Remember when I posted the news story about Amanita Design’s indie adventure game Machinarium? Sure you do.
Today Amanita Design released a 35MB demo of the indie puzzler.
To find out my impressions of the demo, hit the jump. Read more… »
Today the Entertainment Consumers Association, a non-profit organization involved with gamers’ rights, announced that it has formed a new group called the “Gamers for Digital Rights.” This group will focus on providing “tools and resources that will help protect the rights of video game consumers today.”
ECA VP Jennifer Mercurio stated, “Digital rights are an extremely important and timely subject for everyone who buys and enjoys entertainment, but especially for those who purchase and play video games.”
To find out more about this new organization, hit the jump. Read more… »
Oh no. You thought you had heard the last of him, but apparently not. The ever popular ex-attorney Jack Thompson is back to sue those who dare to defy his belligerent beliefs, but this time it’s Facebook that has been unfortunate enough to fall victim to his incessant preaching.
His new found vendetta against the social networking giant stemmed as a result of messages that were found on the site which caused him “great harm and distress,” and he has subsequently filed a law suit of $40 million. Groups such as “Jack Thompson should be smacked across the face with an Atari 2600” were great sources of ammunition.
Oh Jack, you make the Internet so much more invigorating.
In what must be the most substantial Store update to date, this week sees the launch of the PSP Go, and with it comes a slew of downloadable content ready for consumption straight out of the box. As a result, this week’s update is overwhelmed with PSP content, with a whole host of full games and the introduction of “Minis,” which are bite sized mortals of fun.
For those who are more PS3 adept, Sony hasn’t forgotten about you as there are a number of playable demos, including Need For Speed: Shift and the rocking Brutal Legend, along with special offers and further downloadable content such as the Watchman costume pack for LittleBigPlanet.
This week’s update can be found in full after the break, if you can stomach it.
The Madden franchise, over 21 years and running, has been the most successful football sim to date. With the recent release of Madden NFL 10, gamers have been sucked in, once again, to the most addicting Madden yet.
Gamer Limit was given the opportunity to interview one of the many reasons behind Madden’s continued success. EA Tiburon’s Creative Director, Ian Cummings, recently took time out of his busy schedule to answer a few questions for us.
Read on for some enlightening information behind Ian and the past, present, and future installments of Madden.
It has been roughly six months since Resident Evil 5 hit consoles, and it has been a long and enduring wait for many PC enthusiasts. Through various media outlets, we’ve heard tales of the grandeur the game possesses, but we’ve never been given the chance to appease our fingers to the delight of the PC version until now.
Now that the wait is over and the game is among us, how does it stack up? Does the legend live up to its hype, or is it another Resident Evil port gone horribly wrong? Inject the progenitor virus for further details.
The World War II genre still has a few kicks left as The Saboteur gaining some prestige amongst press and gamers alike. A recent event has allowed lead game director Tom French to walk us through one of the more elaborate missions in the game without giving away too much of the storyline.
Some minor story spoilers after the jump.
With the juggernaut that is Modern Warfare 2 looming over them, shooters with large online communities may find themselves a little short of players a few months after Modern Warfare 2 sinks its teeth into us all. But there is hope, as Battlefield Bad Company 2 could just be the shining light in the darkness that is MW: 2, and has just received a 100% pure game play trailer.
Hit the break for the trailer in all its dusty goodness.
[WARNING. Contains swearing: lots of swearing]
Hot off the press, Ghostfire Games is turning up the heat with Rage of the Gladiator. As the highly anticipated WiiWare title gets closer to its release date, new screens and music are emerging for your audible and viewing pleasure.
For screens and music hit the jump.
Without a shadow of a doubt, Tekken is one of the biggest fighting franchises out there. With Tekken 6 hitting Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and the PSP this October the advertising is already heating up. Gamer Limit is proud as a parent on graduation day to present an exclusive look at the game’s brand new viral video.
There is more coming, so stay tuned to Gamer Limit for all the latest Tekken 6 content, such as Tekken Twitter. I mean, seriously, Tekken on Twitter? I’m already intrigued.
