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Battlestar Galactica + Beastie Boys' Sabotage I love Beastie Boys nearly as much as Battlestar Galactica, but I never thought of combining the two. Fortunately, some guy with video editing software did, and made a near shot-for-shot video of Beastie Boys' Sabotage using Battlestar Galactica footage. It works so well it's frakking amazing. I watched them side by side and they do indeed match pretty damn well. I'd post the real Sabotage video here so you can compare for yourselves, but YouTube forbids it. Now, how long until those Lawyer Cylons take the video down? (via Topless Robot) - Shawn - 3/10/10 Direct link: Battlestar Galactica + Beastie Boys Sabotage Two Lost Planet 2 Figures Will be Hard to Find Not because they're lost, mind you, but because apparently two of those four Lost Planet 2 Kotobukiya figures we saw in January are limited edition colors. The brown Hardballer and blue Drio are a part of the limited edition of Lost Planet 2 from Capcom Japan's e-Capcom store. I was looking at the photos of the two figures, trying to figure out what was different about them compared to the first poster of all four of the figures. Then I realized that they were the same and Kotobukiya probably just didn't announce that two of the colors would be limited editions. That would make sense. Capcom has yet to announce a limited edition Lost Planet 2 for North America, so maybe they'll be able to secure these and add them in to sweeten the pot. They included a figure with the first game through GameStop, so they might as well, right? I would hate to see some LP fans lose out on a sky-blue Drio that can't really hide anywhere unless it's falling from the sky. (via Tomopop)
- Shawn - 3/09/10 Direct link: Two Lost Planet 2 Figures Will be Hard to Find Silpheed Model is Less Polygonal, More Amazingly Detailed While on the internets yesterday I went to AmiAmi in a moment of randomness and what do I see as the top item in their pre-order section? A freaking Silpheed model. This is the first Silpheed merchandise I remember seeing since ever, so I was immediately excited. It's not a big mess of polygons like in the game, but a detailed and truer representation of the ship on the cover art. Plum's 1/100 scale SA-77 Silpheed model is approximately 8-inches long and is based off Game Arts' Sega CD/Mega CD shooter from 1993 with, what at the time, were "amazingly detailed polygonal graphics." Since it seems to be a put-together model and not a pre-painted model it would never look quite as awesome for me, but it's great to see that Silpheed is finally getting some merchandise love. This will be out in May if you're up to the challenge.
Three more detailed shots of the SA-77 Silpheed follow... - Shawn - 3/08/10 Weekly News Roundup: 3/07/2010 Games
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- Shawn - 3/07/10 Listen up Maggots, Here's the SDCC Sgt. Slaughter Exclusive A new San Diego Comic-con exclusive Sgt. Slaughter figure in the G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary style was announced at this year's Toy Fair, but Hasbro has just revealed photos of the figures this week. Like every other G.I. Joe SDCC exclusive figure, there will be two versions; a regular and a less-produced variant. The regular version is like the original mail-away Sgt. Slaughter figure. It will be wearing the USA tank top and includes hit hat, baton, microphone, whistle, and a wrestling belt. The variant is more like the figure included with the old Triple T Tank. It has a regular tank top with camo cargo pants and includes the hat, baton, whistle, a machine gun, and revolver. I'm digging the variant more than the regular one, but I'm pretty sure there's no chance I'll be able to get it at SDCC, so the regular one it is. What I really like about the figure is that it's not all muscled up like the originals; it's more like the real Sgt. Slaughter with much less muscle definition and has a bit of pudginess, although still not as pudgy as the real Sarge. If you can't attend the show, then you'll need some luck getting them from Hasbro's website later. The real Sgt. Slaughter will also be at the Hasbro booth at SDCC this year, so expect lots of photos with the Sarge to come out of the show. (via Toy News i)
- Shawn - 3/6/10 Direct link: Listen up Maggots, Here's the SDCC Sgt. Slaughter Exclusive First Look at ODST Figure and Mongoose in VISR Mode I've been holding onto this image for a few days now, hoping that Spawn.com would update with a clearer image as part of one of their usual Friday updates, but no dice. Back in December, McFarlane Toys announced a Brute figure in VISR mode as part of the Halo Series 8 assortment. I wondered how it would look, but now an image of an ODST figure with a Mongoose, both in VISR Mode, has surfaced, and I think it should be easy to imagine what that Brute will look like. It seems I was right in assuming that a neon line would "outline" the figure. Both the ODST and the Mongoose look very cool this way and they almost have a Tron-like aspect to them now. The VISR Mongoose and ODST box set will be out in May and will be accompanied by another Mongoose set. The other Mongoose set is just a regular one, though, and includes a yellow EVA Spartan with blue highlights. It's alright, but doesn't hold a candle to the VISR mode set. Until McFarlane Toys releases an image without their stamp all over it, enjoy this somewhat covered look at the set.
