{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a11841950a7a6f1326f2650a","clusterId":"c_15f3882238b789d9eba8deb9","slug":"gundam-rogue-orbit-reveals-hero-and-enemy-designs-shares-world-with-new-anime","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Gundam Rogue Orbit Reveals Hero and Enemy Designs, Shares World With New Anime","summary":"Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed the latest console Gundam action game, Gundam Rogue Orbit, including setting art for the protagonist unit Gundam Helix and the enemy Apocalypse. Players pilot Rex with partner Haro Vee. The game shares its world with the new anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero, set about 100 years earlier. Gundam Rogue Orbit launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam in 2027, with the anime also planned for 2027.","whyItMatters":"The game and the new anime share a connected timeline, with the anime set roughly a century before the game, letting players experience the later era directly.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new console Gundam action title Gundam Rogue Orbit has its lead machines on display. Bandai Namco Entertainment published setting art for the hero unit Gundam Helix and the enemy force called Apocalypse, alongside the reveal that the game and the upcoming anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero exist in the same world.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anime takes place about 100 years before the game\u0026#39;s story. Players step into the cockpit as pilot Rex, joined by the Haro unit Vee, to face the unknown threat. Gundam Rogue Orbit is set for 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam, and the anime is also planned for a 2027 rollout.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gundam Rogue Orbit sets its anime predecessor a century earlier, so the game's Helix and Apocalypse may be distant echoes of RG Alex Zero's conflict.","twitterPost":"Gundam Rogue Orbit's 100-year gap from RG Alex Zero lets the game build on the anime's history without being bound by it.","threadsPost":"Gundam Rogue Orbit places its story a century after RG Alex Zero, turning the anime into backstory. That gap gives the game freedom to invent new stakes while the anime's events remain canon. The Helix and Apocalypse designs hint at a conflict the anime never touches.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco unveiled the next console Gundam action game, Gundam Rogue Orbit, with setting art for the hero unit Gundam Helix and the enemy Apocalypse. The game shares its world with the new anime Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero, which is set about a century earlier. Both are planned for 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/16/170757.html\",\"title\":\"ガンダムゲーム最新作『GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT』主人公機と敵の設定画が公開。太陽系外から飛来したシリコン生命体との戦闘描く【26年7月後半にHOTな「ロボゲー」はこれだ！】\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":6188,"outputTokens":675,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786903547,"createdAt":"2026-08-16T17:58:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-16T18:01:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T17:58:58.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_15f3882238b789d9eba8deb9","canonicalTitle":"ガンダムゲーム最新作『GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT』主人公機と敵の設定画が公開。太陽系外から飛来したシリコン生命体との戦闘描く【26年7月後半にHOTな「ロボゲー」はこれだ！】","representativeArticleId":"a_a0713bafb7c405fe037f9aaf","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-16T02:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-16T02:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T18:01:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/08/16/170757.html","title":"ガンダムゲーム最新作『GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT』主人公機と敵の設定画が公開。太陽系外から飛来したシリコン生命体との戦闘描く【26年7月後半にHOTな「ロボゲー」はこれだ！】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Mobile Suit Gundam RG Alex Zero"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["GUNDAM ROGUE ORBIT"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}