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  iPhone Chart Toppers: Jelly Car 2 Rocks the List

  It’s that time again. Time to look at the top grossing games on iTunes for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Jelly Car 2 came out of nowhere to claim the top spot this week, with Rock Band clinging to number two and Command & Conquer premiering at number five. Which do you think should be…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  The Nintendo Download: It’s Old Home Week

  Familiar names and face populate this week’s downloadable Nintendo games, with appearances by Frogger, Excitebike, Bomberman, and more Electroplankton than you can shake a stylus at. Perhaps the most exciting game to come out as part of this week’s Nintendo Download is Excitebike: World Rally for WiiWare (1,000 Wii points). It’s not just because it…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  EA Acquires Pet Society Creator Playfish

  And you thought you spent a lot of money on Pet Society. EA just spent $300 million on leading social network game creator Playfish, the team behind Pet Society, Restaurant City, and Country Story. With more than 60 million active player across all of its Facebook, MySpace, Google, and iPhone games every month, social network…

  By Mike Fahey Published November 9, 2009
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  PSPgo Traveler Case Micro Review: Stylish and Sleek

  Sony’s slide-and-play, download-only PSPgo has been out for a bit more than a month. Isn’t it time to start thinking about accessories? While the PSPgo may not need a case, the slip on faux leather Traveler Case could still be worth the small investment. Loved Design: Constructed of stiff, faux leather, the Traveler case fits…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  It’s TAY time. Who could forget that? Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ.

  By Stephen Totilo Published November 9, 2009
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  A Very Important Man Question

  As we move closer to winter, I have an important question: To beard or not to beard? What you missed last night Here’s What Final Fantasy XIII Chocobos Look Like First Pictures From Resident Evil: Afterlife Set Uncharted: Drake’s Pinball Adventures Minesweeper Becoming An Adventure Game

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2009
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  Gran Turismo 5 Being Held Up For “Marketing Reasons”

  Gran Turismo 5, the first game in the series proper since 2004’s GT4, will be released in Japan in March 2010. Everywhere else, though is up in the air. Why so? Blame marketing. That’s according to series creator and Polyphony Digital head man Kazunori Yamauchi who, speaking with Autoweek, said “We will release [GT5] in…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Activision Donates $1M on Game’s Launch Day To Help Vets

  Activision plans to unveil a $1 million backed non-profit corporation tomorrow designed to help soldiers transition to civilian careers tomorrow. The Call of Duty Endowment (CODE) unveiling comes on Veterans Day and the official launch day for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The morning press conference will take place at the Newseum in Washington…

  By Brian Crecente Published November 9, 2009
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  Flute Hero: For Those Who Can’t/Won’t Sing

  You know, when nobody but my wife and an empty bottle are looking, I’ll sing a little Rock Band. This lady is equally timid on the m.i.c., but has a cunning alternative: play the flute. Yes, as with SingStar, Rock Band can’t understand your actual words while singing. It just picks up the pitch and…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Akihabara Killer Says He Deserves Death

  In June 2008, tragedy struck Tokyo’s video game/anime/manga district Akihabara. Tomohiro Kato stabbed over 15 individuals, killing 7. He now says he deserves death. According to sources, Kato sent a letter of apology to one of the victims, writing, ”My crime deserves death.” The Japanese legal system does have the death penalty. Defendant in Akihabara…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2009
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  8-Bit Wedding To Be Followed By A Life Of Text Adventure

  When Luis and Magaly decided to get married, they weren’t thinking cake, slow dances and doves. They were thinking Roberta Williams, the Valley of Spielburg and Sonny Bonds. Congratulations, you crazy kids. 8-bit Wedding Invitation [Geekstir, via Gizmodo]

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  2010’s Indie Games Lineup Full Of Promise (And…Other Things)

  For all their inventiveness and innovation, some indie games can also be, well, a little much. A fact serving as the inspiration for Something Awful’s list of 2010’s “Most Promising Bullshit Indie Games”. Some of the shame-they’re-not-real-games we have to look forward to include tranScEEnD: You are a seed, the manifestation of potential. The wind…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Interview With Yakuza 4’s Porn Lady

  You remember Rio, right? She’s the star of films like Rio is a Squirting Young Wife and Let’s Have Sex at School. She’s also in Yakuza 4 (Ryu Ga Gotoku 4). In this short online promo clip title “Rio’s Film Set! Part I?”, there’s a short street interview with the blue movie actress by Noa…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2009
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  Rumor: Uncharted: Drake’s Pinball Adventures

  To give the PSP lineup a much-needed AAA first-party franchise injection, it looks like Sony will be releasing a range of pinball games for the handheld based on console franchises. Like PAIN, Hot Shots Golf, and Uncharted. Yes, Nathan Drake will be swapping mountain passes and machine guns for glass tables and tilts, Sony filing…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Does Store Renovation Reflect Current Japanese Game Market?

  There are tons of stores selling Xbox 360 games and goods in Japan. Today, let’s talk about a store that has just renovated its game section. Think of it as a reassessment of where the Xbox 360 is in Japan. Or something. The 5th floor of Tokyo retailer LABI Ikebukuro is all DS and Wii…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2009
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  Minesweeper Becoming An Adventure Game

  Charles Cecil, the brains behind adventure game classics Beneath A Steel Sky and Broken Sword, is working with charity developer OneBigGame on an all-new project: turning Minesweeper into – what else – an adventure game. Seriously. He’s come up with a back story for as to why the mines are there, he’s come up with…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  Here’s What Final Fantasy XIII Chocobos Look Like

  Chocobo! Those bird-like creatures from Final Fantasy games. The latest issue of Japan’s Shonen Jump shows just how huge the creatures are in Final Fantasy XIII. So big. The magazine also has Hope’s summon, Alexander, and brings word that Final Fantasy XIII will come with Final Fantasy XIV beta codes when it goes on sale…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2009
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  Modern Warfare 2, 360 vs PS3 [Update]

  Modern Warfare 2 is the year’s biggest game, and it’s a multiplatform title to boot. And those kind of games always beg the question: which one looks better? Those sensible types, the ones after a comprehensive run-down of the game across PS3 and 360, cataloguing stuff framerate, lighting and motion, will have to wait for…

  By Luke Plunkett Published November 9, 2009
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  First Pictures From Resident Evil: Afterlife Set

  While actress Milla Jovovich has been twittering the crap outta upcoming movie Resident Evil: Afterlife, two photos from the set have surfaced online. Above is Jovovich, Ali Larter, Spencer Locke and Wentworth Miller. Below is a wider shot. Wondering who those people in white are? “We call the people in white ‘pod people’ here on…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published November 9, 2009
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  GameStop Responds; MW2 Broken Street Date a Corporate Decision

  GameStop’s top spokesman contacted Kotaku on Sunday evening to confirm that certain of its stores broke Modern Warfare 2’s Nov. 10 street date and began selling the game this weekend. GameStop corporate authorized the sales, he said. The statement, from Chris Olivera, vice president for corporate communications at GameStop’s Grapevine, Texas headquarters: This past weekend,…

  By Owen Good Published November 8, 2009