We have two pieces of news for you. One is that GIJoeCon is a thing that exists, and is happening this weekend in Springfield, Illinois. In fact, it’s been an event since 1997. That is genuinely fantastic. People who love something enough to sustain an annual convention that travels the country? That’s pretty cool. The more relevant news to you, though, is that with GIJoeCon happening, Backflip Studios (which is 70% owned by Hasbro, the owner of G.I. Joe) has announced a new game called G.I. Joe Strike for mobile. This will put you in control of Snake Eyes, as he fights his way through the Arashikage Clan to eventually take on his arch rival, Storm Shadow. We don’t quite have any media from the game yet, so enjoy this video of the mayor of Springfield meeting Cobra Commander:
The game is expected in early summer, and will feature “cinematic action" and “responsive touch controls", so it could be an Infinity Blade ($5.99) type deal in terms of one-on-one combat, but we know little more than that! Still, Backflip makes solid games, and a game where you play as Snake Eyes could just be pretty rad. We’ll keep an eye out for this one and update as necessary.
Update: We got some screens for the game from Backflip, and it’s looking like a side-scrolling action game. Check out a couple of screens below.
