Does gaming need sequels? There are quite a few reasons for “no”, but my main one would be that sequels take the originality out of gaming: eventually leaving it dry. Franchises like Halo, Metal Gear Solid and Pokémon: these eliminate the creative gaming rainbow and replace it with just a single colour; that colour is beige. It’s tough to like beige.

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Ninja Gaiden has never had a focus on multiplayer, much like the Resident Evil series. Tecmo says “no more” to single player experiences, and adds a multiplayer co-op mode to the previously only on Xbox” Ninja Gaiden 2. You can play as Ryu, Ayane or Ninja Gaiden: DS’ Momiji. Read more… »

“Its morphin’ time!”

14 years ago those words used to send shivers down my spine, listening to them yesterday just made me queasy. Nowadays the Power Rangers suck more than a Dyson vacuum cleaner, but back then, if you liked the Power Rangers you were the coolest kid on the block. Oh yeah, I knew all the Power Rangers. Jason, Zach, Kimberly, Trini… and that Blue one. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was released on a load of systems, the Super Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD, and Game Boy all saw a version of this game, but the SNES version topped ‘em all. Read more… »

Conjuring up images of secret midnight rendezvous, hushed whispers under dimly lit street lamps in the fog and lots of looking around anxiously, Eurogamer has reported that a couple of ‘anonymous’ developers have told them that the new PS3 firmware is to arrive next Month.

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Haven’t heard that much about Obama lately, eh? Well that’s about to change. Read more… »

The ‘Daily Limit’ is a feature that we publish at the end of each day, containing the day’s interesting articles from around the web. The Daily Limit is short, to the point and pretty much just links.

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The future of gaming. With the current gen consoles well into their life span we can’t help but think ‘What’s Next?’ downloadable games are currently selling like hot cakes, Steam, Xbox Live Arcade, PSN store, Wiiware and virtual console games have provided a new way for us to access games without even getting off the couch (and that’s ok in my books). What if I told you that all your games could be accessed online, without downloading them, Not having any bulky accident prone consoles in your lounge and the ability to play with PC, Mac and console gamers? You would probably call me Andrew Ryan and tell me to get off your internets but Steve Perlman’s OnLive concept just might be enough to sway a few. Read more… »

While there are many examples of PlayStation 3 titles that have excelled at providing superb gameplay experiences with jaw-dropping graphics – Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4 and LittleBigPlanet, to name just a handful – there remain complaints from certain developers that the system is incredibly hard to make games for. This is something Sony is hoping to rectify.

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A month and a half ago we told you about Sega’s new teaser site, something called Project Ringo. Do you remember? Probably not, I’d almost forgotten myself. They left it without any further information, leaving us completely in the dark. Well all that is about to change as next week we’ll know more.

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We here at Gamer Limit managed to get our hands on the Nintendo DSi. With all of the swirling comments on whether or not this would be worth the upgrade, which let’s be honest, happens every time Nintendo decides to release a new handheld regardless of what it is, we would like to throw our own two cents in.

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Product endorsements are nothing new to the commercial industry.  In fact, they’ve been around probably for as long as any of us can remember.  The fact that Hally Berry is endorsing or “selling” a stick of lipstick or that Beyonce is gushing over the amazing sheen of her hair via a new shampoo product is simply a by the numbers routine that is part of American society and broadcasting.  So why then, does it make me uncomfortable to watch celebrities such as Liv Tyler sit here and play a video game, but not just any video game but the Legend of Zelda? Read more… »

The way we are able to pick up games is changing all the time. Things are becoming increasingly easy, the introduction of digital distribution networks meaning gamers are now less inclined to leave the house when purchasing a new product than ever before.

While game downloads on consoles are currently restricted to demos and full games that take up little memory, PC gaming is taking things much further. Piracy may be the word on everyone’s lips when mentioning the subject but, according to Metaboli’s regional business manager Paul Howes, High Street retailers are benefiting greatly from digital downloading, signalling an inevitable downfall in physical sales.

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