Today’s video game retail landscape is laden with powerful graphic engines and faster gameplay that focus on the bigger, better, and stronger. With that in mind, From Software and Atlus took a chance with 3D Dot Game Heroes (DGH).

It openly defies the industry majority by *almost* perfectly recreating the gameplay of The Legend of Zelda; while adopting the visual style of Patrick Jean’s “Pixels;” combining them into a stylistic and charming 3D adventure that inoculates players with wonderful nostalgia, but teeters on the fine line between flattery – and plagiarism. Read more… »

Every day, one of the biggest iPhone devs, Gameloft, is giving away a free game with a small two hour window, at random times (sometimes even at 4:00 AM).

Rogue Planet still has a little time left, so go grab it now! Stay tuned to Gamer Limit, where we’ll attempt to keep you updated as much as possible.

Here’s a tip: even if you do not own an Apple device, download iTunes, make an account, and download the game for free! Who knows, maybe one day you’ll get an iTouch for Christmas, and you’ll have 100 free games waiting for it.

Today mod developer Team Chivalry, who created the popular Half-Life 2 mod Age of Chivalry, announced that it is producing a commercial version of its first-person medieval melee combat mod.

Utilizing the Unreal Engine 3, the revamped mod, dubbed Chivalry: Battle for Agatha, promises “a bigger, better, graphically enhanced game.” The new title will feature forty-eight player multiplayer as well as “More weapons. A more fluid movement system. Character customization.” Read more… »

If you have yet to enjoy the fruits of what Level 5′s Dragon Quest series has to offer, now would be the time to do so. Nintendo have just announced that Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies will be released for Nintendo DS stateside on July 11th, and July 23th in Europe. Gamers rejoice! This one is going to be huge.

While the series has yet to make much of an impact outside of Japan, it seems that Nintendo are intent on making this game a blockbuster hit. Dragon Quest IX has already sold a record-breaking 4.26 million units in Japan alone, and was given the highest possible score by regional magazine Famitsu.

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Every day, one of the biggest iPhone devs, Gameloft, is giving away a free game with a small two hour window, at random times (sometimes even at 4:00 AM!).

Hero of Sparta still has a little time left, so go grab it now! Stay tuned to Gamer Limit, where we’ll attempt to keep you updated as much as possible.

Here’s a tip: even if you do not own an Apple device, download iTunes, make an account, and download the game for free! Who knows, maybe one day you’ll get an iTouch for Christmas, and you’ll have 100 free games waiting for it!

While it’s not the only thing on sale, Super Street Fighter IV is now a cool thirty bucks, brand new, from Gamestop.com. Remember when I told you not to ignore all your potential gaming outlets? Well if you haven’t picked this blockbuster fighter up yet, here’s your chance. There are also a few other gems on sale like God of War III, Mass Effect 2, and Assassin’s Creed II, but nothing screams more value than a hot off the presses $30 fighter with a solid netcode.

Not only will you get these games at a discount, but you’ll also nab a $10 coupon for a future online purchase.

Check out the sale here

All in all, Bioware has presented some pretty lukewarm DLC as of late – especially in the case of Dragon Age. For $5, Darkspawn Chronicles single-handedly seeks to dispel the notion of throwaway content, with an “alternate timeline” story that puts you in charge of the evil Darkspawn army, and asks the question, “What if the hero of Ferelden died before he could start his quest?”

Does it succeed in justifying its existence, or would you be better off skipping yet another piece of paid content? Read on to find out.

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Very little information has been released to date about Final Fantasy Versus XIII, aside from being an action RPG on the PlayStation 3.  However, it may not remain exclusive to Sony’s platform.

In a question and answer session for investors, Square-Enix CEO Yoichi Wada noted of a possible Xbox 360 release for Versus, “We’ll be looking into it internally until right before the formal announcement.” Read more… »

It’s all about Modnation Racers this week, as the highly customisable racer tears up the storefront with a playable demo for both PS3 and PSP, a full download release for PSP and some advanced DLC ready for its European release this Friday.

But that’s not all: a full listing of this week’s update can be digested after the break.

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The first reveal trailer for the hotly anticipated Call of Duty: Black Ops is finally here after the all too fleeting teaser trailer from a few weeks ago.

Do you really need any more introduction than that? I think not – hit the jump to catch a more lengthy insight into Treyarch’s follow-up to World at War, due for release November 9th.

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I loved my local arcade. The cacophony of electronic sounds, the flashing lights that made ceiling lights redundant, the smoky haze upon entry and that real feeling of a like-minded community as everyone gathered around the Street Fighter machine. It all combined into something special. Sadly, my local arcade, just like the arcade industry, died long ago.

While the arcade in most countries is a thing of the past, its spirit does live on in a way. HMV’s Gamerbase stations in stores around the UK have proven to be extremely popular with gamers who gather together to play solo, competitively, and cooperatively.

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Hollywood is ready to mesmerize viewers with a shirtless Jake Gyllenhaal jumping from rooftop to rooftop in the new Prince of Persia film.  It should therefore come as no surprise that a new game is releasing alongside the movie to cash in on its possible success; however, it actually has nothing to do with the film.  It also doesn’t continue the cell shaded, Nolan North voiced series reboot that Ubisoft launched over a year ago.

With Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, the developers decided bring the series back to its roots by returning to the Sands of Time trilogy story arc.  While the original PS2 game is now considered a classic, the sequels definitely began to get old with each new installment. This begs the question, is it a good idea to go back to a formula that did not age well in an attempt to recapture the magic that made the original so popular?  Read more… »