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  The Old Republic’s Advanced Class System Revealed

  With only four classes for each of its two factions, BioWare’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic further mixes things up with the Advanced Class system, a talent system that splits each class right down the middle. The Advance Class system comes into play once your character in The Old Republic grows in power.…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010
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  Building A Better Guybrush Threepwood

  Rather than bury us in another flood of screenshots for Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge, LucasArts gives us a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into bringing Guybrush Threepwood to life from 19-year-old sprites. For an iconic video game leading man, Guybrush Threepwood’s look is open to a lot of interpretation. LucasArts went through…

  By Mike Fahey Published May 14, 2010
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  21 Stars Into Super Mario Galaxy 2, A Few Thoughts Come To Mind

  You don’t want me to try to describe the surreal galaxies of the first three worlds of Super Mario Galaxy 2, so how about some more abstract impressions? I’ve spent one evening playing Nintendo’s next Mario game, collecting 21 stars across three of Super Mario Galaxy 2’s world maps. Each map contains several galaxies, which…

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010
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  Stormtroopers Love Mario Kart, Tetris, Space Invaders

  Stormtroopers 365 isn’t just a year-long photo project that wrapped up last month, it’s also proof that like you and I, Stormtroopers love to get their game on. Found among the 365 posed shots of mini Stormtroopers in the rain, guarding cameras and running from giant Darth Vader, are these shots of the tiny white…

  By Brian Crecente Published May 14, 2010
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  Talk Amongst Yourselves

  Here at TAY labs we lament that we were never able to get that fast-Mario music to play when you become a starred commenter. Nevertheless, please comment here about video games. Thanks. Confused about commenting on Kotaku? Read our FAQ

  By Stephen Totilo Published May 14, 2010
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  Too Big and Too Hard

  Video games are too big, and too hard. Even for those of us that will argue against this notion until we’re blue in the face, there is an increasing amount of data that proves it. Here’s what seems to be going on in game development right now to address it. Since we rebooted GamePro at…

  John Davison Published May 14, 2010
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  Man, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Is Great

  To: Crecente From: Bashcraft RE: Today… My Son is a Gamer So great, so, so, so, so great. I’m not watching it right now — right now, I’m working. I’m listening to it. So, so great. What you missed last night Don’t Hate Crysis 2 Because It’s Beautiful Modern Warfare 2’s Next DLC Brings More…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  All The Super Mario Galaxy 2 Ads You Could Ever Watch

  Super Mario Galaxy 2 is coming to the Nintendo Wii. Soon, even. Here are a bunch of ads. Better yet, a compendium That’s Kazunari Ninomiya and Masaki Aiba playing through the game. Aiba is a popstar and actor — ditto for Ninomiya; however, he’s known to Western audiences for his role in Letters from Iwo…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  There’s More To This Game Than Virtual Upskirts

  While some adult game developers would be content with virtual skirt lifting, Teatime is not just some game developer. As noted previously, Teatime has brought face tracking “T-Cam” tech to its games, allowing players to look at in-game heroines from various angles, including up their skirts. The developer’s latest game has virtual skirt lifting. Upcoming…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  Prince Of Persia, Chesty Sand

  Prince of Persia. Prince of Persia has a new game coming out. New movie, too. It’s set in Persia, Persia has sand. All of which explains this giant Prince of Persia sand castle! It’s been built in London, and while it’s a shameless marketing ploy engineered in order to gain column space on video game…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010
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  Who Wants A Dragon Age…Letter Opener?

  What is this, 1876? Who still writes letters? Not me, though that won’t stop me looking fondly at these Dragon Age letter openers, which fittingly are tiny replicas of Dragon Age swords. Distributed by Sideshow, there are two available, the Grey Warden’s “Render” and the Darkspawn’s “Greatersword”. While small – both are only 7″ tall…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010
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  Which Game Designer Do You Not Like? At all.

  It may be early, but it’s still Friday. And Friday’s Friday. Know what that means? It’s time for Tell Us Dammit. So tell, us. Dammit! Here’s how it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn’t some marketing survey or whatever. It’s an emotional investment in you. Yes,…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  The Real Reason Obama Can’t Work An Xbox

  The controls? Too complex. As seen on Toby Toons

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010
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  Is There A Better Use For Street Fighter II Sound Effects?

  Fighting game Street Fighter II is iconic. The opening theme for anime Doraemon is iconic as well. Will they mix? Someone on the Japanese internet decided to see if that was possible but attempting to use sound effects from Street Fighter II to reproduced the Doraemon opening theme, Doraemon no Uta (Doraemon’s Song). Doraemon is…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  Bring Me The Head Of Master Chief

  Master Chief is a big man, but he wasn’t always big. He was once a boy, called John! And when John was a boy – no, a baby – then maybe these Halo helmets would have fit him. Special effects house WETA, who at one stage were signed up to do the Peter Jackson Halo…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010
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  The Star Wars of The New Generation Is…

  Well, according to Gears of War designer Cliff Bleszinski, it is… Sci-fi role-playing franchise Mass Effect. Here’s the quote — from an interview with website Gamasutra: The thing that was cool was that Mass Effect is kind of an RPG for me, with the cover-based shooting. I think there’s a reason why it’s been successful.…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  The Greatest PC Games Of All Time (According To 2010)

  Readers of PC Gamer, one of the last bastions of the specialist press for the platform, have been voting on what they think are the best 100 PC games of all time. And the results are in! The results of course skew towards more contemporary titles, and as such serve more as an illustration of…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010
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  Time For a World of Warcraft Freakout

  Take one World of Warcraft account. One changed password. And a very, very angry fat man. Hijinks ensue. There are bad words as well as a slur, spilling out of the pie hole of this angry fat man. You have been warned. Of course, this might be fake, staged or both. It’s not nearly as…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010
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  John Cleese Will Serve You In Fable III

  I may be slightly biased in saying this, as I have British family, but games – or, at least fantasy games – always sound more professional to me when they hire a good, English cast to handle the voice work. Case in point: this is John Cleese, of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers fame, recording…

  By Luke Plunkett Published May 14, 2010
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  Is The Xbox 360 Getting A Sega Action Exclusive?

  Japanese game maker Sega, perhaps best known for Sonic the Hedgehog and Virtua Fighter, just launched a countdown teaser site for a new game. Possibly, a new Xbox 360 game. The text on the countdown site itself is thin on details; however, the site’s URL (next-360action.sega.jp) has some wondering if SEGA is going to reveal…

  By Brian Ashcraft Published May 14, 2010