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==Overview==
  
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Mirror's Edge Catalyst is an upcoming game coming for PC, PS4 and Xbox One that is currently in development by [[EA Digital Illusions CE]] (DICE). It will be published by [[Electronic Arts]] and will revolve around [[Faith Connors]]'s past leading towards the original Mirror's Edge (2008) story line.
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Mirror's Edge Catalyst is the upcoming reboot to ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'' and is currently in development by [[EA Digital Illusions CE]] (DICE). It will be published by [[Electronic Arts]] and will revolve around [[Faith Connors]]'s past leading towards the original Mirror's Edge (2008) story line.
   
 
==Production==
  
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Revision as of 15:02, 29 August 2015


Overview

Mirror's Edge Catalyst is the upcoming reboot to Mirror's Edge and is currently in development by EA Digital Illusions CE (DICE). It will be published by Electronic Arts and will revolve around Faith Connors's past leading towards the original Mirror's Edge (2008) story line.

Production

The writer of the original Mirrors Edge, Rhianna Pratchett, will not be the writer for the prequel. The senior producer is Sara Jansson.

History

  • October 2008 - the game's senior producer, Owen O'Brien, alludes to EA wanting to turn the series into a trilogy, stating: "The story we're telling at the moment is kind of a trilogy, a 3 story arc." President Patrick Söderlund in a June 2009 interview with VideoGamer.com.
  • February 2011 - it is reported that development on the next Mirror's Edge has been "stopped" after EA rejects a prototype submitted for a sequel. EA later clarifies that they consider Mirror's Edge "an important franchise", but otherwise has no further announcements. It has been confirmed by Frank Gibeau that Mirror's Edge 2 will be built upon the Frostbite 3 engine, allowing for stunning physics effects and graphics.
  • September, 05, 2012 - EA: No more only single-player games on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
  • November 2012, a former executive producer of the Battlefield franchise tweets that the next Mirror's Edge is in production. No comment whatsoever from EA.
  • May, 2013 - Amazon.de and Amazon.it lists Mirror's Edge 2 exclusive for Xbox One. Mirror's Edge 2 appears on EA Help Site 
  • June, 03, 2013 - Mirror's Edge 2 and 3 domains are registered by EA (mirrorsedge2.com/.net and mirrorsedge3.com/.net)
  • June, 04, 2013 - DICE Vice-president Karl-Magnus Troedsson says in a video that "we have surprises" for E3 2013, along with Battlefield 4 
  • June, 10, 2013 - Mirror's Edge 2 is officially announced for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at EA's E3 Pre-Show, with the title being just Mirror's Edge.
  • June 12, 2013 - EA Labels president Frank Gibeau states that Mirror's Edge (2) is an "open-world action adventure game" and is also a prequel.
  • December 05, 2013 - DICE claims a halt on Battlefront and Mirror's Edge until the problems with "Battlefield 4's online mode are totally fixed."
  • January, 2014 - A Microsoft Store listing states that the game will be available in 2015. The listing is promptly removed and altered.
  • January 08, 2014 - Rhianna Pratchett announces that she will not return to write the game's story.
  • March 12, 2014 - Mirror's Edge 2 details are leaked; new information such as the new 2016 release date is published.
  • June 09, 2014 - Mirror's Edge 2 features on E3. A prototype-like gameplay is briefly shown. It is suggested the new Mirror's Edge will focus on Faith, and why she is who she is. Focus has been on more varied gameplay for the Runners. It is also suggested they serve a greater purpose than in the first game.
  • May 05, 2015 - Engadget and Polygon report that Mirror's Edge 2 is coming in early 2016 after seeing a financial presentation that confirms a Q1 2016 release date. No official public word from EA DICE.
  • June 08, 2015 - EA DICE posts their first tweet and Facebook post since January, with a picture of the word CATALYST in the Mirror's Edge font and a definition, and registers a trademark with the name "Mirror's Edge Catalyst". No other word.
  • June 09, 2015 - EA DICE officially renames the game to Mirror's Edge Catalyst and publicly confirms a 2016 release. An update from Sara Jansson is added onto the official Mirror's Edge website.
  • June 15, 2015 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst trailer and gameplay revealed at E3 gaming conference. Release date set for February 23, 2016. It is also revealed that the game will be more freeroam than the original, with added challenges such as races.
  • June 17, 2015 - Mirror's Edge Catalyst is one of the 5 finalists in the E3 Game of Show competition! There is a banner in the right rail of the front page. If you click it, you'll go to the E3 voting page.
  • August 5, 2015 - Pre-Alpha Gameplay footage released. The video features Faith running towards the "Agricultural Division" at Elysium, possibly a Gabriel Kruger headquarters. She is guided via earpiece by Noah, a new character. Once inside, she discovers there is another person inside after the same goal as her, which she only describes as "not a runner." She makes her way into the same room as him and hides. Gabriel Kruger and his men enter and disarm the figure, and he drops a memory chip. Faith walks out from the shadows, grabs the chip and breaks into an escape. The video ends with her smashing a window onto a zipline and panicked breathing.

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