Hey they're making Mirror's Edge 2

[fistfulofmetal]

http://www.videogamer.com/news/ea_confirms_small_team_working_on_mirror_s_edge_2.html

‘You will see another Mirror’s Edge for sure’ says exec.

A ‘small team’ is working on Mirror’s Edge 2, EA has confirmed.

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at E3, the outspoken Patrick Soderlund, who as senior vice president at EA Games Europe oversees all European game development, said he was “excited” by what developer DICE, where he is based, will do with the game.

Mirror’s Edge divided opinion on its release in November 2008. While fans applauded the innovative Parkour-inspired first-person action, critics slammed the game for its short length and poor storyline.

When asked for an update on the future of the IP, Soderlund told us: “Mirror’s Edge was a risky move. It was a bold move, a very innovative and inspiring move. 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.”

He added: “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.”

Soderlund’s comments are the first confirmation that a sequel is in development. Up to this point the game had only been mentioned by EA as a title in consideration. During a December 2008 conference call EA CEO John Riccitiello assured fans that the company wasn’t giving up on the IP, despite less than stellar sales.

As reported by Edge, Riccitiello said: "Mirror's Edge is one that was very strongly reviewed, that one's going to go forward. We're probably going to look into some issues around the design to make sure strong IP is married with strong business."

Unfortunately Soderlund couldn't offer any other details or a possible release date on the game.

so there you go, mirror's edge 2 confirmed before dead space 2

[Great Rumbler]

Not to mention that EA is already doing another Dead Space game for the Wii. It's a lightgun game, but still.

[Beezy]

2008 GOTY gets a sequel. Not surprising.

[duckman2000]

DICE

[bork]

Dead Space 2 was already confirmed, multiple times. Plus Dead Space is getting a live action film plus a bunch of other shit. What's the goofy running game getting?

Praise for being good and original?

[ch1nchilla]

Absolutely my 2008 game of the year, happy it's getting a sequel! Will buy it too.

I'm kinda worried about what EA had to say about the sequel though... I don't think there was anything fundamentally wrong with the game besides the shit ass Travelocity or whatever-like cut-scenes, which should have been in-game in the first place. Shit was just marketed wrong undermarketed, underrated, etc.

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. [...] The game wasn't perfect by any means.

- VP EA Europe, Patrick Soderlund

I hope they don't EA the shit out of mainstream this game and make it shitass with all kinds of music and product tie-ins, etc. for the sake of financing.

[Bildi]

Dead Space was awesome.
Mirror's Edge was awesome.

sequels

[Jansen]

now they'll have the chance to make the whole game fun instead of fizzling out after the second act like the first one

[Beezy]

now they'll have the chance to make the whole game fun instead of fizzling out after the second act like the first one

maybe you should play better

[ch1nchilla]

now they'll have the chance to make the whole game fun instead of fizzling out after the second act like the first one

What?

[cool breeze]

I hope they include an entire set of abstract levels like the DLC in the game from the start.  And if they put in a mode like counter-ops or Pandora Tomorrow multiplayer, that would be an acceptable solution to multiplayer (past the ghost in time trial).

[ch1nchilla]

Do you really expect (or want) multiplayer? I'd rather they invest more time in a fucking rowdy single-player mode.

[cool breeze]

I'm fine with or without it, I just expect for it to have it this time around.  There are ways to make it fun without having four Faith characters running around shooting at each other.  The ideal way for them to make it like a race (which is what ghosts are already) or like the modes mentioned above.

The best would be the single player campaign and then a ton of levels like the DLC as a separate single player mode.

[ch1nchilla]

I'm fine with or without it, I just expect for it to have it this time around.  There are ways to make it fun without having four Faith characters running around shooting at each other.  The ideal way for them to make it like a race (which is what ghosts are already) or like the modes mentioned above.

The best would be the single player campaign and then a ton of levels like the DLC as a separate single player mode.

One word: tag. AMIRITE?

[cool breeze]

that would be awesome

they should do kick the can as well

[Jansen]

now they'll have the chance to make the whole game fun instead of fizzling out after the second act like the first one

maybe you should play better

i'll save honing my skillz for better games

[brawndolicious]

I'm fine with or without it, I just expect for it to have it this time around.  There are ways to make it fun without having four Faith characters running around shooting at each other.  The ideal way for them to make it like a race (which is what ghosts are already) or like the modes mentioned above.
The best would be the single player campaign and then a ton of levels like the DLC as a separate single player mode.

One word: tag. AMIRITE?

The tagger could have a pistol and run a little slower when they draw it out.  The tagger wins by shooting all of the runners once and the runners win by getting to the "base" with a package or by disarming the tagger.  It might be fun but even something weird like that wouldn't be as fun as the main game.

[Tieno]

DICE

swedes

Game of the year, maybe my game of the generation.

[chronovore]

EA's not dumb; only an idiot walks away from a marginally successful title after only one attempt. It's reasonable that the first one didn't do well as an original IP, no matter how well-hyped, during last holiday's overwhelming parade of big titles.