Scaffoldings and roofdecks never really had that much of an appeal for us regular folks content with the feel of safe, solid ground beneath us. Not for these freerunners, though. So what did they have to say about the freerunning Mirror's Edge (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC)? It's a runaway winner for them. See them give their two thumbs up in the video after the jump.

Mirror's Edge (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) just gets cooler by the minute. Not only does it have a cool gameplay, it's also got a cool soundtrack. DICE has announced that they will be releasing a Remix album in conjunction with the game's release, and it'll feature the world's best DJs.

DICE's Mirror's Edge is unquestionably a very "physical" game. Lots of jumping around and scaling from one building to the next -- definitely not your typical daily exercise routine. But it seems like the team sees this physicality going beyond Mirror's Edge, say like even in future Battlefield games.

Lots of surprises are being popped in this year's DICE, and Microsoft's Shane Kim is no exception to the activity. In this update, we get the skinny on a LOT of upcoming titles from the man himself, as well as the reason for a certain MMO's cancellation. Check it out in the full article.

Bambi, Evanescence, and video games. Bet you can't find the connection. At the DICE Summit, Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat presented a video featuring Bambi clips set to an Evanescence track in order to demonstrate how games aren't all about the technology. Rather, technology is simply a tool to express a message, one that produces an emotional response from the gamer. More on this in the full article.

There was a time when developing games in your own garage would have made you rich beyond your wildest dreams. That dream is getting farther and farther out of reach as the video game industry is becoming larger and more complex. EA CEO John Riccitiello remarked in his DICE keynote speech that by 2010, the garage studio dream will no longer be possible. More in the full article.

Here's an update on the current DICE Summit 08: Roger Hector, Vice President of Development at Namco Bandai, gave a short talk on how video games have made fictional characters into living icons. He even mentioned one of the greatest icons living until now. Details in the full article.

Masaya Matsuura made a name for himself when he introduced the Parappa the Rapper series and set off a growing trend in the rhythm-based video game genre. The founder of NanaOn-Sha talks about the potential of the now flourishing game genre and how developers should explore its vast potential. You can read about his interview in the full article after the jump.

Namco Bandai pulled a proverbial rabbit out of its hat when it presented a surprise trailer of the Afro Samurai video game during the recent DICE Summit 2008. Roger Hector, Vice President of Development, showed off some of the awesome animation and how faithful the translation of the title was compared to the original Japanese manga and animated series it was based on.

Microsoft Game Studios Vice President Shane Kim discussed several choice topics during the recent DICE Summit in Las Vegas last Thursday. Among the things he mentioned were the company's move to expand its userbase into the casual gaming market, more Halo projects and some other small tidbits discussing the state of the gaming company and its plans for the future (a portable handheld gaming console, perhaps?). Read more about what Shane Kim had to say in the full article.