Figures & Toys
Kotobukiya includes DLC with Bishoujo Liara, plans Bishoujo Shepard
The 2012 Toy Fair is going on and there’s plenty for Mass Effect fans to be excited about. Kotobukiya has good news for them. Not only is its Liara T’soni Bishoujo coming out very soon, she’ll have friends. The statue will come with DLC and will have a Bishoujo Commander Shepard to hang out with more »
LEGO Star Wars will get milked for another decade
LEGO Star Wars makes too much money to ignore. I’m assuming that was the line of thinking going through the heads of executives at The LEGO Group and Lucasfilm recently. The two companies have renewed its previous agreement to allow The LEGO Group to make toys and games under the Star Wars license. The agreement more »
Lazer Tag gets a boost of augmented reality
It seems traditional laser tag just isn’t good enough anymore. Technology has determined there’s no need to strap on plastic body armor, head into a large park and shoot friends with lasers no one can see. Today, Hasbro announced its 2012 Lazer Tag product line that uses the iPhone and iPod Touch to create an more »
Skylanders: Giants revealed for Fall release
By now we should all know that whenever Activision has a money maker on its hands, it will exploit the franchise until it stops oozing profits. One of Activision’s latest cash cows was Skylander’s: Spyro’s Adventure. It was released last year and customers are still having a difficult time finding Skylanders figures in stores. This more »
Stores getting Cynder, Double Trouble and Slam Bam Skylanders
Your quest isn’t over yet, Skylanders fantatics. Activision has set before you a new task. It is one that will require you to visit many stores and spend lots of money so that the brave warriors Cynder, Double Trouble and Slam Bam may once again join the fight against Kaos in the Skylands. In short, more »
Rovio talks about piracy of Angry Birds products
The subject of piracy has gotten a huge amount of attention lately thanks to SOPA, PIPA and the shutdown of MegaUpload. Rovio Chief Executive Mikael Hed took the time at Midem this week to speak on piracy as it relates to his company’s Angry Birds videogames and the supplemental products they help produce. Essentially, Rovio doesn’t more »
More Skylanders figures coming before January ends
The Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure figures are a big thing now. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but if you check the area of the video game section in stores that should have them, they racks are barren. Well, you may see some of the more prominent figures, like Stealth Elf or Gill Grunt, but all more »
Mass Effect 2 action figures come with Mass Effect 3 DLC
Well here’s an interesting development from Big Fish Toys! The company picked up the rights to put out those really awesome looking Mass Effect 2 action figures. It turns out you won’t just be getting the figures though. You’ll also be getting free DLC for Mass Effect 3. Specifically, you’ll be getting codes for Galaxy more »
In Icons cancels the Steve Jobs action figure
You know that incredibly lifelike Steve Jobs action figure being made by In Icons. Well, you can’t have one. Okay, technically you can if you have a lot of money to spare and don’t mind competing in online auctions, but if you just wanted to visit the In Icons shop and pick up the $100 more »
CES 2012: WowWee merges toys and tablets [video]
Companies are really jumping on the practice of taking toys and pairing them with videogames. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures showed us there is a really big market for this kind of thing. The game itself isn’t a large investment, but purchasing $7 for each toy can add up quickly. That’s where WowWee comes in.
