In honor of Direct2Drive’s five-year anniversary, they’ve been basically giving away a different batch of games every week for the past several weeks… everything from AAA heavy-hitters like Riddick and Bioshock to – this week – indie games!

Five years in business = five dollar games.  Can’t beat that with a stick.

Hit the jump to see the gems from this week!

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An upcoming event by the name of Gamecity Squared is planning to do the unthinkable. Torn straight from the heart of Crytek’s classic PC shooter, organizers of Crysis Live are preparing to create a massive, outdoor event based on the game.

Working in conjunction with organizers, Crytek UK’s Narrative Designer, Rob Yescombe, believes the game will be “hide and seek for the 21st Century – good old fashioned fun but with a Crytek UK twist.”

Hit the jump to find out when and where the action will be taking place.

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Fall is in full swing, and as all gamers know, the barrage of games is just beginning to hit us. Pretty soon we’ll all be reveling in the goliath IPs set for release in just a few short weeks and months, inevitably losing days to such epics as Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age. Ever since E3, we here at Gamer Limit have been eagerly waiting this fall rush; I in fact caught Chris Carter drooling over the most recent Brutal Legends trailer. And boy, that wasn’t pretty.

But to help with this excessive salivation, Telltale Games gives us the third installment of their quirky five part graphic adventure series: Tales of Monkey Island. After two humorously solid episodes, can Telltale keep coming with the funny? Or does Lair of the Leviathan fall short on props and go down faster than Carrot Top doing…well, anything? Read more… »

You may have taken advantage of International Talk Like a Pirate Day’s free Tales of Monkey Island promotion, but today is a holiday that’s quite a bit more real and important… Yom Kippur!

In honor of the Day of Atonement, adventure game legend Dave Gilbert (of Blackwell Legacy fame) is making his point-and-click adventure game The Shivah free for the day!

Hit the jump and prepare to repent!

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Yesterday the casual games giant, PopCap (Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled) announced that it has teamed up with Square Enix (Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy) to produce a new puzzle-RPG titled Gyromancer.

Gyromancer, which is slated to arrive on the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade and on the PC via Steam, will play like Bejeweled Twist with added RPG elements.

For comments from the two companies, as well as the Japanese trailer and a list of the game’s features, hit the jump. Read more… »

The one game that fills the void of the NFL offseason for football fanatics each year has arrived with yet another installment.  Prior to Madden 2009, many, including myself, viewed the  franchise as a game in transition, as if it were trying to find itself.  Tweaking gameplay mechanics each year, sometimes for the best and sometimes for the worst, EA continued to drive this game down an unknown path.

Yes, QB View was a good idea on paper, but altogether a giant mistake.  But through this transitional phase, Electronic Arts Tiburon has truly gone back to the roots with Madden 2010 and polished the game into a well-rounded, enjoyable title.  It’s one I can finally safely say I will purchase each year as long as they stay on their current path. Read more… »

It appears that the virtual world can be just as pricey as reality if you want to have the very best in Second Life. Linden Lab, developer of the extremely popular MMO, has released specific information regarding in-game sales figures, stating that gamers have spent over $1 billion in “digital goods”.

But Linden Lab didn’t stop there; the developer also claimed that their title has “the largest virtual economy in the industry”, and that they are seeing $50 million every month in user-to-user spending.

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UPDATE: Eidos sent out an update stating that the “Prey in the Darkness Map Pack” is already available for the Xbox 360 in Europe. The company also stated that the DLC will only be available on the PlayStation 3 in North America.

Today Eidos announced that it will be releasing two more challenge maps for recently released Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Dubbed the “Prey in the Darkness Map Pack,” the DLC will add the “Heart of Darkness FreeFlow Combat” map where “players will battle a mob of relentless and maniacal enemies at the Arkham Pumping Station.” The other map, titled “Hothouse Prey Invisible Predator,” pushes player to “effectively take down enemies at the Abandoned Glasshouse.” Read more… »

Did I mention “free”? You just cant beat the combination of Plants Vs. Zombies and free web-based Popcap games that I used to play in Middle School programming class nearly a decade ago. Its simply a match made in heaven!

Run on sentences aside, I think you need to immediately check this out if you haven’t already. Play the game right here, or hit the jump for some extra info! Read more… »

Looking for something to hold you over until Left 4 Dead 2 is released on November 17th? Well look no further. Valve has announced that September 29th will bring the “Crash Course” DLC for Left 4 Dead. So for those of you still boycotting Left 4 Dead 2, you have something else to hold you over until the sequel inevitably pulls you in.

As previously announced, the DLC will be free on the PC but set back 360 owners 560 ($7). Read more… »

With glowing recommendations that the PC version of 2K’s upcoming Borderlands will be the version to buy, it’s a little disheartening to see the PC version pushed back behind the 360 and PS3 release dates.

Hit the break for the official word from senior PR Manager, Charlie Sinhaseni.

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Today Ubisoft announced that the long running city management PC game series The Settlers, will be getting a new sequel spring 2010. Dubbed The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, gamers can expect more of the same ‘explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate’ gameplay they’ve come to love.

Developed by Blue Byte, makers of Anno 1404: Dawn of Discovery, Settlers 7 features a new graphics engine and improved AI with “more than a dozen AI profiles, each with unique behaviors.” Settlers 7 also includes several multiplayer modes and the potential for “user-generated and downloadable content.” Read more… »