Pastry-jacking. It’s a nefarious crime with a long and storied past. Its perpetrators are few and far between, but tend to be some of the most recalcitrant and obsessed repeat offenders the world has ever known.

One cannot discuss dessert theft without mentioning the Knave of Hearts. His lust for tarts led him to betray his very own mother, rebelling against both family and the crown to pull off the greatest recorded pastry theft in documented history. That is, until recently.

Indie developers The Odd Gentlemen bring us a brand new tale of a man so consumed by his desire for pie that he learned to bend the very fabric of space and time just to satisfy it. Read on to get a taste of how The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom played for Gamer Limit!

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Call of Pripyat was a decidedly difficult game to anticipate. Coming as it was from a series which has spawned both a hit and a miss, for many the third instalment was anything but a certain success. In 2007, gamers worldwide found themselves enraptured by GSC Game World’s depiction of the radioactive world of the ‘Zone’.

Now, in 2010, we return once again to the uniquely atmospheric setting of the Zone. But will Call of Pripyat be more akin to the classic Shadow of Chernobyl, or the underwhelming Clear Sky?

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I am not a father. The possibility of my becoming a father is still up in the air; it seems a distant prospect, like a future that belongs to someone who isn’t quite me. Perhaps I will become that person one day, and perhaps I will not.

My experiences playing the father have come in two recent games: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Bioshock 2, both of which are games centered heavily on the idea of what it means to be a father, and how parenthood might relate to the people that our children become.

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When people think of the Alien vs. Predator franchise they typically picture one of two things: either a bunch of gnarly games from the 90’s, or two crappy movies that were just looking to cash in on fans dedicated to these two awesome franchises. Unfortunately Rebellion’s new AvP game seems to mirror the latter of these two images.

As the name suggests, AvP pits those nasty Xenomorphs from the Alien movie franchise against the complete badassery of the Predator from the Schwarzenegger classic. The single player portion of the game is split into three campaigns, one for the Alien, one for the Predator, and one for the colonial space marines. Read more… »

If, like me, you’ve been longing for a virtual outlet for your penchant for hanging onto the side of helicopters and riding on the top of jets, I have some good news for you. Avalanche Studios’ upcoming insanity-simulator Just Cause 2 is getting a demo across Xbox 360, PS3 and PC (via Steam) on March 4th 2010 – just a week away.

The demo is apparently offering up 35 miles of the full game’s playing area, and players can expect to find plenty to do in it; “Packed with towns, villages, military installations, mountain ranges, missions and more, the demo will feature an astonishing amount of activities for the player… and opportunities for adrenaline-fuelled chaos are limitless.” Check out the full press release after the break for some more details on what to expect.

Just Cause 2 is expected to released on March 23rd in America, with the European release following on the 26th.

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What comes as no surprise, today BioWare announced that the Cerberus Network for Mass Effect 2 will receive another iteration of free downloadable content at the end of March. Entitled “Firewalker,” the new DLC will put you at the helm of the all new Hammerhead heavy assault vehicle for some brand new missions.

All that matters at this point is one thing: it sure as hell better not play anything like the M35 Mako. Read more… »

The finalists for the Independent Games Festival D2D Vision Award have been announced, and sponsor Direct2Drive is giving you something to get excited about by offering previous IGF finalists in a package together for a mere $29.95. The Indie Bundle features a wide variety of indie games from many different genres, many of them considered cult classics.

This is the third iteration of the Indie Bundle and features such classics as Gish, The Maw, World of Goo, and Machinarium. It’s a great collection of indie games that does a great job of displaying just what indie game developers have to offer. For a complete list of games, hit the jump.
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There is no denying that the Halo series has become a video game cultural phenomenon that has helped define an entire generation of life-long gamers. Because of this, Microsoft has never been content to keep the Halo brand contained within the confines of just gaming. They have branched out, creating everything from toys, to clothing, books, and even their own line of Mountain Dew drinks.

It’s only natural then that their next big venture would be to bring the series to the small screen, in the form of a collection of seven animated short stories called Halo Legends.  Created by five of the top animation studios in Japan, this collection provides a glimpse into the Halo universe as never experienced before.

The question is, does Halo Legends compliment the games in a way that warrants it being in every Halo fan’s collection, or is it simply another attempt to milk the brand? Read more… »

We all knew the iPhone adaptation of Plants Vs. Zombies was going to be a huge hit with consumers.  For one thing, almost anything PopCap touches turns to gold (Bejeweled, Peggle).  For another, it’s tough for people not to fall in love with PvZ’s addictive strategic gameplay.

However, results that arrived yesterday add solid statistical fact to our assumptions.  Plants Vs. Zombies for iPhone is an absolute mobile phenomena.  As of yesterday, February 24th, over 300,000 iPhones have downloaded PopCaps latest release for the Apple device, with the number growing everyday.  Added to the fact that the game is now the fastest selling iPhone release in the first 24 hours of availability, and you have yourself a bonafide success. Read more… »

It’s that time again! We’ve gotten our grubby mitts on a few Heroes of Newerth closed beta invites and we thought we’d pass the savings on to you! Heroes of Newerth is a Defense of the Ancients clone that brings its own personality to the genre, being based in the world of Norrath. That’s the same world that was featured in both Savage and Savage 2 – both pretty popular games that mixed RTS command and FPS play together. But wait, there’s more!

Interested in getting your hands on one of these beauties? Act now and we’ll email you a pristine closed beta key that slices, dices, and just might end up getting you owned by the Gamer Limit staff, if you’ve got what it takes! Hit the jump for more participation details and the part where you sell us your soul. Just kidding, of course.
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The launch of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is drawing ever closer, and today EA has revealed details of some downloadable content that will be deployed on the day of release. The day one DLC will consist of two multiplayer maps entitled Nelson Bay and Laguna Alta, both of which are previewed in the above video.

Once the game has launched on March 2nd (March 5th for European territories), new adopters can gain free access to the map pack from an enclosed VIP code, much in the same vein as Mass Effect 2. It will not be freely available if you purchase the game pre-owned, however, and an additional map pack is also scheduled for release later in March.

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For the minuscule number of PS3 owners who aren’t ficcated with Heavy Rain, the latest PSN Store update has been bestowed upon you: this week’s update includes an extended playable demo of Darksiders, a new strategy title under the name of Greed Corp, a dollop of DLC for the likes of Borderlands, MX vs ATV: Reflex and Ferrari Challenge and a PSP demo for another gimmicky card game.

If that load isn’t enough to entice you, you can go back to playing Heavy Rain now. Otherwise, you can find a full roundup of this week’s Store update after the break.

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