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  iPhone Chart Toppers: Surprise, Surprise, Guess What’s Number 1?

  It took Plants Vs. Zombies just hours to claw its way to the number nine spot last week, so it’s no surprise that the PopCap game hit the top spot after a week in the sun. Here’s the full list: Which do you think should be the top game? Check out all of our iPhone…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  The truth is that it’s just about never good Boktai weather, but it always just the right climate for talking here about video games. Go for it. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published February 22, 2010
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  Motion Control in Gaming: Rationalizing a New Dissonance

  Everything changed in 2001, the year Nintendo decided that the future of gaming didn’t lay in faster processors and photorealistic images, but in interaction. Years later, when the Wii hit stores, it brought gaming and motion control to the masses, showing grandparents, gamers and soccer moms that video games didn’t have to be high-def to…

  By Brian Crecente Published February 22, 2010
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  SUPER BIZZY!

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft Ended up being busy for a Monday, kinda snuck up on me. Don’t you hate (love?) when that happens? What you missed last night Inside Grasshopper with Silent Hill and Doshin the Giant Developers Heavy Rain Banned In The United Arab Emirates There’s Two Sides To Every Xbox Live Banning Just…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Tiger Comes Out of Woods

  Better than coming in the woods, no? As seen on Technabob.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Inside Grasshopper with Silent Hill and Doshin the Giant Developers

  In early February, Grasshopper Manufacture had a surprising announcement: Silent Hill composer and producer Akira Yamaoka and Doshin the Giant designer Kazutoshi Iida joining the studio. Yamaoka didn’t just leave Konami, but he also left behind a long legacy of both game sound work and producing. Iida is an industry journeyman. By joining Grasshopper, they…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Heavy Rain Banned In The United Arab Emirates

  Sony has confirmed this morning that Heavy Rain, one of the biggest exclusives of the year for the PlayStation 3, has been banned in the United Arab Emirates. Following a report on Middle Eastern gaming site megamers, we contacted Sony, who provided this statement released by their local branch: The UAE’s National Media Council (NMC)…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  Madden Cover Hopeful Summoning An Army Of Mullets

  Vikings DE Jared Allen is one of three candidates to appear on the cover of Madden 11. You’d think that behind the Super Bowl MVP and a flashy WR he’s the underdog. But he has a secret weapon. His mullet. “Everyone at some point in their lives has either had a mullet or known somebody…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  Just How Big Is God of War III?

  There’s no denying it. Upcoming PS3 exclusive God of War III is a big game. But how big is big? “35Gb of goodness,” tweeted Sony Santa Monica Director of Technology Tim Moss. “Thank heavens for Dual Layer Blu-Rays.” Dual Layer Blu-ray discs started shipping in 2006 and can hold up to 50GB. For comparison’s sake,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Yakuza 4 Will Pick Up A Scooter And Smash You In The Face

  While us Westerners get ready to play Yakuza 3, Japan is about to start playing Yakuza 4. Here it is in action, with new face-punching, vespa-swinging and pachinko-playing action on display.

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  Hey Look, It’s Ibuki (Again!)

  Remember on Friday when we said we had all the Super Street Fighter IV Ibuki you could stand? We lied. Capcom has released a slew of screens showing the ninja assassin’s special moves. Here they are! Super Street Fighter IV will be out this April.

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Outcast: Remaking A Decade-Old Classic

  Outcast was one of those games that was so amazing most people never even got to play it. It just…shone too damn brightly. So much so that this 2010 remake of a 1999 game may well get more exposure. Open Outcast is a fan-made mod for Crysis Wars, which seeks to recreate Appeal’s brilliant open…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  Two New PS3 Console Filings Appear Online

  When Sony passes new products through the Federal Communications Commission it uses the pseudonym “Sand Dollar Enterprise, Inc” kind of like Elvis Presley using the alias “John Burrows”. While Presley’s giveaway were the sideburns, Sony’s is “PlayStation 3”. Sand Dollar Enterprise is located at 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard, Foster City, CA 94404. Hey, that’s where…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Box Art Has To Cover All The Bases

  As I covered in the feature on box art and game logos I did last week, putting together a game’s cover isn’t as easy as you’d think it is. Especially when you take a look at a work in progress. Rokkan, the company I spoke with putting the piece together, were kind enough to share…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  The Prizes Of The AOU Arcade Show

  At the recent AOU Arcade Show in Chiba, Japan, upcoming “prizes” for arcade crane-type games. There figures run the gamut of Love Plus to Fist of the North Star. ジョジョやハルヒに超電磁砲！ 見どころだらけのプライズフェアをフォトレポ – 電撃オンライン [Dengeki Online]

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Activision Going To Court Over Guitar Hero Patent Claims

  Activision, the publisher of Guitar Hero and DJ Hero, is being taken to court over claims that the trademarks registered over its popular music titles have little to do with the operations of the actual products. A group going by the name “Patent Compliance Group” has filed suit in the Texas Northern District Court, alleging…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  Somebody Makes Real Dolls Of The Bayonetta Dolls

  Platinum Games’ hair action game Bayonetta features in-game dolls. Some Flickr user named n-moto has let us know that he made DIY versions of those Bayonetta and Cereza dolls. “I sculpted these figures using Super Sculpey and finished them with acrylic paint, gold leaf, and assorted craft store finds,” he writes. More on his Flickr…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  There’s Two Sides To Every Xbox Live Banning [Update]

  You may have already seen this over the weekend, but if not, here’s a clip that reportedly shows an Xbox Live moderator by the name of “The Pro” suffering from a bad case of ban fever. The user, himself banned after a round of Modern Warfare 2 with the moderator, claims a combination of audio…

  By Luke Plunkett Published February 22, 2010
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  Playboy’s Jo Garcia Wasn’t Expecting “That” In Heavy Rain (What’s “That”?)

  Cooking, Tiger Woods hot dogs, breakfast burritos and something in Heavy Rain. It was a busy week for gaming’s Twitterati. Warhammer W.A.R. creative director Paul Barnett checks out Tiger Woods Online. Sure hope it doesn’t have any lifeless, robotic speeches from Tiger. And call it PixelJunk…Cooking? That? Playboy’s Jo Garcia certainly wasn’t expecting something. Sounds…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published February 22, 2010
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  Sell Your Crap in the Classifieds

  To: Luke From: Owen I don’t know when he got it, but my packrat brother Fletch stole a firetruck red easy chair recliner from the downstairs of our old home and, as far as I know, hasn’t gotten it reupholstered. If it’s the same one I remember, that thing was like sitting on the lap…

  By Owen Good Published February 21, 2010