We'll Find It
December 1, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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  Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
It's new-ish! The Onell Design Glyos Glyaxia Command Elite Glyan Action Figures is bright, nifty, and has a silver alternate face. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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  Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the very first Nikto Jedi, a 1999 exclusive army builder sold only at an overpriced (and more or less now defunct) chain with a huge creature that nobody wanted... and naturally today nobody cares. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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Holiday Edition Outer Space Men 2011 Coming
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  Nice! The Outer Space Men News blog has updated with Holiday 2011 news. What can we expect? Well, something, with shiny metal weapons. Find out what here!
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Ad: New Toy Deals plus Free Shipping at Entertainment Earth
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Ad: It's time for the Entertainment Earth's Cyber Monday Week Sale! 100 items (including the Hasbro Star Wars Jabba the Hutt's Throne Playset with Oola for a mere $20) are on sale for their lowest prices ever. Get great prices on Futurama, Iron Man, DC Universe, The Big Lebowski, and more... including giant items from Cloverfield and World of Warcraft, plus enjoy free shipping on orders over $99. Oh, and our Exclusive Sheldon Cooper Bobble Head has arrived! Click through for pricing, pictures, and availability.
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Just follow a link, and enjoy!
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New Games for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade Released
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  Xbox 360 owners, it's time to look into Voltron, a $10/800 space something or other. Microsoft says:
"From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The Legend of Voltron. Defender of the Universe. A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil. Take control of your favorite Lion and join forces on Xbox LIVE to defend the Far Universe. Visit iconic locations from classic series including Arus and Planet Doom. Take on enemy forces in four different game modes. Battle Zarkon's minions in Survivor Mode as a pilot, engage in ground assaults in Lion Mode or cross the glalaxy in Space Mode, or coop with four friends in Voltron Mode to confront massive Robeasts! Voltron fans, Mega-Thrusters are go!"
Also new is Scene It? Movie Night, another in an ongoing series of movie trivia games. The big difference here is this one is $10/800 points and downloadable. The other retail versions are quite good, if you like this sort of thing.
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Something
December 2, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the Luke Skywalker figure from about 2007-2008, a repaint with several other figures in a gift set! Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Pink is the new blue! The Hasbro Transformers Prime Arcee Action Figure hit in October, making it a prepaint and a tribute to the original character from the 1980s. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Metal Slug 4 Figure Being Made
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  Retro! NCS is taking orders on a Metal Slug 4 Fiolina Germi Statue. She has a few extras-- like the Metal Slug SV-001 tank and a tiny hostage figure!
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Nintendo Wii Downloads This Week
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  This week's WiiWare offering is Xmas Puzzle. It's $5/500 points and is a game in which you virtually assemble Christmas-themed jigsaw puzzles.
The Virtual Console has nothing, so keep reading.
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Nintendo DSi & 3DS Downloads This Week
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  This week's batch on the DSi Ware Shop: Double Bloob and House MD Episode 5: Under the Big Top at $5 and $8, respetively.
Also up for the Nintendo 3DS: Adventure Island, a $4 port of an NES game which probably wasn't al that great in the first place.
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Where's Donald?
December 5, 2011 |
Star Wars Q&A, Figure of the Day Updated at Galactic Hunter
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 Galactic Hunter has posted a new Q&A column this week! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!
Be sure to send in your questions for next week's thrilling update-- or a few weeks down the road.
 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the Obi-Wan Kenobi figure with a cool prison device. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Space Mafia! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Sky Shadow Action Figure just hit about a week and change ago, and I'd have posted it faster but this was the first open slot. (It's more trouble than it's worth to bump a figure.) It's a good one! So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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State of He-Man 2012 via ToyGuru/Matty Facebook
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  Over at Facebook, you should read a new MOTUC update from Toy Guru with pricing at ETA updates. The long and short of it? Thunder Punch He-Man and the Star Sisters are delayed, a few others are as well. Also, it looks like non-subscribers will be paying a 10% premium while production runs have decreased. Well, at least you know, right?
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Glyos Getting More Vehicles
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  The Glyos News Dump has a post called Onell Design to bring Glyan Vehicles to Glyos, which means Glyans are getting mobile.
Black shots of the items are up now, and are well worth a look!
