Small and nifty. The Suckadelic S.U.C.K.L.E. Series 1.5 Flesh Mini-Figures bring you bootleg figures that are originals, if that makes any sense. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Several items sold out in the first 30 minutes, so be sure to check the menu - and shop - to see what's available.

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If you need more, Unite Warriors Afterburner is there too - and since we haven't seen the US version in either mode just yet, we can only assume what will be different. I can see he has a distinctive head compared to this mold's use as Groove and has a different foot with unique blasters. And a unique windshield. So save those pennies.

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Also, the Miitomo app for iOS and Android is up for grabs.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Mario Super Sluggers from the Wii, for $19.99.

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Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update!

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It's Cyber Battalion week! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Cyber Battalion Starscream is a big, Voyager-sized toy that's a lot of fun and largely unavailable to American fans. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This photo was passed around last night and you can probably tell several of the scenery elements are Playmobil. These figures will likely be similar in size to Rise of the Beasts... if not a tiny bit different.

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Cyberverse embiggened! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Optimus Prime is a superbly fun upsized toy with a decent head sculpt... that is not sold in the USA except via importers. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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All that is left to show us are the color shots, but so far it's looking like the remolding is significant and this should make it interesting for us all.

Also interesting, check out this update on the Combiner Wars Machinima which - if I'm being honest - I thought we'd never actually see. It is planned to be released on go90, which is an iOS and Android app that you don't use. There was no word on if it would be available on a desktop platform, and/or if it would be ripped and posted on YouTube like a lot of things these days. This micro-continuity and future trivia question should launch this summer.

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Which one is it! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Grimlock is a melding of colors from Age of Extinction with a design that seems to borrow from the original toy as well as Robots in Disguise. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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It's $20, but there's no word yet on if it can be sold in the USA or outside of China. What's more, some guy already has one and it looks like there is actually a Buzzsaw/Laserbeak-style minion. This article says pre-orders start today with shipments beginning May 13.

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It's not exact, but this more-open isometric 3D remake of the original is playable in your browser at press time. The Legend of Zelda is a bona fide classic, and most of the sounds and graphics are what you would expect - it's impressive, so be sure to play through the first dungeon at least. You know, before the copyright police show up.

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New classic games this week: Arcade Archives Life Force. It's $7.99 - and it includes both US and Japanese versions. I liked the US version so much I drove to San Diego to buy the arcade cabinet, which is here now.

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New PSOne games this week: Mega Man Legends 2 is for $5.99.

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He's huge! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Cyber Commander Bumblebee is more or less the new, big version of the yellow bug you never asked for. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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While unpainted assembled figures will be made available for sale, the sticker sheets will not be - and they're limited to 2 sheets per attendee of the class, so odds are getting a complete suite of 2016 exclusives are not good. A class-only Enigma of Combination accessory is also being distributed, and will fit in the chest of your Combiner Wars Optimus Prime toys in combined mode.

On The Allspark, Botcon Golden Ticket Exclusive Reflector and Souvenirs Revealed. Plus a Few Box Set Pics! The clear Shockwave (Reflector) is a "golden ticket" figure, which may be one of the lowest-run Hasbro Transformers toy in quite some time. Its name? Flash Sentry.

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"In the aftermath of a split second of destruction that fractures time itself, two people find they have changed and gained extraordinary abilities. One of them travels through time and becomes hell-bent on controlling this power. The other uses these new abilities to attempt to defeat him Š and fix time before it tears itself irreparably apart. Both face overwhelming odds and make dramatic choices that will determine the shape of the future. Quantum Break is a unique experience; one part hard-hitting video game, one part thrilling live action show, featuring a stellar cast. Your choices in-game will affect the outcome of this fast-paced fusion between game and show giving the player a completely unique entertainment experience."

Also available: Steredenn, DiRT Rally, and Battleborn.

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Cyber Commander edition! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Optimus Prime is very tall - one of Hasbro's tallest Optimus toys - but he has no guns so you're probably not getting one. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Pre-orders are up at many of the usual spots and it should be about $100-$130, depending on if it's coming from Asia or North America.

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Also interesting - the convention has a set of stickers for reportedly only $5 - and they come with trading cards - to turn your Combiner Wars toys into Magnaboss. A creative use of labels can convert Silverbolt, Prowl, and Ironhide from Combiner Wars into limbs that merge with Unit-3 and Tigatron from these sets into a new and distinctive take on one of very few combiners to come out of the late 1990s.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Game & Watch Gallery 4 from the GameBoy Advance, for $19.99.

