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  Apple Bans Game, Days After Developer Publicly Trashes App Store

  Last week, game developer Tommy Refenes publicly called Apple’s app store “awful” and “horrible.” This week, Apple yanked his game from their store. There are a couple of reasons that may have compelled Apple to remove Zits & Giggles, a pimple-popping game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, from the App store: Possibility 1: Its…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 19, 2010
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  Now Everyone Can Be A Lord Of Ultima

  EA’s web-based strategy revival of classic RPG series Ultima has entered open beta, with thousands of players fortifying their towns for the inevitable invasion by everyone imaginable. Will you join the fray? The original Ultima was a series of PC role-playing games with rich stories and deep character development, so disappointment over Lord of Ultima…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2010
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  Street Fighter IV iPhone Review: A Party For One

  Street Fighter IV was an exuberant return to the days of classic arcade fighters. It was a game designed specifically to reel back in aging gamers who once dropped pounds of quarters on virtual tournament in arcades around the world. But, it turns out, many of those aging gamers don’t have consoles and aren’t planning…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 19, 2010
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  The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Flow Chart

  Will you die now, or survive to die in the sequel? The suspense (and zombies) is killing us, as seen on Game Informer.

  By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2010
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  The Spectacular Downhill Chair Racing of Slider in Motion

  I had a chance to virtually chair-run my way through the downhill streets of a virtual city last week using the Playstation Move controller. But words don’t adequately describe how strange this game looks in motion. This is the sort of thing I’d like to see more of on the Playstation Move.

  By Brian Crecente Published March 19, 2010
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  The Splash Hills Of Sonic The Hedgehog 4

  Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 website updated yesterday, with new screens showing off the verdant Splash Hills Zone, Dr. Eggman’s character profile, and a little free music to whet your appetite for some old school hedgehog action. If the latest update to the Sonic 4 website doesn’t convince you that Sega is on…

  By Mike Fahey Published March 19, 2010
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  The God of War Needs to Do Laundry Too

  Turns out Kratos wasn’t acting out against innocent Best Buy employees because he wanted a copy of God of War III. He was just sick of hanging out in the story reading books, using the restroom, doing… laundry? Wesley Smith dropped us a line to let us know that he was one of the people…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 19, 2010
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  God of War III Mystery Website Promises Nothing

  Attaining a platinum medal in the PlayStation 3’s God of War III rewards players with the address to mystery web page Spartans Stand Tall, according to multiple Kotaku readers who must have excellent God of War skills. What’s it mean? So far, we’ve got is this web address: http://www.godofwar.com/spartansstandt… It takes you to a web…

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 19, 2010
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  Electronic-Free Gaming

  It’s snowing right now, very hard actually, blizzard-like in fact. And I’m off. Yes, I know I’m writing this, but I am in fact off. But first, I need your help. I’m about to head out to a boutique toy shop, one of those fancy ones that still sell board and table top games. But…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 19, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  More button-pressing is needed. Please press some here to discuss video games. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published March 19, 2010
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  The Will Wright Tapes: Infant Borg, M&M Death Match and Drug Dealers

  Will Wright popped up on the last talk of the last day of the Game Developers Conference to deliver a classic Wright mind-blowing talk on, well, everything. Wright was a bit too far away for me to capture his hour long talk on video, so I did the next best thing. I recorded the audio.…

  By Brian Crecente Published March 19, 2010
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  Your Favorite Animal Is…

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Haiku Gonna go to the zoo tomorrow, I think! I like rhinos!! What you missed last night Team Fortress 2 Gets Its First Batch Of Player Made Content Kotaku Census 2010: The Games You Love Why Predators Got Made Halo: Reach Matchmaking Needs Your Help To Be Better Which Of…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  How To Write Pokemon Music? Pretending!

  In the West, when one says “Pokémon music”, this song probably leaps to mind. We are not talking about that this song. Besides heading up the Pokémon franchise, Junichi Masuda also composes battle music for the series. “There is no doubt that I am inspired by many great composers. But when I work on the…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  FFXIII Director Wants To Remake Final Fantasy VII

  Here we go again! Final Fantasy developer Square Enix continuing mentioning “Final Fantasy VII” and “remake” in the same breath. Previously, Final Fantasy VII character designer mentioned the prospects of a FFVII remake, and then FFVII game director Yoshinori Kitase mentioned how he was never tired of answering questions about FFVII remakes. Now? When asked…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  Which Of These Ladies Looks Like Their In-Game Counterpart?

  SEGA held an open casting call, with Japanese women audtioning for the part of an in-game Yakuza 4 hostess

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  Samurai Champloo Music Producer Is Dead

  Music producer Jun Seba, known as Nujabes, passed away in late February. His label made public the sad news today. Late nite February 26, the 36-year-old Nujabes was in a car accident in Tokyo. Efforts to revive him proved futile. Nujabes was known for his cutting edge hip-hop — such as the soundtrack work he…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  Why Predators Got Made

  Money. Easy as that. But there’s another reason as to why filmmaker Robert Rodriguez signed off on the film. Before we get to that, watch the movie’s brand new debut trailer. Rodriguez, known for his Spy Kids and action films, wrote a Predator script in the mid-1990s while waiting for Desperado to go into production.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  For $2600, This Mario Had Better be Super

  Currently for sale on eBay: this Mario pendant, lined with gold and covered with diamonds. Perfect for any Nintendo fanboy currently in the rap or drug dealing business. Bids are open if you’d like or, if you’d prefer not to let somebody else secure such a tasteful and reserved piece of jewellery, you can exercise…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010
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  Jamie Foxx Joins Kane & Lynch Flick

  In 2008, actor star Bruce Willis, known for his Die Hard films, signed on to play mercenary Adam “Kane” Marcus, who with batshit insane partner James Lynch is out to retrieve a stolen microchip. He now has a co-star. Veteran stunt coordinator Simon Crane will make his directing debut and helm the picture, and scribe…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published March 19, 2010
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  Kotaku Census 2010: The Games You Love

  The machines you play on are one thing, but what really captures a gamer’s heart is the games they play. So let’s see which are your favourites. Now, unlike our previous polls, this one has the potential to be a little more wide-ranging. A little more open. There are only a handful of gaming machines…

  By Luke Plunkett Published March 19, 2010