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Ubisoft recently announced that it will launch an all-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) game this fall. Interestingly, it'll be the first game that is not tied to a TMNT movie, television show or comic book, which is probably a good thing.

Ubisoft first acquired the rights to TMNT in 2006 and released a TMNT game based on the TMNT movie released in 2007. That game was largely panned as a typical movie tie-in cash grab.

The new title is expected to be an "original" action/fighting game along the lines of Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii. Indeed, the game is being developed by Game Arts, noted for working on Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii.

Moreover, though not officially announced but judging by the pre-release screenshots, the game appears to be titled "TMNT Smash Up," which further indicates gamers can expect a derivative knock-off of a popular game rather than a movie tie-in cash grab out of the next TMNT title. Ah, progress.