News::Weekly Bundle Roundup 9/19/2013

"Welcome to the Weekly Bundle Roundup, your home for cheap games, indie giveaways, and bundle analysis. This week, Steam embraces piracy, Humble blasts off into space to combat the Bundlestars, and Indie Gala casts a magic missile." - Alexander Santa Maria of Geekenstein



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News::Top 5 Successful Kickstarter Projects of 2013

Slimgamer takes a look at the 5 most successful Kickstarter projects of the past year.



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News::Gameverse - Early Access: Paranautical Activity

Being yet another entry in the sudden surge of Roguelite indie games over the past few months, Paranautical Activity merges the ideas of randomly generated levels, items, and permadeath found in Roguelikes with another genre, in this case that of the old-school FPS.



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News::The Godcast: Season 6 Episode 9

GodisaGeek: "Just like everyone else in the world (of gaming), Colm is mysteriously off-sick, still. But were sure he isnt playing GTA V, oh no. And hey, perhaps hell even make an appearance? (Hint: he wont). In other (non-GTA based) news, Adam has now played Diablo III on Xbox 360, and is now in love, and Calvin is enjoying Godus a lot, but Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs rather less."



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News::PES 2014 PC Crashes, Crash to Desktop, Low Performance, Data Pack Error and Fixes

Guide4GameS: Prepare yourself for a bombastic soccer experience with new Pro Evolution Soccer 2014. Pick your controller or keyboard and enjoy the close control, player movement and learn how teams work and beat opponents. Check below the complete guide for crashes, errors, issues and problems.



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News::World of Warplanes is postponed, World of Tanks gets the new Japanese tree

GameSpace: Today we have both good and bad news from the Belorussian Wargaming company. The developers have postponed the release date of its flight simulator - World of Warplanes, - but presented a new tree of tanks for the World of Tanks fans.



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News::Building the Ultimate MMO Society

GR - "A world where 99% of the population is engaged in nothing but the slaughter of wildlife for money does not convince me of its realism."



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News::New 'Vanishing of Ethan Carter' Screenshots Look Fantastic

8CN: Four new screenshots have emerged for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, a weird fiction horror game we've heard almost nothing about since it was originally announced. It centers around the character of Paul Prospero, an occult detective who receives a mysterious letter from a boy named Ethan Carter. When he follows up on the message, he becomes entangled in a bizarre murder investigation.



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News::ShopTo Gameplay: PES 2014

STN: We've reviewed PES 2014 and now we bring you some footage of us playing it. Whatever you think of the battle between PES 2014 and FIFA, you can't deny that what you see below looks good.



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News::Season Ticket Complete Guide for FIFA 14

Season Ticket Guide with everything you may want to know: dates, prices, advantages, videos, tips, pdlc, early access, frequently asked questions.



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News::FUT 14 Glossary - The 100 Most Popular Terms, Definitions and Abbreviations

Find out the meaning of the 100 most popular terms, definitions and abbreviations with the biggest FUT 14 Glossary.



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News::Shroud of the Avatar Unity Scene Jam Challenge

The Shroud of the Avatar team is ready to involve the fans in the creation of the game once more through a new contest. From September 20, 2013 6PM CST a 48-hours Unity Scene Jam challenge will be up every weekend for the next six weeks.



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News::Half-Life 3 is Coming

Ghost_117 of The Geek Link examines Steams new front page layout and speculates as to what it may mean.



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News::The Chaos Engine Review | Gaming Nexus

Back in 1993, GamePro magazine claimed that The Chaos Engine's (renamed Solider of Fortune for American audiences) overhead gunfighting had "never played better" and that it's a "fun fight to the finish." GamePro wasn't alone, as pretty much every critic working in the early 1990s raved about this tough-as-nails action game. Sega Power went as far as to name it the best game of 1993, ahead of some truly tough competitors.



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News::PES 2014 Review | PlayTm

There once was a time when Pro Evolution Soccer really gave FIFA a run for its money. In recent years though a resurgent EA Sports has all but relegated the PES franchise to the bench. Konami aren't ready to hang up their boots yet and last year's PES effort showed that the series could still be a worthy alternative to the behmoth that EA Sports' FIFA franchise has become.



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News::Watch Dogs Official Website Updated with New Details

Ubisoft have updated the official website for Watch Dogs with some new details on the four of the characters in the game (there are eight more characters to be revealed), as well as some fresh information on the city of Chicago and the ctOS that protects it. During the update, some fresh character arts, and one new screenshot for the game were released.



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News::Batman Arkham Origins Multiplayer : Great Innovation Or Tacked On Extra?

Mark of Corrupted Cartridge writes "In the past few days Ive read a lot of new news about the multiplayer portion of the next Batman game thats due to be released next month. When this mode was first announced I wasnt sure how the developer Splash Damage, who are in charge of the multiplayer part of the next game, would make a multiplayer mode that was actually worth playing. As more and more information was released I became more and more intrigued by the whole concept of the mode and now believe that Splash Damage have created a winning formula and a mode thats sure to please everyone."



