Good day listeners!  The limitcast is back in action this week, and boy do we have  a show lined up for you!

That is, if we can tear ourselves away from Pokemon.

Our live show will be here, starting at 7pm EST Sunday, March 28th.  Save the date!

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Match 3 games will eat your soul. RPGs will eat your soul. And for a good while now, we’ve known what happens when match 3 games and RPGs collide, and in terms of your free time, the result is not pretty.

Now we’re faced with a startling reality: the insanity of Puzzle Quest is back to make its mark upon our personal lives once again, giving us yet another reason to do insane things like purchase three copies of the same game on different platforms.

D3Publisher gave me the opportunity to check out the upcoming sequel, Puzzle Quest 2, which promises more of what we loved about the original and, with any luck, plenty of reason to return to a formula that many of us are now intimately familiar with.

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Joining the throng of digital pilgrims at PAX East this year, I quickly discovered that nothing draws a crowd of gamers faster than the promise of free food. Microsoft opened their doors to gamers this morning at their NERD (New England Research and Development) location, offering some bagels, donuts, and a chance to hear Major Nelson drop a little MS news on the crowd.

Apparently, I have yet to learn to count as the Hydrophobia clock ticked and tocked its way down but still crept up on me.  As the digits decayed it revealed Hydrophobia‘s aquatic new homepage, fresh with screenshots, and a game trailer. The game will be released exclusively on Xbox Live Arcade and will be playable to all those attending this year’s PAX East, so if you’re heading over there, do yourself a favour and check it out.

Hit the jump to see what breadcrumbs were left along the way, and a sampling of the brand new screenshots. Read more… »

You got coop in my Metal Gear! It seems as if all three proud PSP owners got together to film this new video for the upcoming Peace Walker.

The above segment features an encounter not present in the demo found on the Playstation Store. Speaking of the demo, I really enjoyed it- one of my favorite parts of the game (Demon’s Souls style) is that there’s absolutely no pausing, even in menus – this is most likely due to the fact that the game is meant to be played cooperatively, in order to force you to get used to constant action. Those are different classes you’re seeing in the video  - you can choose them at the start of a mission to suit your style.

Feel free to follow the YouTube link, and read all the “man I wish this was on the PS3!” comments.

If you’ve bought a Ubisoft game on the PC recently (what’s wrong with you?!), then you’ll be familiar with the fact that, to play one of their games, you must be connected to the internet the whole time.  Three cheers for copyright protection!

When Ubisoft’s DRM servers were attacked recently by cyber-terrorists, that led both the Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 servers going down, down, literally around (sugar, we’re goin’ down swingin’).  Gamers couldn’t even play their newly purchased games.

Ubisoft’s solution?  Free games for the sad people that couldn’t play their other games!  Check out the huge list of titles after the jump, and see the free stuff you’re missing out on because you bought AC2 on a console like everyone else.

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People who’ve purchased and registered MSI video cards all received a shocking mass email this evening, which has angered many, including myself.  The email, sent from the MSI HQ User Forum and Support Team, and written in horrible English, appears to be a response to the large number of RMA requests the company has received recently.

It begins by insulting its user base for not knowing how to read manuals, stating the “team is fed-up with explaining [to] you what can be found in the manual”. It then continues on to reveal MSI has installed “RTFM-chips” on their video cards that monitor and report back user behavior.  The email concludes by threatening to not support anyone who damages their video cards or who doesn’t read the manual by the first of next month.

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Today TimeGate Studios announced that its futuristic shooter Section 8 will burn onto the PlayStation Network today.

Priced at $29.99, the downloadable multiplayer focused title features some new additions not seen in the PC or Xbox 360 editions. These improvements include: “three maps previously available only as DLC in other platforms, an improved multiplayer matchmaking system, optimized textures and graphics for the PS3, and TimeGate’s exclusive TGNServer technology [that] allows for 32-player matches hosted on home PCs.” Read more… »

Ready to return to the gritty mobster world of the 1940′s and 50′s Americana? 2KGames announced today that the sequel to everyone’s favorite mobster epic Mafia will be available in North America on August 24th and breaking the rest of the world’s legs August 27th on the Xbox360, PS3, and Windows PC.

If you can’t wait till then, hit the jump for some more details, or if you live on the East coast in the U.S, make your way up to Boston for PAX East this weekend and be one of the first to play it! Read more… »

Another Thursday, another PSN Store update for us to savor. As usual, there is a fresh batch of special offers for outdated games that Sony need to shift (a lot of which are curiously from SEGA this week), along with a playable demo for Green Corp and a host of DLC for the likes of Alien vs. Predator and Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The LittleBigPlanet costume downloads have also made a triumphant return with no less than 4 new Sonic themed costumes and a level kit, and MAG even received a free DLC pack.

For a full listing of this week’s offerings, hit that jump.

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Today PC gaming giant Blizzard Entertainment announced that its annual convention BlizzCon will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, October 22 and October 23 of this year.

According to the press release, “BlizzCon offers us a great opportunity to meet with our players and share our enthusiasm for gaming with one of the most passionate communities in the world.” Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime added “We’re looking forward to providing another great show filled with entertainment, competition, and the latest information about Blizzard Entertainment games.” Read more… »

Yeah… you read that right. The numerical value of Pi, when read backwards, is PIE!!! It’s like math is trying to give us a gift.

Open your arms wide and take freely of its deliciousness.

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