While everyone assumed it was inevitable, it was just confirmed by Infinity Ward Creative Strategist, Robert Bowling, that Modern Warfare 3 players on PS3 will receive the new Liberation and Piazza maps on February 28th.
Hit the jump for more info about some of the strings that come with the new maps. Read more… »
Fast-action multiplayer shooter Tribes: Ascend by Hi-Rez Studios is currently in closed beta, but a big update is coming. According to Hi-Rez’s Todd Harris these changes are “among those most requested by our Beta group.” For those of you in the closed beta, here’s some details about the changes coming your way.
The next update is set to include a more polished UI and more class customization. While the number of playable classes will be reduced from twelve to nine, each class is getting more weapon unlocks for more variety. Three of them–Light, Medium, and Heavy–will be available to new players right off the bat. No surprises there.
According to an SEC filing from February 1st, THQ’s CEO and President Brian Farrell will take a 50% cut in base salary, and the company will lay off up to “240 selling, general and administrative personnel worldwide.” This announcement came after previous ones that THQ was undergoing a restructuring and getting out of the licensed kids’ games market.
The filing also says that the restructuring will start being implemented in March, 2012 with the “remainder completed by September 30, 2012.” However according to Joystiq, “most of the affected employees have already been notified.” This restructuring plan is also expected to cost THQ up to $11 million in special charges. Read more… »
Geralt is finally headed to the 360 – after years of talk about The Witcher coming to consoles in some way shape or form, a date has finally materialized for the series’ second entry: April 17th, 2012.
While I thorougly enjoyed Witcher 1′s unique take on ambiguous morality, I haven’t had a chance to play Witcher 2 yet; but that may change this Spring. No word on whether or not the console version will fill you in on the first game’s events, given how it’s still a PC exclusive. Also, there’s no information on how smooth the porting process is going: given how buggy the second game as at launch, you can probably expect a ton of bugs.
Last years hit platformer Rayman Origins is set to hit Sony’s latest portable this month. While it doesn’t add any significant extra features outside of racing your friend’s ghosts or a zooming feature, it’s still the same great looking smooth playing title that’s featured on major consoles.
I was able to see the Vita version recently in action, and it really feels like one of the first authentic “console experiences” featured on a handheld – it’s that smooth. Origins is also set to hit the PC on March 30th!
Fret not, MMO fans – Guild Wars 2 is still on the way. Details so far about the game have been hazy-at-best, but nonetheless the MMO will have a beta this Spring, with the game to follow in 2012. The beta will be press only at first, but then will switch to a selective public offering (just like TOR).
Considering that by the developer’s own admission Guild Wars 1 was not an MMO (but a heavily instanced CORPG), I’m pretty excited for their second effort, which seems to be more of a complete, non-instanced experience; once again without monthly fees. Will Guild Wars 2 and Mists of Pandaria take a significant chunk out of TOR’s userbase? Tune in sometime this Fall/Winter to find out! Read more… »
Capcom announced Thursday that Resident Evil 6 is in development and will be released November 20 this year for 360 and PS3, with a PC version to follow. Familiar protagonists Leon Kennedy and Chris Redfield will take the front stage in battling a surge of bio-terrorism. Government espionage! Jetsetting! A world in peril!
Surprising as this announcement may be, and even though the release is this year, it’s still ten months away. Here is more practical news: Resident Evil Revelations for the Nintendo 3DS will be upon us in less than a month. And guess what, you can download the demo straight from the Nintendo eShop right now.
In case you just woke up, the internet sort of broke. Sort of. This particular scenario was a voluntary action engaged by many well known websites such as Destructoid.com, Reddit, and Wikipedia. But in a few months time, this breakage may not be voluntary: the Government could easily have the authority to shut these sites (and many others) down in violation of a new law titled SOPA (PIPA in the Senate). To read up on this very real, very serious law, visit this landing page by Google, Reddit itself, and others .
It goes without saying that Gamer Limit does not support SOPA – in it’s current form, or any form. Any law that impedes free speech and allows corporations to effectively control the media isn’t something that deserves support; it’s something worth fighting against.
Although we weren’t fast enough to join in on the blackout today, we will be following SOPA’s continued developments, supporting websites who continue to fight the good fight, and one day we will have a blackout of our own. Hopefully, if other big websites such as Facebook and Twitter join the war against SOPA, officials will realize exactly what it is the bill stands for. As of now, we can only hope to raise public awareness, so that one day we don’t have to explain to our posterity why the internet is such a barren place.
Rayman Origins is getting the 3D treatment, and is all set to feature Streetpass support, which will allow you to trade and share information like leaderboard times and scores with your friends.
With the Vita realease in just over a month, Origins is set to release on just about every platform imaginable – which is always a good thing, given how under-looked this amazing platformer really is. Read more… »
According to Joystiq, PAX-East is nearly sold out – that is, if you’re looking to stay the entire three days. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the event that Penny Arcade overlords Gabe and Tycho built, it was born out of the increasingly high demand original Seattle PAX event.
PAX is a community-centric event, as opposed to some other conventions that are more industry based like E3 and CES. PAX is a great way to meet other gamers and check out tons of new products and even new games. If you’re in the area, be sure and check it out! Read more… »
It is chilling to think that ours may be the last generation to consider the term “social” as primarily being outgoing. With the deluge of so called social apps flooding the market, I can only expect, in somewhat hyperbole, that the definition of “social” will soon change. Maybe, it will become something like “the act of sharing your location, pictures, videos, thoughts and activities (in 140 characters or less) leveraging one of these apps”.
Nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the emergence of a new generation of social games. This new generation is legion, climbing out of (the) Facebook onto PCs and mobile devices independent of any one client. At its worst, this generation bears cookie cutter copies of the villes, Mafia Wars and even StarCraft. There is a glimmer of hope, however, as some developers are pushing the social platform forward through innovation and creativity.
In case you were too busy nerf-herding, The Old Republic launched this week, and it’s kind of a big deal. Part KOTOR/Mass Effect style action-RPG, part MMO, the newest game in the Star Wars franchise has finally hit. Of course, you can never be too careful to protect yourself from online smugglers, so some extra security methods are available.
Similar to WoW’s extra authentication method, Bioware and EA are offering both a physical authenticator device (for a fee) or a free mobile app to help secure your account. Either option helps protect your account by generating a random number that you must input before logging into the game, or your online account. Considering how easy it is to keylog these days, I’d highly recommend picking up either option.
Also, as per the usual MMO routine, you’ll have to put a credit card or game card on file before utilizing your 30 day free period – to bypass this, you can use Paypal on the official website, or use a pre-paid Visa Giftcard (just make sure it has a 3 digit security code on the back, and an expiration date).