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News::Shadow Warrior is the Best Kind of Old-School

Slicing heads and capping demons with one of the first-person shooter reboot's developers.



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News::The Latest Mighty No. 9 Update Swoops in With a New Podcast Featuring Artist Kimo Kimo

Its Friday and you know what that means-another update with another podcast straight from the development team for Mighty No. 9. This week, the special guest is one of the crazy talented artists for the project, Kimo Kimo.



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News::FIFA 14: 5 More Ratings EA Got Horribly Wrong

Unless the release this week of critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto 5 has bamboozled you to the point of memory impairment, its worth remembering theres another triple A title coming out this month.



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News::A Lovecraft-Inspired Game That's Sillier, Smarter Than It Is Scary

News::Takedown: Red Sabre having some multiplayer launch problems

Takedown: Red Sabre sounds like a pretty interesting game, but unfortunately the launch build is having a fair few problems. Hosted lobbies appear to be sporadically showing up for co-op, but players are either unable to join or dont even have lobbies listed on their machine.



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News::Contest: Win the Be Mine Special Edition bundle!

Our friends at Groupees are in the midst of their Be Mine Special Edition bundle (to benefit the Tierra McElroy Kidney Fund), and to celebrate, they've given us 20 codes to hand out to the Destructoid community!

Included in this bundle are Macguffin's Curse, Hamilton's Great Adventure, Krater: Collector's Edition, Ravaged: Zombie Apocalypse, Tower Wars, Zombie Driver HD, and a bunch more awesome stuff. (Each game includes a Steam key and a Steam trading card!) To win a bundle for yourself, just leave a comment in this thread! Limit one entry per person, and the contest is open to everyone in the world.

You have until this Sunday, September 22 at 11:59pm Pacific to enter. Good luck!

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News::Strider Hands-On: Faster than Ever

Siliconera: The very first thing I noticed in Strider worried me: I couldnt use the D-pad to move. It was analog only. I checked the pause menu for a toggle, and even asked the attendant, but there was no way to move digitally. However, when I started moving Hiryu around, my worries melted away. Hes fast. Faster than he is in Strider 2. Its not just his speed that gives this impression, but the fact that certain things that felt a little bit jarring about older Strider games have been smoothed out. For instance, the time between the end of Hiryus slide and his return to quick movement has been decreased. Whereas a slide would lead to a brief stop in Strider 1 and 2, that delay is gone.



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News::Games Move Forward but CS is Where GES Have Been

"This day and age there are so many different games and gaming genres that have flooded the market that it is increasingly difficult to decide what to play and when. The FPS games really have taken it up to another level over the last year though making the games ever more realistic and full of eye catching graphics. But, as they say, we would not be where we are today without having to have gone through our past. (Obvious right?) This week whilst formatting my computer and whilst reinstalling all my programs, there sat a Counter-strike icon on the desktop and we decided to play a little. What we found however wasn't just a game that was enjoyable for a little respite, but something altogether different. It was like finding a lost friend that one hasnt seen for months or years. In the beginning youre a little apprehensive, but it doesn't take long till you click right back into the old mode you were in whilst still close friends. We decided to share with you why Counterstrike...



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News::Is Linux the Future of Gaming?

Eric from GamR Mag writes: "Linux offers a number of attractive features to gaming, but at the same time therere many aspects, philosophically at least, that could come into conflict with the current shape of the gaming industry. Newells speech should be intriguing to anyone passionate about gaming or computing..."



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News::Mac Gamer HQ reviews BioShock Infinite on Mac

Mac Gamer HQ writes: "BioShock Infinite is without a doubt one of the best Mac games this year and easily won a place in my personal Top 10 Mac games ever. Overall, this was definitely an ambitious attempt on behalf of Irrational Games and Im glad to confirm they pulled it off. They truly created an amazing universe you will want to discover. The story alone is one hell of a ride and the fact you experience it alongside Elizabeth makes it even better. Luckily, the gameplay mechanics, sound and graphics managed to keep up, making this whole experience all the more immersive. Aspyr also deserves a word, as they managed to bring this experience to the Mac with no performance sacrifices. I cant wait to see what both Irrational Games and Aspyr will bring us next."



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News::Dark Souls 2 Beta Impressions: Prepare to multiplayer edition

GameZone's Andrew Clouther writes, "First off and perhaps most importantly, prepare to get invaded. While you were in your hollow form in Dark Souls you were protected from players entering your world to attempt to murder your very existence. This wont be the case in the sequel. Thats right, in both human and hollow form, other players can invade you. So unless you unplug your internet for an offline experience, get ready for sporadic PvP encounters."



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News::iBuyPower's Ultra-Thin Battalion M1771 Breaks Gaming Laptop Stereotypes

Maximum PC: The gaming category is one of the last frontiers for thin and light form factors in the mobile space, and if iBuyPower's new Battalion MS1771-1 and MS1771-2 are any indication, gamers needn't worry about lugging around big and heavy laptops. Despite wielding 17.3-inch Full HD 1080p (1920x1080) displays, these Battalion systems are billed as "ultra-thin," with iBuyPower claiming they're the thinnest 17-inch gaming laptops around.



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