Despite the generally positive reviews received by Mirror's Edge back in late 2008, Electronic Arts have "stopped" future development of the franchise according to a Press 2 Play report translated by Eurogamer Sweden.

"EA was shown a prototype, but declined with askance. The project has been stopped - involved parties at DICE are working on something else now".

EA's president Frank Gibeau has previously gone on record stating that the original Mirror's Edge had various problems; “There were issues with the learning curve, the difficulty, the narrative, and then there was no multiplayer either.”

Electronic Arts and DICE have issued the following press release detailing downloadable content for their new IP Mirror's Edge.

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Leave the city behind! DICE today announced that the highly acclaimed first-person action adventure title, Mirror’s Edge will release downloadable content (DLC) for the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the PC in late January. DICE also confirmed today that the PC version of the game will ship to retailers in North America on January 13th and worldwide on January 16th, 2009.

Activision Blizzard today released three major sequels for their largest gaming franchises, each likely to sell hundreds of thousands of copies and expand content for a phenomenal base of active gamers.

World of Warcraft, with over ten million subscribers and more than 60% of the MMORPG worldwide share, has opened its servers to the second expansion, entitled Wrath of the Lich King.

Wrath of the Lich King adds a host of content to the existing game world. Players will be able to explore a vast new continent, and battle other high-level heroes to determine the fate of Azeroth. This expansion has been in beta for some time now, and you can read our previous findings here.

Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new trailer for Mirror's Edge, showcasing this action title due for release November 14 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and later in the summer for the PC.

In a city where information is heavily monitored, agile couriers called Runners transport sensitive data away from prying eyes. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, your sister has been framed and now you are being hunted.

Electronic Arts have advised that a playable demo for Mirror's Edge has been uploaded to Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network, allowing you to try this hectic parkour-based title.

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This week gamers can ‘take a leap of Faith’ with a special demo for Mirror’s Edge, available at the PlayStation Store on October 30th and on Xbox LIVE Marketplace on October 31st. The demo will feature the prologue of the game, a tutorial and a segment of the single-player story mode. Now is your chance to experience the action that has GameSpot saying “Unlike anything we'd ever played before."

DICE and Electronic Arts have released a new animated trailer for Mirror's Edge, setting up Faith's story.

Mirror’s Edge delivers you straight into the shoes of this heroine as she traverses the vertigo-inducing cityscape, engaging in combat and fast paced chases. With a new sense of movement and perspective, you can be drawn into Faith’s world. A world that is visceral, immediate, and very dangerous.

Grab the trailer from GP Downloads (88MB).

Electronic Arts have released a story trailer for Mirror's Edge, a first person action adventure due for release in November.

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.

Check out the trailer at GP Downloads (61MB).

DICE, an Electronic Arts studio, today announced that the first-person action adventure title Mirror’s Edge will ship on November 7th in the UK for the PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version of Mirror’s Edge will ship later this year, or early next year.

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.

 

Most of you have probably seen that by-now infamous Mirror’s Edge video where Faith is running along a rooftop filled with crates and fences, whilst utilising jumps, rolls, wall-runs, and free running leaps from one building to the other. (If you haven't, download it here.)

At E3 2008, we got a chance to do just that, with DICE’s Creative Director, Lars Gustavson, talking us through the action.

If you’ve been following Mirror’s Edge, you'll know the premise by now. You play as “runner” Faith who is a courier in a Big Brother-style future where your job is to get messages through from right under the nose of The Man. There isn’t much revealed about the plot yet, but that’s hardly the point of the game now, is it?

Electronic Arts have released a new Mirror's Edge trailer for the E3 convention in Los Angeles this week.

The game's name derives from the mirror-like aesthetic of the city of tall, gleaming skyscrapers and your characters existence on the fringes of that city along with other dissidents, who have been pushed to the edge.

Though set in a seemingly utopian city environment with low crime, clean streets, and sterile architecture, it is ruled by a totalitarian government regime that conducts unbridled levels of surveillance on citizens. In this world of communications monitoring, the only way to deliver confidential information between parties is to employ couriers (called runners) to physically deliver the information.