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Wal-Mart, Target (May) Have 2-For-1 Dark of the Moon Transformers
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  Since late November Target has had these 2-packs, but now Wal-Mart has Transformers Dark of the Moon Bonus Packs for about ten bucks. Target's focus on earlier waves, while Wal-Mart has figures as recent as Cyberfire Bumblebee and Specialist Ratchet-- which, let's face it, is better than full price.
We have spotted Darksteel and Air Raid at Kohl's, but so far, not really a lot of other places. They're "on sale" for $13.99, which is actually a few dollars off from regular price. (They aren't scalping-- Target, Toys R Us, and the like are toy discounters, KB Toys and the rest were generally charing close to SRP or a reasonable markup. We're just used to "discount" being "normal" now.)
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Holiday Outer Space Men Up For Sale Tonight
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 The Holiday Edition 2011 Outer Space Men Have Been Revealed with accessory variants. And details. If you do variants, there are two sets of accessories to make things extra fun once again this year.
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The Ghost of Patty
December 6, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at a ARF Trooper that just started hitting stores late last week. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Oh so orange! The Hasbro G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary Hazard-Viper Action Figure is the first mass release of a mold that should have been widely available a while back-- you loved it in black, so now see it in orange! So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Transformers BotCon 2012 Info Revealed
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  Over at BotCon.com is information on the April BotCon in Dallas, TX. They have some teases and other dirt on the show, which is taking place a little earlier than it has in the past few years. It's looking interesting, though!
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More Jurassic Park G.I. Joe Shots
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  JPToys.net posted a ton of prototype shots! The G.I. Joe ones are crossposted (not behind the passworded forums) at Hisstank.com, where you can see a lost helicopter and humvee as well as some figures. Could this be related to all the test shots showing up on eBay? Probably not. But it's fun to learn!
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The Electric Kite
December 7, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Blue! The Kenner ALIENS Hive Wars Warrior Predator is a fantastic design in a strange color choice, particularly at the end of the Kenner era where they got "collector" religion. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the first Coleman Trebor, which was one of the high points in 2003 before we were introduced to the notion of super articulation. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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PS3: PSN Updates
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  New to download this week: Wanted Corp, Dragon Age II, and Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. They're all $9.99 and up.
Also exciting is the PSOne port of four Final Fantasy VI games for $9.99. You know it, you love it, you've emulated it. So go buy it again.
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PSP: PSN Updates This Week
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  New to the PSP this week: Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7. It's $49.99. And this is baffling because these games are usually much cheaper, and disc-based copies are $29.99.
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A Great Poet
December 8, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Not a toy! The Mugo Kung Fu Panda 2 Po Designer MP3 Player adds MP3 playback to the road paved by the likes of Mimoco. It came in the mail... so why not look at it? So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the second Savage Opress, a 2011 release that, while I see new shipments, you tell me that you don't. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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Transformers United Stepper Images from Million Publishing
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  Million publishing posted not one, but two galleries of their exclusive Stepper figure. It's expensive-- $60ish to start off with, probably a lot more. See the second gallery too! It's a repaint of Jazz with a redeco of Nightstick. And yes, I want one.
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New Games for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade Released
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 Xbox 360 owners, it's time to look into Apples to Apples, a $10/800 digital version of the hugely popular board game which, I kid you not, also exists in a Kosher edition board game. That's how you know you've arrived! Microsoft says:
"Party-style fun is ripe for the picking as Apples to Apples the video game comes to Xbox LIVE Arcade! This game of hilarious comparisons is as simple as comparing "apples to apples" - just select the red card you think is most like the green card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win the round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge! Play online with up to 5 friends in Classic Mode or two variant modes - Baked Apples and Crab Apples! Choose from 26 hilarious Apple Avatars, enjoy environments like Space Apples and Carnival Apples, and collect Golden Apple Cards that mix up the game! Bursting with over 1000 red and green cards, Apples to Apples the video game provides endless hours of unpredictable, over-the-top fun!"
Also, the new dashboard update is up which boasts support for streaming live TV. I have no idea how it works as it's downloading as I type this.
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Model Trains or Toy Gandalfs
December 9, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the Jarael figure the comic packs-- the last wave, actually! Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Fin! The Tyco Dino-Riders Dimetrodon and Shado is pretty old, but it stands up fairly well-- as something like this may be able to, anyway. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Nintendo Wii Downloads This Week
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 This week's WiiWare offering is Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder. It's $5/500 points and is a tower defense game.
