DICE has announced today that Mirror’s Edge will be receiving it’s first downloadable content in late January. The content will consist of seven brand new Time Trial maps with nine races to participate in.
“The freedom of movement and control in first person has been the most popular aspect of Mirror’s Edge so we decided to distill these down to their purest form for this map pack,” says Owen O’Brien, Senior Producer, DICE. “We deliberately chose a more abstract aesthetic that is still within our distinctive art style and then focused on flow and gameplay to create an experience and challenge very different from the main game.”
“No guns, no cops, and no city: this is true aesthetics, agility and flow that will challenge any runner.”
The DLC will be available for the PS3, Xbox 360 and the PC because today DICE has also confirmed that the PC version of the game will ship worldwide on January 16th. The DLC will be priced at $10 or 800 Microsoft points and all of you PS3 owners will be able to download an additional map for free. Just one of the many perks of owning a PS3, right fanboys?
This review has taken me longer than I anticipated originally to write. The first time I played Mirror’s Edge I was amazed at the originality. For a long time I have been seeing the same games being made and released, always with guns and wars and big scary monsters; it all becomes so boring after a while. However, Mirror’s Edge took this bane monotony and flipped it upside down.
From the word go you know you’re in for something sweet. I don’t want to get too far into the overall plot of the game for several reason; but know that you are Faith, a “runner” in a totalitarian city that keeps its citizens under constant surveillance in order to keep its power. You are faced with lots of obstacles in an attempt to destroy the corruption in the city.
Developer DICE along with their behemoth of a publisher EA, have announced that Mirror’s Edge has gone gold and will be ready to hit retailers in a full sprint. It’s only a little while longer that you will have to play your demo just to have your cravings subside. Mirror’s Edge releases on November 11th for the Xbox 360 and PS3, so get ready to get your motion sickness on.
Official Press Release:
DICE announced today that the highly acclaimed and award-winning first-person action adventure title, Mirror’s Edge™, has gone gold. Mirror’s Edge has been praised by top industry media saying it is ‘the most exciting first-person adventure of the year’ (EGM) and ‘poetry in motion’ (Official Xbox Magazine). The game also won this year’s Game Critics Award for “Best Original Game” at E3. Hit the jump for more »
It’s really no big secret that I’m not a huge fan of EA these days – they buy up too many of my favorite game companies. Leave the little guys alone for shit’s sake.
Anyways.
I always thought that the danger of a more generic, uninspired view of making games would become more prevalent as more games fell under the umbrella of one company. I believe that still. But Mirror’s Edge is one of the few titles that make me think that EA could still move a couple genres forward if they felt like it.
I’m getting more excited with every bit of info we hear about Mirror’s Edge. With Rhianna Pratchett at the writing helm (she worked on Heavenly Sword and Overlord), it’s sure to be a good one. Check it out.
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