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UBIDAYS 08: No more PoP: Sands Of Time

The producer of Ubisoft’s new Prince Of Persia game has announced that the popular PoP: Sands Of Time chronology-bendingmechanic is dead. Speaking at the publisher’s Ubidays product showcase in Paris last night, Ben Mattes revealed that a new gameplay device hasreplacedit in thenew Prince Of Persa: a glamorous new sidekick …

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UBIDAYS 08: Beyond Good And Evil 2 confirmed

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot left the stage at the company’s Ubidays event in Paris last night with a particularly cheeky smile – paving the way for a trailer of the sequel to popular last-gen title Beyond Good And Evil. As the lights went down, the teaser lit up the many …

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UBIDAYS 08: Raving Rabbids 3 on the way

Ubisoft has confirmed that a third Rayman Raving Rabbids game is due for release this Christmas. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party will hit DS and Wii, and features over 65 mini games that spoof various, television, music and movie franchises. The storyline focuses on the Rabbids ‘taking over’ gamers’ TVs, …

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UBIDAYS 08: ‘Fully’ 3D game confirmed

Ubisoft has confirmed that a fully-3D game based on movie director James Cameron’s 3D movie Avatar is in the works – with a mid-2009 release. At its Ubidays event in Paris, CEO of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot said the game would be out next year – presumably alongside the cinema release …

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PS3 BioShock confirmed for October

Only days after the news that one of Xbox 360’s hottest IPs is to make the move to PS3, publisher 2K Games has confirmed that the PS3 incarnation of BioShock will arrive on Ps3 this October. It has also been revealed that the game will come complete with all the …

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Guitar Hero III Mobile nears 1 million sales

Hands-On Mobile, the developer of the mobile version of Guitar Hero III, has confirmed that its title has nearly reached the one million download mark, GameDaily reports. The milestone makes it one of the fastest selling games in mobile history. "Fans of the Guitar Hero console games have been very …

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JAPAN: Nintendo dates new Wii titles

The Japanese arm of Nintendo has confirmed the release dates of four upcoming big hitters – Fatal Frame IV, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball, Zero and the previously unannounced Wario Land Shake. Tecmo’s Fatal Frame IV is the latest instalment in the unspeakably eerie survival horror series known as Project …

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Shaun White Snowboarding heading to consoles

Whilst the industry is expecting a flurry of announcements to emerge from the Ubidays conference scheduled for 7pm tonight, IGN has confirmed ahead of time that Ubisoft will announce Shaun White Snowboarding for PS3, 360 and PC. Similar in style to the under-rated Xbox 360 outing Amped 3 from the …

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