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For all you HeroClix fans, WizKids has announced the next Marvel HeroClix focus will be The Invincible Ironman. The gravity feed’s will be available on October 30 and booster packs on November 13. The set is slated to be a 60 figure set, three of the game pieces are pictured above.
This will be one you will want to consider for your gaming collection. Toy Vault, Inc. will be releasing Firefly: Out to the Black card game this coming October, with a suggested price of $24.99. Even though Firefly has not been in production for several years, it has become a cult favorite of science fiction fans.
Here’s one for all you Collectible Card Gamers. Bushiroad has announced that in the August 13, Blu-ray release of Sword Art Online there will be a promotional card included. The card will have the image of Kirito and Asuna and will be usable in the Weiss Schwarz game. Sword Art Online anime will also start airing on Cartoon Network in August as well. So this release will be of interest to anime fans as well as gamers. Libraries that purchase this Blu-ray could us it as a give-a-way to draw interest in their anime collection and/or gamers club.
The majority of gamers probably already have these in their collections. However, if you don’t PlayStation is offering up the Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection this month. So if you don’t have the games in your video game collection this would be a good time to pick them all up at once. Thanks to “SneakingFox” on YouTube for the following trailer:
Coming July 31 WizKids will be releasing the Marvel HeroClix: Wolverine and the X-Men set. There will be seven bases in the set with X-Men Gold & Blue Teams, Excalibur, Brotherhood of Mutants and pictured above New Mutants. So all you HeroClix gamers get ready to hit your specialty stores to add these to your gaming collections.
The 3rd set of WizKids’ Star Trek Tactics HeroClix will be coming to a specialty stores this September. The set will include 28 models and four new species: Bajorans; Kazon; Species 8472; and the Borg. There will be a starter set that will include 4 ships, a rulebook, tokens, Powers & Abilities Card, and two maps. The suggested retail price will be $24.99 for the starter sets. There will also be booster packs for $4.99. This will appeal to all the HeroClix fans, but also Star Trek fans, so have fun building your sets.
Here’s one for military gamers that like playing on their PC’s. Company of Heroes 2 is available to add to your collection. Thanks to “IGN” for the following trailer:
HeroClix fans will want to be on the lookout for WizKids’ new set for BioShock Infinite. The Clix’ will be available later this summer, but their has been no hard street date set yet. Their will be a started pack that will have six exclusive figures and then there will be 14 other figures available in the gravity feed boxes.
Bushiroad will be releasing a booster expansion for it’s Weiss Schwarz collectible card game featuring Fate/Zero. The expansion set will include 100 different cards and will include gold foil chase packs. These chase packs will feature cards that are autographed by four Japanese voice actors from the Fate/Zero anime series. The booster packs are scheduled for an August 16th date. So start saving your money to pick up more cards for your CCG collections.
The four ships pictured above are being released for the Star Wars X-Wing Game. Each side is getting two ships, the Imperials are getting the Lambda-Class Shulttle and TIE Bomber, while the Rebels are getting the HWK-290 and B-Wing Fighter. So if you have started this game you will probably want to stay up on the expansion packs, so check you local gaming store to pick these up or get them on order.