The festive season can be relatively slow when it comes to news and new game releases, as everyone is busy with their videogame presents and rummaging through physical and digital sales. But the dark days are over, the publishers are waking up from their holiday slumbers, and the eShop is ramping up for a new year full of new surprises.

The first entity to truly start dragging us into 2024 in style is Ubisoft with the return of their beloved franchise Prince of Persia!

In this new title from Rayman Origins creators, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Prince of Persia meets 2D Metroidvania!

In anticipation of its release on January 15th, Ubisoft are launching a free demo which will be available from January 11th! As well as that, a brand new trailer has been revealed for the game which you can view below:

Dash into a stylish and thrilling action-adventure platformer set in a mythological Persian world where the boundaries of time and space are yours to manipulate. Play as Sargon and evolve from sword-wielding prodigy to extraordinary legend as you master acrobatic combat and unlock new Time Powers and unique super abilities.

UNLEASH YOUR INNER WARRIOR

Use your Time Powers, combat, and platforming skills to perform deadly combos and defeat time-corrupted enemies and mythological creatures.

LOSE YOURSELF IN THE PRODIGIOUS MOUNT QAF

Discover a cursed Persian-inspired world filled with larger-than-life landmarks and explore a variety of highly detailed biomes, each with their own identity, wonder, and danger.

LIVE AN EPIC ADVENTURE

Immerse yourself in a Persian mythological fantasy through an intriguing and original story as you use your wits to solve puzzles, find hidden treasures, and complete quests to learn more about this corrupted place.