A Christmas creature, stirring! The Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo ComicConBox.com Metallic Metroid Samus Action Figure comes with a chainsaw, making it the best Christmas action figure ever. Read on and come back Monday for more!

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MPZ-01 Saber Tiger is now March. Obviously more delays can (will) happen, and as far as I know these are the only kits en route. Obviously we're all hoping for Gojulas, Iron Kong, and of course Geruder. And War Dick.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: 1080 Snowboarding from the Nintendo64 for $9.99.

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Repaint the third! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Leader Skywarp is another obligatory redeco and it's a little tiring - but still decent enough to look at, so here we are. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This may be the first almost-done in-hand look at the team, and it ain't bad. You can see a bit of the Thunderwing head, and the vehicles (plus their Targetmaster buddies) all look pretty fantastic. As a not-club-member I'll be keeping an eye on the secondary market next year.

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Spend $79 on in-stock toys and they ship for free in the USA! Pre-order items $79 or greater also ship free.

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Pixel-riffic! The Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo 8-Bit Mario Action Figure is a tough find, but both are shipping. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This more or less confirms the silhouette from a few months ago by giving us our first-look at the new Blurr, which seems to have the retro-futuristic car mode as well as a Headmasters gimmick/companion. It looks pretty awesome! Check it out - and don't forget Toy Fair is about 40 days away, so odds are a better picture is imminent.

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Vinyl Predator! The Funko Hikari Vinyl Predator Original Predator Unmasked is pretty freaking gorgeous. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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New arcade classic games this week: Arcade Archives The Legend of Kage.

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Gator done! The Onell Design Glyos Neo Granthan Gatorrior Mercenary Action Figure takes the whole Glyos faux-Battle Beasts thing and makes it a lot more concrete. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Other big sets tend to be exclusive or shared exclusives, so expect this one to be mail-order or LEGO Store-only. The set includes 9 figures, a Batmobile, and a bunch of other bells and whistles. And yes, Alfred.

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"Punch your way through waves and waves of enemies from all races in the universe as you travel through volatile and crazy wormholes, all rendered in high-quality 3D with a heart-pumping progressive soundtrack! Over 25 levels are awaiting you, filled with challenge and dangerous big boss encounters. And if that wasnÕt enough, three EPIC boss showdowns will test every space combat skill you have."

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A Christmas creature, stirring! The Tomy Robostrux Batlar Figure Kit comes with a chainsaw, making it the best Christmas action figure ever. Read on and come back Monday for more!

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No word yet on who (if anyone) will sell it in the USA, but this is the closet thing to a The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past action figure we're likely to see any time soon. It'll probably be at least $50 in the USA, and I want one.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Hogan's Alley, Wild Gunman, and The Adventures of Bayou Billy from the NES for $4.99 each.

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An exclusive! The Hasbro Transformers Timelines Nightracer and Shakar is something I paid too much for on eBay, but it sure is neat. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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A great mix of things we've heard, and things we haven't. And some just make sense, like War for Cybertron being a G1 prequel and pretty much all of "Aligned" - Prime, novels, and so forth - not aligning well. It's absolutely worth a look today while you pretend that you're working.

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A graveyard smash, sans graveyard! The Playmobil Play Box 5638 Haunted House is a tough find, but you can find it online in the USA at least. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The name for the head is "Soundblaster" and it should go well with that Buzzsaw you've been avoiding. I wouldn't anticipate it showing up for sale before late summer, though.

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She sings - on TV! The Funko Pop! Animation Bob's Burgers Linda Belcher Vinyl Figure is a decent recreation of the mom from the TV show. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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New classic games this week: Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits (PS2).

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Son of He-Man! The Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics He-Ro II takes a character notion from Dare, Son of He-Man and delivers the goods. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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"Jump in a space Cadillac and frag your way to victory against your friends, or fight the vicious AI to unlock the full crews roster, in the most frantic couch multiplayer neon fragfest for next-gen! Throw down the gauntlet in Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, buckle up and get your space tires screeching in DeathRace, be the toughest defender in LastManStanding, show off your tricks in Space Soccer, or put your retrogaming skills to good use in Space Pong."

Also available: Cubot - The Complexity Of Simplicity, Unepic, Rebel Galaxy, AssassinÕs Creed Chronicles: India, and The Banner Saga.

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A magazine mail-in! The Takara-Tomy Transformers United Stepper is spiffy, but expensive. Read on and come back Monday for more!

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Metroid: Zero Mission from the GameBoy Advance for $7.99 each.

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A new head - and a gun! The Funko Gremlins Bandit Gremlin ReAction Figure is the last (so far) Gremlin to use this body mold, and it ain't bad. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This figure reveals a new head that looks a bit like the 1990s gnashed-teeth figures we all know and love. There's a whole lotta red here with dark pants.

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The drop is scheduled for tomorrow night at 9:30 PM Eastern.

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The 12-inch record comes in a random vinyl color - how's that for a chase piece? - and is $12. Yes I ordered one.

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Don't miss G2 Superion and all the rest!

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From the future that is 1993! The Playmates Star Trek: The Next Generation Vorgon Action Figure is a one-off alien of the week in mittens, but oddly the figure makes the design look more compelling than the TV show costume. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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No US release is set, but it has Hot Rod (Autobot Hot Rod), Junkion Scrapheap, and Wreck-Gar. I'd guesstimate a price of $60 if it hits here.

Also, check out this Upgrade Kit from Renderform to make Thunderclash out of Battle Core Optimus Prime. Stickers, guns, head. And it adds up, but it's cool.

