Great Prince of Persia Interview

[steve]

This is a great interview here (http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=9218&mode=thread&order=0)

Actually, it's not a great interview, but what makes it funny is the fact that it's a canned Q&A UbiSoft sent to everyone, and this site added an opening and closing question and answer to make it appear like it's an actual interview.

I particularly like the opening question: "Who has the honor to talk to us? State your name, rank and occupation!"

[Jakub]

Surely you jest!

[Tom Chick]

That is pretty cheap. Does Worthplaying normally do that sort of thing?

I got the same Q&A in a press release. There's nothing wrong with putting it online -- heck, that's why UbiSoft sent it out. But to pawn it off as your own material like that is pretty low. Worthplaying even added stuff at the beginning and end to make it sound like they wrote the questions.

I wonder if they'll get linked at Blue's...

-Tom

[Ben Sones]

"Who has the honor to talk to us? State your name, rank and occupation!"

If I were going to fabricate a faux interview from canned answers, I'd do even more of this sort of thing...

What did you think of the original Prince of Persia? Answer carefully, for if I do not like what you say, I will cut off your hand!

YM : I always felt the original game revolutionised the gaming industry. It became the standard of the time and an instant “classic,” and represented great Action-Adventure gaming, strong settings and compelling storytelling. Working on the fourth instalment of this well-known franchise has been quite a challenge and a great honour for the whole team.

You know what's really gay? People who think that the Prince of Persia games were among the coolest games ever.

YM : The Prince of Persia games were among the coolest PC games ever....

...And so on. If you are going to act unethically, you might as well have fun with it.

[Brian 'Veloxi' Rubin]

Oh man, they stole the interview I posted on my own site (http://www.brubin.net/index.php?extend.397)! Bastards! I cite plagarism! ;)

[Tom Chick]

Nice one, Brian. Hey, maybe we should run it here, too!

-Tom

[Brian 'Veloxi' Rubin]

Nice one, Brian. Hey, maybe we should run it here, too!

-Tom
Sorry, no, it's an exclusive. ;)

[GMicek]

I wonder if they'll get linked at Blue's...

Well, it got linked at Voodoo Extreme. For whatever that's worth.

[Anonymous]

Is it too late for Bub to break the story of the Prince of Persia interview?

[Sparky]

Hey, does it support the PC dance pad?

[Bub, Andrew]

They don't make a PC dance pad.

[steve]

Hey, does it support the PC dance pad?
I think reading that interview only requires a browser-equipped PC with an Internet connection. But perhaps worthplaying.com has a special interface that replaces all of the fake questions they're pretending to ask with a preview of the upcoming games from Schadenfreude Interactive (www.schadenfreudeinteractive.com). I think the PR for that fine company should send them a press release announcing their lineup.