As I stated before, Mirror’s Edge 2 has been stopped in development, but not killed. Now the folks at EA have spoken up saying they swear they haven’t killed the series for good.
Speaking to CVG.com, EA Games label chief Frank Gibeau finally broke the “we have nothing further to announce” statement with a little more detail about why Mirror’s Edge 2 is being put on hold.
When asked if he really did officially kill the series, Gibeau stated outright, “Not at all. We’re just trying to figure out how to bring Mirror’s Edge back and in what way. That’s part of the creative development process… I know there are some stories about how EA killed Mirror’s Edge. Well, I’m the guy; I greenlight the games. I did not kill it – as God is my witness.”
What it does come down to, however, is sales. “What we said internally is: ‘What do we need to do to make [a sequel] a hit?’ We need to go from version one to version two so that it sells two to three times as many, it finds a much bigger audience. The first game from a quality standpoint was good, but now it needs to be great,” Gibeau says, “We’re actively working on ideas in the Mirror’s Edge universe, we just haven’t locked yet on a way to bring it back and a way that fans will be excited, but at the same time we can get it to a bigger audience.”
For now, the developers at DICE are working on Battlefield 3. Perhaps we will hear a little more regarding the future of Mirror’s Edge 2 after this fall, when Battlefield 3 is expected to drop. Until then, fans will have to remain patient, but at least we all can feel relieved to know that EA hasn’t given up on the series yet.
[Joystiq]
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