He's got a plan! The masked Warpo Toys Legends of Cthulhu Cultist Action Figure feels like a lost Kenner release, right down to the vinyl cape. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Also, pre-order Transformers Generations Titans Return Fortress Maximus from Entertainment Earth!

Get yours before they sell out!

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars from the Super NES.

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New! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Autobot Blaster is part of the newest line of robots in disguise and they're showing up in stores as I write this. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Click here to see Titan Masters Wave 2 images of the head modes on my Tumblr. It's worth it!

Clobber is Grimlock. He'll make you angry that the last proper G1 "Classics" Dinobot toy was arguably Grimlock Classics 2006. (Platinums, shmatinums.) It's a redecorated/retooled Crashbash.

Skytread is Flywheels - and boy howdy, is he great. The Terri-Bull mold got new colors and a new faceplate, but that face sculpt is WONDERFUL.

Also wonderful? Brawn. He looks gorgeous in person, but again, no unique body just yet. Customizers will no doubt make great use of these. His vehicle mode ain't bad, and the weapon mode is gnarly. I like it.

Rounding out the set is the fantastic Apeface. A little gorilla becomes a little jet, and the tiny robot ain't bad either. The gun mode ain't bad either.

If you want to see all the wave 1 head modes on bodies, click that link - also on Tumblr. You should follow me. After you do, be sure to compare US Nightbeat with Japanese Nightbeat and be very, very amazed with what they can do with paint over there.

Blurr is styled after the original toy quite nicely - his head Hyperfire is very much like the original Targetmaster Haywire. Other than the colors, the sculpted details are there. The "shield" can be worn as a backpack, the gun is nice, and I love the car mode with its tiny surprise wheels on the bottom. The coloring is very blue - very blue - but the figure itself is pretty sturdy and fun enough.

Skullcruncher is fun but isn't perfect. A big part of the green body is pink plastic painted (perfectly) green, so be aware of possibly scraping it. The trapdoor for the driver figure is a rubbery plastic, and it can be caved in upon purchase if you aren't careful. The hip joints on mine were a little loose, but it does stand and it's a ton of fun to transform - I love the arm articulation on the robot. I wish he had a little microphone. The head is strange, but that's the reason you've also got a Japanese release.

I also got G2 Bruticus, but we'll talk about him and probably the Voyagers in a few days.

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Purple! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Shockwave is not all bad, and his "Action Masters"-inspired repaint just started shipping last week. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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No exact date for the eight glow-in-the-dark figures was given, other than "3 weeks" on an Instagram post - which would, frighteningly, put it during the San Diego Comic-Con festiviies. Unless it's for sale at the show, in which case, that is also frightening.

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Orange! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Sentinel Prime has three modes and a tiny removable robot head. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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It's another monologue, but hey, Victorion speaks for the first time here.

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Order yours today - and get free shipping if your in-stock order totals $79 or higher!

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New PS2 classic games this week: PSYCHONAUTS.

New classic games this week: Arcade Archives Formation Armed F.

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Tiny! The Hasbro Transformers Robots in Disguise Legion Class Fixit is worth getting if you can still find one. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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"In Prison Architect you will see the impact of your grand design on the lives of your inmates; be it a utopic center for rehabilitation, a brutal Super Max Prison or anything in between. Even when all of your prisoners' needs are met, remember one thing - it's still a prison and no one really wants to be there. Start your journey into the world of Prison Architect by playing through the Prison Stories (campaign). You'll quickly learn how to cope with blazing infernos, hostage situations and prison wide riots - if you make it through all that unscathed, the Mayor will be ready to give you the reigns of a brand new prison development where you can build the prison of your dreams."

Also available: The Banner Saga 2, Dynamite Fishing - World Games, and The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II.

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Frog car! The Hasbro Transformers Robots in Disguise Legion Class Springload is a fun, weird toy that really isn't close to the cartoon model, or close to your expectations of what a typical car-to-robot toy may provide. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll and Baseball Simulator 1000 from the NES.

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The robo bow tie! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Protectobot Groove is currently still rotting on pegs near you, no doubt slowing up the arrivals of Wheelie and Rewind, and also the future pegwarmer Stripes. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Click here to see Titan Masters Wave 2 images of the head modes on my Tumblr. It's worth it!

Rewind is the best of the first wave of Legends thanks to stability. Nice articulation, good weapon, beware of excess plastic in spots - I had to trim some. The labels on mine were pre-applid poorly, the manual hinted at one point the consumer would apply it. It fits in Blaster, but its lumpy form doesn't go in as easily as the slug iPod or Buzzsaw. The rolling tank wheels don't.

Stripes is... present. Weird design, wonky transformation, and a lumpy smart phone mode make it difficult to insert in Blaster. Jet mode is the best, but it seems all Titan Master compatibility - pegs and slots - was engineered out. Don't make it a priority.

