Konami has heard the outcry from the fans to balance the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game for all, which is now the world’s most popular and highest selling card game worldwide as of 2012. So that means new sets and new special products. These will give duelists the chance to get some the rarest and most expensive cards in this current format of the game before the September ban-list. Konami has many new releases for both The Trading Card Game or TCG in America and EU; as well as the OCG or Original Card Game in Japan, and all other territories not out side of the the USA/EU. There are so many new products that we cannot put it all in one post. This will be part one of our Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG and OCG news coverage for the remainder of 2012 and into 2013.

Last Week Konami Released Yu-Gi-Oh! Hidden Arsenal 6 Omega XYZ which brought fourth the remaining Vylon Monsters (Light Machine type Monsters) that had yet to be released in America as well as more support for Laval, Gem-Knight, Steelswarm, Gishki, and Gusto monsters.

Next week on August 14th, the first wave of the 2012 tins will be released and will come with 4 promo cards, the featured card of the tin, three packs of the Photon Shockwave booster packs, and two Galactic Overload booster packs.

Heroic Champion – Excalibur Collectible Tin

Heroic Champion – Excalibur (Secret Rare)
Blizzard Princess (Super Rare)
Evolzar Laggia (Super Rare)
Wind-Up Rabbit (Super Rare)
Wind-Up Zenmaines (Super Rare)

Evolzar Dolkka Collectible Tin[

Evolzar Dolkka (Secret Rare)
Genex Neutron (Super Rare)
Scrap Dragon (Super Rare)
Dark Highlander (Super Rare)
Wind-Up Zenmaines (Super Rare)

The second wave of the Yu-Gi-Oh! collector tins release October 30, 2012 with one pack of Photon Shockwave, two packs of Order of Chaos, and two packs of Galactic Overlord.  The four promo cards will be revealed at a later date.
Hieratic Sun Dragon Overlord of Heliopolis Collectible Tin

Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo Collectible Tin

This newly announced tin for the Spell-caster Monster called the Prophecy Destroyer took everyone in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG circuit by storm, as this is a separate tin from Konami’s usual four tins per year line up. It will feature the card along with 1 Photon Shockwave booster Pack. two Order of Chaos boosters, one Photon Shockwave booster, and two Galactic Overlord boosters, however little is known about the monster as of yet.  There will also be the four promos that will accompany him in this tin.

Prophecy Destroyer Collectible Tin

Stay Tuned to Real Otaku Gamer for more Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game and Orignal Card Game New in part two our Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG/OCG News Blowout.

By Andre Tipton

I am a 50 year old Gamer/Geek/Otaku who has been gaming and watching anime since the late 1970's. I am a passionate otaku who loves all types of games, anime and comics. I have been writing about games since I was a young man. I am an entertainment retail expert and an avid game collector. You can always find me playing or watching something geek related.