The Virtual Console has nothing, so keep reading.
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Nintendo DSi & 3DS Downloads This Week
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 This week's batch on the DSi Ware Shop: Castle Conqueror - Against and Word Searcher 4 at $2 and $5, respetively.
Also up for the Nintendo 3DS: Pushmo, a $7 download from Nintendo that certainly looks charming.
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Under Attack By Ghosts
December 12, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the third Ten Numb, which was released in 2008 and may be collecting dust at your local Toys R Us still. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Space Mafia! The Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Alpha Series Commander Comet Action Figure just hit about a week and change ago, and I'd have posted it faster but this was the first open slot. (It's more trouble than it's worth to bump a figure.) It's a good one! So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Zombie Invasion of Cobra Happening Now
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  The long-awaited G.I. Joe Zombie Viper has been sighted, so says a report on HISSTank. And to think, I was just whining that Hasbro didn't release anything new in like a month and change! Good hunting during this, the most foul shopping season of the year.
Black shots of the items are up now, and are well worth a look!
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Target Marking Down Translucent DOTM Exclusive Transformers
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 Last July's exclusive wave of Target Transformers deluxe toys may be marked down at a store near you. Space Case (pictured), Bumblebee, Arcee, and Jazz were all made with clear plastic bits and given an exclusive comic book. Each figure is now 30%-50% off, depending on your store, and in some cases the stores put the discount stickers on other, neighboring lines which are not on sale. So fair warning there.
In my area, some stores put out new stock for the sale-- so if you haven't seen Space Case for months, now is your chance. (I reviewed him a few months ago, so do read that.)
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Louis C.K. Releases Download of Comedy Concert Film
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  Breaking form with the comedy world (and doing a fine job), Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theater has been released as a direct download. The 63-minute comedy special is available as a stream or as an MP4 for $5 and after having watched it last night, it's (obviously) very funny. To further comment on it would be to do you a disservice-- if you're familiar with C.K.'s large body of work and amazing DIY work ethic, you're going to love watching him put on this special which he masterminded and edited with three popsicle sticks and a few cameras. It's amazing. No, this isn't an ad, but it was totally worth checking out. The special will not be airing on cable or released on DVD, and his site's marketing copy for this special is some of the best I've seen this side of Chunklet.
"No DRM, no regional restrictions, no crap. You can download this file, play it as much as you like, burn it to a DVD, whatever."
Nicely done.
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Throw a Stick At Your Neck
December 13, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at a Mandalorian Warrior from the Battle Pack that you missed last year. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Oh tall! The Bif Bang Pow! Venture Bros. Comic-Con Exclusive Jonas Venture Action Figure is one of another batch of figures I consulted on! So I like it, OK? So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Two Lost Doctor Who Episodes Found
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  The BBC has a report on lost Doctor Who episodes being found! The idea of a "lost episode" is kind of a cliche, although the BBC really did videotape over several older episodes of Doctor Who a few decades back. Two have recently turned up in a private collection... which I think means there are about 100 left to find.
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Badman Whatever
December 14, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Ornery! The Hasbro Spider-Man Mighty Muggs J. Jonah Jameson is a figure from New York Comic Con, and as Mighty Muggs go he turned out well-- and shrank in the wash. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the Senate Commando Captain, which adds to the reasonably small force guarding the Republic which wasn't cultured from Jango Fett. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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Holiday Outer Space Men Shipped, Infinity Delayed
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News: Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday Shipping, Infinity Series Delayed. That pretty much says it all-- the painted Infinity Edition figures won't ship until after Christmas.
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Demo-Man Delayed, Evil-Lyn and Wind Raider On Schedule
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 Matty Collector posted its December 15 sale list! That's the good news. The bad news is that the Demo-Man shipment was delayed and will be shipping in early January.
Demo-Man is apparently based on early concepts for Skeletor, and also includes an alternate head for your Skeletor figure!
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PS3: PSN Updates
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 New to download this week: Family Feud Decades, Red Faction: Armageddon, Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood, and Alice: Madness Returns. They're all $9.99 and up.
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PSP: PSN Updates This Week
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 New to the PSP this week: The Marbians. It's a Mini game and $3.99.