Adequate with a good robot mode and unstable car is Wheelie. The tabs and slots fall apart easily, and I can't get a Titan Master to ride in the car seat without half-changing him to robot mode. Love the robot, nice deco, looks great with GDO Wheelie Slingshot. His wheels are clear smoke color.

Hardhead is better than I thought in most respects. For starters there's a bobble head connection between the Furos head and Hardhead socket. Scourge has the same issue. Otherwise, Hardhead has big arms, a nice transformation, and lots of places to seat or stand the little Titan Masters. On vehicle mode, he can easily carry 7 total - more than most other figures other than Fortress Maximus. It's neat, but not as good as Blurr. The head connector could use a fix.

Scourge is good, but strange. The shellformer aspects are mostly negated, and I love the compartment for Fracas in space boat mode. The coloring is a little bland in bot mode, but it is fantastic as a space vehicle. Surprise 5mm portholes can hold his new gun on the sides quite nicely.

Galvatron will satisfy the itch for an improvement over the 2008 version, but the mask and head alone will make you hope for a Leader or Masterpiece down the road. The jet mode is weird, but the cannon is adequate. Nice robot, but I expect a great many third party heads down the road. His shoulder pads get in the way of many poses, but you can probably get around this with patience and futzing.

G2 Bruticus is gorgeous. Bright, cheery, fits together nicely, and has botched Bruticus knee assembly. It also sports G1 symbols, but makes up for it with rich purple metallic paint and a colorful look you won't see elsewhere.

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Figures and tanks are (were) in stock at press time.

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4080 pieces for $349.99 makes it a decent deal - and odds are it'll be a small fortune as soon as production ends down the road.

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Threedom! The Hasbro Captain America Civil War Spider-Man, Captain America, and Iron Man Action Figures is the debut of MCU Spider-Man as a toy. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Cheetimus does some of the best customs in the business, and this is one many of us were dying to see as a real toy. The custom shall do. It's $100 and live now.

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Fast! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Blurr is one of the fastest cars in the world of science fiction, and a nice toy to boot. The gimmick turned out very well and the sculpting is true to the original inspiration. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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$50 for 1 or $185 for 5 vinyl dinosaur figures complete with our weapons and usual mechanics of the late 1980s. They go on sale today at noon.

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New PS2 classic games this week: PSYCHONAUTS.

New classic games this week: Arcade Archives Formation Armed F.

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Froggy! The Kenner Beast Wars Transformers Spittor is really, really weird. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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"FRU is a puzzle platformer that features an innovative use of Kinect, in which your silhouette becomes a ÒportalÓ between two worlds. You will find yourself solving puzzles by strategically positioning your body, combining physical interaction with traditional platforming. Be precise, be careful, take on a funny pose, but most importantly, be creative with your body! Every level can be solved in multiple ways, with different poses. What sort of creative solutions can you come up with?"

Also available: The Solus Project, Pharaonic, KYUB, and VIDEOBALL.

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Optimus Rex! The Playskool Transformers Rescue Bots Optimus Prime is a bizarre robot toy that is reshipping as we speak. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The New 3DS retro library has Final Fight from the Super NES.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: R-Type, Bonk's Adventure, and New Adventure Island from the TurboGrafx-16.

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Comes with Scooby snacks! The Sonic Be Cool Scooby-Doo! Bobble Head is a nifty freebie. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Numerous ratings of a movie unseen by the masses are an interesting thing to contemplate - I remember seeing numerous toys rated on a fan site years ago, several months before the first one shipped. Similarly people rate movies and TV they don't see and will never see, which is something you no doubt know by now. Some shows aren't for everybody - for example, I doubt anyone reading this was meant to like Dora the Explorer at their current age.

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Hsbro gives you head! Heads. The Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Loudmouth is Loudmouth, or wrong color Nightbeat. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The people cannot wait for release of fortress Maximus and broadcast base items will play even with the previous item, with your legs apart like unofficial base mode, so enjoy. https://t.co/Ug2UZruZ3p pic.twitter.com/e1prhZHKAq

- TF YUIKI (@TFYUKI) July 17, 2016

I haven't tried these myself yet, but I look forward to trying it.

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Captain Power will be rechristened "Phoenix Rising". For those of you not old enough to remember, the TV show tied in to the toy line through interactive electronics. Toys should "shoot" the TV show, and the TV show could send signals so the toys would be "damaged." It was a really clever idea at what was basically the end of the 1980s toy/TV marriage, but it didn't last very long and few seem to remember it. It was, however, a thing that was heavily requested for a revival.

For those keeping track, most of the 1980s toy brands you remember are getting snapped up one way or another. Well, some are. Dino-Riders is supposedly optioned for a movie.

