Prince of Persia IV: Speed Art Trailer

Ben Mattes, producer for Prince of Persia IV gives us an exclusive first look on the game. The game has an all new look and story, and in the video we see the character art with a quick rush through, showing our Prince. The fact that they do it in about 20 minutes amazes me. They say more is to come in the coming months. Enjoy!

HAZE Demo Coming to US PlayStation Network Tomorrow

Ubisoft today announced that just as Europe did, the US PlayStation Store will be receiving the HAZE demo as well tomorrow. The demo will contain 4 Player Cooperative and Campaign modes. Be sure to check back during tomorrow's weekly update. View the press release below.

HAZE – *4 Player Co-op / Campaign Demo Now Available Exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®Network*

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM: 6th May, 2008 – Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, today announced the release of a fully playable demo for Haze, the new first-person shooter set in a harsh future where war is never quite what it seems. Available exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®Network, this playable demo gives gamers a taste of not only the single-player campaign in Haze, but also allows for up to four-player, drop-in drop-out co-op play online, via LAN or even 2 player split-screen. The demo is now available across Europe, and will go live on the PLAYSTATION®Network on 8th May in the U.S. Developed by shooter experts Free Radical, creators of the critically acclaimed TimeSplitters® series, Haze is scheduled for release exclusively on the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system on May 23rd 2008 in EMEA territories. Haze is rated “18+” by PEGI.

Haze 4 Player Co-op / Campaign Demo: *Salva Region*
It’s finally time to feed your addiction…the playable demo for Haze has arrived. Take a Nectar-induced romp solo style, or with 3 of your friends in fierce co-op action through the Salva Region, a bright and high-octane environment, where explosions are huge and delightful, and deaths are fleeting and meaningless. It’s the only place on earth where you can blow a stranger’s head off with a jolly smile on your face. The green-orange vegetation teams with primary-coloured, unthreatening wildlife for the marines to trample all over. The sunshine beats down in comforting waves as you merrily murder your fellow man. This world makes you feel confident. Artificially so and like a dream.

For more information on Haze, please visit www.hazegame.com.

© 2008 Ubisoft Entertainment and Free Radical Design Limited. All Rights Reserved. Haze is a trademark of Ubisoft Entertainment and Free Radical Design. Free Radical Design and its associated logo are trademarks of Free Radical Design Limited. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are registered trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the U.S. and/or other countries. Developed by Free Radical Design Limited. “PlayStation”, “PLAYSTATION” and “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 24 countries and sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2007-08 fiscal year Ubisoft forecasts generated sales of 920 million Euros. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

About Free Radical:
Founded in 1999, Free Radical Design is one of the UK’s leading independent video game developers and is now wholly focused on next-generation development. It recently achieved its first listing in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100, being one of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies. To learn more, please visit www.frd.co.uk.

Far Cry 2: New 3 Minute Making Of Video

GameTrailers has a new making-of video for Ubisoft Montreal's upcoming Far Cry 2 that discusses how the created the game. The video also showcases some new gameplay. Enjoy!

Prince of Persia IV EDGE Scans

The latest issue of EDGE Magazine features seven page preview on Ubisoft Montreal's upcoming Prince of Persia game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, and DS. The new preview shows some of the team along with artwork and a few screenshots.

View the scans at the link.

[Prince of Persia IV Scans]

HAZE Demo to Feature Opening Level

Derek Littlewood, creative head for HAZE at Free Radical, said that the game's demo, coming to the PlayStation Network on May 6, 2008, will feature the game's opening level.

“It’s the first mission in the game,” said Littlewood. “You take on the role of Shane Carpenter as a Mantel trooper as he’s scrambled into a jungle battlezone to secure the site of a crashed Mantel plane carrying a shipment of nectar.

“And you can assume by default that I’ll say it’s great,” he added.

Lets take his word for that.

[Demo to feature opening level, says Haze creative lead]

Prince of Persia IV Scans Are Cell-Shaded

Some new magazine scans have appeared on French gaming site, Pro-Gamers, of the just announced Prince of Persia title.. The new scans show Prince of Persia coming to next-generation in a cell-shaded new look. Will it hold up to it's successors? Hit the link for the scans.

[Prince of Persia IV Scans]

Ubisoft Announces New Prince of Persia Title

Ubisoft has announced a new Prince of Persia game today. The announcement didn't come with a name for the game, so we will call it the fourth in the series.

According to the release, the game will be “a new chapter in the Prince of Persia universe, featuring a new breed of gameplay” and will “rejuvenate the action-adventure genre in addition to introducing a brand-new illustrative art style.” View the press release below. [VG247]

UBISOFT ANNOUNCESPRINCE OF PERSIAfor Consoles, PC and Nintendo DS

A New Chapter in the Legendary Franchise to Debut Towards the End of 2008

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – 28th April, 2008 – Today Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest video game publishers, announced that a new Prince of Persia is scheduled to release towards the end of 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 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.

About the Prince of Persia Franchise
Since the first game’s launch in 2003, Prince of Persia has won over 30 awards worldwide, including the highly coveted Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2003’s Console Platform Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year for Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time™. To date, the Prince of Persia franchise has sold approximately 10,3 million units worldwide.

Check www.princeofpersiagame.com regularly for more news.
Discover the first details on the game and the new look of the prince in the next issue of Edge magazine, on sale 8th May.

Prince of Persia Site Features Oozing Black Goo

Ubisoft's official Prince of Persia site is now displaying a flash animation of glowing blue glyphs that are slowly engulfed by a mass of oozing black goo. We are hoping to finally see a next-generation version of the series, and this may just be it.

