This weeks arrival in the Newerth Universe is Witch Slayer (DoTA’s Lion), complete with an epic long rifle and throwing swords.
Initial impressions: His Ult + Staff of the Masters almost seems overpowered, and chaining his stuns/slows together can make for a pretty nasty combo. Check out the full patch notes after the jump.
Tales of Monkey Island has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the past three episodes. Telltale Games has consistently brought the funny through a great story and script, but often the puzzles, character depth, and episode length felt uninspired, especially with the last two entries of the series.
Episode four hopes to point the ship in the right direction, picking up after Guybrush’s expulsion from the bowels of a giant manatee. While I can’t tell you how The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood will play out, I can tell you this: it is definitely the best episode yet.
While console gamers have been able to enjoy an easier difficulty of Dragon Age: Origins since release day, PC gamers have had to wait until now for a patch to fix minor bugs, difficulty issues, and character statistics problems.
Those of you who downloaded Bioware’s new title through Steam should have already received the update. Hit the jump to find out what the patch will fix.
PC developers know that piracy is an issue. So how do you take advantage of that fact?
Well, you can do what RedLynx did, and leak the PC version of Trials on torrent sites on the same day it’s put out to consumers.
The key is to leave out one important aspect of the game…
It seems that Modern Warfare 2 can’t keep away from controversy. At first it was the lack of dedicated servers. This was followed by the controversial “Fight Against Grenade Spam” video. Then there was the leaked scene where you can kill civilians. Now digital distributors Direct2Drive, GamersGate, and Impulse are refusing to carry the game.
Why? Apparently these distributors aren’t fans of Steam. According to a statement from Direct2Drive, “We believe strongly that when you buy a game from us, you shouldn’t be forced to install and run a 3rd party software client to be able to play the game you purchased.” The company went on to say “We don’t believe games should force the user to install a Trojan Horse.” Read more… »
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Once again it’s Friday, and that means that we’ll be taking a look at an indie title that’s free to download.
This week’s game is Firequark: a first-time indie project from a U.K-based developer, better known by his nickname, Pilch.
It comes at no surprise that Mass Effect 2 will be getting a Collector’s Edition, you know, considering it’s probably going to be one of the most hyped games of next year. What will be a surprise to you all though, is that BioWare have been rather generous with the pricing of its planetary stallion. Compared to Modern Warfare 2’s price, let’s just say it’s relatively cheaper.
Head inside for the full ladidadida. Yes, that means details and the box art in one slab. Read more… »
Earlier this week GamerLimit was excited to reveal a trailer for the new Alice game by American McGee, unfortunately we, alongside many other sites, had been misinformed.
Hit the jump for the official comment from McGee’s blog. Read more… »
I went to pre-purchase the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 last night on Steam, and was shocked to see the service lists the game’s official release date as November 13, 2009. This is a full three days later then the world wide release date of November 10. I have also checked the Steam website and it lists the same delayed date.
We are attempting to contact Infinity Ward about this, but no response has been received yet. I have to assume this is a mistake, as I imagine it would hurt sales of the PC version on Steam if people had to wait for it to be released. Continue to check back with Gamer Limit as we wait to find out why the release date has been pushed back. Read more… »
Today developer Codemasters announced that it has teamed up with processor producer Intel to launch an exclusive contest for the PC version Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.
Codemasters is challenging PC gamers to use the Mission Creator bundled with OF:DR to create an “engaging co-op or single player mission.” Those of you who want to participate need to act quickly though; the user-made missions are due by November 29.
For more details on how to participate and the list of prizes, hit the jump. Read more… »
For all you PC owners out there who don’t yet own Mass Effect: your time has come.
You can now pick up the 20+ hour epic space opera for the reasonable price of $9.99. I was one of those gamers who was late to the draw and picked it up late, despite all the guff it got due to all it’s flaws, and was absolutely entranced by how engaging the narrative was. Log onto Steam, or just check it out here!
Spending the minute and thirty-two seconds it will take to watch this Modern Warfare 2 launch trailer will change your life forever. All those reservations you might have had about purchasing the game will fade away as your senses are bombarded with some of the most intense looking gameplay to ever grace a game console.
I honestly don’t understand how anyone can’t be excited about this game. It’s the sequel to one of the best selling and best reviewed console games of this generation, and there’s still so much that’s not even known about it. It also has a huge amount of controversy surrounding it right now. What is there not to love about it?
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