Mirror mirror on the wall. here's DICE's new game for all

by: John - posted: 7/10/2007 8:00:00 PM

DICE and EA announced today a new game titled Mirror's Edge. Touting new features for a FPS genre, the game will not limit players with boundries such as walls and fences as well as moving like a real person with running, jumping, vaulting, and sliding capabilities. Look for the game sometime in 2008 for the PS3, Xbox 360, and the PC.

EA’s DICE Studio Announces A New Reflection in Gaming with “Mirror’s Edge”

A Revolutionary First Person Action Adventure for Next Generation Consoles and PCs from the Makers of Battlefield 

Redwood City, CA. – July 10^th 2007 – Electronic Arts Inc., (NASDAQ: ERTS) today confirmed that it has a new game in development for next generation consoles and the PC at its EA DICE studio in Stockholm. Mirror’s Edge™ is a revolutionary new take on the First Person Action Adventure category. 

Patrick Soderlund, General Manager of EA DICE, commented: “We are a studio that believes in taking risks and taking games in new directions. We made the sandbox experience viable and enjoyable in Battlefield and now, we are looking to do something radical with the traditional established mechanics of first person movement.”

Senior producer, Owen O’Brien, commented: “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 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."

Mirror’s Edge will ship in calendar year 2008 for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox 360™ videogame and entertainment system and for the PC and is being developed at EA DICE in Stockholm, Sweden. This product is not yet rated by PEGI or ESRB. For more information on EA DICE, please visit www.dice.se or www.ea.com.