Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has reportedly trademarked the name ‘Prince of Persia Prodigy’, fueling online talk that this could be the name of the next Prince title from Ubisoft. A new game is in the works at Ubisoft Montreal, and the trademark application was apparently made in Mechner’s name last week, according to Trademork. The filing appears to cover PCs and consoles, not to mention mobile and handheld platforms, although this could be standard legalese and perhaps doesn’t indicate potential launch platforms. More on this as Ubi let us in on the act. Read more… »

As Microsoft is set to announce at a pre-Tokyo Game Show press event shortly, Ninja Gaiden 2 is real, heading to Xbox 360, and — in an unusual twist — being published by Microsoft itself, rather than Tecmo. While still under development by Tecmo’s Team Ninja, the publisher shift puts it next to games like Halo 3 and Mass Effect as part of Microsoft’s first-party lineup.

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