Prince of Persia Ubisoft Showcase 1

As many of us realised several years ago, E3 is dead. While organisers ESA continue to dilly-dally over the ongoing relevance of the obviously defunct convention, publishers are plotting their own independent alternatives. One of those companies, allegedly, is Ubisoft, as per industry know-it-all Tom Henderson, writing for XFire.

Apparently the French publisher is preparing a juggernaut showcase, which will potentially include updates on almost 20 (!!!) different games. Thereā€™s no word on when this will take place ā€“ it sounds like world events could play a big part in that ā€“ but this being Ubisoft, knowledge of the event isnā€™t the only news. Yā€™see, Henderson also has his mucky mitts on the chunks of the running order, too.

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So, what can we expect, then? Well, firstly, thereā€™s the usual suspects: Skull & Bones, Beyond Good & Evil 2, and that Rabbids crossover starring a certain pipe plugger in dungarees. But then thereā€™s the more juicy stuff, like a third entry in The Crew series ā€“ heaven knows the PlayStation 5 could do with more arcade racers! ā€“ and a sequel to Immortals: Fenyx Rising.

How about this as well? Ubisoft Montpellier ā€“ the Rayman Legends team ā€“ is allegedly working on a brand new Prince of Persia, which has been inspired by modern 2D titles like Ori and the Blind Forest. That sounds sumptuous! And donā€™t worry, the oft-delayed Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake hasnā€™t been canned. Not yet, anyway.

Elsewhere, titles like The Division Heartland and XDefiant are likely to feature, and thereā€™s even speculation that a smaller-scale Assassinā€™s Creed spin-off, codenamed Rift, could appear during the showcase as well. Henderson cautions that not every in-development project may be ready for primetime, but clearly the French publisher has a lot to talk about.

To be honest, it all makes sense to us. Obviously the original article is a little wishy-washy, because it isnā€™t entirely sure when said presentation will take place. But the publisher has been hosting its own livestreams under the Ubisoft Forward branding for a few years now, and if it brings all of the abovementioned titles to the next instalment, this will be a barnstormer.

[source xfire.com]