We didn't quite know what to make of DICE's kung-fu combat game Mirror's Edge when it emerged in magazine previews last year, but after reading the latest eyes-on reports we're absolutely excited - insultingly so. It's being described as a 'first-person free-runner', basically putting you on the top of a skyscraper and pitting you against helicopters, snipers and an endless army of armed goons. Set totally in ... » Read More

Feb 29, 2008

Mirror's Edge: "Gaming might never be the same again"

360 News from N4G | Mirror's Edge

VG247 saw Mirror's Edge, the DICE-developed first-person free-running game, at GDC last week. According to the report, it was one of the most impressive games at the show.

From the piece: "The first-person free-running of the female protagonist is astounding to behold, and we watch as the entire crowd wobbles and leans in response to the running and leaping on-screen. With just a press of a button the demo-player is able to skid underneath pipes, or vault over them. He can vault fences and can flow leap across rooftops into a run with a single crash roll. Never has an FPS tracked inertia and human movement in this way."
» Read More

Jan 11, 2008

Mirror's Edge - first in-game screens

360 News | Mirror's Edge

Jan 11, 2008 We've heard hardly a squeak from Digital Illusions' Mirror's Edge since it was announced last summer, but first in-game screenshots have finally surfaced. You can check out the new screens ... » Read More

Jul 23, 2007

Mirror's Edge Sounds Pretty Great

360 News from N4G | Mirror's Edge

360 - Mirror's Edge - Mirror's Edge Sounds Pretty Great

The latest issue of Edge has the scoop on DICE's upcoming first-person action...jumping...thing, Mirror's Edge. First up, it's not a shooter. Instead, influenced heavily by parkour, they're calling it a first-person action adventure. Huge levels will allow you the same kind of free-form exploration and athletic tomfoolery as a game like Tony Hawks or even Crackdown, but with much finer control. Don't think the lumbering cops of Crackdown, think Prince of Persia.
» Read More

Jul 11, 2007

E3 2007: Mirror's Edge

360 News from N4G | Mirror's Edge

360 - Mirror's Edge - E3 2007: Mirror's Edge

The fine folks at DICE have wowed us with Battlefield, their uniquely appealing multiplayer action franchise. But now the Stockholm-based developer is turning their attention to the action adventure genre. Confirmed today by Electronic Arts, the "revolutionary new take on the first person action adventure category" Mirror's Edge is due out in 2008 for the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.

Though the basic description of the game seems like a radical departure for the developer, DICE's general manager Patrick Soderlund is hoping they can bring the same level of innovation to the action adventure genre as they brought to the multiplayer shooter.
» Read More

Jul 10, 2007

E3 07: Mirror's Edge announced for 2008

360 News | Mirror's Edge

Electronic Arts has announced a new game in development for the PC and next-gen consoles. Mirrors Edge will be a “revolutionary” take on the first-person action adventure genre, with EA bigwigs promising all kinds of innovation. Speaking from the EA DICE studio in Stockholm, Senior Producer Owen OBrien has this to say: "We want to change the way that players are able to move in first person. No more restrictions, no more being blocked by simple barriers such as walls and fences. We ... » Read More

Jul 4, 2007

DICE reveals Mirror's Edge details

360 News from N4G | Mirror's Edge

360 - Mirror's Edge - DICE reveals Mirror's Edge details

Electronic Arts' studio Digital Illusions has revealed to GamesIndustry.biz details of how its new property hopes to revolutionise the way players experience games in the first-person perspective.

"At this time, we are not revealing anything more than the fact that we are changing the way that players are able to move in first person," said a representative for DICE.

"No more restrictions, no more being blocked by simple barriers such as walls and fences. We want to enable the player to move like a real person, with the ability to run, jump, vault and slide in a way that has never been seen before in a first-person game."
» Read More