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"Small Team" Working On Mirror's Edge 2
Liked Parkour-inspired first-person action title Mirror's Edge? It's getting a sequel. More »
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Comment by Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: I loved it up to the point where you snuck into a building full of armed guards by way of... 20 Responses | Other threads
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These Guys Take Mirror's Edge Cosplay Seriously
While cosplay can often be an amateur, stinky affair, sometimes people put a little more effort into it. This gallery - of some Mirror's Edge cosplay - is one of those times. More » -
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Mirrors Edge Gets A Level Editor (Of Sorts)
I'm not happy with the direction DICE took with the Mirror's Edge downloadable content. I want more rooftops, not weird floating islands. Thankfully, users can now make their own new levels. More »
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Comment by Sloopydrew: "even though it was, in hindsight, probably my favourite game of 2008" I just got this game in the mail yesterday.... 11 Responses | Other threads
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EA Honcho: "We Didn't Make Hits" in '08
Remember EA boasted that last year it put out 15 games getting 80 or better on Metacritic? Guess that's no longer an operative statement. A senior exec told investors "We didn't make hits" last year. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by Alamosh: Quick! Get the lantern!: No more marketing. More original and interesting concepts. Those sell themselves. 27 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge, Dead Space Taught EA Hard Lesson About Release Dates
Electronic Arts has reflected on the ups and downs of 2008, realizing that, like the movie industry, not every single title needs to ship right before the holidays. You know, like every other game does. More »
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Comment by Vault69: While the holiday deluge certainly didn't help the vast majority of people I know who haven't bought Mirror's Edge yet... 13 Responses | Other threads
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Downloadables
Mirror's Edge Time Trials Arrive In Timely Fashion
Faith takes to the skies today as DICE releases the slightly delayed Time Trial map pack for Mirror's Edge across three platforms, with a special free bonus map already available to PlayStation 3 owners. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by BlisteringOrange: I still haven't picked up the game! But really want to, it's just that many people i heard were dissappointed.... 16 Responses | Other threads
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Mixed Martial Arts Title, New Shooter In Works At EA?
Electronic Arts has been on a roll lately, churning out quite a selection of new and innovative titles over the past year.
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Comment by Chesu: I don't really see the appeal in a UFC game... but then again, pro wrestling games seem incredibly bland and... 24 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge DLC Accidentally Runs Off A Building, Now Delayed
That exclusive PlayStation 3 time trial map for Mirror's Edge, that's on schedule. But the main event? The time trial map pack, due for release across all three platforms? It's run into delays. More »
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Comment by D Mitsuki : Gotta have guts kid!: This article has confused the hell out of me, so the PS3 exclusive content was delayed all around? What? 9 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror’s Edge PS3 Exclusive Time Trial Freebie Hits Tomorrow
Electronic Arts is doing PlayStation 3 owners a solid tomorrow, handing out Mirror's Edge downloadable content like it grows on trees. Dubbed "Synethesia,” the free time trial map is an abstract, dreamy affair. More »
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Comment by Tethandros: Alright, what's the name of the song in the video? I've heard it to the point where I must... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Play Mirror's Edge In Third-Person
I adore Mirror's Edge. Others, though, are less kind to the game. Think it's too short, think it's controls are a mess. Well, if you think the latter, would some third-person controls help? More »
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Comment by CockroachMan: Just saw some videos of it on Youtube.. the character animations are very weird.. 30 Responses | Other threads
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Check This Awesome Mirror's Edge Tat
This guy Patrick emailed us to say he got a tattoo like Faith's from Mirror's Edge. Immediately I thought of her eye sunburst and figured he's gonna look like Mike Tyson. Nope. Much, much cooler. More »
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By Owen GoodComment by I_Like_Rabbits: I'll never understand tattoos. In high school, some of my friends went as soon as they were 18 and got... 68 Responses | Other threads
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Frankenreview: Mirror's Edge (PC)
While the console versions of EA DICE's ambitious first-person action adventure game Mirror's Edge might have slipped past the Frankenreview monster, the recently released PC version encounters no such luck. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Perfectnumpty: Has she got bigger boobs now to appease the japanese market? 12 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge DLC Dated
Along with the news that the PC version of the critically acclaimed first-person adventure Mirror's Edge is now shipping to stores, EA delivers a late-January release date for the eagerly anticipated time trial DLC. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Communist_Gamer: "Critically acclaimed" Debatable. 27 Responses | Other threads
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Fun For The Whole Family
Family Gaming Awards Play The Age Card
UK site Game People takes a slightly different approach to video game awards, breaking games down into life stages instead of the more traditional console or genre distinctions. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by lilaliendog: Seniors: Gran Turismo 5 Prologue PS3 ... really? oh I get it so they can see just how often they... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge With And Without Awesome PhysX Effects
