The day before the release of quite possibly the biggest entertainment experience of the year, is a good one to bury bad news. So it's weird to find an influx of hopeful, hype-generating announcements.
First up, Ubisoft has confirmed that it's working on a new Prince of Persia title, due out on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC this winter. The game will apparently boast a whole new gameplay twist and a new art style. Naturally, the Montreal studio will be handling dev duties. A DS-exclusive PoP title is also on the cards.
Platform hero Crash Bandicoot is also set to make a return this year. Developer Radical Entertainment is promising a 'free-romping' family adventure with new moves, co-op multiplayer and comedy voice acting. Crash is apparently also now able to capture enemies and utilise them as his henchmen. It's sub-titled 'Mind Over Mutant'.
Finally, EA and Maxis have unveiled plans to release the 'Spore Creature Creator' on June 17. This editing application lets players build and personalise their own beasts for the full game, which isn't coming out until September. There will be a free demo version available from the Spore website as well as a retail version with more customisation options. You'll be able to post videos of your unholy creations on YouTube, although to really work in this format they'll need to be singing badly, falling of a skateboard or pretending to be a confused 15 year-old-girl with a, like, totally genuine video diary. Perhaps that'll all arrive on another download.
So, which of those game announcements excites you most?
