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2  UK Charts: Kane & Lynch 2 Storms The Charts Mon, Aug 23rd, 2010, 8:03 am (EST) BY DARRYL Kane & Lynch 2 was released last week and it's gone straight to the top of the UK Charts. This marks the third title that's gone straight to the top for Square Enix this year. More »

4  Yuri Lowenthal On Prince of Persia, Amongst Other Things Fri, Aug 6th, 2010, 7:34 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE When discussing favorite video game voice actors, it’s quite hard to go without mentioning Yuri Lowenthal. His contributions to the voice acting industry are limitless. His resume includes characters such as The Prince from Prince of Persia : Sands of Time, Cecil Harvey from Dissidia, Ryouji Mochizuki from Persona 3 and so on. Gaming Union was lucky enough to catch an interview with Mr. Lowenthal and answer some questions posted by GU forum members. His responses can be found below. More »

	8  Prince of Persia Director Says Video Games Can't Do Proper Drama Thu, Jul 29th, 2010, 9:41 pm (EST) BY COLIN Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time director Mike Newell apparently doesn't think that video games can do drama, at least the way films do. More »

0  UK Charts: Red Dead Redemption Holds Firm, Peace Walker Disappoints Mon, Jun 21st, 2010, 7:32 am (EST) BY DARRYL Red Dead Redemption is still holding firm at the top of the UK sales charts, fighting off stiff competition from Super Mario Galaxy 2 and the official 2010 FIFA World Cup game from EA. Prince of Persia is still there or thereabouts too, thanks to the success of the film, but UFC 2010 Undisputed is falling fast - it just hasn't been able to repeat the huge success of last year's release. More »

0  E3 2010 Preview: Ubisoft Fri, Jun 11th, 2010, 1:32 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS While Ubisoft haven't been most popular publisher in the PC gaming arena recently, they have had a much better reception on consoles. Recent releases such as Assassin's Creed II, Splinter Cell: Conviction, and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands have given Ubisoft momentum heading into E3 next week. What can we expect from the French publisher? Well, we know Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, R.U.S.E., Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and HAWX 2 will all be at the show, but there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding Ubisoft's lineup, including a heavily rumored new Driver title. Several of Ubisoft's staple franchises are set to have big showing at E3. Assassin's Creed has risen from obscurity to become one of the biggest series in gaming in a few short years. The latest iteration in the series, Brotherhood, was announced earlier this year. New Additions include a continuation of Ezio's journey from Assassain's Creed II and online multiplayer. Expect a big presence from Brotherhood next week as Ubisoft unveils the major details about this hotly anticipated title. Ghost Recon will also likely make waves with Future Soldier on the horizon. Little is known about this title except that it will have a futuristic setting (shocking, I know), is slated for 2011, and will have a beta Splinter Cell: Conviction owners will get access to. Will there be a playable demo? It's possible, but considering the game was just delayed, I'd guess it's still got a long way to go. More »

0  Draconian DRM Will Only Hurt Publishers Fri, Jun 11th, 2010, 1:05 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Digital Rights Management (DRM) has been getting a lot of attention in the PC gaming community as of late. Efforts from certain publishers to crack down on game piracy through increasingly invasive DRM measures have started to create a backlash. In particular, Ubisoft has been vilified for its “always online” requirement for many single player games. While publishers have every right to protect their property, hurting legitimate consumers in the process is unacceptable - a more reasonable approach is required. Many of these problems arise due to console ports that fail to recognize the PC as a distinct platform. Games built from the ground up on PC are far better equipped to reasonably safeguard against piracy without taxing legitimate buyers. As mentioned above, Ubisoft has become the antagonistic face of DRM in the eyes of many gamers. However, this wasn’t always the case - the company tested the waters of PC piracy when it released Prince of Persia without any DRM requirements in 2008. While Ubisoft has never made the results of that experiment public, it’s now safe to assume it didn’t go well. Since that time the company has begun to implement especially harsh DRM measures - namely, the “Uplay” banner they describe as “an innovative solution for reducing PC game piracy.” Games such as Silent Hunter 5, Assassin’s Creed II and Splinter Cell: Conviction have all been saddled with online server authentication measures which require users to constantly maintain an internet connection to play any portion of the game. More »

	0  Microsoft Upgrading Games On Demand With Over 100 Titles Wed, Jun 9th, 2010, 1:02 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Microsoft has announced that their Games on Demand service for Windows will be seeing over 100 new titles available for download on the service by the end of the year. This will also include a ton of new and existing titles from third party publishers. More »

0  iPhone Game of the Week: Prince of Persia Retro Tue, Jun 1st, 2010, 2:30 am (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Over two decades ago, Jordan Mechner released Prince of Persia on the Apple II, subsequently changing gaming forever. The game featured fluid animations, challenging puzzles, and an innovative design that spawned a long lasting franchise and influenced countless games after it. As of May 27th, 2010, Ubisoft has brought the original Prince of Persia to the iPhone and iPad - for 99 cents, you get the game in all its glory with a few helpful adjustments for mobile gaming. The only drawback being the virtual controls, which can be sticky and lead to frustrating deaths. More »

