Xyz? So That Makes A Bit More Sense

Exceed seemed like a strange word. Xyz on the other hand - now that's a bit more YuGiOh! If you're reading our guides over the next few days, I'm working on changing all the uses of the word 'Exceed' over to 'Xyz', but it'll take me a while. For some reason, I'm even more interested in the new game mechanic now I'm going to be Xyz Summoning.

On the other hand, there's a name change I'm not so keen on. The intriguingly named Aspiring Emperor Hope has become plain old Number 39: Utopia. Still. It's one of the most interesting Xyz Monsters so far, so I can't complain too much.

All Gone A Bit Quiet

Hmm. Feels like ages since we've had a new YuGiOh! product announcement to tell you about. Nothing new has been announced in ages, product wise, but there has been a steady trickle of information of on the contents of forthcoming releases, so I'll give you a quick run through.

Of course next week for the TCG, there's Duelist Pack Crow - it's fairly big news for the Blackwing fans, but since it's likely to contain the same cards the OCG version did, it's fairly, well, old news. If you haven't been keeping up to date though, follow the hyperlink for the full OCG list. We're also starting to get, fragment by fragment, the card list for Gold Series 4: Pyramid Edition, but other than the funky playmat I'm not desperately excited so far.

Meanwhile in the OCG, we're starting to learn about more of the cards in the next booster - Photon Shockwave - now that's one I can get excited about as we start to see the Exceed mechanic take shape. There's also been more confirmed cards for the Devil's Gate structure deck. That's the one that instantly turns Dark World into something worth talking about (probably).

Duel Terminal 12 and Vylon Disigma

In all the excitement of the Extreme Victory sneak peek, I plain old forgot to talk about the latest addition to the OCG Duel Terminal stable - Exceed Startup. The full spoiler has now been revealed - as usual featuring 20 re-released cards and 30 new ones. Looking at the re-releases first of all, there are quite a few to please the fans - Dark Magician Girl, Penguin Soldier, Legendary Jujitsu Master to name a few.

The new 30 though, as usual are packed with cards we'll be talking about next year. Gem-Knights continue their march towards the mainstream, we've got Laval and Gishki too. The main card I wanted to mention though is Vylon Disigma, and the further Vylon additions. Disigma certainly looks like finally giving us a bit of a hint as to where the whole Exceed Summon business is going. It takes three level 4 monsters to Exceed Summon it (none too hard), however the effect is very tasty indeed and will have anyone that runs a deck with a single attribute quaking in their boots. Follow the link to see why :)

Don't hold your breath though - we are talking Hidden Arsenal 6 for an English release :)