[Every Wednesday Gamer Limit scours the underbelly of the internet to bring you the finest releases from the indie scene, check back each week to see what we recommend. Feel free to check out our full schedule right here!]

Stepping out from the indie realms of Xbox Live and the iPhone, we instead take a trip onto the PC today with Big Fish Games’ artistic title Drawn: The Painted Tower. I will admit, I was smitten with this game after seeing the trailer. I genuinely had no idea what the game was about and how it’s played. I couldn’t have even told you what genre the game fit into, but I knew I wanted to play it because it was so darn pretty. I mean, seriously pretty. I’m talking Hayley Williams pretty right now.

Does The Painted Tower offer more than just a casual romp through some nice drawings?

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Today Runic Games released a new developer diary for its upcoming action RPG Torchlight.

For those of you who don’t know, Torchlight is a game much in the vein of Diablo. In fact, the game is being developed by Blizzard North co-founders Max and Eric Schaefer and the music is being handled by Diablo composer Matt Uelmen.

To check out the developer diary hit the jump.

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Remember that time we covered that gaming convention and wrote up some stuff on Dragon Age Origins? Of course you do!

Well, in addition to that juicy bit of coverage (it’s an oldie, but a goodie), Bioware has whipped up a whole host of extra screenshots for you to feast on, mostly featuring some closeups of various characters from the Origins realm. Read more… »

Today the developer behind the popular Warcraft 3 mod Defense of the Ancients: Allstars, known only as ‘IceFrog,’ announced that he is going to be leading a team of developers at Valve.

According to IceFrog, this is “great news for DotA fans.” He stated, “I finally have all the resources needed to do some very exciting stuff that you guys will love,” notes IceFrog. “As I’ve said many times in the past and especially after today’s developments, I am very excited about DotA’s future!” Read more… »

The new Modern Warfare 2 trailer premiered tonight on U.S. television during the San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers football game.  As expected, the gameplay footage looks absolutely gorgeous and is filled with lots of high tech death and destruction.  What isn’t expected is the geographic locations the trailer takes place in.

I don’t want to ruin it for you, because the end of the video contains a huge surprise that is sure to knock you off your feet.  All I have to say is that Infinity Ward continues to impress, even with a game that was gauranteed to sell 10 million copies the minute it was announced.

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Want to be a part of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight canon for the rest of eternity?  Now’s your chance!

EA is giving one lucky fan the opportunity to name one of their C&C 4 units (see the hulking robot guy, pictured above).  He’s currently nicknamed “The Forgotten Gorilla,” but that name sucks (apparently), and EA wants YOU (yes, you!) to pick a better one.

Hit the jump for details, and be a winner.

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It’s been a little while since gamers have heard about the PC version of Battlefield 1943. The last mention of it was when EA announced it had been delayed till early 2010.

Today word got out that the PC version will cost gamers $15, the same price as on the consoles. Not bad considering the PC version features 32-player multiplayer, joystick support and a server browser.

To find out more, hit the jump.

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Remember when I posted the news story about Amanita Design’s indie adventure game Machinarium? Sure you do.

Today Amanita Design released a 35MB demo of the indie puzzler.

To find out my impressions of the demo, hit the jump. Read more… »

It has been roughly six months since Resident Evil 5 hit consoles, and it has been a long and enduring wait for many PC enthusiasts.  Through various media outlets, we’ve heard tales of the grandeur the game possesses, but we’ve never been given the chance to appease our fingers to the delight of the PC version until now.

Now that the wait is over and the game is among us, how does it stack up?  Does the legend live up to its hype, or is it another Resident Evil port gone horribly wrong? Inject the progenitor virus for further details.

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With the juggernaut that is Modern Warfare 2 looming over them, shooters with  large online communities may find themselves a little short of players a few months after Modern Warfare 2 sinks its teeth into us all. But there is hope, as Battlefield Bad Company 2 could just be the shining light in the darkness that is MW: 2, and has just received a 100% pure game play trailer.

Hit the break for the trailer in all its dusty goodness.

[WARNING. Contains swearing: lots of swearing]

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Today publisher Paradox announced that three expansion packs are currently in development for Ino-Co’s fantasy strategy title Elven Legacy. According to Paradox, all three should arrive before the year is over.

The first expansion, dubbed Elven Legacy - Ranger, is slated to arrive Oct. 20 and will add 16 new campaign levels and two new heroes.

To find out about the other two, hit the jump. Read more… »

Today developer Turbine announced that its upcoming digital expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, dubbed “Siege of Mirkwood,” will arrive December 1. In the same press release, Turbine also unveiled The Lord of the Rings Online Adventurer’s Pack.

For those of you who don’t know, the Siege of Mirkwood expansion will raise the level cap to 65 as well as open up new areas to explore east of the Misty Mountains. The digital expansion will also add new raids and a new “skirmishes” mode, which acts like a randomized instance generator. The Siege of Mirkwood expansion is currently priced at $19.99.

To find out what the Adventurer’s Pack is and to see what deals Turbine is offering, hit the jump. Read more… »