Mirror’s Edge Is Not Being Delisted After All

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Electronic Arts (EA) dropped some bad news earlier this week when it was announced that the company would be delisting of some of its games from digital stores, including Mirror’s Edge. However, it has now emerged that Mirror’s Edge will be spared from being delisted. The decision, which will still affect other popular titles such as Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2, was not received well by fans of those games, but it was the inclusion of Mirror's Edge in this delisting announcement that really caused an uproar.

Following online outcry over the news, EA has since clarified that the inclusion of Mirror’s Edge was in fact an error. It is not clear why this error even occurred, given that Mirror’s Edge does not have any connection to the Battlefield franchise other that the fact that both were developed by DICE. Unlike the Battlefield games, Mirror's Edge is a single-player game with no online multiplayer functionality. While it did initially contain online leaderboards upon launch, the leaderboards functionality was removed in October of last year, so the game literally contained no online functionality at the time of the delisting announcement.

This statement correcting the error came as a huge relief to fans of Mirror’s Edge, who were concerned that they would no longer be able to purchase or play the game after it was delisted. While the game's removal from digital stores wouldn't have rendered it unplayable for those who already owned it, the fact that it would no longer be available for purchase would have made it much more difficult for new players to experience the game.

Mirror's Edge first released in 2008 and is an action-adventure game that was developed by DICE and published by EA. It features a first-person perspective and gameplay that emphasizes parkour-style movement and free-running. The game was a critical success when it was released and has managed to maintain a large following of dedicated fans for over a decade. It is this fanbase who expressed their outrage towards EA following the delisting announcement earlier this week.

The initial announcement of Battlefield 1943, Battlefield: Bad Company, and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 being shut down unfortunately still stands. This decision was made because the online servers for the Battlefield games in question are to be shut down on December 8 of this year. It makes sense to remove games from the market and make them unavailable for purchase when the publisher no longer holds the license for them, like in the case of Activision's X-Men and Transformers games. However, the Battlefield games are being delisted solely because EA is unwilling to continue paying for the servers. Although the servers will not be shut down until the end of the year, gamers interested in playing those three Battlefield games or preserving them for future generations have just over a month to purchase them before they are delisted forever.

Mirror's Edge is available now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles.