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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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