- Shawn - 3/5/10 Direct link: First Look at ODST Figure and Mongoose in VISR Mode Bring the Bass, Cue the Treble As many had suspected and hoped, Bass is the third playable character in Mega Man 10. It's a little weird seeing Bass as a retro NES sprite because Bass has never been in an 8-bit game before, but it's still damn cool. Bass' weapon is the Bass Buster and is like Mega Man's Mega Buster except it can shoot faster, diagonally, and destroy enemy attacks. In other words, Bass is better. Trusty robo-dog Treble helps Bass fly around, much like how Rush can help Mega Man. Bass and Treble will be joining the Mega Man 10 festivities on April 5th on the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii for $2. Yep, Bass will be available on all three consoles at the same time, which is almost as amazing as seeing him in 8-bits.
- Shawn - 3/3/10 Direct link: Bring the Bass, Cue the Treble VGR: Desert Camo Valken Now Deploying AmiAmi.com shot me a friendly email today saying that their exclusive Desert Camo Assault Suit Valken figure from Takara Tomy's Video Game Robotics line is now available. If you like your Valken (A.K.A. Cybernator) in desert varieties you can get it for only 1,000 Yen, which is around $11.00. Plus, AmiAmi is offering half-off international shipping for the entire month of March, so the whole deal will be even cheaper than normal if you order one. I imagine Dengeki Hobby's exclusive Winter Camo Valken is also available, but their site isn't nearly as English friendly.
- Shawn - 3/1/10 Direct link: VGR: Desert Camo Valken Now Deploying Weekly News Roundup: 2/28/2010 Games
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- Shawn - 2/28/10 Halo Points No More Some stores received Halo series 7 this week, a little earlier than the March 2010 release date and perhaps too early for some. My local Target got a case of figures and some of the new boxed armor sets, so I decided to pick up a couple, but when I went to the checkout the UPCs were not on file. I guess Halo came too early for Target. If you have seen the figures in stores then you have noticed one omission from the back of the packages: the absence of Halo Points. This isn't entirely unexpected since the Halo Points promotion ended last November, but I was kind of hoping McFarlane Toys would keep the Halo Points thing going and add a few new items to redeem them for in the future. Maybe McFarlane Toys will have something if you have lots of UPCs to send in. Yeah, probably not, but I might hold onto them anyway; they'll go well with the 115 Halo Points I have leftover. Does McFarlane Toys have anything leftover from the Halo Points promo? If they do will they put them on the Spawn store or make them available elsewhere? I got what I wanted, but if they have extra Dragon Swords lying around I might be tempted to pick up a one or two more. Actually, all the extra Dragon Swords are probably in the white Spartan armor packs already. I was really wondering how many points the Warthog was going to have on its box, but I guess we'll never know.
- Shawn - 2/25/10 Direct link: Halo Points No More Rotobox Panda-Z: Too Awesome for Mass Production I had never heard of Rotobox before today, but now I can add them to my list of super-cool toy companies that I will never, ever own anything from. Rotobox's latest creation is the awesome Panda-Z and is limited to 1. Just 1. If you don't know what Panda-Z is, it's a series of episodes that are only a few minutes in length and star a cute Panda who pilots a giant robo-Panda. Well, Rotobox made a vinyl figure of Panda-Z from a Robotars resin figure. Since I love learning about new things, this is also the first time I've heard of Robotars. From what I can tell, Rotobars are resin figures that get customized for the Robotars Custom Show in the Philippines. Anyways, this Robotars Panda-Z by Rotobox is awesome and very detailed; just check out that cockpit. You absolutely must to take a look at the rest of their projects, because they are making so of the most amazing vinyl figures around, especially their Devastator, which is easily the coolest vinyl I've ever seen. (via Tomopop)
- Shawn - 2/22/10 Direct link: Rotobox Panda-Z: Too Awesome for Mass Production Weekly News Roundup: 2/21/2010 Games
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- Shawn - 2/21/10 Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch Trailer Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch, a fan-made 3-D FPS Mega Man, has been in the works for a while, but now there is a trailer that shows just how mega awesome it's going to be. All the characters remain 2-D, but run around and blast one another in a 3-D world that looks like it was pulled right from the old NES Mega Man. Check out more screenshots and details at CutStuff. - Shawn - 2/20/10 Direct link: Mega Man 8-Bit Deathmatch Trailer Ryo Hazuki Driving a Forklift! Yes, there is a toy of Ryo Hazuki from Shenmue driving a forklift. It's possibly one of the greatest things ever, is approximately 7-inches tall, and is a figurine of Ryo Hazuki driving a forklift. Unfortunately, it's super limited and will be very difficult to get. See, Ryo Hazuki driving a forklift is limited to 1000 pieces and can only be won from the Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing sweepstakes. Well, 75 of them can be won form the sweepstakes and 50 of them are for the Sega Europe Blog, so where are the other 875 going and how do I get one? Prizes from other places, probably. I know I should just give up hope in getting a Ryo Hazuki driving a forklift, but if there is some way to win one I'll at least try.