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Monkey Go Out
December 15, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Red! The Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Beta Series Mystron Action Figure is the second take on this character in action figure form. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the first Barriss Offee, a 2003 release that's more statue than action figure. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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Battle Beasts Return in 2012?
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  The Battle Beasts News blog posted word of Diamond Select Posting a Battle Beasts Countdown Clock . It's aligned with C2E2, which could be a coincidence. Read more for wild speculation.
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New Games for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade Released
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 Xbox fans, it's time to download Sonic CD, a $5/400 point port of the Sega CD classic. But which soundtrack does it have? how you know you've arrived! Microsoft says:
"It's time to usher the past into the future in this enhanced recreation of Sonic CD! Sonic travels to the distant shores of Never Lake for the once-a-year appearance of Little Planet - a mysterious world where past, present, and future collide through the power of the Time Stones that lie hidden within it. His arch-nemesis, Dr. Eggman, has come for the Time Stones and with them, will soon have the power to control time itself In order to put an end to Dr. Eggman's nefarious schemes, Sonic must use the power of Little Planet to travel through time; breaking Dr. Eggman's hold over the future by destroying his machines in the past and recovering the missing Time Stones! Featuring 16:9 widescreen, achievements, leaderboards and both the US and Japanese soundtracks, experience the adventure through time that introduced the world to Amy the Hedgehog and Eggman's most evil creation, Metal Sonic."
Also, Joe Danger Special Edition was released, and I don't know if a regular edition was produced. It's $15/1,200 points and seems to be like Excitebike with more "excite" programmed into it. It certainly looks neat.
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LEGO Girl Line Revealed (Yes, Another One)
December 16, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the Jawa figure from 2009-- the last one, really! Maybe we'll see more some day. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Red, green, or both! The Hasbro Marvel Universe Compound Hulk is the Red Hulk mold with 50% more green. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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More 2012 LEGO Showing Up Early
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  Numerous new LEGO sets are hitting! Ninjago boosters and more are showing up, as well as new Hero Factory (now in foil bags) and other strange new frontiers in retail packaging. Even LEGO's online shop has new stuff!
We are also getting reports of LEGO Batman/DC sets hitting retail, so if you didn't overpay for the old ones on eBay this may be a good time to actually get a few at a fair retail price.
 LEGO is for girls now! The long-rumored next attempt is up at Businessweek with Lego Is For Girls! The new line is "Lego Friends" and has a redesigned take on the figure. The Brick Blogger has more set pictures.
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Nintendo Wii Downloads This Week
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 This week's WiiWare offering is Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Lady Liberty. It's $6/600 points and is not a travel game with trivia so much as it is math, which is not really what I associate with "Where The Heck Is Carmen Sandiego?" games.
The Virtual Console has nothing, so keep reading.
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Nintendo DSi & 3DS Downloads This Week
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 This week's batch on the DSi Ware Shop: WordJong Arcade and Elite Forces: Unit 77 at $8 each.
Also up for the Nintendo 3DS: Blaster Master: Enemy Below, a $5 port of the GameBoy Color "classic." I use quotes because you never actually tried it.
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LEGO Gets LOTR
December 19, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the second Darth Maul, which was released way back in 1999. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Comic-Con exclusive! The Funko Disney Pop! Vinyl Mike Wazowski Vinyl Figure came out in July and while the box says it glows in the dark, well, it doesn't. Very upsetting. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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LEGO Gets Lord of the Rings, Hobbitses
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 Now that movie-based Lord of the Rings toys are old enough to be arguably "retro," LEGO announced they will be making LOTR and Hobbit toys in 2012. Cynical me thinks this is just a grab to do more LEGO video games-- as there may be more money in those than the actual toys-- but I suppose we'll know more come Toy Fair in February!
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Character You've Never Heard Of Wins He-Man.org's Fan's Choice Poll
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 After many weeks of many votes, the Winner of the He-Man.org Official Fan Figure Choice Poll is Illumina and you've never heard of her. She never actually appeared in a story, but was advertised in some latter-day comics as an upcoming character and apparently the fans friggin' love her.
She'll be coming in 2013, along with another character selected by German fans which is still (as far as I know) to be releaved.
