Following the earlier report of PC plans for Mirror's Edge, comes the game's
official announcement, confirming the PC is one of the platforms for DICE's
upcoming project, along with "next generation consoles" (the PS4, Xbox 720, and
the WiiWii?):
Redwood City, CA. – July 10th 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.