Ubisoft has announced that a new Prince of Persia game is scheduled to be released towards the end of 2008 on PC, Xbox and PS3 platforms.

The next installment will mark the popular series’ debut on next-generation consoles and is now being developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio - the same team that created the Prince of Persia Sands of Time trilogy.

With the new chapter in the Prince of Persia franchise, the game will feature new game play, a new art style and is expected to to rejuvenate the action-adventure gaming genre.

Furthermore, Ubisoft is also set to release a new Prince of Persia game designed specifically for the Nintendo DS. This version will feature a new storyline and new characters with Ubisoft promising to deliver more details in the future.