Ubi Soft confirms two exclusive PlayStation 2 blockbuster games for Christmas 2003

Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that the highly anticipated titles Prince of Persia The Sands of Time and Beyond Good & Evil will be console exclusive to PlayStation 2 throughout 2003 in all PAL territories.

The brand new Prince of Persia game: Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is currently under development at Ubi Soft's Montreal Studio, home to the Splinter Cell franchise. Players take the role of the Prince in the exotic, mysterious world of ancient Persia. Using groundbreaking animations and innovative time-control powers to recapture the Sands of Time, their role is to restore peace to the land.

Beyond Good & Evil is being developed by Michel Ancel - creator of the critically acclaimed and highly successful Rayman series - and his teams. The game features Jade, an intrepid and attractive journalist who uncovers a web of conspiracy. Beyond Good & Evil will transport the player into a deep story of truth and deception set into a fantastical world, a world with literally no bounds.

"Both these games uniquely showcase the fun of PlayStation 2 gaming," commented Alain Corre, Managing Director for Europe, Asia Pacific and South America, Ubi Soft Entertainment. "Following their enthusiastic reception at E3, there is already great consumer excitement building in anticipation of the launch of these exclusive PlayStation 2 games. We'll be putting unprecedented marketing support behind both these titles and predict great sales success during Christmas 2003."

David Patton, Vice President of Marketing at SCEE commented "We welcome Ubi Soft's decision to publish Prince of Persia and Beyond Good and Evil exclusively on PlayStation 2 during 2003. These games set new standards in console gaming and undoubtedly will broaden the appeal of PlayStation to new audiences."