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Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update!

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It's Dinosaur week! The Jesse Narens Stegoforest Brown Stegoforest with Acorn Warrior is a small figure at a big figure price. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Oh - and fan sites were invited to do Q&As. I've only seen two so far. Click here for TFW2005's transcript and click here for Tformers' video. Are there more? Let me know!

New for Robots in Disguise Mini-Cons ($5)
Dragonus
Lancelon
Ratchet
Scatterspike

New for Robots in Disguise Warriors ($13-$15)
Bisk
Sawtooth
Windstrike

New for Generations Titan Masters (the small $5 heads)
Apeface
Brawn
Clobber (looks like Grimlock)
Skytread (looks like Flywheels)

No new Generations Legends ($10) were shown beyond the Ravage previewed in Australia earlier.

New for Generations Deluxe ($15-$17)
Highbrow with Zort (Gort)
Wolfwire (Weirdwolf) with Monxo (Monzo)

New for Generations Voyager ($20-$25)
Alpha Trion with Sovereign
Astrotrain with Darkmoon

New for Generations Teased
Overlord

New for Generations Exclusives
Combiner Wars Computron Scattershot, Strafe, Nosecone, Lightsteed, Afterbreaker, and Scrounge (Online - retailer[s] unspecified)
Combiner Wars Groove (Online - retailer[s] unspecified)
Combiner Wars Liokaiser (stealth reveal on other toy packaging)
Platinum Series - Autobot Heroes Springer, Arcee, Ultra Magnus, Sergeant Kup, and Blurr (Target exclusive)
Titans Return - Titan Force Brainstorm, Sentinel Prime, and Windblade (SDCC exclusive)

In addition to all of that, the Official Transformers Collector's Club also has some offerings.

Transformers Subscription Service 5.0
Counter-Punch
Fractyl & Scorponok
Lifeline (Paradron Medic Arcee)
Pretenders Megatron
Pretenders Optimus Prime
Toxitron

Club Crossover Exclusive Set - G2 Legends Megatron, Comics Masterpiece Ratbat, Dr. Biggles-Jones, Cobra Commander, and Scarlett

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Not counting the Combiner boxed sets or SDCC exclusives or Platinum toys, you're looking at a hefty sum. We've also got 4 $100 boxed sets of combiners, a few Platinum exclusives, and some other goodies - it's not like most of us aren't at least a little interested in the SDCC Titan Force set.

Of those 30 toys, 15 can be arguably considered to be new versions of toys and characters previously released in the Classics/Universe/Generations canon (which for the sake of argument we're including Fall of Cybertron and Masterpiece toys which would doubly cover the deployers.)

It would seem imprudent to say the line is peaking or done or anything like that, but Fortress Maximus was the high point of the original line. And the current line is pretty big. Enjoy it, it's a good time to be a fan of this stuff!

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From Wendy's! The Playskool Definitely Dinosaurs Triceratops has been following me around in my toy boxes for nearly 30 years. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This set includes the Titanium Series Ultra Rodimus Prime mold - not remembered or beloved - as well as the 2008 Universe Galvatron mold - also not beloved. I'd go as far as to say I detest it.

Also interesting, tons of shots of the Cyber Command and Cyber Battalion sets we looked at last week - and those suckers are hard to come by. Numerous packaged Titans Return shots were on display from the first wave, front and back, which makes me think these have to be coming really really soon.

One more thing - three, actually - from Japan. The Japanese LG26 Scourge, LG24 Shockwave and Cancer, and LG25 Blurr are all up on TakaraTomy Mall. And dagnabbit, they all look great - I normally don't do Japanese imports of toys otherwise available in the USA, but I ordered all 3 of these. And Computicon.

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As far as I know it has yet to pop up in stores - so if you want one, keep hunting or order a box online.

With a strong showing at New York Toy Fair, this is only the second Dino Hybrid to see release - or a pre-order solicitation of any kind. Now here's a picture of me holding one in my basement.

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Which one is it! The Tootsietoy Dinosaurs Stegosaurus is probably what this is, but it might be from Ajax. I can't find good reference. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Owen is basically a 3 3/4-inch figure, and the motorcycle is a motorcycle. There's a cool black light accessory too, which should reveal fun bone details in Blue or also on the bedspreads at less clean motels.

