Fred Marcus (left) interviews Jordan Mechner at Gamelab.
Fred Marcus (left) interviews Jordan Mechner at Gamelab.
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Jordan Mechner’s new book will explore the making of Prince of Persia, 3 decades later

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Gaming pioneer Jordan Mechner said he is publishing a book on the making of The Prince of Persia, based on journals that he kept while making the game 30 years ago.

Stripe Press is publishing the book, The Making of Prince of Persia, which should be out next year, Mechner said in a fireside chat at the Gamelab game conference in Barcelona today.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.