Prince Of Persia

In Real Life

From Yale To Persia: Private Diaries Of Gaming’s Renaissance Man

12:30AM October 20, 2011 | Jordon Mechner

In 1985 Jordon Mechner was a student at Yale riding high on a mix of euphoria over the surprise success of his first video game, Karateka, and trepidation over the idea of turning that success into a career. More »

In Real Life

The Sandy, Chest-Free Art Of The Prince Of Persia Movie

2:00AM October 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

An acclaimed motion picture artist, Joseph Mclamb has helped shape the creative vision of movies as big as Avatar and Clash of the Titans. More »

In Real Life

Ousted Libyan Tyrant Was A Big Prince Of Persia Fan?

9:15PM August 31, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Watching a supposed mobile camera capture from the ruins of the ousted Gaddafi regime in Libya, Dutch site InsideGamer spotted something strange. Seems Colonel Gaddafi’s fifth son, Moatassem-Billah Gaddafi, might be the world’s biggest Prince of Persia fan. More »

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The Sweeping Video Game Art Of Nicolas Bouvier

9:00PM August 3, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Frenchman Nicolas Bouvier has been drawing pretty pictures for the video game industry since 1996, in a career that’s taken him from Darkworks (Cold Fear) to Ubisoft to id Software and now to Microsoft, where he’s working on the upcoming Halo 4. More »

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The Stunning Video Game Art Of Thierry Doizon

9:00PM July 13, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

Thierry “BARONTiERi” Doizon is something of a legend in the world of video game concept art, having been in the business since 1995. More »

In Real Life

Let’s Do The Chopper Dance!

8:40PM April 6, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

It’s funnier when you realise, three seconds in, that anyone who’s ever played the original Prince of Persia has done just this. Only maybe not to such catchy music. More »

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Watch Creators Of Doom, Pac-Man, Pitfall! Wax Nostalgic

12:00PM March 24, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

Not only can you now relive this year’s Game Developers Conference keynote from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who spoke about the creation of Kirby and the devaluation of games in “Video Games Turn 25: A Historical Perspective and Vision for the Future”, you can experience the best part of GDC 2011: the classic game post mortems. More »

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Splinter Cell, Prince Of Persia HD Collections Coming To Xbox 360?

10:15PM February 8, 2011 | Luke Plunkett

According to the ESRB’s website, the Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia HD collections due for the PlayStation 3 will also be making an appearance on the Xbox 360.

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Triple The Splinter Cell Heading To PS3 In HD And 3D

8:30AM February 1, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

A triple dose of Sam Fisher comes to the PlayStation 3 this March with the long-rumoured release of the Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell HD trilogy. He’ll be joined by three times the Prince of Persia on a Blu-ray disc. More »

News

The Prince Of Persia Movie Could Have Been Like This

4:30PM October 14, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

The Prince of Persia movie, which was great by virtue of not sucking, could have been a little better had the production team stuck to the original script handed in by the game’s original creator, Jordan Mechner. More »