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Mirror’s Edge 2 Canned, Electronic Arts May be Back to Their Old Tricks

It has been announced that Electronic Arts looked at DICE’s prototype for Mirror’s Edge 2 and immediately shut down production of the title. This has me worried about the future of EA.

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Fir3truck4816d ago

I really liked the first game this sucks but they might bring it back like Activion is going to bring back Guitar Hero.

TheStonedSheep4816d ago

This saddens me but EA is a bsuiness if a product doesn't sell, they won't make a second, and video games are no different.

VersusEM4815d ago

then whats the deal w/ dead space 2?

TheIneffableBob4815d ago

EA saw the potential to make Dead Space a more appealing game to the mainstream. It was also easier to do so since it's a third-person shooter. Mirror's Edge, on the other hand, is a first-person platformer at its core. Sure, you could give the game a heavier emphasis on shooting and add in multiplayer, but at that point is it still Mirror's Edge?

TheStonedSheep4815d ago

Like a said: they are a business, I'm pretty sure that DS sold more than ME, but anyway.

EA doesn't have unlimited funds so tough decisions have to be made, I'm sure they weren't thinking "Muhahaha, gamers will be SO angry at us", no, they cut funding because they obviously thought that they wouldn't make a profit or would make a larger profit elsewhere.

Does that make them evil? No, not at all. They are business people, not gamers, it isn't their responsibility to provide ME2; it's their responsibility to create profit for their shareholders.

It's all about supply and demand. Demand for ME wasn't high enough, and EA thought demand for ME2 was not high enough either so there wasn't any supply, simple as.

Seferoth754815d ago

When EA looked at Dead space 2 it didnt completely suck?

I love how EA is instantly the enemy but nobody knows the condition of the game they showed off.

Red Steel 2 had the same thing happen. When Ubisoft saw the first images of the game they pulled it from that developer and gave it to another which started completely over on the game.

This is nothing new and doesnt mean EA is the devil. Maybe they just didnt think the game was good enough and will pay another dev to start from scratch sometime soon

koehler834815d ago

That's business.

Besides, if it was a matter of sales, they wouldn't have bothered prototyping at all. They weren't happy with the direction and it was stopped. It's probably better off for everyone.

Chances are they'll go back to it with another director when something fresh gets pitched.

nnotdead4815d ago

ME did sell well. over 2 million not counting dd like Steam and what not. i think it has more to do with want Dice to stay focus on other projects. also finding a way to add mp would also be difficult.

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maxcavsm4816d ago

God damnit, I actually liked Mirror's Edge. Looks like they're going the way of Activision and cutting down anything that isn't a billion dollar seller.

Shok4816d ago

Damn. I was really hopin for a sequel. I really enjoyed the first game, it's one of my favorite games this gen.

AmigoSniped4816d ago

I never played Mirror's Edge so this is kind of people like me that caused this.

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Looking back to the failed parkour of 2016's Mirror's Edge Catalyst

Kaan writes: "Mirror's Edge will likely never get a third try. The second game does not look like a cheap effort. By all accounts it is beautiful, especially with its FPS Boost enhancements. The city glows at nights and shines in the day. Lights will reflect off of Catalyst’s many structures made of glass. It’s spectacular to run through. But such a lavish production often comes with risk aversion and sadly Catalyst crumbles under this pressure. It’s held back by the pressure to conform, rather than trying to be genuinely different."

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lellkay1050d ago

The parkour was great. It was just the story and characters didn't get interesting until the final moments and then it was to late.

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FPS Boost at 120fps: Battlefield 1/4/5 - Titanfall 1/2 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst Tested

Digital Foundry: Microsoft's FPS Boost support expands again, this time with 120Hz upgrades for 12 games and a 60fps boost for one! We decided to check out the improvement to some of our favourite games in the line-up, including the three Battlefield games that are supported, Titanfall and Mirror's Edge Catalyst. Which consoles support which games, what's the performance really like and are there resolution compromises?

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darthv721094d ago

FPS boost is a nice feature. Cant wait for more games to get that.