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New classic games this week: Arcade Archives Life Force. It's $7.99 - and it includes both US and Japanese versions. I liked the US version so much I drove to San Diego to buy the arcade cabinet, which is here now.

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He's big! The Imperial Dinosaurs Styracosaurus is a big, spiky dinosaur. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The design is really neat - cut-off corners, plus icons replace words to avoid the whole multilingual thing. Robots are rated by handlebar mustache, porcupine man, cauliflower, and some sort of electric paint brush.

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The wave is expected in May and is $69.99.

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"Dark Souls III continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Players will be immersed into a world of epic atmosphere and darkness through faster gameplay and amplified combat intensity. Fans and newcomers alike will get lost in the game hallmark rewarding gameplay and immersive graphics."

Also available: Blues and Bullets Š Episode 2, Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered, and Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure.

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This used to be really cheap! The Tomy Zoids Gator Figure Kit was about $6 at importers - that's a bargain in the late 1990s. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The 3DS retro library has the GameBoy games Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest, Super Metroid, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past from the Super NES for $7.99 a pop.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! from the Nintendo DS.

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This came with food! The McDonald's Changeables French Fries Robot is a classic, being a big deal for kids of that era. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This wave has Powermaster Optimus Prime and Blaster as triple-changing toys with headmasters. The release date is anticipated to be June.

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From the look of things, the set is $74.99 - last year's Target sets received sparse (if any) distribution in some cities, so you may wish to order online. Hot Rod has unique deco and a remolded engine block when compared to his last American release. Wreck-Gar has new deco. The Junkion has not been released in the USA prior to this, although the head sculpt was sold originally in Japan and then on Botcon/Club exclusive toys. It also appears only Wreck-Gar has a weapon - his Junkion friend does not. Is it worth $75? Well, I'm holding off for a sale or some sort of coupon to knock it down to under $60 first.

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The album can best be described as a throwback to Songs in the Key of X and other property-inspired releases of the 1990s, which take cues from but are in no way taken from the franchise in question. Vinyl copies of this are being made and sold at places like FYE, Barnes & Noble, and Best Buy - at least online.

Hundreds of other limited and special edition records were distributed/sold/flipped on eBay over the weekend as part of Record Store Day, in edition sizes so low they probably sold out before the store opened. Or they may rot until clearance next year. (It happens a lot.) Check out what you've missed. Last year on Black Friday there was a particularly nice double LP Transformers: The Movie soundtrack on purple and red vinyl with etchings on the discs.

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He's good for only one thing - garbage! The Hasbro Transformers Age of Extinction Junkheap was tough to find but wound up at Ross stores for five bucks. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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"Organizing and conducting conventions, exhibitions, fan clubs and gatherings for entertainment purposes and in the fields of toys, animation, comic books, fantasy, gaming, popular culture, science fiction, television and film."

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"Returning from Wave 1 are the DX Savage Adventurer, DX Nomadic Orc and the first four Battle Builders; Pale Flesh, Orcskin Green, Crimson and Ice Blue. Wave 2 will feature three new DX Figures as well as three new Battle Builders, to be revealed as the release date approaches!"

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It's not a bad deal! Menasor's price is in flux, currently around 10% ($10) off.

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So green! The Hasbro Jurassic World Hybrid Velociraptor Action Figure is new and you've probably not seen one in stores yet - I got mine online. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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This nifty new Pop! is clear and spectacular. It's $13.99 and due in June - be sure to check it out and other great exclusive figures!

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New classic games this week: Dig Dug, Galaga, Ms. Pac-Man, and Pac-Man. Each is $3.99.

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She's pink! The Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Angella is a surprisingly normalish-dressed angel person from a fantasy land. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The figures are mostly flat or blocky, I was handed a red clear plastic block with a flat Mario on either side and a bull-back mechanism. Of course we'll be looking at it shortly.

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"The Pang series is a beloved collection of arcade video games from the early 90s. Guide two brothers on a quest around the world to save humankind from a massive alien invasion! Use your wits and skills to overcome the attack balls pouring from the skies and rescue the worldÕs cities and landmarks from impending annihilation! Pang Adventures brings new features and gameplay to this arcade legend while keeping true to the original spirit of the series."

Also available: Skyling: Garden Defense, Masquerade: The Baubles of Doom, and Battle Ages.