[Prince of Persia Website] [Kotaku]

HAZE: Three New Multiplayer Videos

If screenshots weren't enough for you, here are some new multiplayer videos of Free Radical and Ubisoft's upcoming HAZE. The game looks great, and should be hitting stores next month.

HAZE: New Multiplayer Screenshots

Thanks to PS3Attitude, we have some new screenshots of the multiplayer modes in Ubisoft's upcoming HAZE. The game is looking amazing, and we are only made to wait as we wait for it's May 23rd release. Enjoy!

HAZE Four-Player Co-Op Demo Coming Early May

Ubisoft today announced that a four-player cooperative demo for HAZE is going to hit the PlayStation 3 in May 2008. The demo should be hitting in "early May" and will let gamers test the single-player campaign and the cooperative play as well. Way to throw together a demo Free Radical. See a new screenshot of the game at the link.

[HAZE Four-Player Co-Op Demo Coming to PS3: First Screenshot]

HAZE: (Final?) Words on PlayStation 3 Exclusivity from Yescombe

There are two things that constantly appear when your talking about HAZE. The first is delays, and the second is exclusivity. Luckily, we are done with the delays, as it is set for a May 2008 release, but lets see what script writer for HAZE, Rob Yescombe, has to say on the exclusivity. When asked about HAZE's exclusivity, Rob answered.

"Why does everybody keep asking that? It’s a Playstation 3 exclusive. Buy a Playstation 3 and play it. I want it to be the reason people buy a Playstation 3."

Could it come out on another platform further down the line?

"We’re a Playstation 3 exclusive. If by some magical wave of the wand that happens, I won’t be complaining. But we’re a Playstation 3 exclusive."

Yescombe says that they've been working on the Sony platforms for a while and it was easier for them, and that is one of the reasons they brought the game just to the PlayStation 3.

[HAZE: Final Words on PS3 Exclusivity]

HAZE Preview: Learn the Story, Inject the Nectar

A new preview for HAZE on GameTrailers takes us through what we know about the game so far for all those new comers just starting to find out what HAZE is all about. Sit down for a good four minutes and learn the story of how you start off with Mantel, and become a Promising Hand rebel. Enjoy!

HAZE "maximizes the potential of the PS3"

Free Radical made HAZE a PlayStation 3 exclusive in order to enable it to "maximizes the potential of the PS3", according to Free Radical.

Derek Littlewood, Project Lead for the game said that the development team were "enjoying working with the PS3" and that "it's always nice to be able to focus on making one thing great rather than spreading your efforts".

Derek Littlewood explains why they went PlayStation 3 exclusive: "At Free Radical we've always had a good history with PlayStation hardware. If you look all the way back to the European launch of the PS2, we had TimeSplitters coming out as a PS2 exclusive then. Ever since then we've always worked well with PlayStation hardware. And so when it came to HAZE it was an obvious decision to make. Our coders were enjoying working with the PS3 and it seemed a good decision. As a developer it's always nice to be able to focus on making one thing great rather than spreading your efforts. So we were pleased to have the opportunity to focus purely on PS3."

He said that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are both great pieces of hardware, but the PlayStation 3 allowed them to maximise the potential of that particular platform. When asked if it will come to the Xbox 360, Littlewood said: "I can literally say nothing on that at all!". At least we know it is exclusive for now.

[Haze exclusivity "maximises the potential of the PS3"]

Rainbow Six Vegas 2: Xbox 360 "X" Button in PlayStation 3 Version

D. Sommerville of PSN@Home turned on his Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on his PlayStation 3 to find that during his outfitting, a blue Xbox 360 "X" button was clearly visible instead of the correct PlayStation 3 button. It seems that the online mode in the game wasn't the only thing that Ubisoft messed up on the PlayStation 3 version.

[Xbox 360 " X " button in Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on the PS3 ?!?!]

HAZE: New Multiplayer Videos

HAZE is finally going to release next month, and we are anxiously waiting. Some new multiplayer videos have surfaced today on IGN. The game is looking sick, and the red and yellow theme of the game makes it shine. Enjoy the videos!

[HAZE Multiplayer Videos ]

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X Announced for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC

Ubisoft has today announced the upcoming Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC. The game is in development by Ubisoft Romania and is based on air combat. H.A.W.X takes place in the year 2012 with over 50 different planes to soar the skies with. The area is controlled by private military companies with the world upon global conflict. The game supports jump-in cooperative throughout the campaign mode with up to four players in total. There is also a versus mode where 16 players can battle for experience points and in-game cash. Lets hope this is better than Ace Combat 6, even though that is eventually coming to the PlayStation 3.

[Ubisoft Announces Air-combat Game HAWX for Xbox 360 and PS3]

HAZE: Thirteen New Screenshots

Free Radical's website was updated with thirteen new screenshots of HAZE. The screenshot sure does show the impressive visuals the game is sporting, and hopefully all that extra time they took working on the game improved the gameplay as well. Enjoy!

Tom Clancy's EndWar Not Being Treated Like Crap on PlayStation 3

Ubiosft came out today on their EndWar IGN blog to discuss the PlayStation 3 version of the game. Guillaume Brunier, Producer for the PlayStation 3 version of EndWar talked about the port.

He stated that the teams intention is not to deliver a poor PlayStation 3 experience and that the game will have everything the Xbox 360 version does. The game will also have a few handy SIXAXIS controls as well. There you have it.

[EndWar - Ports]

WTF: Ubisoft Retracts Date for HAZE

Ubisoft has released a statement today stating to retract the date they released yesterday for their upcoming HAZE.

“Please note: Change to HAZE release date is MAY release,” said a spokesperson. “Confirmation of the release date soon.”

I know it is still in May, but Ubi, you've got to be kidding me.

[Ubisoft retracts May 22 date for Haze]