Remember that fantastic Mirror's Edge trailer dripping with snazzy PhysX eye-candy? The differences may not have been clear enough to the casual observer, something DICE, EA, and NVIDIA hope to change. More »
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Comment by AproposOfEverything: Gee, that makes owning this expensive gaming rig oh so worth it. /"huge chasm of sarcasm" chasm. 26 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge PC Requirements
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A Look At The First Mirror's Edge Comic Book
Back in June, we got an early peak the Mirror's Edge comic. Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo has read the first issue. What did he learn? More »
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Comment by Sonira - bettah zan Mama!: Hmm... not a fan of her design there. 5 Responses | Other threads
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disturbance in the workforce
Slow Mirror's Edge, Rock Band 2 Sales Could Spur More EA Lay-offs
According one analyst, Electronic Arts may be primed for more cutbacks in the wake of weaker than expected sales for a trio of new releases, including Rock Band 2 and Mirror's Edge. More » -
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Mirror's Edge DLC In Motion
By Mike FaheyComment by duckmouth: Personally I think this looks terrible. Love Mirrors Edge and was considering buying DLC if it had been a new... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge Getting Time Trial Map Pack In January
DICE plans on keeping Mirror's Edge players on their toes next month with the January release of a downloadable Time Trial Map Pack, featuring seven new maps for your running enjoyment. More »
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By Mike FaheyComment by Ladi: ...No but seriously, her eyes are way too stereotypical. Most real asian women don't look like that. 27 Responses | Other threads
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What Do Some Japanese Commenters Think Of Faith From Mirror's Edge?
Yes. This. Again. We posted a fan-made reworking of Mirror's Edge protagonist, Faith. The character was designed by Westerners, and the fan-made image was not. There were obvious differences in aesthetics.
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Comment by Keen314: "Man, the Mirror's Edge protagonist is way creepy... It's like some Asian female stereotype." High-five my japanese brother! That was... 41 Responses | Other threads
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More on the Reviewer-Innovation Conundrum
Last week, we mentioned Keith Stuart's meditation on whether or not reviewers really get innovation; since then, several people have picked up the discourse, with N'Gai Croal weighing in on the debate. More »
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Comment by Kobun: I agree. Innovation doesn't excuse poor gameplay and bad execution. Not to say Mirrors Edge is terribly short on those... 29 Responses | Other threads
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Faith Is Not A 12 Year-Old With A Boob Job
Last month we posted a fan-made image of Mirror's Edge protagonist Faith. There are obvious physical differences between them. The discrepancies extend perhaps between the two different vantage points the images belong: East and West. More »
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Comment by excaliburps: Asians normally are not as well endowed as our Western cousins. If that was her body type, I have to... 35 Responses | Other threads
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Culture
Do Reviewers Really Understand Innovation?
Yet another nice piece from the Guardian; Keith Stuart takes up the issue of innovation and whether or not reviewers really get it. Using Mirror's Edge as a launching point, he notes that there seems to be too much focus on some of the little details and not enough emphasis on deconstructing the experience: More »
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Comment by CrunchbiteJr: The only thing reviewers produce that audiences want to read is a score at the end, audiences couldn't care less... 21 Responses | Other threads
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PC Mirror's Edge Uses PhysX To Awesome Effect
The reason for DICE delaying the PC release of Mirror's Edge may be a little clearer. More »
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Comment by Real Serious Assassin: How about if you have an ATI card? Will this game still look good? I have an HD 2400, fyi. 11 Responses | Other threads
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The Official 2D Mirror's Edge Is 2Awesome
Mirror's Edge 2D should be pretty self-explanatory. Despite dropping a D, the Flash-based sidescrolling experience is still pretty deep. Sure, it's not as cute as that LittleBigPlanet-built take on Mirror's Edge, but it is a helluva lot more accurate. Built by Borne Games, aka Brad Borne, creator of Fancy Pants Adventures, Mirror's Edge 2D is still in beta, but EA reps tell us that the full version is expected to launch in two to three weeks. More »
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Comment by Antiterra: Shouldn't it be "Mirror's Ege"? Because it drop-- ...nevermind. 13 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror’s Edge Review: Leaps of Faith End in Splat
Mirror’s Edge is a first person action-adventure game that features French free-running art parkour as the primary means of movement, combat, and puzzle-solving. More »
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By AJ GlasserComment by Gamebrain87: Shame about all the so-so ratings for this game. I was really looking forward to it. Oh well. 19 Responses | Other threads
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LittleBigMirrorsEdge Gives Us Faith In Side-scrolling
Regardless of how Mirror's Edge will be received by critics — though it seems to be doing pretty well so far — it has certainly struck a chord with gamers. The first level from Mirror's Edge recreated in Portal likely took a hell of a lot more work, but its counterpart creation in LittleBigPlanet is still charmingly impressive. As soon as EA releases a Faith Sackboy costume — which we're sure will be "premium" — the whole experience will be more complete.
