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Akuma Is Cheap Too
March 5, 2009 |
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!
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 Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
From left to right: Wicket, Darth Vader, Sharad Hett, Mace Windu. Later today we're going to post another one. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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Toy Fair 2009 Travelogue: Day 3
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  We uploaded 978 photos from the various booths we hit in New York City last week, and you can see them all here. There's a lot of toys here, and we're going to go through our favorites and insist you go look at them.
Over the past decade or so fans and industry folks saw Indiana Jones as the next property to watch. Given a pre-sequel launch, like Star Wars had in the 1990s, it's possible that a licensing program could have been cultivated which allowed toymakers to benefit for a few years on the original films prior to the new stuff leaving a bad taste in their mouths, perhaps giving it the same near-invulnerability as the space opera. This did not happen, so now in 2009 it seems Hasbro is out, LEGO is in, and other companies like Diamond Select Toys, Sideshow Collectibles, and Gentle Giant are slowly releasing their in-development wares without announcing much new. LEGO seems proud of the line's performance, which works, as you'll get a chance to buy some pretty sweet sets like this LEGO Indiana Jones 7197 Venice Canal Chase due later this year. Not only do you get Indy in a suit and a Nazi spy, but you get a bunch of dudes wearing everyone's favorite garment, the fez.
The set is pretty simple. You get a few figures, a bridge, a boat, and we guess you can fill in the rest with your imagination. We dig it for the figures, everything else is gravy.
--AP
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Watchmen Released for Xbox 360
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  The tie-in for the hyped movie is up and can be had for $20. Watchmen: The End Is Nigh has 2 player beat-em-up action, which is apparently OK but overpriced, or if you believe the reviews, not good in general.
--AP
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Wii Downloads This Week
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  Wii Ware this week has Family & Friends Party. It's a $10 game which can be summed up by its name. It's basically a board game.
Virtual Console fans, you're in luck. The rare and expensive Super NES title Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen can be yours for about eight bucks.
--AP
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Ad: Free Shipping, Temple of Doom In Stock at Entertainment Earth
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  Ad: Hasbro and Entertainment Earth have tons of new items up for grabs! The hard-to-find final wave of Indy figures based on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom can be yours if you act fast, for example, plus there's a free shipping offer.
There's also a new Jedi Starfighter, tons of items from Hasbro, Pink Floyd stuff, Gremlins stuff, Watchmen items, and more. Check it, yo.
Thanks for your repeated purchases! (We get a chunk of the sale, you see.)
--AP
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Virtua Web Site 5
March 9, 2009 |
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!
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 Legacy Collection, it's almost like a history lesson!
From left to right: Princess Leia Organa, Padme Amidala. Later today we're going to post another one. Go to Figure of the Day for the next update, with the latest installment in our ongoing series!
--AP
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Toy Fair 2009 Travelogue: Day 4
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  We uploaded 978 photos from the various booths we hit in New York City last month, and you can see them all here. There's a lot of toys here, and we're going to go through our favorites and insist you go look at them.
One of LEGO's big original concepts in 2008 was LEGO Agents, a line which seemed to combine elements of James Bond, G.I. Joe, and to some extent, Kenner's M.A.S.K. line. The vehicles were packed with gadgets, the heroes had all sorts of gear, and the villains may as well have been menacing Roger Moore. This year, we're seeing the line continue with a big robot attacking average people, one of the "victims" can be seen in the picture. Is it us, or does that look a lot like famed author Hunter S. Thompson? All we need now is a small red car and some bats to menace him. (And a matching figure that looks like his attorney.) We dig it. We hate to say things like "we'll totally get that set just for the one figure," but gosh darn it, we probably will.
--AP
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Xbox 360: Clearance Cheepnis
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  While we're familiar with the long-running Virtua Fighter franchise, and we dig fighting games in general, but we never really got really into these. (Heck, we got the second in the series for the Saturn.) This weekend, we stumbled on a clearance copy of Virtua Fighter 5 at Target for $4.98. That is not a typo.
We're not yet sure if this was a bargain or not. It's fun to pick up, but trying to play this thing on an Xbox controller is quite a challenge. (That, and we also suck at games that don't feature Hurricane Kicks, it seems.) Still, heads-up-- there's cheap stuff to be had out there. (We're also on the lookout for cheap copies of LEGO Batman. No luck yet.)
--AP
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Ad: Exclusive Joker Squad In Stock at Entertainment Earth
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 Ad: Hasbro and Entertainment Earth have teamed up to bring you a new exclusive! The Exclusive Joker Squad Action Figure Set is based on the events of Star Wars Legacy #4, in which Sith Lord Darth Maleval is sent to watch over a faction of Stormtroopers who, as luck would have it, is being sent to hunt down a group of defecting Imperials. In this box, you'll get four male Stormtroopers, the first-ever female trooper, and the first (and only) figure of the Sith Lord, Maleval. (He's great-- it's like a boss from Soul Calibur had a baby with a vintage Squid Head action figure.) The set of 6 figures is $39.99, and depending on what you buy, the company is also running a free shipping offer.
Thanks for your repeated purchases! (We get a chunk of the sale, you see.)
--AP
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