Today developer Turbine announce that it has officially launched a new digital expansion for the MMO The Lord of the Rings Online.

Dubbed “Siege of Mirkwood,” the new expansion adds a boat load of new content. Some notable additions include: an “increased level cap, the new region of Mirkwood including the legendary evil fortress of Dol Guldur, major enhancements to combat and Legendary Items and the introduction of Skirmishes.” These Skirmishes are “randomized, repeatable instances where players will train customizable soldiers and take them into battle as part of the War of the Ring.”

To hear what the Executive Producer has to say and to check out a more detailed list of features, read on. Read more… »

Today developer Valve proudly announced that its zombie slaying shooter Left 4 Dead 2 has sold “over 2 million retail copies” since its November 17 release.

The announcement that Valve sent out today reads, “[Left 4 Dead 2] appears to be on target to become one of the top selling Xbox [360] and PC titles for the month of November.” The developer added “sales to date are more than double the original [Left 4 Dead]” and that L4D2 has “already been played by over 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold account holders.” The announcement ends with “news regarding L4D2 DLC 1 is coming very soon.” Read more… »

Free to play (F2P) MMORPGs are often considered to be the delinquents in the genre, a sub-section that is always considered the Robin to its Batman.  In essence, it’s also like a baby bird, still too young and undervalued to make it on its own.

Dungeons and Dragons Online (DDO) was launched in 2006, originally starting its life via a pay to play subscription model but suffered from bugs and negative feedback.  Since becoming a F2P in September 2009, Turbine announced that their subscriptions have increased by 40%, proving that free games can be a viable option for a business. There are, however, micro-transactions, which begs the question: is it really free and is it worth your time?

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EA’s online PC store is seemingly in the holiday mood, and cutting 30% off a heap of titles. The sale is not available for everything, but you can still get some newer-ish games like Command and Conquer 3 for $20.96,  Dragon Age: Origins for $34.96 (!!) and Mass Effect for $13.96. The sale lasts until Monday, and if I were you, I’d be spending those Friday paychecks right away on Mass Effect and Dragon Age: after all, Bioware deserves it!

Check it out the full sale listing here, and to our American viewers: Happy Thanksgiving!

I used to have a recurring dream; one where I would be alone, trapped in my old school. Outside, there would be hundreds of zombies eating some people I knew and trying to break in; it used to terrify me. I always woke up just as they would break through the door. The dream would always leave me with cold sweats and never able to get back to sleep. The thought of being outnumbered, alone, and struggling to survive has always terrified me.

Zombie Shooter 2 takes the classic “town infested by the undead” scenario and places it into a retro-tinged, isometric RPG shooter. Has casual game developer Sigma Games created a zombie game that should just be left (4 Dead)? Or is this a new dawn (of the dead) for the casual PC market?

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[Every Thursday is Retro Day at Gamer Limit, so kick back and enjoy the classics. Feel free to check out our full schedule right here!]

After reviewing Amanita’s flawed masterpiece, Machinarium, not too long ago, I found myself hearkening back to my childhood days, where I constantly immersed myself in point-and-click adventures. Day of the Tentacle is still one of my favorite games of all time, and it will always hold a place as one of the integral titles that moulded me into the gamer that I am today.

The Neverhood may not have had such an immense impact on my younger years, but it certainly struck a chord visually and creatively. Rarely do I come across a point-and-click nowadays where I don’t compare it to Doug TenNapel’s 1996 classic.

If you have never experienced The Neverhood, read on to discover just how much you are missing out on.

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Two new agility heroes, the long-awaited Engineer and the Forsaken Archer, landed in Newerth tonight, bringing the epic hero roster up to 59 characters.

Check out the full patch details after the jump.

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Today Squre Enix announced that the sequel to the 2006 action adventure title Just Cause, plainly titled Just Cause 2, will arrive on March 23 on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

For those of you who don’t know, Just Cause 2 is a single-player sandbox action title where gamers take on the role of CIA black ops agent Rico Rodriguez. Rodriguez comes equipped with a variety of guns and gadgets including: a grappling hook, a parachute, various rocket launchers and small arms.  While the first game had you exploring a fictional Caribbean island, Just Cause 2 will take place on the fictional tropical island of Panau in Southeast Asia. Gamers will be tasked with overthrowing the evil dictator Baby Panay. Read more… »

The popular MMO Aion has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons since day one. It all started with some lengthy queues for players who pre-ordered the game, before moving into the humorless phase that most MMO gamers are more than familiar with.

Now, NCSoft have gone one step further by banning 16,000 accounts across American and European servers. Read on to find out what Community Manager Andrew Beegle had to say on the issue.

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Just when you think the world’s population is starting to recover from yet another zombie pandemic, a different one breaks out and resets the population to a select few.  In Valve’s sequel, survival rests on four individuals whose main goals are to reach safety, and beat the crap out of anything that stands in their way.

With a bunch of new weapons, five new maps, and additional monsters, zombie season just got that much more interesting.  While this year’s zombie title has seen a lot of additional content, the main issue still stands: is Left 4 Dead 2 a vast enough improvement over last year’s title to warrant a full retail release?  You’ll have to read on to find out. Read more… »

It has been a long seven months since Demigod’s release, but now, finally, in the latest Demigod patch, Stardock/GPG have unleashed a new hero on the community: the “Demon Assassin”.

Check out the complete patch notes after jump.

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A fellow Back to the Future enthusiast has made a drivable DeLorean DMC-12 for Crysis, which when taken up to 88 miles per hour…. Well I’m pretty sure you know what happens.

Check out the footage after the jump.

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