Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales and D&D Minis Previews

Jul 10, 2018

It’s giant robots and Star Wars mayhem in this week’s video game news! First off, the battling robots of the Transformers movie have their own video game coming soon. Plus, Star Wars is getting even cooler with two new games – one for your fave game systems and the other for a flat space near you! And, we just got the scoop on a new Final Fantasy video game for DS as well as an exclusive preview of the D&D MIniatures: Unhallowed set that drops in March. All the info is here, plus a list of all the new games that drop this week for every game system from Nintendo DS to Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 and even for your PC!

Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales for Nintendo DS

A new Final Fantasy video game was just announced! Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales is coming for the Nintendo DS on April 3, 2007. It's packed with the cute chocobo critters and dozens of [kwlink]mini-games[/kwlink], as well as even smaller microgames. As you play, you go on an adventure to rescue friends and save the world!

D&D Miniatures: Unhallowed – Exclusive Preview #1

We have three exclusive previews of the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures: Unhallowed set! It's the latest collection of plastic monsters to battle with and it's packed with undead monsters and the heroes who hunt them. That means vampires - but no Buffy! This week's preview is a savage lizard man with a big stick and an even bigger attitude. Here's the 411!

The Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures: Unhallowed set is packed with undead monsters and the heroes who hunt them.

D&D Miniatures: Dark Talon Champion Fig Info

Figure: Dark Talon Champion
Faction: Chaotic Evil
Cost: 7
Level: 3
Speed: 8
AC: 14
Hit Points: 10
Melee Attack: +6
Damage: 10
Type: Humanoid - Reptilian
Set #: 51/60
Rarity: Common
Special Abilities:

Fearless
Reptilian Bolstered - Attack +2 and Damage +5 while an allied Reptilian is adjacent.
Savage Frenzy +15 - This creature gets +15 hp the first time it hits with a melee attack.

Dark Talon Champion Strategy Tips

These guys are cheap and fast – perfect for teaming up with some massive dragons to get their attack bonus and so they can run around and do the little things that the dragons are too busy to do, like changing the TV channel and running to 7-11 for snacks. Use these guys to grab scoring zones early on, then sneak them into big battles for a few free hits while your opponent is too busy with bigger monsters to smash them into jam!

Transformers Movie = TRANSFORMERS: The Game

The Autobots and Decepticons bring their war to our planet on July 4, 2007 with the big-budget, live-action Transformers movie. The classic cartoon robots are also hitting the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PS2, PC, PSP and DS with TRANSFORMERS: The Game. Not only can you play as a heroic Autobot and save the day, you can also play as a villainous Decepticon on a mission to lay waste to the Earth. Either way, it’s serious destruction as you blast everything to bits as Optimus Prime, Megatron, Ironhide, Starscream, Bumblebee and more!

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Video Game

Darth Vader had a secret that he kept even from the Emperor - his apprentice! In the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed game you get to become that Force-wielding, Lightsaber-swinging apprentice in what promises to be an intense new game for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PSP, PS2 and DS when it drops in November 2007. With incredibly realistic worlds to blast apart as you help Darth Vader hunt down the last of the Jedi, it’s going to be awesome.

Star Wars PocketModel = Space Battles

The Star Wars Miniatures: Starship Battles game kicked butt in space and now Wizkids is getting in on the awesome action with the new Star Wars PocketModel Trading Card Game. It’s like their Pirates and Rocketman games - you buy booster packs of styrene cards and build snap-together ships with them. Then you build teams of ships and battle with your friends! It’s coming in June 2007 and we’ll have more info soon!

What Video Games are Dropping This Week?

February 19 - NBA Street Homecourt for Xbox 360.
February 20 - Alpine Ski Racing for PS2.
February 20 - Arena Football: Road to Glory for PS2.
February 20 - Arthur and the Invisibles for PSP.
February 20 - Metal Slug Anthology for PSP.
February 20 - Sonic and the Secret Rings for Wii.
February 20 - Trioncube for DS.
February 20 - Virtua Fighter 5 for PS3.
February 22 - flOw for PS3.
February 22 - Q’bert for PS3.