Mirror's Edge gets release date

By Ellie Gibson Published 18 September, 2008

Plus: demo due before launch.

EA has announced a release date for the console versions of Mirror's Edge.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will launch on 14th November, and pre-orders will begin next Friday 26th September.

EA is also planning a demo before release, which will feature the game's prologue, including the tutorial and a taster of the single-player story mode.

Plus, if you pre-order the game at "selected retailers", you'll get an exclusive code to unlock the demo's time trial mode. Then you can upload your fastest times to the leaderboards, and compete against your friends' ghosts.

So what of the PC version? According to EA, it'll be out "later in the winter". There's no word on when we can expect to see that exclusive downloadable content for the PS3 version, either, but we'll keep you posted.

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Comments (61) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • RabidChild #1 3 years ago

    WOOT! Demo!

  • Quint2020 #2 3 years ago

    /orgasmo

  • groovychainsaw #3 3 years ago

    Time trials - what a good idea... I still don't know why I'm anticipating this game so much, but I am, so something is working (suspects subliminal images in trailers...)

  • Gnort #4 3 years ago

    This and Endwar are two games I definitely want to play a demo for before making a purchase decision, so good on DICE for getting one out this early.

  • Farfarer #5 3 years ago

    PC gamers shat on once again :(

    Fuck you, EA.

  • the_dudefather #6 3 years ago

    Aces

  • Chufty #7 3 years ago

    PC released AFTER the console versions? How very lame. No doubt they need the extra time to cripple it with DRM.

  • ThePissartist #8 3 years ago

    Fracture demo up on XBL today too.

  • JonFE #9 3 years ago

    Fracture demo today, Mirror's Edge demo next week, Burnout Paradise update and bikes add-on... they sure make it hard for 20GB x360 users to keep up :)

    /casually checks size of Alone in the Dark demo - 1.3GB you say???

  • ThePissartist #10 3 years ago

    Everyone was playing nice, then along came JonFE.

    Fuck you JonFE.

  • Vanmunt #11 3 years ago

    meeeeeeeeeeeh... does this game come with a sick bag, all the demos vids have made me feel a bit queesy!!
    Edited by 1 at 18/09/08 @ 15:06

  • Pike #12 3 years ago

    So, PC version delayed to sometime not right before the WoW expansion then. Kind of makes sense, from a business standpoint, I'd say.

  • Doctor_What #13 3 years ago

    It might not be so bad when you're controlling it all.

    Maybe.

  • Widge #14 3 years ago

    yeah, a demo is vital for me on this one too!

  • bioreit #15 3 years ago

    @ Gnort

    I can heartily recommend playing a demo of EndWar. I was in the beta and so glad of it - cancelled my pre-order at the end of it...

    OT - awesome and unexpected news! Shall await with baited breath.

  • cyacomini #16 3 years ago

    TBH - I'm very (repeat VERY) surprised to see this at all in 2008. I had this down for Q2/09 at the earliest....

    Still, I guess the PS3 owners will need something else other than LBP to keep them occupied over the festive season.


    *ducks inbound missiles

  • Widge #17 3 years ago

    *throws missile

  • Widge #18 3 years ago

    *misses

  • andywilkie35 #19 3 years ago

    I too am glad there is a demo of this, definitely seems to me to be a "try before you buy" kind of game. Therefore I shall try to decide if I shall buy.

  • Vanmunt #20 3 years ago

    @bioreet

    +1 socom... beta has saved me £40

  • kinky_mong #21 3 years ago

    Glad there's a demo because this is one game I've been really looking forward to but at the same time can't shake the feeling that it's all hype and no substance.

    Not so pleased with the release date though, right slap bang in the middle of the Saints Row 2/ Fable 2/ Dead Space/ Fallout 3/ Left 4 Dead/ Banjo: N&B avalanche of games. Just as well I got a raise yesterday!

  • bdaggers #22 3 years ago

    too bad its released the day after Pure - I will be otherwise engaged for the foreseeable .......

