creed Situation On Steam Is A Digital Nightmare
11.7.2022
When games started making the switch from physical to digital, everyone knew there were trade-offs. Digital downloads were quicker and more convenient, but also meant you didn’t entirely own the game you bought. You were just licensing it, making you subject to the whims and future solvency of...
Prince Of Persia Remake Somehow In Even More Trouble
6.6.2022
You might remember that classic time-shifting platformer Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time is getting a fancy remake. Announced in 2020, it was originally due out in January 2021. Then it was delayed. And delayed again, as the project moved studios. Now it has been delayed once more, only this...
Prince Of Persia Remake Does Not Sound Like It's Having A Good Time
4.5.2022
Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time is an absolute classic, and while the original—first released in 2003—is still very enjoyable, the modern remake that’s currently in development will hopefully be an improvement. If, that is, the thing can ever find its way out of development hell.Read more
The Rabbids Invade the Metaverse as The Sandbox Partners With Gaming Giant Ubisoft
9.2.2022
On February 8, the subsidiary of Animoca Brands and the decentralized gaming virtual world project, The Sandbox, announced the company has partnered with the French video game company Ubisoft. According to the announcement, Ubisoft will have its own land in the virtual metaverse, and the world will...
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Is Free Right Now On PC
17.11.2021
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, a video game from the year of our lord 2005, is currently free to download on the Ubisoft Store. It is also on sale for 75% off on Steam as part of the company’s 35th anniversary celebration. Enjoy your scraps peons, one of the industry’s biggest publishers...