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Tokyo-ish vinyl! The BanDai Godzilla Tokyo Vinyl Mechagodzilla Action Figure came out a few years ago, but I lucked into one at a Goodwill late last year for a couple of bucks. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The really cool Glyarmor is back (and the painted one sold out), plus there was the first-ever painted version of the new Zeroids mold which you'll see more of from Toyfinity. (A flesh-colored one was sent as a sneak peek to Club Zeton members.)

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New classic games this week: Dark Cloud 2 (PS2).

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Son of He-Man! The Funko Pop! Animation Bob's Burgers Louise Belcher Vinyl Figure takes a character notion from Dare, Son of He-Man and delivers the goods. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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No US release is known for this mold or a remold of this mold just yet, but you'll note he has swell rocket hands and a new weapon. His combiner hand looks somewhat metal, too.

This set is due around June. Pricing expected at $95-$135 before shipping. Check your favorite importers for pricing and availability.

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"A Boy and His Blob makes its triumphant return! As the boy, you feed Blob jelly beans and watch him transform into cool and useful objects to solve puzzles and escape danger. With its robust and emotionally driven story, challenging puzzles, and visually impressive art style, A Boy and His Blob marks the re-release of this 2009 cult-classic!"

Also available: Resident Evil 0, Albedo: Eyes From Outer Space, Electronic Super Joy, Fortified, and Gemini: Heroes Reborn.

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A blue repaint - with a sticker! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Autobot Pipes is a decent toy but a rotten update of the classic minibots truck. Read on and come back Monday for more!

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4 new molds are up for grabs in numerous decos - including glow-in-the-dark for the very first time.

4 painted dudes are $32 before shipping (sadly not included), and glow figures are 2 for $11. As I write this it's about $2,600 funded out of $16,500. In addition to figures, weapons are coming - and this is a kind of a big deal because there aren't many Glyos weapons that aren't also a limb or a backpack.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 from the GameBoy Advance for $7.99. Also, the Wii classic Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure for $19.99.

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Available in small and large! The Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo Shy Guy Action Figure is the small one - I haven't bought the large one yet but it looks dang near identical other than size. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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In the 1980s and 1990s, stuff was manufactured and assembled in all sorts of places - maybe Macau, maybe Mexico, maybe Indonesia, and of course maybe "China" proper. Some things were even still made in the USA - but in the late 1990s and 2000s, most of your small plastic men came from China. Hot Wheels moved to Malaysia, because China won't allow any foreign entity to completely own a factory - Mattel runs the show in Malaysia, and as such can more tightly control whatever labor or manufacturing techniques keep the small cars at a dollar after several decades. It's really quite amazing.

China is a de-facto one-stop shop for manufacturing - you can get screws, packaging, product, and raw materials pretty closely together. This has resulted in the rise of the middle class (as your high school teachers predicted as one of two default answers to almost any question), meaning higher wages and an appetite for more interesting goods. Companies therefore need to keep moving to keep costs down with lower wages or different regulations, or different quality control, or diversity in case one country's ports get clogged and you want to make sure you've got something. Transformers mostly moved to Vietnam a few years ago for new stuff, some of the older tools are still in China so be sure to check your various Platinum items with older molds and reissues to see where those came from. New stuff is coming from Vietnam with few to no exceptions, as far as I can tell. The toys are simpler and, in many ways, cheaper.

India has worked with Hasbro before (Funskool's G.I. Joe line comes to mind) so seeing things like this mean we're hopefully going to see them ratcheting up their options and hopefully continuing to deliver us all consistent wares at hopefully not-increasing prices. They make some changes based on freight, but thanks to trade agreements and other loopholes we could even see returns to some of the odder manufacturing techniques of the 1990s, such as an item being manufactured in Asia, assembled and/or packaged and Mexico, and shipped to the United States for sale. It's a strange, newish world.

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The designs are kept a mystery but last year's batch was pretty awesome.

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Build a bigger bot! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Dead End is going to be out in a redder G2 color in a couple of months, but today you can still buy this one. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Also, check out this unpackaged shots of Optimus Prime. The clear door kibble works on the robot mode, but is pretty dreadful on the vehicle. Here's hoping this is the "GOODBYE, MEGATRON" set for these molds and we get something new next year. I'd wager that this set is going to be $70-$90 if/when it hits the USA, but let's wait and see.

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Butts! The Funko Pop! Animation Bob's Burgers Tina Belcher Vinyl Figure comes from the show complete with a notebook of hand-written erotic friend fiction, so there's that. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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While you're there, see new Funko Pop! Vinyl Pac-Man figures, coming in April for $9.99 a pop.

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New classic games this week: Dark Cloud 2 (PS2).

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I want to go to Mars! The Mattel Hot Wheels Mars Rover Curiosity has six wheels and is indeed hot stuff. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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These are blurry photos of preproduction stuff, so things like the absence of Chromedome's body do not necessarily mean he won't have one. Or that these are necessarily confirmed, but betting men and women will probably get a chance to cash in come Toy Fair around Valentine's Day next month.

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Also available: Saints Row Metro Double Pack, Sparkle 2, WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship, Mortal Kombat XL, and LEGO MARVELÕs Avengers.

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A big prepaint - the mold debut! The Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo Convention Exclusive Jakks Giants Link Action Figure is a really cool figure we sold at work at Comic-Con last year, and most of them are gone - unless you want a dented box, and I did, so I got one. Read on and come back Monday for more!

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Don't miss Wheeljack, Trailbreaker, Hound, Smokescreen, and all the rest!

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: FINAL FANTASY Tactics Advance from the GameBoy Advance for $7.99.

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