  • Negotiator #23 3 years ago

    "Just as well I got a raise yesterday!"

    What in your pants?

  • kinky_mong #24 3 years ago

    "Just as well I got a raise yesterday!"

    What in your pants?

    I've got one now ;-)

  • Duckula #25 3 years ago

    I honestly didn't except this to come out this year for some reason.

  • Stu #26 3 years ago

    This is exciting!

  • Loser #27 3 years ago

    Do people preorder just so they can spout about cancelling them on sites like this?

  • Uncle_Fishboy #28 3 years ago

    I have a cock and some balls in my pants.

  • AbyssUK #29 3 years ago

    PC_Gamers : Et tu DICE ??

  • Teddii #30 3 years ago

    I feel stupid for asking, but just why is it that there is so much hype behind this game? I've seen all the trailers, and am just - well, meh.

    What's so good about it? Please, someone enlighten me.

  • betahoven #31 3 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:36:16 17-12-2011

  • gingerlink #32 3 years ago

    be annoying if this is the same demo that was at Leipzig. Already played it twice, enjoyed it, yes, but another level would be nice.

    From what I've played, I can't really say anything other than the fact it plays really smoothly, someone tried to interview me and that was about all I could come up with XD

  • XdarXideX #33 3 years ago

    Oh cool and if it wasn't for this thread I wouldn't have known about the Fracture demo either. Thanks guys!

    Oh and I too was involved in the EndWar beta... besides the constant disconnecting of losing opponents it was still pretty shitty! Bring on World in Conflict.

  • tomwhitaker #34 3 years ago

    @gingerlink:

    I wouldn't get too excited. I doubt their main concern with the demo is not boring people who've played it at games shows. That's what the full game is for.
    Edited by 1 at 18/09/08 @ 16:10

  • smelly #35 3 years ago

    Me looking forwards to this one very much.

    Cant wait to play demo

  • JonFE #36 3 years ago

    You are surely taking the piss PissArtist - appropriate nick by the way. I would try and justify my comment, but you're not worth it; your comment was uncalled for...

    Such a big man, swearing and all...

  • shamblemonkee #37 3 years ago

    *Books sick leave for next friday*

  • groovychainsaw #38 3 years ago

    Personally, a shooter (sort of) that isn't all blacks and browns and doesn't feature guys in POWER ARMOUR is what has me interested in this, I don't know about everyone else...
    Plus I like platforming. Never been done well in FP, but if it ends up anything like prince of persia (in terms of flow, and breathtakingness), it could be brilliant. Demo much needed still!

  • bodypopper #39 3 years ago

    Hmm, looks sort of like a first person Oni to me with extra jumping and look how well that did. Still, I'll give the demo a try.

  • darc #40 3 years ago

    Awesome! I am really psyched for this game and hadn't expected a demo so early. (Well, I hadn't really foreseen a demo at all, actually.) Let the Christmas video game season begin!

  • Derblington #41 3 years ago

    I think your demo date is a little off...

  • Thunderbolt #42 3 years ago

    shamblemonkee,

    You might really need that sick leave after playing this game

  • Accelra #43 3 years ago

    Looks like GAME have added the correct release date to Mirror's Edge on their website.

    It seems you can now preorder it with a wicked looking free medium or large Mirror's Edge t-shirt.

    Radness

  • smelly #44 3 years ago

    Never really understood why people pre-order stuff without waiting for reviews..

  • Bertie Verified Senior Staff Writer, Eurogamer.net #45 3 years ago

    EA has been in touch and there was confusion in the press release: there's no date for the demo yet - the 26th was the pre-order date for the full game.

    The demo is definitely due out before launch, though.

