If you’ve been keeping up on Mr. Hollister’s enthusiastic coverage of Mirror’s Edge, the upcoming title from DICE about hurling yourself off of tall buildings, then you know he’ll be excited to hear that the game has finally been given a release date. Gamers can join Faith for her rooftop running adventure in just two months, picking up the game when it ships for both PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 11th. Of course, you may also know that Mr. Hollister intends to play the game on “proper” mouse controls by experiencing the game on PC. Sorry, Sean — no release date has been confirmed for the PC. In fact, according to the press release, the game won’t ship for PC until “later in the winter,” which to me sounds like at least January. They’d say “holiday” otherwise. You see? This is what happens when you refuse to master the right thumbstick.
What’s more, by going for the PC version, you’ll be missing out on the pre-order bonus. Pre-order players will get a sneak peek at the game’s Time Trial mode, allowing them to race Faith across an early section of the game’s single-player story mode and post their best run times — and spooky “ghost” runs — to online leaderboards.
PC Gamers can still read the full press release after the break, if that’s any consolation.
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — 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.
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September 18th, 2008 at 10:57 am
Consolation? I’ll tell you where you can put those consoles…
September 18th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
“PC Gamers can still read the full press release after the break, if that’s any consolation.”
I see what you did there.
September 18th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
…and so did Sean, it seems.
September 18th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
It’s a laugh a minute around here.
Too bad the average site visit is 40 seconds.