• EA Games Chief: "We Are on the Offense," Working on Mirror's Edge 2
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[url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108978-EA-Games-Chief-We-Are-on-the-Offense-Working-on-Mirrors-Edge-2]Source[/url][quote]Frank Gibeau, chief of EA Games, said that the company has been aggressively rebranding itself the last few years. When EA was founded by Trip Hawkins in 1982, it soon grew into a respected company exploring the burgeoning videogame medium. Over the last few decades, Electronic Arts grew into a publishing giant that owns developers that make games instead of making games itself. It seemed that EA of the Oughts was more interested in flooding the market with shovelware than really good games. The reputation it enjoyed in the 80s had vanished, and pundits within and without the industry continue to ask EA to respect its fans and its videogames again. Frank Gibeau thinks that EA's attempts to positively rebrand itself have been successful by the way it holds up the culture of each developer within its umbrella. Oh, and they are working on a sequel to Mirror's Edge, for what it's worth. "We've been in existence for 28 years, been on top, been challenged and are coming back, we're on the offense," Gibeau said. "Regaining your reputation starts at a creator level, customers and fans." Gibeau said that the problem was that each studio EA owned started to feel homogenized. "One of the things I learned at EA when we were great and at the top of our game was each of the studios that were creating games had their own unique culture," he said. "So we purposefully blew the place up and the concept that we created was 'city states', which mean you had creative independence and autonomy to build a product." He went on: "DICE is very different than BioWare, which is different from Visceral, which is different to Danger Close. Giving them the opportunity to create their identities, invest in their cultures and come into work - if you like coming into work you like building what you're building - fundamentally that was the key dynamic. "A stupidly simple idea," Gibeau admitted in retrospect. Well, what about the rumor that he killed a sequel to the fan favorite Mirror's Edge. "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 were some stories about how EA killed Mirror's Edge. I'm the guy that greenlights the games, I didn't kill it," Gibeau said. "We're actively working on ideas in the Mirror's Edge universe; we just haven't locked on a way to bring it back so that fans will be excited and at the same time we get to a bigger audience. That's god's honest truth," he swore. Given the other stuff Gibeau was saying, I'm not sure if I buy it. What do you guys think?[/quote]
Hurrah, this is excellent news!
Yayyy
EA to quit peaking into their customers wallet and start producing fun, quality games? I have to see to believe
I'm glad! Mirrors edge is a fucking ace video game.
Dice should focus on BF3 :argh:
I like Frank Gibeau, EA was falling apart before he turned it around. Sure they still make some shitty games purely to earn money, but at least they're trying to increase the quality of their games now.
If it's a sandbox or open world game I will fucking vomit from excitement
Wasn't he the one who said Mirrors Edge was terrible because it didn't have multiplayer?
Well, at least EA are trying to stop being assholes.
[QUOTE=MasterFen007;28985781]Wasn't he the one who said Mirrors Edge was terrible because it didn't have multiplayer?[/QUOTE] He said there wasn't enough in the game and it would have had a longer life with multiplayer modes, he never said it was bad.
[QUOTE=Janus Vesta;28985833]He said there wasn't enough in the game and it would have had a longer life with multiplayer modes, he never said it was bad.[/QUOTE] All I remember from his quote was 'It didn't even have multiplayer!'
I hope there should be level editor in mirrors ledge 2
Heck Yea!
[QUOTE=MasterFen007;28985781]Wasn't he the one who said Mirrors Edge was terrible because it didn't have multiplayer?[/QUOTE] Mirrors Edge would be awesome with Multiplayer.
I'm glad EA is still trying to get back on track. [QUOTE=Coffee;28985894]Mirrors Edge would be awesome with Multiplayer.[/QUOTE] I'd like to race people to locations then work together to reach hard to get spots (standing on shoulders, jumping off a knee, etc).
Fuck yes, I loved the first mirrors edge. all they have to do is sort out the little problems and it'll be the perfect parkour game.
I now like EA again. :buddy:
Well, as long as they don't pull any 'Your mum will hate this' marketing idiocies anymore, I'll welcome Mirror's Edge 2.
[QUOTE=Leg of Doom;28985881]I hope there should be level editor in mirrors ledge 2[/QUOTE] That would be cool, especially if you could publish them online littlebigplanet style.
Maybe for a possible multiplayer mode there can be sort of a team full of police trying to get the runners. (?)
now bring back maxis and bullfrog you cunts
I'm eager to know what happens in the singleplayer... Maybe the city filled with cameras and propaganda will fall?
EA has really improved in the past year or two.
I hope there is a sort of mission mode too where you get to play through objective-based non-story missions. After all, that [I]is[/I] your job. Also, let me disarm anyone at any time, maybe make it a take-down instead of a disarm (difference being you don't get their weapon) and have multiple animations for it. It gets repetitive and it's annoying having to wait for them to attack first (and I swear the SWAT guys with Assault Rifles were nigh impossible to disarm, you were better off punching or shooting them to death).
"ideas in the Mirror's Edge universe" doesn't mean "Mirror's Edge 2". If anything, it means more iPod Touch games. Mirror's Edge 2 isn't coming back for a long time. It's time to face reality.
While Infinity Ward and Activision goes down, EA is beginning to rise. I just hope they don't blow it.
[QUOTE=Dude902;28986286]Mirror's Edge 2 isn't coming back for a long time. It's time to face reality.[/QUOTE] Why would they be coming up with ideas if they didn't have any plans to make a new one?
Mirror's Edge was a pretty shitty game, so I don't particularly care either way if a new one is released. The concept for Mirror's Edge was neat, but the execution was terrible. Awful story, abominable voice acting, and revolting level design and art style. If Mirror's Edge 2 [i]is[/i] in the works, I hope they'll have enough decency to buck up for a real development team.
EA, caring about their customers? Since when?
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