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A Prince of Persia Primer: Everything You Need To Know, Part 2
Memorial Day weekend isn't over yet, and that means some of you still have time to catch Disney's swashbuckling The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time in theaters. But did you know what brought us up to this point? In our first part of this guide, we covered everything from the classic 1989 Prince of Persia, all the way up to the trilogy...
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A Prince of Persia Primer: Everything You Need To Know
Disney's massive summer blockbuster wannabe The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time opens everywhere today, and let's face the facts: you're probably going to go see this movie, despite our own scathing review. We understand. Sometimes you just have to see these things for yourself. Or maybe you're inexorably drawn to Jake Gyllenhaal's oiled...
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The Movie As Tutorial: Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Review
Over the last decade or so, Hollywood movies have cannibalized just about every aspect of video games, whether it’s free-roaming cameras, huge boss-battle set-pieces or over-amped, bombastic action sequences, but formulaic action flick Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time manages to jack something you wouldn’t think a movie would...
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How Much Prince Of Persia Being A Game Weighed On The Film's Director
There are hopes amongst fans that Prince of Persia: The Sands of TIme could usher in an era of video games adapted into Hollywood movies that don't make video game fans hang their head in shame. Does making that happen require a director that appreciates, understands and video games? Well, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time director Mike...
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Sessler's Soapbox: An Open World is Not Enough
By now, gamers are very used to playing a large collection of open world games. From GTA IV to Fallout 3 to Just Cause 2, there are plenty of high quality titles that allow you to make your own story and go about missions how you see fit. But is that enough to make a great game? Such is the subject of this week's Soapbox. The Sess uses his...
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Prince Of Persia Movie Photos Unleashed
Check out the photo above. That's Prince Dastan, played by the Jake Gyllenhaal, and Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) from the upcoming Prince of Persia movie, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Dastan and Tamina have just escaped from something wet, and are drying off on their horse. The flick is being directed by Mike Newell and produced by...
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'Fallout 3' Wins Game Developers Choice Award
Fallout 3 was honored with the coveted Game of the Year award at the Game Developers Choice Awards held last night in San Francisco. Bethesda's post-apocalyptic RPG beat out Fable II, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet and Grand Theft Auto IV for the honor. LittleBigPlanet took home the most awards -- Sony's PS3 platformer won nearly half of all the...
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Game Developers Choice Awards Finalists Announced, 'LittleBigPlanet' And 'Braid' Lead
Think Services has announced the finalists for the Game Developers Choice Awards. The awards take place in March during the company's Game Developers Conference. The company's press release noted that, "Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the awards with seven nominations, including the coveted Game of the Year...
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Ubisoft Announces 'Epilogue' DLC for 'Prince of Persia'
Want more of the latest Prince of Persia outing? Ubisoft announced today the upcoming release of Prince of Persia Epilogue, a new DLC expansion for its next-gen stylistic platformer. Heading to consoles February 26, catch the features below and the first images after the cut. New Region: The Underground Palace - A corrupted underground...
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Sessler's Soapbox: Bigger's Not Better
As Americans, we like everything bigger, faster, stronger, flashier, and smothered in cheese. But sometimes, bigger isn't always better. Such is the topic of this week's Sessler's Soapbox. Adam is feeling nostalgic for the good ol' days when the hardware limitations of video game systems often forced developers to make a better quality product....
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X-Play's Best of 2008 Awards!
X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and find every year to improve on the one before," says Adam Sessler, Host and Managing Editor, "X-Play." "But...
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'Prince of Persia' Review
The Prince of Persia is not only fictional Persian royalty, he's videogame royalty. PoP has a rich gaming history and its illustrious cannon of titles means there's a lot to live up to with a new release. Will the new Prince of Persia do the tradition a solid or let it wither away in the finely-animated dust? Check out X-Play's review of...
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'Prince of Persia' Hero Factor Videos Discuss The Gameplay And World
The gaming press and Ubisoft developers sit down the last couple of times to discuss the gameplay (below) and world (after the cut) of the next-gen Prince of Persia. As an added bonus, our very own always-awesomely-animated Alison Haislip participates in both videos detailing the platforming adventure which ships tomorrow for the PC, PS3 and...
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'Prince of Persia' Trophy and Achievement List Revealed
Ubisoft, makers of the forthcoming much-anticipated Prince of Persia, have just released a list of achievements and trophies. It's nice to have a guide but wouldn't it better if these lists were released a few weeks after the game comes out? It kind of takes all the fun out of discovering a trophy right when it happens. It's like being rewarded...
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'Prince of Persia' Hero Factor Trailer: The Prince, Includes Alison Haislip!
Join Ubisoft Montreal developers and industry professionals (including our very own Alison Haislip!) as they discuss the Prince in Prince of Persia with this ultra in-depth analysis trailer. As Alison will admit she's very smitten with the new Prince, what do you think of the new Prince in the next-gen action-platformer which debuts December...
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Will Work For Games: Videogame Composer Inon Zur
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Sessler's Soapbox: Open Worlds Need Direction
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Sessler's Soapbox: Bigger's Not Better
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X-Play Best of 2008: Best Animation
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X-Play Best of 2008: Best Art Direction
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