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Free with food! The Burger King G.I. Joe AWE Striker with Snake Eyes Vehicle came out of nowhere and I still don't get why they made it. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Sears used to be one of America's top retailers - crushingly bigger than Walmart, dominating the landscape with its massive mail-order business, department stores, and of course Wishbook toy catalog. They had exclusives when nobody had exclusives, and today maybe you go there for tools when Home Depot is too far to drive. 10 of them are closing. On the other side of the coin is Kmart, which revolutionized discount retail and dictated some changes to how toys were packaged. For years, they were one of the top five chains in the toy business along with Kay-Bee Toys, Target, Walmart, and Toys R Us - they were part of the cabal that could dictate what could or might be made. And now, there will be 68 fewer convenient locations.

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The best-selling console of the current generation is the Playstation 4, clocking in at 35.9 million units. That's barely more than the Nintendo64 sold, a little less than the Sega Genesis sold, and less than half of what the Playstation 3 sold - 80 million units.

The article cites competition from smart phones, and doesn't factor in portables. Games are frequently cited as why kids no longer want toys - but apparently games are bad for games, too.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Mario Party DS from the Nintendo DS.

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It's a monster! The Warpo Toys Legends of Cthulhu Deep One Action Figure is a highlight of the seemingly ended trend of Kickstarter-based toys, arguably being one of the best figures to come out of it. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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From Japan! The Takara-Tomy Transformers Legends Armada Starscream Super Mode looks like a real thundercracker. Which is not an expression, I don't think. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Be sure to check out other online stores and also there's a contest that it isn't quite obvious what you win. You'll see some neat stuff.

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If you've heard the legends of how terrible streaming royalties are, this shows one of the checks - there's a reason bands thrive on selling shirts, albums, and merch on tour. I've got a pretty solid suite of Freezepop physical objects, and I'm hoping that we get an LP out of this.

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Robo Force and other molds are on deck, and goodness knows what else. Stay tuned for more!

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Free with food! The Sonic Drive-In Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Mario is in a kid meal if you live in a state with this chain. Also take joy in Sonic giving you Mario. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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For $29.99 you get Ripley, a Power Loader, and Alien Queen - all 3 3/4-inch scale, just the way you wish you had them when Aliens first came out.

This nifty gift set is due in August. Also check out new Transformers toys. These will be showing up over the summer, so get your pre-orders in now for new releases from Rescue Bots, Titans Return, and Robots in Disguise.

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Creative Beast Studios are responsible for some pretty cool creature toys - you've seen some in the Jurassic Park and Star Wars lines, while others you haven't seen at all. It's neat to see feathered velociraptors as they're a rarity in toys still. These should go up some time today, so keep your eyes open for that.

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New classic games this week: Arcade Archives Kid's Horehore Daisakusen. It is $7.99.

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He's a Japanese toy that Hasbro brought over! The Takara Beast Wars Transformers Shadow Panther is a nifty footnote in toy history. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Highlights include Megatron (Autobot & Decepticon stickers), Getaway, Doublecross, Hot Rod, Sixshot, Triggerhappy, and Optimus Prime (G2 Laser Rods/Star Convoy). You'll also find color guides for Wolfwire and Mindwipe.

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Creative Beast Studios cranked out some pretty good toys, and their name is indicative of what they do. Get one, or don't, but do.

Also, the Freezepop Kickstarter added a vinyl stretch goal at $40,000.

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Nintendo confirmed that the system is coming in March 2017, along with a port of the new Wii U Zelda game. The Zelda game will launch on both platforms, which is pretty much exactly how Twilight Princess played out with its Wii and GameCube launch strategy. There's no price, no final name, or anything like that yet but this means that the Wii U will have had roughly four years and change of life before it is replaced next year. And based on how Nintendo seems to be pushing new Wii U software, it'll probably be dead on the arrival of the new generation box.

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"Brick Breaker, the classic arcade game, is back with a breathtaking new version. Its explosive gameplay - unique and timeless - is filled with surprises. Sharpen your reflexes and precision to overcome the hundred different levels that await you. Collect bonuses, avoid traps and shoot your way to victory. Play alone or with up to 4 players on a split screen. Brick Breaker will offer you many hours of fun and entertainment!"

Also available: King's Quest - Chapter 3: Once Upon A Climb, Party Hard, Elite Dangerous: Arena, Battle Worlds: Kronos, and The Walking Dead: Michonne - Episode 3: What We Deserve.

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Don't blow your gasket! The Hasbro Transformers Cybertron Ransack was a cheap figure in its time, so I got one, and you should too. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Xenoblade Chronicles from the Nintendo Wii.

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