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Classic! The Jakks Pacific World of Nintendo 8-Bit Classic Mario Action Figure takes the NES sprite and colors it like the GameBoy Super MarioLand version. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Come back tomorrow for more - or order yours now!

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New PSP games include: RETRO CITY RAMPAGE DX.

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Smokey! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Combiner Wars Smokescreen is Prowl and (shh it's a secret) also Bluestreak. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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"Ninja Pizza Girl is a supreme platformer with a deep-dish message, featuring an old-school action platformer vibe, a dedicated speedrun mode, and comic cutscenes hand drawn by an authentic teenage girl. Its deeply-woven story follows Gemma, a sixteen-year-old girl working as a pizza delivery ninja for her fatherÕs independent Pizzeria. In a world where slums teeter on top of skyscrapers, where powerful mega-corporations exploit the poor and where quality pizza is hard to come by, Gemma must fight to keep her ideals, her family and their business intact in face of the most merciless enemies known to any teenage girl Ð other teenagers."

Also available: Maldita Castilla EX Ð Cursed Castile, Cast Of The Seven Godsends Ð Redux, 10 Second Ninja X, and Sword Coast Legends.

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Like Orbitron! The Onell Design Glyos Crayboth Diversus is a sidekick that you just can't miss. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Due to exhaustion and meetings, updates are going to be slow. See you next week.

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The New 3DS has Wind-up Knight 2.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: PokŽmon Ranger from the Nintendo DS.

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The lost galactic protector! The Mattel Masters of the Universe Classics Darius is a recent release that you can probably do without. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Aside from the previously-seen Liokaiser, Hasbro debuted Legends-class Gnaw and Bumblebee - both required updates for you - as well as Titan Masters Sawback and Overboard. The Walgreens-exclusive Brainstorm was shown (a toy-based redeco of the SDCC exclusive) as was Voyager-class triple changer Megatron. It looks like many of the non-exclusives are set for around January, with Brainstorm being either August or November - probably November. More from SDCC tomorrow!

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I saw these in person, and they're gorgeous - there will also be ALIEN, Ghosts & Goblins, and other properties in addition to the existing Masters of the Universe. Capcom's properties combined with the classic Kinnikuman figure proportions are just perfect - and I hope the final product nails the pink just right, too!

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Freeze! The Hasbro Marvel Legends X-Men Iceman is a new version of one of the most famous mutants... outside the movies. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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At least 3 new figures and some RoboForce weaponry are up for grabs, and goodness knows what else. Be there at 9:30 PM Eastern!

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Aside from the previously-seen Liokaiser, Hasbro debuted Legends-class Gnaw and Bumblebee - both required updates for you - as well as Titan Masters Sawback and Overboard. The Walgreens-exclusive Brainstorm was shown (a toy-based redeco of the SDCC exclusive) as was Voyager-class triple changer Megatron. It looks like many of the non-exclusives are set for around January, with Brainstorm being either August or November - probably November. More from SDCC tomorrow!

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The animation isn't quite the same as the original Filmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, but the old character designs are very similar and the new guys - of which toys were sold in San Diego - aren't bad. Give it a few minutes, it's a nifty tribute to a classic cartoon.

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Chompz! The Hasbro Transformers Generations Titans Return Skullsmasher is an update of the newly-titled self-hating Decepticon, Skullcruncher. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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PCS is known for mostly bigger, higher-end items and the fact that it's powered by former SOTA personnel - in other words, good people who work hard on this stuff. You'll want to see these.

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New classic games this week: ARCADE ARCHIVES MX5000.

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Clear duck! The Takara-Tomy Beast Saga Dacker Burst Action Figure is a largely unpainted and mostly green clear duck action figure. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Heck, even Angela is here.

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The Glyninja Clan makes its debut, plus we're seeing new skeletons, Crayboth, an Armorvor, and of course more. Check it out!

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At least two series are known. Ninjas and an Animal Series complete with Pup, Kit, Bun, Pig, and Duck are all on the way. Chase figures are painted, and there are many colors - so if you're me, you're thinking about buying a sack of the things and calling it a day.

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"Dungeon Punks is a fast paced Action RPG with a unique Tag-Team fighting system and Local Player vs. Player Brawl Mode. Adventure awaits whether youÕre going solo, playing with friends, or beating each other to a pulp in one of the many battle arenas! Total mayhem is bound to break loose as you blast your enemies senseless with crazy magical spells and custom combo attacks."

Also available: Action News Heroes, Minecraft: Story Mode Ð Episode 7: Access Denied, 10 Second Ninja X, and Sword Coast Legends.

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With Outer Space Men parts! The Onell Design Glyos Protoclone Marezioc Guard was a real surprise, especially given his blasters and staff. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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The New 3DS has Kirby's Dream Course.

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Up for the Nintendo Wii U retro library: Kirby's Epic Yarn from the Wii and Kirby Mass Attack from the Nintendo DS.

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