Kotaku Originals_ Comment is Free, but Stars are Earned

Not to brag, but the biggest change in your life this week had to be the new commenting structure, amirite? Starred or [[link]] not, editing capabilities means no more humiliating typos or icky oops-was-that-my-out-loud-voice moments. After bestowing such begged-for powers, and others not even demanded, we did our damndest to serve up some stories worthy of enhanced debate. A.J. visited Ubinintendo 2009 and came back with [[link]] previews of Red Steel 2 and six other games. Stephen delved into the vinyl to decode BioShock 2’s swag and took an axe swing at Brütal Legend. Fahey dropped in a timely discussion of humor, especially that of the classic adventure games that LucasArts is now rereleasing on Steam. And the Summer of Gaming rolls on. Here’s the week in Original reporting:(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); The Legendary Star(fy) Commenters Kotaku Comments Get Star Power, Edit Option, Tiering https://kotaku.com/kotaku-comments-get-star-power-edit-option-tiering-30976050 Previews, Reviews, Impressions and Hands-On Five Things You Need To Know About Champions Online Half-Minute Hero Preview: Don’t Blink And Miss It The Saboteur Impressions: A New Way To Kill Nazis Brutal Legend Preview: The Game That Ripped My Jeans Leg Seek N Spell Impressions Doom Resurrection Micro-Review: What In The Sam Hell Shadow Complex Impressions: Metroidvania Made Unreal Frankenreview: Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Aion Preview: Onward Towards Ascension Academy of Champions Preview: It’s Harry Potter But With Soccer And Sam Fisher Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Review: A Fistful of Accolades C.O.P. The Recruit Preview: If Only Becoming A Police Officer Were So Easy Shaun White Snowboarding World Stage Preview: Snow In Summer TMNT Smash-Up Preview: Will The Real April O’Neil Please Stand Up? Rabbids Go Home Preview: Rabbids Go In Your Wiimote Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Preview: The Might Of Mana… and Puzzles Red Steel 2 Preview: Whack-tastic Fun https://kotaku.com/five-things-you-need-to-know-about-champions-online-5312161 Coming Attractions Forza 3 Will Deliver [[link]] Nearly Limitless Online Multiplayer Variety Game & Watch Titles Coming To DSi Ware Two New Maps, Two New Weapons For Killzone 2 Think Of Dragon Age As A Massively Single-Player RPG What’s On The BioShock 2 Record LucasArts’ Rereleases Classics on Steam https://kotaku.com/forza-3-will-deliver-nearly-limitless-online-multiplaye-5311898 Features You Too Can Experience The Dragon Quest IX Launch! Novel, Write Thyself Why It’s Hard To Make Today’s Games Funny My Pirate, My Friend https://kotaku.com/you-too-can-experience-the-dragon-quest-ix-launch-5312366 Summer of Gaming Kotaku’s 2009 Summer Playing List When The Best Part of The Beach Is The Arcade https://kotaku.com/kotakus-2009-summer-playing-list-452585295 News Giant Gundam Statue, Now In PlayStation Home Warner Bros. Now Owns Midway, Mortal Kombat Look! People Lining Up For DQIX One Weird Wii Control Scheme Notebook Dump: Modern Warfare Wii, Shadow Complex iPhone, And A Sleeping Man Tales Of Vesperia PS3 Also Getting Skimpy Swimwear That Transformers Achievement Works Differently Than Presumed LucasArts Hopes To Turn Old Into Gold With Adventure Games Peggle Gives Away World of Warcraft-Themed Game Monster Hunter Sets PSP Record In Japan PSN To Offer Comics (Well, Manga) The Transformers Xbox Achievement We Didn’t Expect To Earn [UPDATE] New Nintendo Release Exacerbates Lefty Gamers’ Lament Who Needs Nintendo Chiptunes When You’ve Got Sega Rock? The King of Fighters XII Gets A New Release Date For Japan PC Sales Charts: ArmA II vs The Sims Decepticon Owners Turn Tables On Autobot Gamers Video Games Used As Shorthand In New Movie Trailers Pay-Per-P Pricing Fading From Xbox Video Marketplace? You Don’t Have As Many PS2 Games As This Guy https://kotaku.com/giant-gundam-statue-now-in-playstation-home-5311650