  • spd39th #46 3 years ago

    Errr... i'm sorry but on the press release, where does it exactly say that the demo will come out on September 26th? cause it doesn't sound it will come out on that day:

    Guildford, UK – Sept 18, 2008 – Take a leap of ‘Faith’ this November! DICE, an Electronic Arts Inc. studio (NASDAQ: ERTS), today announced that the highly acclaimed first-person action adventure title, Mirror’s Edge™ will ship on November 11th for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® videogame and entertainment system. The PC version of Mirror’s Edge will ship later in the winter. 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.

  • darc #47 3 years ago

    Ah bummer. That was just mean.

  • ronuds #48 3 years ago

    Am I the only one who thinks this game is more hype than substance? I don't see the appeal at all.

    I'm surprised it's coming out so soon after being shown for the 1st time, though. I guess they're not going the Sony route of showing a game 10 years before release? :p

    /runs

  • ChthonicEcho #49 3 years ago

    For Pete's sake, when did PC become a fucking Mac? For the past year, nearly all developers are reluctant to talk about the PC version or demo as if it was their retarded brother who needs his drool wiped away regularly and who can't figure out what stairs are for.
    Edited by 1 at 18/09/08 @ 18:09

  • beastmaster #50 3 years ago

    So, this is out the same day as COD WOW and Banjo on 360. I may have to cancel any weekend plans I may have.

  • dahsif #51 3 years ago

    Good news. Can't wait to pretend I'm a free running asian girl...

    ....

    What?

  • darc #52 3 years ago

    "Good news. Can't wait to pretend I'm a free running asian girl..."

    Well for about a decade everyone was obsessed w/ pretending to be a free running english girl by way of the Tomb Raider series. Not really so different.

    If you don't like games where you run and jump and climb, then yeah, I guess this'd amount to a lot of hype. Lately I've gotten a lot of mileage out of Tomb Raider Legend and Anniversary, so I'm really looking forward to this.

  • bad09 #53 3 years ago

    Cool I hope this is good!

  • skyman #54 3 years ago

    This, along with FarCry 2 are my favourite FPSs this year.

  • makeamazing #55 3 years ago

    Probably wait for reviews on this before getting, getting FC2, and some other games, so not in any rush, probably wont play it anyway till crimbo, so theres no rush.. I will let everyone else buy it and let me know how good it is or not :D

  • smelly #56 3 years ago

    I cant wait to spend half an hour looking down at my knockers

  • Gnort #57 3 years ago

    It does occur to me that three days after Gears of War 2 and on the same day as a new Call of Duty may not be the best date to release an FPS, even one as "different" as Mirror's Edge.

  • smelly #58 3 years ago

    "It does occur to me that three days after Gears of War 2 and on the same day as a new Call of Duty may not be the best date to release an FPS, even one as "different" as Mirror's Edge."


    Disagree.

    The new COD is an "odd year" one.. i.e. one NOT made by infinity ward.. and subsequently likely to be shit
    And GoW2.. Well the first one was (imho) overrated shit.. But then i'm in the minority there i know!

    But Mirrors Edge is .. different...

    I'd buy it over the other 2 in a flash.. that's IF it turns out to be as good as im hoping.. (big IF, most games nowadays seem to never live up to their hype.. GoW, halo3 bioshock, etc are - to me and this is JUST my opinion - all distinctly Average when compared to a "true" great game like Cod4 or Skate)

  • 3william56 #59 3 years ago

    /wallet implodes in anticipation of christmas.

  • Gnort #60 3 years ago

    @Smelly

    I'm speaking from a business perspective. You may know that CoD:WaW is an odd-year CoD (I probably won't be buying it either), you may think GoW is overrated shit (you are very much in the minority here), but the general games buying public is going to see two sequels to huge shooter franchises, versus some unknown new IP where you play a girl who doesn't even use guns most of the time.

    It won't make it any worse a game, but it regardless of any critical acclaim it does or doesn't get, it may not do as well commercially as it would have.

  • kinky_mong #61 3 years ago

    And GoW2.. Well the first one was (imho) overrated shit.. But then i'm in the minority there i know!

    I'm proud to be in that minority!