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All Over Your Face
December 20, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at a Battle Droid Commander from 2010. Got a Battle Droid? It's like that, with yellow. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Free! The Hasbro Kre-O Promo Transformers Optimus Prime Kreon was given away at various conventions this year, so you probably have one... or two... or more. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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New Small Transformers from Japan
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 TFW2005 has a report on Transformers Prime Micron Armsmicron Campaign toys! These are recolored versions of Mini-Cons previously packaged with Power Core Combiners... including the crappy Groundspike. Neat stuff.
TFW2005.com also has EX Collection 2 shots, with Skywarp, G2 Optimus Prime, and a few others. Worth a look.
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I Ain't Been Nuttin' But Bad
December 21, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
New to toys! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Junkheap Action Figure is a "classic" character getting a proper transforming toy after not getting one originally. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the one and only Lumiya, which is #1,700 in this ongoing series. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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Onell Design OMFG (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys
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  It's gone! The Onell Design Outlandish Mini Figure Guys have sold out. This is the first release of the figures-- another shade of blue is coming, as are a yellow, a green, and others as outlined here.
The supporter edition figures should be shipping early next year.
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New Knight Rider, Pirates Minimates plus Alice Figures
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  Diamond Select Toys sent some press shots of new Knight Rider, Pirates, and Alice Madness Returns! These new action figures, vehicles, and Minimates are all due between January and next summer-- quite the range, that.
Do check them out! The pirate boat in particular is loaded with toy features, which is something we really do need to see much more of these days.
--AP
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PS3: PSN Updates
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 New to download this week: Sonic CD, Apples To Apples, Trine 2, L.A. Noire, Just Cause 2, Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway, Prince Of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, and NCAA Football 12. They're all $4.99 and up.
Also new and old is the PSOne port of four Centipede games for $5.99. You didn't like it in 1999 so I guess you aren't going to like it now.
--AP
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PSP: PSN Updates This Week
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 New to the PSP this week: Pro Evolution Soccer 2012. It's 19.99.
New PSP Minis this week include: Orbit, Prehistoric Isle, and P.O.W. Prisoners Of War. Each is $2.99-$3.49.
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I've Got All The Luck I Need
December 22, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Finally! The Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Snout Spout is a character I've been wanting since I was a kid... so it's handy Mattel just happened to have one in production this year to send me as part of the subscription program on Matty Collector. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
--AP
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the second R2-X2, a 2009 release that's proving just how easy it is to be green. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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LEGO To Revive Monsters in 2012
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 The LEGO Wiki has LEGO Monster Fighters dirt listed-- the long and short of it, it's new monster sets. Previously, Monsters were part of the movie studio line in the early 2000s and, of course, the blind-bagged minifigures over the past few years. Exciting, eh? Pictured is the Swamp Monster, a creature presumably from a lagoon which is not black.
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Zelda To Get 25th Anniversary Hyrule Historia Book
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  NICE! Buzzaurus brings us news and pictures of a Zelda 25th Anniversary Hyrule Historia book. I recognize images from the NES instruction booklets, although I assume more of it will be of recent Zelda games since there are significantly more 3D titles in the series than 2D now. I think. Or is it even?
--AP
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Captain Beefheart's Original "Bat Chain Puller" To See Release
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  Finally! It's been on ice for years, but reports are coming in that Captain Beefheart's Bat Chain Puller will be released in early 2012 in its original form. Well, mostly-- there will be bonus tracks.
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New Games for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade Released
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 Xbox fans, it's time to download Trine 2, a $15/1,200 point sports game. Sports have dragons, spiders, and magic right? Microsoft says:
"Experience a world of stunning beauty, potent magic, and perilous adventure...one in which you may travel alone or with friends. Play as the powerful knight, the swift rogue, and the crafty wizard in this physics-based, action-platformer with 3-player local and online multiplayer. Make the most of each character's unique skills and tools to find your way through each puzzling stage of this breathtakingly beautiful adventure. Brought together by chance and bound by a powerful ancient magic, a knight, a thief, and a wizard must now work together to undo the spell cast upon them and defeat an undead army threatening the kingdom. Each is uniquely specialized; the knight is master of strength and steel, his mighty sword capable of felling any foe. The thief is fast and dextrous, highly proficient with bow and arrow. The wizard dominates his surroundings, manipulating the environment around him. Together, there is no enemy or obstacle that can stand in their way."
