It has been swirling around as rumor for the last little bit, so it’s good that Ubisoft has finally officially confirmed a new Prince of Persia game.  Many saw Ubisoft’s recent Assassin’s Creed as a testbed for an open world Prince of Persia game, and it seems the company plays this up a little in their news release this morning:

Montreal, CANADA –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 PLAYSTATION3 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 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 system, featuring an entirely new storyline and new characters. More details to be unveiled in the future.

The note of a Holiday 2008 release bodes well for a grand showing at E3 in July.

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