3  Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Review Thu, May 20th, 2010, 6:25 am (EST) BY DARRYL It's been quite a few years since the last installment into the Prince of Persia "Sands of Time" series, with the last iteration being The Two Thrones in 2005. The Forgotten Sands is actually the fourth iteration in this Prince of Persia canon, and it takes place between The Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Despite this information, it's actually quite insignificant as nothing is really referenced in any great detail from any of the other titles - an interesting decision indeed. More »

0  Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands Launch Trailer Released Mon, May 17th, 2010, 5:55 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Ubisoft have released the launch trailer for Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, which will be released tomorrow in North America, and in Europe on May 20th. Forgotten Sands is a return to a more traditional Prince of Persia style, along the lines of 2003's Sands of Time, rather than 2008's cell shaded Prince of Persia, which Ubisoft now considers a side project. More »

0  Bruckheimer: 'Game Realism Will Match Movies Within 10 Years' Mon, Apr 26th, 2010, 4:00 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Famous film and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer - the man behind the CSI series, Top Gun, Black Hawk Down, Pirates of the Caribbean, and many others - has stated his belief that "in the next 10 years you won’t be able to tell the difference between movies and games." In an interview with HeyUGuys, Bruckheimer explained why he chose to become involved in video games. More »

0  Action Gameplay Trailer Unveiled For PoP: The Forgotten Sands Thu, Apr 1st, 2010, 10:43 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS A new trailer has been released for Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands highlighting some of the gameplay footage, as well as basics of the plot of the game. The game seems to tie in very well with the visuals of how the film appears, at least from whats been shown of the film. More »

0  Ubisoft: Prince of Persia has 'lost players to God of War' Wed, Mar 24th, 2010, 5:28 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Ubisoft is aware they've "lost so many Prince of Persia players to God of War," but believes the next installment in the Prince of Persia series, The Forgotten Sands, will draw some players back. Speaking with CVG, Ubisoft Animation Director Jan-Erik Sjovall has stated that players miss the challenge and brutality from previous PoP games. More »

3  How Voice Acting Has Changed The Video Games Industry Sat, Mar 13th, 2010, 3:58 pm (EST) BY FOZZIE Voice acting, as defined by Wikipedia, is the act of "providing one's voice to an animated character." Though its origin is unknown it's been safely lodged in the acting world for quite some time now. Disney, as many of you are well aware, has been well known for its animated movies and, more impressively, as a voice acting pioneer. Snow White (1937) was the company's first full-length animated feature film made and Adriana Caselotti voiced the movie's title character. More »

3  Splinter Cell: Conviction On PC To Use Ubisoft's New DRM Fri, Feb 26th, 2010, 8:45 pm (EST) BY COLIN According to a report by Softpedia, the PC release of Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction will be using their latest DRM system, much like the current beta of the Settlers VII and the upcoming PC release of Assassin's Creed 2, along with other titles like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and the new Ghost Recon. More »

	1  No I Am Alive Until After March 2011? Wed, Jan 13th, 2010, 12:05 pm (EST) BY DARRYL I Am Alive had its debut trailer towards the start of 2009, and since then, it's been all quiet really from Ubisoft about the title. All that's really known is a basic premise and that it's being made by Ubisoft Shanghai. More »

	0  Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Announcement Trailer Mon, Dec 14th, 2009, 7:56 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands was officially announced right at the end of November, and it was shown for the first time at the recent Video Game Awards, that were hosted by Spike TV. More »

	3  Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Officially Unveiled Mon, Nov 30th, 2009, 12:03 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Ubisoft has today officially announced the next Prince of Persia, called Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. The new game is set for a May 2010 release on consoles and handhelds. More »

1  Ubisoft: Defining a Breakthrough Thu, Nov 26th, 2009, 9:13 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Speaking to an audience of game enthusiasts and aspiring developers at DIG London - a video game developers conference in London, Ontario - Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Montreal, painted a picture for global success in the gaming industry. Citing the 'Production Pipeline' as the backbone of the creative structure, the audience was taken through a series of Ubisoft's more groundbreaking games. Highlighting how "Ubisoft has been driven by high-risk but high reward decisions, innovation, and a desire to be creative" the pipeline is a precise guide to the methods of Ubisoft's game development. More »

1  Next Prince Of Persia Likely To Land In 2010 Posted on 2009/11/10 BY KYLE WYNEN The Prince of Persia series was on quite the roll last generation, debuting in 2003, with sequels landing in both 2004 and 2005. The latest Prince of Persia released towards the end of last year on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, a solid three years since the latest console entry in the series. This bares the question, when can gamers expect the next Prince of Persia game? More »