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Ad: After Christmas Clearance Sale at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: It's time for the Entertainment Earth After Christmas Clearance Sale! (Yes, we know it's early.) Over 1,000 items are on sale for amazingly low prices. Get great prices on Star Wars, including Gentle Giant, Hasbro, Attakus, and more... including action figures and statues, plus enjoy free shipping on in-stock orders over $99. If that weren't enough, new Gentle Giant shipments and the LEGO Star Wars Character Encyclopedia with exclusive Han Solo arrived this week! As always, click through for pricing, pictures, and availability.
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Also don't miss these new arrivals, in stock while supplies last:
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Just follow a link, and enjoy!
--AP
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Who Is Who
December 23, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the Han Solo figure from 2009-- this one had stormtrooper armor bits. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Sadness! Failure! The Bif Bang Pow! Venture Bros. Comic-Con Exclusive Rusty Venture Action Figure has it all, right in his face. The poor kid. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
--AP
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Japan 2012 Transformers United Pics
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 Takara-Tomy updated their web site, but TFW2005 has links to all the new official Transformers United 2012 images!
Warpath, Combat Hero Megatron, Windcharger, and many others are up for viewing and look pretty neat. Is anyone else as surprised as I am to see a G2 repaint in the line?
--AP
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New Ghostbusters Statues, Minimates Press Photos
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 Diamond Select Toys sent some press shots of new Femme Fatale Minimates and Ghostbusters Statues! These are basically all in stores now or will be by around February, or so we're told.
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Nintendo Wii Downloads This Week
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 This week's WiiWare offering is Soccer Up!. It's $5/500 points and the added punctuation is to help you forget that it's a game based on soccer.
The Virtual Console has nothing, so keep reading.
--AP
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Nintendo DSi & 3DS Downloads This Week
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 This week's batch on the DSi Ware Shop: Doodle Fit, Chronicles of Vampires: Origins, and Rytmik Retrobits at $5-$8 each.
Also up for the Nintendo 3DS: Tetris, a $5 port of the GameBoy classic. This is the one packaged with the system in 1989-- so it seems kinda pricey. It's joined by Mighty Switch Force! for $10 and the free Swapnote.
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BANG! BANG! BANG!
December 26, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the only R2-D2 with antlers, which was released in 2002. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
I got mine at Comic-Con! The Onell Design Glyos Reforged Govurom Action Figure came out last year and it's very metal-ish. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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BotCon 2011 Boxed Set Reveal, Theme
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 unless this was a mean, mean hoax, BotCon 2012 has announced its theme and boxed set and it's more Shattered Glass. Ultra Magnus and Soundwave are pictured, with "evil" universe versions of Tracks and Treadshot joined by "classics" Overlord and Metalhawk! Well, I'm quite interested.
The story is that the Shattered Glass Universe jumps into Classics. What does this mean for you? Interesting toys.
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Ad: 2012 Vintage Star Wars, New Episode I Hasbro at Entertainment Earth
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 AD: After many months of waiting, new Hasbro Star Wars Pre-Orders are listed. New vehicles! New action figures! New Clone Wars! New Fighter Pods! There's so much new, it'll just make your head spin.
Click here to see the latest additions, or sample these highlights:
Star Wars Movie Heroes Action Figures Wave 1
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--AP
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Get Back To Job
December 27, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at a Yoda from 2011. It's new, small, and arguably not worth the asking price. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
New! The Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Galactic Holiday Electron+ Action Figure just shipped about a week and change ago, and this was the first slot we had to show it to you. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
--AP
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New ThunderCats Hitting Now
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  Target stores are getting new ThunderCats figures right now, including the classic 6-inch Mumm-Ra and Lion-O which we reported on earlier! These are in classic-ish boxes and may be confused for their existing 8-inch line at first glance. Were it not for Mumm-Ra, I'd have not immediately noticed them.
Target also has a new "Eye of Thundera" boxed set with several characters from the show, which seems like a good place to start collecting. The 4-inch scale figures include Mumm-Ra, Tygra, Snarf, and Lion-O. As far as I can tell, Snarf is the selling point here, and some of the other figures are missing a key accessory or two. The set is $29, which is... well, arguably OK.
