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No, really.

Mirror’s Edge is dirt cheap at Amazon.

You can buy ME from £6.17 for the 360 version, with the PS3 and PC versions at £7.42 and £7.99 each respectively.

Truth be told, if you dont buy the game for either one of them platforms, you’re making a big mistake.

Take your pick.

Rumor going around says that EA asked Backbone Entertainment to do a Wii prototype of Mirror’s Edge, and some artwork has surfaced depicting it.

Supposedly, a DS version was also in the works but no word on whether it was canned or still in the works has surfaced.

Still, you can have a look over on Unseen64.

Thanks, GoNintendo.

EA apparently has no plans for more DLC for Mirror’s Edge.

According to its senior PR manager, it just ain’t gonna happen folks – at least “immediately”.

“There are no immediate plans for future DLC for Mirror’s Edge,” Kelly Ekins told That Videogame Blog.

More through the link.

TheSixthAxis has noticed that the time trial DLC levels for Mirror’s Edge has now actually gone down in price on the UK PlayStation Store, from £7 to £0.

Translation: it’s now free.

We just checked and it is indeed true. However, for any 360 owners hoping for the same, its not. The content’s still at 800 MS Points on Xbox Live Marketplace.

The DLC was launched back in February for PS3, 360 and PC.

Well, what are you waiting for? Go, go!

EA’s Patrick Soderlund said during E3 that a small team over at DICE is currently working on Mirror’s Edge 2, and he is “excited” by the firms plans for the sequel.

“Mirror’s Edge was a risky move. It was a bold move, a very innovative and inspiring move,” the VP told VideoGamer. “The game wasn’t perfect by any means. We would have liked the game to sell better even though the game has sold better than most people think.

“You will see another Mirror’s Edge for sure. It’s just a matter of when that time is and what we do with it. We have a small team on it and I’m excited about what we do.”

Extra details or an estimated release date were not forthcoming.

Hit the link for the rest.

For the past eight years, the annual Dataspelsgalan awards ceremony has been held in Sweden, honoring the Swedish Game of the Year for Swedish developers. Especially Swedish ones.

This year’s winner was DICE’s Mirror’s Edge as the “graphics on level three were really tight”.

Previous Swedish GOTY winners:

• 2000 Fem myror är fler än fyra elefanter
• 2001 Ground Control
• 2002 Headhunter
• 2003 Battlefield 1942
• 2004 -
• 2005 Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
• 2006 Battlefield 2
• 2007 GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game
• 2008 World in Conflict

Thanks, Joystiq.

EA may have considered Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge financial underachievers over the holidays, but senior VP Patrick Söderlund feels that over the course the games’ lifetime, each will be considered a success.

“I think if you analyze games like Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge for their lifetime performance, I bet you’ll find them to be seen as successful,” he said.

“They’re both new IPs; it’s hard to break new ground with new IPs, especially in that Q3 window, when you have games like Gears of War 2, Call of Duty 5, and a bunch of other really strong products with a 2, or 3, or 4, or 5 on it.

“So, I think that we could have done a better job as far as ship timing on, probably, both of those.”

As far as Dead Space is concerned, he felt that it did well during its release quarter and  he thinks it’s “an awesome game”.

He admitted that Mirror’s Edge was not “perfect,” and says that EA plans to address those issues with “future versions”.

More over on Gamasutra.

EA Redwood’s Glen Schofield has told GI that he’s told EA employees that those involved with the creation of quality games at the company will survive the current round of job losses.

“People who aren’t making great games are going to lose their jobs,” said Schofield.

“But if you’re making quality and we continue to push on that, and you’re a quality person then you’re going to keep your job.”

He added: “If we continue to make great games, if we continue to push this, we’re not going to lose our jobs. Because we’re making great stuff.”

EA’s position as a major brand means the company’s a good place to be, said the exec.

“I think the fact that it’s happening all over the world, and that it’s happening in every industry, makes it a little easier because you say, look guys, we still have a job, EA’s a big brand and it’s a great company – we’re going to survive this. We’re looking to fix things. And they realize that: it’s a big, big brand.”

Redwood Studios was behind Dead Space, which did not perform at retail as well as EA had hoped.

DICE has released a downloadable Time Trial Map for Mirror’s Edge on PC, PS3 and 360.

You’ll be going for the fastest times possible on nine different courses across seven redesigned maps.

It’s all set in an environment with zero city, cops or guns: just pure aesthetics.

The pack is available for 800 MS Points (£7/$10), and PS3 users get an additional map for free.

More information in the press release below.

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EA CFO Eric Brown confirmed in the publisher’s Q3 earnings conference call today that Dead Space and Mirror’s Edge both sold over 1 million copies each in 2008.

The figure includes sales for each port of both games, excluding the PC version of Mirror’s Edge, as it was only recently released.

No mention was made on the rumored sequels for each game, but EA bossman John Riccitiello did state that “games with a two on them sell better”.

