Prince of Persia The Forgotten Sands: catchup review

Initially, we thought The Forgotten Sands was an adventure chronicling the efforts of eighties/nineties comedienne Sandi Toksvig and sixties singer Sandie Shaw to reclaim the fame and success they had previously enjoyed. We soon realised our mistake however, and saw that the subtitle was in fact the first indication that this latest Prince of Persia game aims to put the player in mind of Sands of Time.

An armchair view of E3 2010: Ubisoft

If I’m wrong about that start time it’s because I’m half asleep. Predictions going in: I imagine that Ubisoft will be focusing on butchering Assassin’s Creed into a multi-player experience and the new Ghost Recon, but let’s see.

Yuri Lowenthal: MCM Expo 2010 interview (part two)

“Don’t look for me in a cameo in the Prince of Persia movie, because that was something I fought tooth and nail for, and could not get in.” He says it very good naturedly, and gets a sympathy laugh. “But I did see the movie and it’s exciting, and fun. There’s a list as long as my arm of projects I’d love to be involved in. It’s a tough call when you say ‘I wish I’d played that’ because on the one hand yes, but on the other hand if you’re a fan of that then I love the way it was done, and I wouldn’t want to change it in any way. So it’s hard to say ‘I wish I had played L in Death Note’ or whatever because, you know, it was good and I liked it.

Yuri Lowenthal: MCM Expo 2010 interview (part one)

If Kyle Hebert instantly feels like your coolest best friend – and he does – then Yuri Lowenthal instantly feels like your most famous best friend. He wields a professionally polished charm that would sit comfortably on a Hollywood A – list celebrity; a charm that says ‘I am an extremely busy man, and I only just managed to fit you into my schedule; but now that I’ve met you, I’m glad that I did’. That said, Tom Cruise never had the cajones to wear a t shirt with the word ‘geek’ emblazoned across it.

London MCM Expo: Games a-go-go!

London’s MCM Expo is just around the corner – tomorrow (Saturday May 29th) and Sunday. Though it’s crammed full of people, purchases, events and excitement for comic/cartoon/sci – fi enthusiasts, there’s also plenty for the videogame fan.

Abstergo Industries teaser website

The aroma of mystery is seeping out of the internet pipes today, with the interesting reveal of the Abstergo Industries teaser website, probably our first insight into Assassins’ Creed: Brotherhood.

The Settlers 7 – Paths to a Kingdom: review

The Settlers series of games have been around since the age of the Amiga in 1993. The strategy saga was conceived by Blue Byte Software, and was a technical marvel at the time, with the original game possessing a population of 64,000 characters all behaving of their own accord. Here now is the seventh iteration of the series, which is again developed by Blue Byte Software. Is this new game King of the genre, or is it more akin to a humble serf?

Splinter Cell Conviction: review

Brutality is something that a lot of games characters can be quite keen to show off in cut scenes, but when it comes down to gameplay the end result is often just a simple case of point and click shooting adventures. This is definitely not the case with Splinter Cell Conviction, with the mysteriously un-aged Sam Fisher being the very definition of brutal.

Ubisoft to stop printing game manuals to save trees

In an act of eco-greenery that is likely to disappoint many gamers, Ubisoft have decided to stop killing the rainforest and is due to cease printing physical game manuals for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 games, instead opting for extensive instructions to be delivered in-game.

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands – PAX East Preview & Hands-On

As the prince leaps around his brother’s palace, he’ll be able to freeze waterfalls and fountains, turning them into walls and poles for a limited time. With the immediacy of acrobatics and some crafty level design, Forgotten Sands comes off as a high-octane puzzle platformer, demanding players to quickly read the environment and react.

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