Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Announcement Seems Likely at Ubisoft Forward

A number of leaks suggest that a Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake announcement is likely to be revealed during Ubisoft Forward later today.

A small clip has leaked from the Russian Uplay store, which appears to show remastered visuals from the game ahead of a potential reveal during Ubisoft’s September 10 showcase. Yesterday, fans spotted Prince of Persia motifs and symbols in a piece of promotional art for Ubisoft Forward, and an Amazon UK listing for a ‘Prince of Persia Remake’ has also been found.

All of this evidence suggests that Ubisoft is raring up to reveal a remake of 2008’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, most likely during Ubisoft Forward.

A video surfaced in May showing test footage of a cancelled Prince of Persia pitch from 2012. For more information, check out our writeup here.

If it is indeed real, a Sands of Time remake would likely go down well – back in 2003 we awarded the original a 9.6/10 review, saying it was “a must own — a soon-to-be-classic worthy of a permanent place in your collection.”

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Xbox Game Pass For PC Will Soon Be More Expensive

Xbox Game Pass for PC–a subscription offering that gets you tons of games– is about to get more expensive. Microsoft has announced that the introductory price, which is $5 per month, will soon be retired.

This has been the price since Xbox Game Pass for PC launched in beta, which it remains at today. In a blog post, Microsoft said Xbox Game Pass for PC will “become generally available” on September 17, which is the day that the introductory price expires. From the wording here, it sounds like Xbox Game Pass for PC may leave beta on this date, too.

People who have already subscribed at that price will pay the same rate through their next billing cycle, after which they will see the price increase to $10 per month.

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Ubisoft’s Skull And Bones Has A “New Vision,” Won’t Be At Ubisoft Forward

Ubisoft has a big show coming up with a second Ubisoft Forward this week, but one game that won’t be part of the event is the long-in-development swashbuckling pirate game Skull & Bones.

In a blog post, creative director Elisabeth Pellen confirmed that Skull & Bones has begun production again “in full swing with a new vision.” Pellen said developer Ubisoft Singapore is “fully committed” to launching the game and supporting it for many years after launch.

Although Skull & Bones won’t be at Ubisoft Forward this week, the developer confirmed it is “working on plans to present Skull & Bones sometime in the future. It will be worth the wait.”

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Fargo Showrunner Says That Season 5 Is A Possibility

Fargo is coming back for Season 4 on September 27, premiering 11 new episodes over three years after the end of Season 3. Showrunner Noah Hawley has commented on the possibility of more episodes at a recent FX press event, and it sounds like he’s open to the possibility.

As reported by Deadline, Hawley was asked about another season, and replied “I’m certainly not ruling it out.” It sounds like he would need some time to figure it out, though. “It’s not just one idea you need, it’s a hundred ideas and characters…so that tends to percolate,” he said.

Hawley says that he’s currently trying to write a new novel, so that is taking priority for him. He’s pretty busy, he says, and also wants to make sure that he spends time at home with his kids. “I want to make sure the choices I make for the next few years, is not me saying ‘yes’ to things, but trying to tell stories I haven’t told before, and continue to explore with FX how we can try to reinvent that medium,” he says.

Season 4 star Chris Rock spoke at that same press day, explaining how COVID-19 has informed his performance in the show.

Hawley had plans to make his own Star Trek movie, but it’s been put on the backburner, possibly because its pandemic-focused plotline would hit differently after the events of 2020.

No More Heroes 3 Delayed to 2021

No More Heroes 3 has been delayed to 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused “unforeseen delays in development.”

No More Heroes series director Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda of Grasshopper Manufacture took to Twitter to explain the delay and apologize to fans for the lack of news ever since “the reveal of the trailer for No More Heroes 3 at [The Game Awards] at the end of 2019.”

While the pandemic has impacted the project, Suda did say that the team has “managed to get back on our feet with development” and that their main focus now is “prioritizing quality.”

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It wasn’t all bad news, however, as he revealed that Darick Robertson, a comic book illustrator who co-created The Boys, will be joining the team working on No More Heroes 3 to “provide illustrations for the game.”

Suda shared a commissioned piece by Darick Robertson on Twitter, called “Demzamtiger & His Master,” and you can check it out below.

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No More Heroes 3, a Nintendo Switch exclusive, was unveiled during Nintendo’s E3 2019 Direct, and the initial trailer showed Travis Touchdown and his beam katana back in action once more.

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At the New Game Plus Expo 2020, we got a glimpse of No More Heroes 3 gameplay, but it was mostly covered by Suda’s head.

You can read Suda’s full statement here.

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