{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e358d9f2db1795b710fe5736","clusterId":"c_62faf3db20c402695443753b","slug":"bandai-namco-announces-balance-adjustments-for-nine-inibo-units-at-tgs-2026","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Bandai Namco Announces Balance Adjustments For Nine Inibo Units At TGS 2026","summary":"At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Bandai Namco Experience announced a balance update for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost, scheduled for October 1. Nine existing units are being adjusted. Strike Gundam gets overhauled charge shots per form plus new melee attacks, Hecate gains block bits, and Star Build Strike Gundam gets changes centered on the Star Beam Cannon with new actions. Guncannon and Hyaku Shiki also appeared in the update visual. The remaining four units will be revealed later.","whyItMatters":"The adjusted units are spread across each cost range, which the stage guest said could shift the meta around combinations of specific costs currently considered strong, so the October 1 patch touches how teams are built, not only how individual units play.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFour of the nine units were left for a later reveal. The stage presentation showed Strike Gundam, Hecate, Star Build Strike Gundam, Guncannon, and Hyaku Shiki in the update visual, with Guncannon and Hyaku Shiki visible but not detailed.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe September 16 addition of the Black Knight Squad Carrah from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom is the most recent unit implementation ahead of the patch. Inibo began arcade operation on July 17, 2025, and the series is marking 25 years since Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon began operation in March 2001.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Strike Gundam's rework bundles new charge shots per form with new melee attacks, the widest change of the nine. Bandai Namco Experience is still holding the other four unit names.","twitterPost":"Strike Gundam gets new charge shots per form plus new melee attacks, the broadest rework of the nine units Bandai Namco Experience named.","threadsPost":"Strike Gundam's rework touches both charge shots per form and melee, making it the widest change among the nine units named for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost. Bandai Namco Experience left the other four unit names for later.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Experience used its Tokyo Game Show 2026 stage to announce a balance update for Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost on October 1, covering nine existing units. Strike Gundam, Hecate, and Star Build Strike Gundam were detailed, and Guncannon and Hyaku Shiki appeared in the update visual. The remaining four units will be named at a later date.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/880/G088098/20260919047/\",\"title\":\"\\\"Mobile Suit Gundam EXVS.2 IB\\\" 4Gamer Stage: Balance adjustments announced for nine existing units including Strike and Hyaku Shiki [TGS2026]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4764,"outputTokens":703,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789814661,"createdAt":"2026-09-19T10:38:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-19T10:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T10:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_62faf3db20c402695443753b","canonicalTitle":"「機動戦士ガンダム EXVS.2 IB」4Gamerステージ。ストライクや百式など，既存9機体のバランス調整が発表［TGS2026］","representativeArticleId":"a_182a6c1bac1038b4779acc7f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Mobile Suit Gundam\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost\"],\"studios\":[\"Bandai Namco Experience\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-19T09:50:48.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-19T09:50:48.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-19T10:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/880/G088098/20260919047/","title":"「機動戦士ガンダム EXVS.2 IB」4Gamerステージ。ストライクや百式など，既存9機体のバランス調整が発表［TGS2026］"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Mobile Suit Gundam"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 Infinite Boost"],"studios":["Bandai Namco Experience"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}