Get a crash cart!  PC gaming is flatlining!  The former titan is reeling and consoles are set to pull the plug.  But what got us here?  Did developers and publishers abandon an already sinking ship, or has their absence brought about the end of an era?  Maybe gamers have migrated?  Whatever the reason, we plan to get to the bottom of it.

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Recently, on Valve’s  L4D2 forums there has been a small uproar over the last 48 hours, as Steam gamers realized that their hard earned Left 4 Dead 2 achievements have been vanishing.

Could this be the work of a stat stealing zombie, or just glitchy code?

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Yesterday publisher Square Enix revealed the release date for the mech-tastic RTS Supreme Commander 2. Developed by Gas Powered Games, the sequel is slated to arrive on the PC on March 2. The Xbox 360 version will arrive a few days later on March 16.

According to Gas Powered Games founder Chris Taylor, “The partnership with Square Enix has been a highlight of my career. I couldn’t be more proud of what the team has accomplished, as the game has continually exceeded all of my expectations throughout its development.

In addition to this news, Square Enix released some new in-game footage. To check it out, hit the jump. Read more… »

[Free-Game Friday is a weekly feature in which a writer from the Gamer Limit staff looks at a completely free game and discusses his/her experience with it, allowing you to download it at the end. Feel free to check out our full schedule right here!]

Every once in a while, a game will come along that tells a story in the most obscure way possible.  There will be Charlie Brown’s teacher-style dialogue; the characters will look like they were assembled with building blocks; you will be a spy… I think.  It’s hard to tell what’s going on, honestly.

This time, that game is Gravity Bone.  It’s free, and it’s a sublime gaming experience.

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It looks like Valve may already be gearing up to announce new content for Left 4 Dead 2, as a site for the band Midnight Riders, who feature in L4D2, have recently had their own website discovered.

Read on for a few more tidbits.

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Do you like hacking and slashing? Want to play the best dungeon adventure since Diablo 2?  Well, you could be in luck. A wonderful person at Runic Games has given us five copies of Torchlight to giveaway.

All you have to do to get a copy is state what your all time favourite Action RPG is.

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Today Square Enix Europe officially announced that Kane & Lynch will receive a sequel, slated for released sometime in 2010. Developer of the first Kane & Lynch title, IO Interactive, will return for the sophomore effort, and this time they are bringing “a new visual experience … inspired by documentary filmmakers and the user-generated era.”.

Dubbed Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, players will take control of the titular duo as they work their way though the shady Shanghai underworld. To some of you this announcement may not come as that big of a surprise. Square Enix Europe has been releasing viral videos hinting at a sequel recently.

To find out more about the game and to check out the viral videos, hit the jump. Read more… »

Just minutes ago we published how hackers (via the dev console) discovered you can change the signal bars into numeric bars, well now one of those crafty hackers has discovered three additional game modes hidden in Modern Warfare 2.

Read on after the jump for how to unlock, Global Thermonuclear War, One Flag CTF and the VIP mode.

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The MW2 community has been abuzz with users hacking into the PC version to unlock its full potential. Yesterday, a clever hacker discovered a way to change those pesky signal bars into proper ping numbers.

Read on after the jump to learn how.

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Those of you who own Borderlands for the PC, or who read my review, should know that the game launched with a ton of problems.  Luckily, Gearbox has just released patch 1.0.1 which fixes and eliminates some of those issues.  The two you’ll probably care about most are: 1) you can now control the volume of in-game voice chat, and 2) Lilith’s phase strike and melee attacks from phase walk now function properly.

To see a complete list of the patch notes, and to find out where to download the patch, hit the jump. Read more… »

[Join Kevin Miller and Chris Carter, as they both review Dragon Age: Origins for the Xbox 360 and PC. Intro by Kevin Miller.]

Morality is never black and white. It’s shades of gray, and difficult decisions that require thorough thought. And in these moments, as a person, you are shaped by those actions and decisions. The results of which you will have to live with for the remainder of your days.

Games have always had difficult times with those shades of gray. Morality in gaming has matured over the years, and it is Dragon Age: Origins that undoubtedly brings this gameplay element to where it needs to be. But is this unique storytelling element enough to live up to all the hype surrounding this latest RPG from Bioware? Can a game five years in development still stay fresh and rewarding amongst the many triple-A titles of 2009?

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The official German Coca-Cola Zero website appears to have released the PC Avatar demo for download, plus a bunch of trailers, backgrounds and a German recap of the story.

Check out how to download the 1.6 gig demo after the jump.

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