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While browsing the Gamestop website, thatgamingsite.com finds out when the Mirror's Edge demo comes out.
That Aussie Game Site recaps another important week of game news. Featuring their theories on Bungie's "Keep It Clean" trailer, the revelation of a familiar looking nemesis in Gears of War 2 and they discuss the disappointing mix-up that left no one playing the the much anticipated Mirror's Edge demo.
Digital Games reports that a demo for Mirror's Edge will be released today on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network, although EA has told Strategy Informer that this story is a result of confusion from a press release that was sent out earlier this month.
Digital Gamers reports that the Mirror Edge demo will hit today for both the PSN and XboxLive.
The Eurogamer Expo and gamesindustry.biz games fair has started selling tickets this week. You can buy a ticket for £5, which is donated to GamesAid, and gives you access to both events.
UK retailer GAME is offering preorder bonuses for Mirror's Edge. The item is a Fenchurch T-shirt with main charcter Faith on the front. The t-shirts are availiable in Medium and Large.
PSB writes:
Videogamer writes: "DICE has today announced that its highly anticipated first-person action title, Mirror's Edge, is to ship for Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 14 across Europe.
MCV: Much-hyped DICE title Mirror's Edge has been confirmed for release on November 11th in the US, and November 14th in the UK.
A few sites are reporting a rumour that the gorgeous looking free running title Mirror's Edge has slipped to 2009
Big Download: "It was one of our most anticipated PC games for the fall but now there are some signs that Mirror's Edge might not make it to PC hard drives this year after all. The unusual first person action game from developer Digital Illusions and publisher Electronic Arts has generated tons of advance buzz and at the moment it looks like the console versions are still due for release this fall."
Sony has dismissed reports Mirror's Edge will be a timed PS3 exclusive - but said there will be downloadable content available only via PlayStation Network.
Producer Tom Ferrer explained to EGM Magazine that the time trial portions of Mirror's Edge will be "bite-sized and short so you can grind them and play them and get faster and faster. It's not like playing an entire level." Naturally, you'll be able to upload your fastest time for each section to online leaderboards, and you can even download ghost data that appears in the game as a stylish red silhouette showing how other people completed the task.
ButtonMasher writes - A German Tech sitehas quoted David Reeves from Leipzig as having stated that Mirror's Edge would be a timed exclusive for the PS3, this came out of the blue for many people looking forward to the game and especially the Xbox 360/PC owners.
One of the German's site called Heise online have said on the last past from this archive* about Sony's Conference in GC08.
"Straight out of Games Convention 2008 in Leipzig comes three minutes of Mirror's Edge in-game footage. All the previous video has been above ground, featuring a bright cityscape, as you jump from building to building.
Ripten writes:
ButtonMasher writes - Three weeks ago EA released some new screenshots and a 2D trailer, for the most part I thought it was an interesting diversion from the normal in-game trailer, it turns out there is something more to it