Eonjay1093d ago

While FPS boost is nice, I feel like it is the bare minimum in upgrades and only helps those with 120 capable TVs. Most of these games are PC titles as well. These games should be patched to run high/ultra PC video setting.

ActualWhiteMan1093d ago

Microsoft is killing it. Meanwhile Sony only lets developers upgrade older games if they make a PS5 version. Which means, less games getting upgrades on Sony’s offering.

jukins1093d ago

Alternatively seems to be a focus on releasing newer games? People barely played the games before 120 fpsnisnt gong to change that. Not to mention the people with the capable tv.

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nickanasty2061093d ago (Edited 1093d ago )

Soon this will not be the case though, and all of these other added perks like 120fps on older games will just be other great additions and features that PS users do not have available to them. I think any additional updates to features for games is something that shouldn't be discredited. Once Microsoft starts rolling out the new games on a regular basis, this argument is not going to age well. For now, you are correct on the new game front, but that is all going to change here soon enough. Sure most argue the "Wait until E3" remark over and over, but that will certainly be a thing of the past with everything Microsoft is working on now. Good things come to those who wait is the way I look at it for now.

Christopher1093d ago

***Once Microsoft starts rolling out the new games on a regular basis, this argument is not going to age well.***

This argument hasn't aged well for a long time now.

foker1093d ago

They are really killing it,.. They haven't released a new first party game in 600 days if not more

SpineSaw1092d ago

Now wait that's not true. 600 days is looong time and they did release a few First Party games that no one played or no one can remember by name but you do make a good point and it don't really matter if its been 6 days or 6yrs for Xbox First Party what they've released has been poor at best.

Army_of_Darkness1093d ago (Edited 1093d ago )

@actualwhiteman

Killing it? Ms? Lmfao! Boosting fps on old last gen games on a new gen console while not releasing a single first party next gen game is killing it to you?! 🤣😂
Meanwhile.... Sony what? Oh has been focusing on releasing actual new first party games. Funny, you forgot to mention that part bud.

Christopher1093d ago

***Meanwhile Sony only lets developers upgrade older games if they make a PS5 version.***

Well, this is just factually incorrect. The Division 2 got an upgrade for PS5 but is running the PS4 version. Other games have had similar.

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MetroidFREAK211093d ago

Man, that makes me want to reinstall the OG Titanfall... seeing people still playing it. Memories

Destiny10801093d ago

battlefield 4, 720p 120fps, campaign locked, multiplayer drops down to 98fps
battlefield 1, 792p 120fps, campaign locked, multiplayer locked
battlefield 5, 1080p 120fps, campaign locked, multiplayer locked
mirror's edge catalyst, 936p 120fps, campaign locked
titanfall 2, 810p 120fps, campaign locked, multiplayer locked, series s not so good
titanfall 1, 792p 120fps, campaign locked, multiplayer locked, no s support for this game

its better then nothing, if they were upped to 4k i would have been impressed, titanfall 1 looks so much better on Pc

darthv721093d ago

It is called "fps boost"... not "res boost"

Destiny10801093d ago (Edited 1093d ago )

titanfall 2, is 4k on the xbox one x, why not "fps boost"
Battlefield 1, is 4k on the xbox one x, why not "fps boost"

DJStotty1093d ago

"titanfall 2, is 4k on the xbox one x, why not "fps boost""

Erm, no

"In general, the One X plays out between 1440p and 1800p with rises to 4k (2160p) in quiet scenes with little activity."

On topic, this is a FPS boost, not a resolution patch so you did not need to add the resolutions for base vanilla xbox. BC normally uses the xbox one version, as opposed to the xbox one X "patched" version to answer your question about resolution.

Either way, all games will use the built in upscaler on either your TV, or the xbox series X to display an upscaled 4K image (not native).

That along with Auto-HDR should result in a good enough reason to replay these games at the new improved framerate.

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Crysis 3, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Dragon Age Inquisition & more are now available on Steam

Electronic Arts has just released twelve games on Valve's distribution service, Steam.

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