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A few weeks ago reports hit the internet that a possible sequel to the 2008 sci-fi action game Mirror's Edge had been canceled. Now Computer and Video Games has posted up a chat with Electronic Arts' exec Frank Gibeau who said that the publisher is still looking to make a follow-up to the Digital Illusions-developed title.

Gibeau, the head of the EA Games brand, stated, "We're just trying to figure out how to bring Mirror's Edge back and in what way. That's part of the creative development process." He added that they were looking for ideas that would make the sequel sell two or three times as much as the original, stating, "We're actively working on ideas in the Mirror's Edge universe, we just haven't locked yet on a way to bring it back and a way that fans will be excited, but at the same time we can get it to a bigger audience."

Mirror's Edge was a near-future third person action game that was something different for developer Digital Illusions who is best know for all of the game's in the Battlefield shooter series. However the final product got some mixed reviews and wasn't a sales hit for publisher Electronic Arts.

While EA VP Patrick Soderlund said back in 2009 that there was a small team working on a follow-up to Mirror's Edge, a new report from the Sweden-based web site Press2Play now says those plans are cancelled. According to the report a prototype for a Mirror's Edge sequel was presented to EA execs but now that project has been stopped with Digital Illusions now working on other project (including, we assume, the upcoming Battlefield 3).

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After Sunday's repeats of one-day PC game sale on Steam, Monday brings an all new batch of price cuts of games that will last on the PC game download service until 1 pm Eastern time on Tuesday. Today's batch of games until the price cutting blade include:

Serious Sam HD Gold Edition - $3.99
HAWX 2 - $33.49
Cities XL 2011 --$19.99
Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum - $9.99
Street Fighter IV - $14.99
Victoria series - Save 50 percent off all games in series
Lost Planet 2 -$19.99 or $15.99 if you own Lost Planet
Killing Floor Complete Pack - $6.99
EVE Online - $4.99
Machinarium - $2.99
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic - $2.49
Mirror's Edge - $4.99

Is the parkour-themed sci-fi action game Mirror's Edge due out for the Mac platform? That seems to be the case based on a recent legal document. In a dispute concerning a man who claimed he owns the rights to the name "Edge" in games, publisher Electronic Arts revealed plans for such a port in a recent court filing.

The note, as discovered by iGame Radio, states, "a Mac version of the original "Mirror's Edge" video game is currently under development and is slated for release later this year." The game from developer Digital Illusions was first released for consoles in late 2008 and came out for the PC in early 2009. Aside from the court filing EA has yet to confirm such a port is being made.

The PC game download sites are starting up the post-Labor Day sales a little early this week with Direct2Drive, Steam and GamersGate all holding mid-week sales:

• Direct2Drive has two titles on sale until Wednesday. CitiesXL is on sale for $19.95 while Tropico 3 Absolute Power has a price cut today to just $9.95.
• Steam has put Puzzle Quest 2 on sale from now until Thursday $13.39, which is 33 percent off its normal price.
• GamersGate has put three Electronic Arts games on sale until Wednesday. Both Mirror's Edge and Dead Space are priced at just $7.98 while Need For Speed Shift is on sale for $14.97.

The deals on Electronic Arts games continue on Steam today as the PC game download service offers up a number of titles from the publisher with price cuts that end on Saturday at 1 pm Eastern time. Right now you can get the original Dead Space for just $9.99 while Mirror's Edge gets cut down to the low, low price of $4.99

And that's not all. The Spore franchise gets price cuts as well with the original game cut down to $26.79, the Creepy and Cute Parts Pack down to just $13.39 and the Spore Galactic Adventures expansion pack cut to $20.09. Or you can get all three in a bundle for $60.27, a 33 percent savings.

Let's all of us take a breath now. Breath in . . . and out. Good. Because now that all those PC downloadable game sales are done the various services are starting all over again with some new savings deals to check out.

• Steam is giving folks a chance to purchase the unusual first person action game Zeno Clash from developer ACE Team for just $5.10. The sale lasts through Thursday, December 3.
• Direct2Drive has begun its 24 Days of Christmas sales event with one game on sale every day for 24 hours. They begin with putting EA's action game Mirror's Edge on sale for just $4.99. The sale lasts until 1 pm ET Wednesday

It's Friday and while some are working for the weekend, some of us are also working to find new PC game sales deals and then reveal those price reductions to you. Our favorite retail gaming site GoGamer.com has their usual massive price cuts on a number of older and more recent PC games. The prices stick around until 3 am ET on Tuesday.

Among the games on sale are Mirror's Edge for $5.90, the original ArmA: Armed Assault for $9.90 and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars for $4.90. More recent games are also on sale like Terminator: Salvation for $27.90 and X-Blades for $17.90.

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.

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.