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Next-gen Prince of Persia to be called Prodigy?

Videogamer reports that video game designer Jordan Mechner, the creator and owner of the Ubisoft published Prince of Persia game franchise, has filed to protect the trademark Prince of Persia Prodigy in relation to "game software and electronic game programs; electronic game software for mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and handheld computers".

Eagle-eyed trademark specialist Trademork, which noticed the filing, speculates that Prince of Persia Prodigy might be the name of the next-gen sequel to the Sands of Time trilogy, following The Sands of Time itself, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones.

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Storm235846d ago

Yeah, not to good for me either.

Lets just hope the Prince's first game this generation is as good as it has the potential to be.

Bazookajoe_835847d ago

For me i would say sands of time..

MK_Red5846d ago

My fave POP is one of the old 2D ones from previous series. Prince of Persia 2 is my fave.

Among the Sands trilogy, the first one is my fave.

okcomputer5846d ago

Sand of time here too. The series was so much better before they tried to get "dark" and make the prince into a generic dime a dozen anti hero. I gave up on the series after being so hugely let down by the second one.

Fluffy2Duffy5847d ago

i would say The 2 thrones! the bosses battle is more difficult than other prince of persia games, and it got more functions to do like the chain etc, pretty good game but ver hard.

thisguywithhair5846d ago

My fav was Warrior Within. Very well told story, excellent fighting mechanics.

The whole series seems to be a metaphor for growing up. Part one is childhood, where the prince lives a carefree life only to be thrown into a situation caused by his own actions. Part two is adolescence, trying to recapture his childhood by undoing everything that he had done. Part three is adulthood, where the prince finally accepts that he must live with the choices he has made.

kadosho5846d ago

Curious where they make this next entry. But this title, it doesn't quite have the same vibe. And "Guywithhair' has valid points altogether. That is what the "Time" trilogy was all about. The team behind this new piece is going to have a rough time to go with a new game. Maybe they might find inspiration, time will tell.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5846d ago

How about some screens and some real info?

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The Steam Early Holiday - Sunday's Deals

Steam's series of one day only offers continues onto its fourth day. On offer today are:

World of Goo - 75% off
EVE Online: Apocrypha - 75% off
Lucidity - 75% off
Battlefield 2: Complete Collection - 50% off
Prince of Persia and everything else Prince of Persia - 50% off
Guild Wars Trilogy - 50% off
Trackmania United Forever - 50% off

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micro_invader5260d ago

Some awesome deals. Especially the huge THQ pack.

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STK0265260d ago

The sales really started strong, but today and yesterday's sales were a bit lackluster, to me.

Hopefully they will go all out tomorrow, if only not to be overshadowed by D2D's crazy Monday sale or whatever they are calling it.

evrfighter5260d ago

cyber monday.

I've never seen any cyber monday deals that were as crazy as black friday deals thought.

led10905260d ago

i doubt Valve ever releases their steam sales numbers. How did you get info about the sales then?

STK0265260d ago

I was not referring to the sales themselves, but the deals. The two first days had better games in my opinion. I bought 5-6 games in the two first days, I thought about buying RE5 yesterday, but decided against it since I already own it on console aswell as Borderlands (actually own it on PC and PS3), as for today, I checked the list, closed Steam, told myself I'd come back tomorrow.

Of course, this is very subjective, since I already owned many of the games that were on sale, but it does seem like the bigger games were on sale on the first day, mainly L4D2 and DAO.

pcgia5260d ago

2.2 - I think he just meant in reference to the titles available. I skipped out on 2 because I thought I might have had a crack at some other ones I would be more likely to play, then the last two days didn't have much at all, that I was interested in personally.

pcgia5260d ago

oh, he replied while I was ;)

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Eamon5260d ago (Edited 5260d ago )

Can't wait to play it!

Steam deals FTW!

multipayer5260d ago (Edited 5260d ago )

I lolled at the demo on 360, but mouse control would probably make it seem like nice interactive tetris levels.

*looks at unassembled PC parts from black friday* >_<

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Madusha5317d ago

I had 'The original Prince of Persia' it was an awesome game, still want to play it today. Didn't know until now, Prince of Persia shares it's birthday with mine :D

One of the best game series's to come out in the history of gaming.

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A decent Prince of Persia Retrospective (before the film traumatizes us all)

UGO writes,

"To capture the fluid motions that would distinguish Prince of Persia from the glut of adventure video games released in the late '80s Jordan Mechner studied video and still pictures of his younger brother, David. Those are some modest roots for a franchise that has sold in the millions and, in 2010, see the release of a blockbuster film.

But how Mechner's Prince of Persia could inspire a reimagination that would become one of 2008's most popular holiday releases is a winding tale best told in bits. To help explain, we've compiled a chronological retrospective. Now you can learn how a kid jumping around the front yard became a thousand-polygon model leaping across hundred foot chasms."

thedukeofkna5377d ago

I absolutely abhorred the new POP game. The taint of the whole series by far. such a waste of 30 dollars.