News: Armored Core V Top of the Japanese Charts
Well, the sales figures for Armored Core V's first week in Japan are out. For the PS3 version, the game shipped a respectable 163,906 units placing it at the top of the...
News: Super Robot Wars Z 2 Saisei-hen Site Opened
The official Super Robot Wars Z 2 Saisei-hen site is now open for business. Whilst there are no promo videos as yet, it does collate all the new series featured and their...
News: Web Power Dolls Gets New Mecha
The new browser based Web Power Dolls will be getting a new mecha, as designed by ToMo. Above is a sketch of a lighter weight mecha with more hard points. Its primary...
News: Mobile Suit Gundam Alpha Test Results
Towards the end of last year an alpha test was carried out on Mobile Suit Gundam Online. Today, we received the results. Of those that signed up, 1,269 opted to play in...
Kits: Nineball (Armored Core Ver.)
To commemorate the release of Armored Core V today and courtesy of our good friends at HobbyLink Japan, we've been sent the Nineball (Armored Core Ver.) kit from the original...
The Escapist is currently running a feature called I, Robot, that covers mecha and its affect on gaming. My personal favourite piece is the Pilgrimage to Mecha as it’s rare to see Gundam covered in a truly culturally sympathetic sense within the Western press. I’ve also contributed a piece as well, entitled Mecha Magnates it covers the most influential games that have shaped the genre over the years.
