I honestly can’t come up with any words that are worthy of describing the new Mass Effect 2 launch trailer Bioware has recently released.  To say that it’s epic, inspiring, or emotionally moving simply does not do it justice.  Hollywood doesn’t even put trailers together that are this good.

If you have never played Mass Effect, you need to watch this trailer.  If you have played it, but you didn’t like it, you need to watch this trailer.  Even if you know deep down in your soul that this is your most anticipated game of the year, and you don’t need anymore convincing, you still need to watch this trailer. Read more… »

With all the multiplayer coverage bombarding Battlefield: Bad Company 2, it’s easy to forget that there even is a single player component.

In an exclusive episode of GameTrailers TV, details of the single player campaign have finally emerged, revealing that the original B Company will be reprised as players once again take the role of Private Preston Marlowe.

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Suda 51, the charismatic creator of many gaming gems such as Flower, Sun, and Rain, and Killer 7, goes behind the camera in this all new developer’s diary, which takes place in a public lavatory. Complete with a (non Suda) American voice over, this video is just about as over-the-top as Sylvester Stallone.

In short, if you’re a fan of insane action, you need to watch this video, and you may want to pick up No More Heroes 2 on January 26th, 2010.

The U.S. commercial for Capcom fighter Tatsunoko vs. Capcom ranks among the greatest game commercials I have ever seen. Period.

It’s like the guys at Robot Chicken crammed an entire episode’s budget into the most high-octane 20 seconds of stop-motion beatdowns. Really, there’s nothing more to say. Watch it. WATCH IT!

A couple months ago Square Enix promised that on the 13th of every month, leading up to the March 9th release of Final Fantasy XIII, new information about the game would be revealed.  Well it’s January 13th, and today the developer once again delivered on their promise, this time with a new trailer complete with English voice acting.

If you think this is just another FFXIII trailer, you would be wrong.  Not only is the voice acting incredible, but it’s completely in sink with the characters’ lips.  This was a real shock for me, because I was expecting another badly dubbed JRPG.  Oh, and that song in the background is the new Leona Lewis single, “My Hands”, which is the theme song for the game. Read more… »

Some of you may remember my ambitious machinima car chase project Collateral Collision from last year which involved a huge collaborative effort by the Live For Speed community and countless hours of work. For those who are not familiar with it, you can watch the full movie here.

This is a bonus supplement to the aforementioned movie which details some of the cinematic inspirations that applied to the project.

My goal was to create the most authentic and definitive machinima car chase possible within the PC racing simulation Live For Speed, which drew inspiration from just about every movie car chase scene known to man. The Influences is therefore a montage of movie scenes compared against equivalent or similar scenes from Collateral Collision – I will be duly impressed if anyone can identify some of the more obscure movies featured.

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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!]

Bringing awkwardness to another level is this week’s Retro Ad. Who would have thought that combining the annoying kid from E.T. with your friendly local pervert could produce such an uncomfortable 30 seconds?

Hit the jump to see how Intellivision marketers dropped the ball on this one.

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It seems like every day there are more and more glitches popping up in popular games with outcries of, “Screenshot or it didn’t happen!” and other such cries for proof. The Defend The House Clan, or DTHClan for short, is stepping up to the plate with a series of videos surrounding popular “myths” in the latest addition to the Call of Duty family.

The video explores such things as knifing mirrors in the barber shop and exploding planes with the Predator missile from the game. Some of them are quite outlandish, while others are easy to believe and can finally put the rest the cries of, “That’s not true, because it didn’t happen to me.”

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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is shaping up to be one of the most highly touted shooting games of 2010, and it’s easy to see why. And now DICE have unveiled an all new game mode entitled Squad Deathmatch, along with a new map right in the midst of the 300,000 player strong beta.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated shooting games of 2010, and it’s easy to see why. And now DICE have unveiled an all new game mode entitled Squad Deathmatch, along with a new map, right in the midst of the 300,000 player strong beta. Not that I’m bitter or anything, but an invite would have been nice.

Squad Deathmatch pits four squads of four players competing against each other, making for a more frantic and personal experience. When killed, the player can dive straight back into the action by spawning at a set location or on any squad mate’s current location.

You can view this new mode in all its glory in the video posted above. The next 3 months can’t go by fast enough for when the game is released on March 2nd in Americaland and March 5th in Europeland.

Black Rock Studio’s forthcoming racer Split Second has now been confirmed for release in May 2010.

To put it simply, Split Second is a game which features cars, racing and enough high octane explosions to fill a Michael Bay blockbuster. It features a unique gameplay mechanic known as the “powerplay” meter, which can be used to trigger events of explosive proportions, such as collapsing buildings, to make life that little bit harder for your fellow opponents.

It all looks very promising so far, so I will certainly be keeping my eye on this one as a self-confessed fan of racing and wanton destruction. In the meantime, check out the new trailer for a glimpse of what to expect.

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Splinter Cell: Conviction is shaping up to be one of the must own titles of 2010.  While all the attention so far has been given to the single player campaign, the game is actually going to feature an entirely separate co-op campaign as well.  It’s being described as a prequel to the main Sam Fischer story.

Ubisoft has just released the first trailer highlighting this multi-player campaign, and it looks phenomenal.  You and a friend will take control of two special agents, one Russian and one American, as you try to stop a rogue element of the Russian military from reeking havoc upon the world.  The trailer showcases many of the styles of co-op gameplay you’ll get to experience during the campaign. You can view it now in the video above or download it on the XBLA marketplace.. Read more… »

I don’t know about you, but I can’t get enough of all the Darksiders media THQ is getting out to the public.  Every time I see the game in action I feel like I have to play it right now!  I’m ready to dive in and begin fighting both angels and demons as I attempt to discover who caused the premature apocalypse which has destroyed the world.

With only three weeks to go before the game’s January 5, 2010 release date, Vigil Games has released another trailer for the much anticipated title.  This one showcases many of the larger-than-life enemies you’ll have to fight as you step into the shoes of War, one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

I recommend you stop reading this right now and watch the trailer above. Your fate may depend upon it. Read more… »