New photos have surfaced from the set of the upcoming Prince of Persia movie, with more than enough shirtless, slightly hairy Jake Gyllenhaal for everybody. There's not much I can say about these two new shots of Jake as Prince Dastan without getting me in trouble with one or more different factions...

Ubisoft lost publishing bigwig Jay Cohen last week, a key decision maker for the French mega-publisher. Kind of a big deal? Yes, especially since Cohen has since reportedly jumped ship to Jerry Bruckheimer's game label. According to Variety's The Cut Scene, the former Ubisoft vet is now gainfully em...

Did you know that some developers consider the PS3 difficult to develop for? You can add the Wheelman team at Midway Newcastle to that list, following candid comments by the game's executive producer. Appearing on the This Xbox Life podcast, Shaun Himmerick was questioned on developing for 360 and P...

YES! CARDIO BOXING ON THE WII! FROM UBISOFT AND GOLD'S GYM, YEAAAHHHH! AWESOME! Sorry, we were just doing our best to get your heart rate up. Consider it a free cardio workout from Joystiq, because Joystiq Cares[TM] about your health! Ubisoft announced a partnership with Gold's Gym to market the new...

Though it may lack the mind-melting insanity of their first H.A.W.X. effort and definitely lacks the paper-thinly-veiled homoeroticism, there's still a simple pleasure in watching the Mega64 team recreate every toddler's favorite pastime: Pretending to be an airplane. Of course, few toddlers are gro...

A Kotaku reader writes us to say that he's seen a first glimpse of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 2, his recounting of which is somewhat different from what we'd previously heard rumored about the sequel. Reader James tells us that the focus testing he saw places the next Assassin's Creed in Venice, Ita...

Through a partnership with TransGaming Inc., Ubisoft is poised to bring select titles to Mac gamers (yes, we repeat: "Mac gamers") through retail and digital download channels. The two most significant offerings will be Prince of Persia and Shaun White Snowboarding, although Ubisoft will also provid...

Trophy whores have undoubtedly played Prince of Persia -- it's one of the easiest Platinum Trophies available on the system. The upcoming "Epilogue" expansion pack continues the story and adds a new magic ability called "Energize." The Prince and Elika must work together to fight a new enemy, the ap...

Ubisoft's upcoming Wii fighter Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up may be trying a little too hard to capitalize on its Game Arts pedigree in this new trailer. But, hey, this is Ubisoft. This teaser for the four-player waggle-filled brawler — from the developers of Super Smash Bros. Brawl a...

Never mind that Sony is touting a ten year PS3 life cycle, Microsoft says it doesn't see a new Xbox anytime soon and the Wii is still hard to find. Don't tell Ubisoft! The company expects new consoles in probably 2~3 years. What's more, the French publisher is gearing up for these new consoles by in...