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More Rokk
December 28, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
It's #300! The Hasbro Spider-Man Mighty Muggs Venom is a unique toy that takes 1980s and 1990s art sensibility and applies it to 21st century designer toy manufacturing. The end result is quite good. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at an ugly version of Yoda, which I was as eager to write up as you will be eager to read it. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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Kickstarter OMFG (Outlandish Mini Figure Guys) Shipping Soon
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 It's here! Almost. Supporters of the OMFG Kickstarter Project have received notices asking where to send their figures. They are reportedly in customs and this is the prep time, so you may very well see these little buggers in the next month! How great is that?
No word on the other exclusive colors' availability, but odds are it will be very soon.
--AP
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New Botcon 2012 Toy Revealed
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 The reveal begins! Botcon posted Botcon Exclusive Overlord's alt and robot modes! There's also an overlong video which delivers a quick glimpse at the full toy, revealing it to be a repainted Revenge of the Fallen Bludgeon.
Who's next? No idea. Just so they can drag things out, I'd wager Soundwave and Ultra Magnus.
--AP
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Dragon Warrior (Quest) Alefgard Map Figures/Statue Coming
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 To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Dragon Quest series, Japan is getting a swell Dragon Quest 25th Anniversary Map Diorama Collection! It's a series of trading figures which, when combined, form a giant map of the overworld of the original game... something I don't believe has ever been attempted. It is beautiful, and should be coming from Square-Enix.
--AP
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PS3: PSN Updates
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 New to download this week: MotorStorm Apocalypse, Carnival Island, All Zombies Must Die, Oddworld: Strangers Wrath, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD, and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD. They're all $9.99 and up.
Also new and old is the PSOne port of Klonoa: Door to Phantomile for $5.99. Love platformers? Well, this is another well-regarded series.
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Phoning It In
December 29, 2011 |
16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Blue! The Four Horsemen Outer Space Men Beta Series Electron+ Action Figure is another take on the character which, as of now, still hasn't shipped in his painted form. Oh well. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
--AP
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Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at the animated Ki-Adi-Mundi, a recent release that's the only version of the Jedi you can buy right now. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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New Games for the Xbox 360 Live Arcade Released
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 Xbox fans, it's time to download All Zombies Must Die!, a $10/800 point game. So what's the big deal here? Microsoft says:
"Go on! Do it! Spend those points! Hurry up!: time is of the essence. Someone has to take care of all those zombies and who better to do that than a gifted gamer like yourself! Think - in a short while - you could be blasting your way through ranks of brain-hungry monsters, making bizarre weapons and completing crazy quests. All that could be yours if you just buy the game! Remember, All Zombies Must Die! We need you!"
--AP
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Goodbye, 2011
December 30, 2011 |
Star Wars Figure of the Day Updated
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 Figure of the Day has updated once again! The daily feature on figures you might have but might not-- either way, here's what you've been missing! Spanning from the original Power of the Force series of 1995 to the latest of The Vintage Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
Today we look at another Geonosian Warrior figure. This one is from this past July. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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16bit.com Figure of the Day Updated
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 Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting non-Star Wars Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!
Finally! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Thundercracker Action Figure was one of those oddities, a repaint fans demanded repeatedly-- even after getting it as a high-end convention exclusive. So read on, read our Star Wars one too, and come back soon for more!
--AP
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S.L.U.G. Zombies from Jakks Pacific = MUSCLE, Monster in my Pocket
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 Jakks Pacific has announced word of S.L.U.G. Zombies (Scary Little Ugly Guys) via Diamond and Entertainment Earth! These are solid green minifigures in 3- and 12-packs, basically little zombies in the style of M.U.S.C.L.E. and Monster in my Pocket. They're due to show up in the next couple of months, and at least six waves are planned. Presumably we'll see more at Toy Fair if they aren't on-shelf by then.
--AP
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Nintendo Wii Downloads This Week
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 This week's WiiWare offering is Carmen Sandiego Adventures in Math: The Big Ben Burglary. It's $8/800 points and has very little to do with travel or trivia, I'm guessing.
The Virtual Console has nothing, so keep reading.
--AP
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Nintendo DSi & 3DS Downloads This Week
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 This week's batch on the DSi Ware Shop: Cake Ninja, and Slingo Supreme at $5-$8 each.
Also up for the Nintendo 3DS: Bionic Commando, a $4 port of the black-and-white GameBoy classic. It's joined by WWW for $8.
--AP
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