Mirror's Edge gets dated

by: John - posted: 9/18/2008 1:47:00 PM

Mirror's Edge has really taken off lately and it won't be long before you'll be able to get your hands on it. November 11th will be the ship date for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions while the PC version will be due out later in the winter. Before that though, people will get a chance to play some of the beginning with demos due to hit the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. If you pre-order the game, you'll be able to get a code to unlock the Time Trial mode in the demo starting September 26th. The Time Trial mode lets you compete against others in an obstacle course to see who gets the best time. Ghosts of others can be seen running so you can gauge how some of the other folks are doing as well. This is a different sort of FPS game so we'll see how well it plays out in a few months.

DICE ANNOUNCES HOLIDAY SHIP DATE FOR MIRROR’S EDGE

Award-winning Action Adventure Game Redefines First Person Genre

With New Heroine, New Perspective, New Freedom of Movement

Redwood City, CA. – Sept 18, 2008 – Take a leap of ‘Faith’ this November! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that the highly acclaimed first-person action adventure title, Mirror’s Edge™ will ship on November 11th for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system. The PC version of Mirror’s Edge will ship later in the winter. Prior to launch, players worldwide will get an early peek at the game when the demo* becomes available via Xbox LIVE™ Marketplace and PLAYSTATION® Store. The demo will feature the prologue of the game including the tutorial and a segment of the single-player story mode. Starting September 26th, players who pre-order Mirror’s Edge at selected retailers will get an exclusive code that unlocks the Time Trial mode in the demo.

Time Trial mode challenges players to find the fastest route across the rooftops and through the streets. Players can upload their best time to the Mirror’s Edge leaderboards for their friends to download and compete against. Players can see their friend’s ‘ghost’ run as they race their way through the course to the top of the leaderboards.

“Mirror’s Edge is bringing something new to the action-adventure genre this holiday by putting the player in the shoes of the hero, seeing what she sees, feeling what she feels,” says Owen O’Brien, Senior Producer, DICE. “We wanted to create an entirely new experience, with a different type of heroine and a world that not only looks fresh and new but has unique gameplay.”

Mirror’s Edge was recently awarded “Best Xbox 360 Game” at the recent GC Developers Conference in Leipzig, Germany. It also received the “Best Action Game” of Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) by IGN and the Game Critics Award for “Best Original Game” at E3 in July. Mirror’s Edge delivers players straight into the shoes of Faith, a modern day heroine who traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in intense combat, fast-paced chases and challenging puzzles. With a never-before-seen sense of movement and perspective, players are drawn into Faith’s dangerous world.

Mirror’s Edge is being developed at EA Digital Illusions CE AB (DICE) in Stockholm, Sweden. The game is rated “T” by the ESRB and “16+” by PEGI. For more information on EA DICE or Mirror’s Edge, please visit www.ea.com, www.dice.se or www.mirrorsedge.com.