After what felt like an eternity, the Prince of Persia franchise lastly has life in it once more. Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown launched later this yr (with DLC additionally being within the works), whereas Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake can be in development- and it appears Ubisoft’s plans for the franchise entail extra than simply these two.
In a report printed on Insider Gaming, reputed leaker Tom Henderson has claimed {that a} new Prince of Persia recreation is being developed by Evil Empire, the indie studio behind Lifeless Cells. Evil Empire introduced earlier this yr this it was ending assist for Lifeless Cells and transferring on to “new adventures”, which, in response to Henderson, will take the type of The Rogue Prince of Persia, a roguelite title with artwork type impressed by Franco-Belgian comics (The Adventures of Tintin, Asterix).
Allegedly, improvement on The Rogue Prince of Persia began again in 2019, not lengthy after Evil Empire was established, following preliminary discussions between the studio and Ubisoft at GDC that yr. As per the report, the sport will probably be supported with “fixed” free updates, with Evil Empire and Ubisoft trying to broaden and evolve it over time primarily based on suggestions from gamers.
Henderson claims The Rogue Prince of Persia will launch for Steam as an early entry title someday later this yr (which, curiously, may even make it Ubisoft’s first day one Steam launch since 2019). There’s no phrase on when precisely it should launch, how lengthy it should stay in early entry, or when it’ll be introduced.
Evil Empire did not too long ago announce a brand new showcase, dubbed the Triple-i Initiative, for April 10, so it’s attainable that we see one thing there.