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Comment by Zim: Pretty great recreation of mirrors edge. I guess the unfortunate thing is that level will now be deleted. Also when LBP... 21 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge PC Version Plus Cross-Platform DLC In January
Two nuggets of Mirror's Edge news fresh from the courier's satchel - the PC version of the free running game will be taking the scenic route to arrive in early 2009 and will be turning up at the same time as a load of cross-platform DLC for the game. More »
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Comment by AliyahAcestes: IMHO, this looks best on the XBOX360. When I get my console back from being serviced, I'll be sure... 27 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge Producer on Decisions and Design
Gamasutra's Chris Remo has a nice interview up with Mirror's Edge producer Nick Cannon on the design ethos and process of putting together the game; a lot of the interview is taken up with design considerations and the nuts and bolts of how the game was built, but there's plenty of interesting chatter in throughout. On the issue of the codification of genres and a rigidity in design that seems to be passing, Cannon has this to say: More »
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Comment by MysteryPersonX: I played the demo and enjoyed it a lot, but like others I really feel it should have been third... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge "Wanted" Posters Pop Up At Universities
Electronic Arts is giving Mirror's Edge viral marketing the old college try, with "wanted" posters for the game's protagonist Faith popping up at at least one college campus, the University of Southern California. Yes, we've definitely seen this tactic before — and arguably done a little better — but we can't fault EA for trying to turn some of that student cash earmarked for ramen and Milwaukee's Best into Mirror's Edge spend. Want to stealth market for EA yourself? Scans of the poster are at the source. More »
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Comment by TOWER_JUNKIE: You have to realize that someone is going to mistake this for a real wanted poster. 8 Responses | Other threads
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dice
Mirror's Edge Goes Gold, Factory Bound
Do games actually go gold anymore? I mean, as in actually make a proper gold CD/DVD that gets couriered to an actual games factory? Just typing the phrase 'games factory' makes it seem a bit Willy Wonka. More »
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Comment by excaliburps: Well if they're not going gold anymore they should coin another term for it. I prefer the term "torrentable". I'm not... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by Pudgey: So what was that music, or was it made specifically for the game? 18 Responses | Other threads
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"Just Kick A Guy In The Nuts And Take His Gun"
Mirror's Edge may have shooting, but it's not shooting game. Main character Faith is agile, but fragile and vulnerable. If she's going to leap across a huge space in buildings, she can't do it with a gun. Faith needs to put it down, first. Website Kikizo asked developer EA DICE if it considered letting players throwing the gun across the gap to use later. According to the game's producer Manuel Llines: More »
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Comment by Evelgest: Or she could put the gun in that messenger bag of hers.. ya know, the one that Gamestop replicated and... 17 Responses | Other threads
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The Final Mirror's Edge Story Trailer
Here's the latest and final in a series of story trailers for EA's free-running dangerous delivery service simulation, Mirror's Edge, and I almost hate to see them go. I actually enjoy the animation and art direction in these more than I like what I've seen of the actual game in motion. I'm sure once I have the game in hand next week and get over the initial period of nausea I will do just fine. This final installment deals with runners from more of a sales standpoint. I suppose they have to have someone hawking their services for them. You can't be that good at navigating skyscrapers and a people person at the same time.
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By Mike FaheyComment by Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: By the way, theres a free-roam glitch in the demo+ Watch video 6 Responses | Other threads
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By Owen GoodComment by ara: Playing the PS3 demo verified my decision to order PC version correct. The game has such a pace that mouse... 15 Responses | Other threads
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You Gotta Have Faith: Does Style Beat Out Realism
Earlier this month Kotaku posted a pair of images of the lovely Faith from Mirror's Edge. One was the official rendering by Swedish dev DICE of the parkour-inspired, Asiatic heroine - and the other was a reinterpretation edited by an Asian fan, imagining what Faith would look like if she had been designed according to what he says are Asian standards of beauty. More »
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Comment by SabinDeus: "It's not that we hate big boobs. It's that we don't get why someone who represents values we admire would... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Mirror's Edge Demo Hits This Week
Looks like that rumored Mirror's Edge demo will be hitting the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 earlier than we thought. More »
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Comment by YorickB: Unless the demo convinces me otherwise, I think Mirror's Edge will be a rental for me. I just don't... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Professional Free Runners Talk Mirror's Edge
Earlier last month EA managed to show off Mirror's edge at the World Freerun Championships in London so that the real runners could give their insight on the game and how it holds up to the real thing. Fortunately for EA, the reception was rather positive and they put together this video featuring some of the highlights of the event for us to see.
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Comment by Indypunk: Am I the only one that thought that what they were doing was more of dancing than parkour...ing? I mean,... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Comment by blue bed: Cheap animation is cheap. Well done, EA. I was intrigued by the game at first, but these guys are incompetent... 5 Responses | Other threads
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