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Next Mirror's Edge game in the works

by John Callaham Jun 14th 2009 @ 1:00PM

Digital Illusions already has a full plate. It has several Battlefield games at some point of development (including the recently revealed Battlefield 3). But according to Videogamer.com the next game in their other major franchise Mirror's Edge is also in the works.

Patrick Soderlund, the current senior vice president at Electronic Arts' Games Europe division, stated, "You will see another Mirror's Edge for sure. It's just a matter of when that time is and what we do with it. We have a small team on it and I'm excited about what we do." He didn't say if this would be a full-fledged sequel, a spin-off or what form the new game will take.

Filed under: Action

PC game weekend sales deals hit the Net

by John Callaham Apr 17th 2009 @ 9:00AM

As we work for the weekend, we all need a second chance to go off the deep end . . . and find some great PC game deals. Over at GoGamer.com the have a number of retail box copies that are for sale, including Overlord for just $5.90 and Mirror's Edge for just $19.90.

Direct2Drive has a few titles of interest that are on sale until Sunday including Major League Baseball 2K9 for just $9.99. The recent Midway action-driving game Wheelman is on sale "for a limited time" for $29.99. GamersGate has Kane and Lynch: Dead Men on sale for just $14.95 this weekend. They also have the upcoming RTS game Stalin Vs. Martians on sale for 20 percent off before its release next week. Finally Steam's weekend sales deal is for Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 which has had its price reduced 50 percent to $14.99 this weekend.

Filed under: Biz

Mirror's Edge Giveaway Winners Announced

by Steven Wong Feb 26th 2009 @ 8:00AM

Thank you to all the participants who made the Mirror's Edge Giveaway a success. 10 winners were selected at random to receive a retail boxed copy of Mirror's Edge for the PC, which includes a bonus soundtrack CD.

The winners are: Justin Duke from Ft. Mitchell, KY; Tommy Rutledge from Temple, TX; Peter Mann from Tacoma, WA; Terry Olaes from Keller, TX; Josh Buonocore from Winter Spring, FL; Michael Harling from Summerville, SC; Matthew Lyon from Worcester, MA; Eric Grygier from Newark, DE; Any Schott from Dearborn, MI and Paul Goodrich from Pleasanton, CA.

Congratulatons to all the winners and a big thanks to EA for providing the prizes.

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Filed under: Contests, Action, FPS, Mirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge 2D gets more fully developed

by John Callaham Feb 24th 2009 @ 10:00AM

Around the time that the console versions of Mirror's Edge were released back in November, Borne Games launched a Flash-based 2D version of the free-running themed action game (with the full support of EA and Digital Illusions). It was just a one-level demo but there was the promise of more to come. That promise is now closer to reality as Borne Games has now launched a more fully featured version of their Flash game.

Technically Mirror's Edge 2D is still in beta but there are a number of new levels as well as time trials you can play with in the game, along with leaderboard support. More features are promised including support for videos, downloads and more. They are also planning to hold some kind of contest with an ASUS gaming laptop as its prize.

Filed under: Browser, Casual, Mirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge DLC trailer gives a closer look at the map pack

by Steven Wong Feb 21st 2009 @ 12:00PM

The new time trials map pack for Mirror's Edge is now available on all platforms and adds several all-new levels to the game. As demonstrated by this trailer, it leaves the city behind for more abstract challenges.

Download Mirror's Edge DLC Launch Trailer (73 MB)
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Filed under: Downloads, Action, FPS, Trailers, Mirror's Edge

Mirror's Edge Time Trial level pack available for PC download

by John Callaham Feb 20th 2009 @ 8:00AM

If you are a PC owner of Mirror's Edge and have been wondering where the announced Time Trial level pack can be downloaded, we have some help for you. While it took going into the game's official message board to find a helpful link, the level pack for the Digital Illusions-EA first person action game is now available via the EA Store.

As previously announced this map pack contains a number of very surreal looking levels to put Faith through her very nimble paces. The level pack costs $9.95 to download and purchase. There's no word yet if Steam owners of the game will be able to access this level pack.

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Filed under: Downloads, Expansions, Mirror's Edge

Reminder: Last day for Mirror's Edge Giveaway

by Steven Wong Feb 18th 2009 @ 7:00AM

Just a quick reminder that today is the last day to submit an entry for a random drawing. 10 winners will be selected to receive a free retail boxed copy of Mirror's Edge for the PC. Deadline for entries is 11:59PM tonight. To enter, leave a comment on the contest page. Only one entry allowed per contestant. Check the contest page for full rules. Have fun and good luck!

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Filed under: Contests, Action, FPS, Mirror's Edge

Contest: Mirror's Edge Giveaway

by Steven Wong Feb 11th 2009 @ 9:00AM

[Update]: This contest has ended. Thanks to all participants for making it a success, and winners will be announced soon.

In preparation of the Time Trials DLC expected to release this month, EA generously provided Big Download 10 boxed retail copies of Mirror's Edge for the PC to give away to our readers. Entering is easy. Just leave a comment on this post to be entered into a random drawing. Contest ends on February 18, and ten lucky winners will be free-running across the city.

* To enter, post a comment on this contest page.
* The comment must be left before 11:59 pm Eastern Time on February 18.
* You may enter only once.
* Ten winners will be selected in a random drawing.
* Winners will receive a boxed retail copy of the PC version of Mirror's Edge (valued at $49.99).
* Click Here for complete Official Rules. You must be a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec) who is 18 years or older to enter this contest.

Thanks to EA for the donation of the prizes.

Filed under: Contests, FPS, Mirror's Edge

Feature: Turning Games Into Comics - Part 2

by John Callaham Feb 10th 2009 @ 3:00PM

On Monday we posted up a feature showing off a number of notable games that have been turned into comics by various publishers. Today we have the second and final part of our feature that takes a look at even more comics that are based on either current or upcoming games.

Many of these comics have been released recently by Wildstorm, the division of DC Comics that's also responsible for the art direction of the upcoming MMO DC Universe Online. They also have several comics in the works and rumors are they will be doing even more games-to-comic adaptations.

Click on the image above to continue reading From Games to Comics: Part 2

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Filed under: Features, Starcraft II, World of Warcraft, Mirror's Edge

Check out Mirror's Edge on the PC in third person

by John Callaham Jan 28th 2009 @ 8:00PM

Digital Illusions made a design choice to make their recent action game Mirror's Edge a first-person game, But in the PC version of the title there does exist a way to experience the game in a third person viewpoint, a perspective that maybe should have been tried in the first place.

The hack to enable the feature comes from the message boards of the fan site On-Mirror's-Edge. If you want the exact procedure for it we got it right here:

go to "DocumentsEA GamesMirror's EdgeTdGameConfig"

open the file "TDInput" with notepad.

add this line to the "bindings" list:
Bindings=(Name="F4",Command="FreeFlightCamera",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

press F4 a few times. first you get the free cam (noclip) and later the third person cam.

The Youtube video above gives some idea of what the game will look like with the hack enabled. It's not perfect (you can't move the camera up or down, there are clipping issues and the animations of the legs don't look right) but if you have played the game and not been happy with its first person perspective this might be an improvement.

[Via Shacknews]

Filed under: Hacks, Action, Mirror's Edge

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