EA’s confirmed to VG247 that a new, unannounced DICE console game was to be shown in the UK today, but the event has been cancelled thanks to snow.

What is it? We’ve been told it’s a new Battlefield, and that an Army of Two sequel was to be shown at the event. EA’s having none of it.

“No mention of either Battlefield or Army of Two,” an EA rep said this afternoon.

“The console-only DICE project is yet to be announced.”

Aside from the DICE game, the new Warhammer Online classes announced last week were definitely to be seen today, as were the new Need for Speed games, SHIFT, NITRO and World Online.

Sounds like the identity of that DICE game won’t stay under wraps for much longer. On reflection: Mirror’s Edge 2?

Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that Mirror’s Edge was scheduled to receive a DLC time trial pack on January 29. According to a post by producer Tom Farrer on the PlayStation Blog, however, fans won’t be hurdling across blocky, unrealistic levels until February.

When contacted by Shacknews for clarification, EA explained that DICE stuck a leg in front of Faith’s sprint in order to provide “a completely smooth experience.”

The PS3-exclusive “Synethesia” map, on the other hand, is plenty smooth already, and will still release tomorrow – for free, no less.

Check out the PS Blog link for more tantalizing info about the delayed maps, along with a highly invasive peek inside Faith’s noggin.

By Nathan Grayson

After receiving a vague “January” release period back in November, Mirror’s Edge’s psychedelic DLC pack has been branded with an official date: January 29.

According to EA’s press release, the DLC will “challenge players to achieve the fastest times possible on nine races across seven all-new and totally redesigned Time Trial maps.”

In our expert opinion, the maps also “look totally bitchin’.”

The DLC will snuggle up next to your hard drive for 800 Microsoft Points or $10. Do you plan on checking it out?

By Nathan Grayson

Following a pretty conclusive rumour that Spore was about to go live on Steam earlier this week, Valve’s just confirmed that Wright’s latest, the Creepy & Cute add-on, WAR, Mass Effect, NfS Undercover and FIFA Manager 2009 are now all available on the download service.

Mirror’s Edge, Red Alert 3 and Dead Space are all to be added in the “coming weeks”.

“EA is one of the industry’s largest publishers,” said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. “The EA titles coming to Steam this holiday include some this year’s top PC titles.”

Press release after the drop.

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The Time Trial mode in the Mirror’s Edge demo is now unlockable, EA’s confirmed.

All you have to do is enter any 16-digit code in the appropriate holes and you can run around rooftops against the clock. For free.

Press release after the link.

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EA confirmed it’s to continue to trim games from its release schedule in a conference call last night, but that new IP brought to market this year will go forward with sequels.

“We’re very pleased with a lot of our new franchises this year. Spore… [looks like an] ongoing franchise, Dead Space looks like a long-term big winner for us… Warhammer will continue to perform very well,” said CEO John Riccitiello.

“Mirror’s Edge was very strongly reviewed – That one’s going to go forward. We’ll be looking at some issues around the design to make sure that strong IP is married with strong business.”

CFO Eric Brown said in the call that SKU reductions would most likely be split evenly between the company’s casual titles and more traditional games, while the sports portfolio was likely to remain unaffected.

The execs were speaking to investors after issuing a Q4 sales warning last night.

Thanks Gamasutra and Shacknews.

EA’s put out the minimum spec for PCs looking to run Mirror’s Edge. And here they are:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP SP2/Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz or 100% compatible equivalent
Memory: 1GB RAM
Video Card: 256MB memory with Shader Model 3.0*
HDD Space: 8GB
DVD Drive: 1x DVD Drive
Soundcard: Soundcard with DirectX 9.0c compatibility
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c
Network: An online connection is required for access to Leaderboards

It’s out in January. Via Shacknews and Kotaku.

DICE has announced a Time Trial map pack for Mirror’s Edge, to release in January.

There’s a video of it on Gamersyde (thanks, Blerk), and it looks awesome, to be honest. Colour, space, blocks. For the win.

The PC version of Mirror’s Edge was confirmed for a January 13 release as well, today.

Press release after the drop.

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The embargo went up on Mirror’s Edge reviews yesterday, but we were in meetings. So we failed you.

We’re attempting to make up for it by compiling this handy list of scores. The game’s out on Friday.

• 1UP – 91
• Videogamer – 90
• CVG – 90
• GameTrailers – 83
• IGN UK – 8.3
• Game Informer – 80
• Eurogamer – 8
• GameSpy – 80
• IGN – 7.4
• Gamespot – 7.0

EA’s confirmed that the PC version of Mirror’s Edge will release in January next year.

The firm also said in a statement that DLC would be made available in the same month.

“We set out to create a game unlike any other; from the core gameplay controls to the main character and the look of the world, we wanted to give gamers a new experience,” said Owen O’Brien, Senior Producer, DICE.

“We’re eager for players to experience what true first-person movement feels like in a game. Faith is a very human heroine with no super powers or even a weapon that has been put in an extraordinary situation where she must rely on her agility, intelligence and strength to stay alive.”

More through there.