- Shawn - 2/16/10 Direct link: Ryo Hazuki Driving a Forklift! McFarlane Toys' Warthog Looks as Expected: Awesome One of the main things I was hoping to see out of Toy fair 2010 was McFarlane Toys' in-scale Warthog and a photo finally arrived today. The Warthog probably looks exactly as everyone expected (since we already know what a Warthog looks like), but it's still awesome to finally see it. Man, I can't wait to have my Spartans in this thing. Along with Warthog, the packaging prototypes for an in-scale Ghost and the Halo: Reach figures were also on display. The Ghost will include a Grunt (with a helmet!) and I'm sure the Warthog will have at least one figure included with it. At least eight figures in the series and I'll bet that the Spartan with the skull paint will be one of the most popular ones. The figures and vehicles will be out tin the Fall. There are no prices announced for the vehicles yet, but considering that the Mongoose was $20, I'd say a fair estimate would put the Ghost around the same with the Warthog around $40 - 50. Go to Kotaku to check out the packaging prototypes with cardboard cutout Spartans.
- Shawn - 2/15/10 Direct link: McFarlane Toys' Warthog Looks as Expected: Awesome Weekly News Roundup: 2/14/2010 Games
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- Shawn - 2/14/10 Shockwave Escalates the War For Cybertron Shockwave's look for the upcoming Transformers: War For Cybertron was revealed today and it is amazing. I didn't think Shockwave could get any cooler, but man, this design is just Transformers perfection. The only down side is that the mighty Shockwave has been regulated as a GameStop pre-order bonus character... and he can only be used in the Escalation multiplayer mode. Wait, Shockwave can only be used in one multiplayer mode? That sounds oddly specific. Maybe the GameStop code lets you use him in Escalation Mode, but can you regularly use him in other modes? Maybe? Details on War For Cybertron are still pretty thin, so maybe some eventual solid facts will tell us we can use him in more than just one part of the game. In the meantime, I'll be hoping that Hasbro will make an awesome figure of Shockwave's new retro form. (via Kotaku)
Direct link: Shockwave Escalates the War For Cybertron - Shawn - 2/11/10 Mass Effect 2 Figures Get Some Reconstructive Surgery New images for DC Unlimited's Mass Effect 2 figures have arrived and show off a few little changes in the line. I am currently waist-deep in the game, so these clearer photos (clearer than the previous Previews scan) of the figures are pretty exciting. Tali looks generally the same, but has a deeper tint on her visor now. Just think how awesome it would be if DC Unlimited went that extra mile and Tali's visor was semi-transparent so you could see just a small portion of her eyes like in the game. The Thane figure looks much better in the gray and black outfit instead of brown from the prototype photo. Grunt's armor is now silver instead of white, which is good because I wouldn't want his armor to run the risk of yellowing. Shepard now has a removable helmet, which is great for removable helmet aficionados. However, it still isn't my Shepard, so I don't have any desire to get him. The figures are still scheduled for August this year and I would expect them to be around $15 each. Hopefully for series 2 we'll get a Garrus figure so I can have my two main support buddies (the other is Tali). Although, what I really want to see is a figure of any Shepard in the Blood Dragon Armor. Alright, I have to get back to the game now. (via Toy News i)
Continue for Grunt and Shepard... with a helmet! - Shawn - 2/10/10 Weekly News Roundup: 2/7/2010 Games
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- Shawn - 2/7/10 Big Daddy Plush Doll is a Hodgepodge of Broken Dreams A while ago NECA hinted that they would be making some kind of a BioShock plushie. I figured, and was hoping, that it would be a plush Big Daddy that a Little Sister carried with her in the BioShock 2 trailers... and it is. Today, NECA has finally revealed photos of the plush Big Daddy doll and it is exactly like the Little Sister's. The Big Daddy plush doll has a baseball head, pins for "eyes," wire frame cage, corkscrew arm, rubber bands, rope, a paper clip, and whatever else. This isn't the kind of plushie you want to cuddle with. The doll itself has a rotocast plastic head and stands approximately 7-inches tall. This kind of snuck up on everyone because it should be available in stores now for around $24. NECA also revealed the Eve Hypo replica. It's 8-inches tall and lights up with LED lights. I wouldn't suggest actually jamming it in your arm, however.
- Shawn - 2/4/10 Direct link: Big Daddy Plush Doll is a Hodgepodge of Broken Dreams Dragon Age: Origins Figures Awaken And once again it was foretold by the Previews catalog that DC Unlimited shall craft action figures from Dragon Age: Origins, a videogame tale told by the bards at BioWare. The first series of four figures will include Morrigan, Genlock, Duncan, and Loghain. I have yet to start my epic journeying through Dragon Age: Origins so I don't know if I should be excited about any of these characters being made in action figures. Well, except for Morrigan. Everyone knows the witch who magically wears more clothing during her sex scenes. The figures look a little bland, though. While they are just prototypes, the figures probably won't change that much. The figures should be out in September 2010, long after the release of the Dragon Age: Origins' expansion, Awakening.
- Shawn - 2/3/10 Direct link: Dragon Age: Origins Figures Awaken The Ultimate in Mega Man 10 Art I bet you all thought that the radical Mega Man 10 retro box art was all, or mostly all, there. Well, the past couple days Capcom has been slowly revealing some work of art through comment numbers and something with that awful Twitter. Today, the art was revealed and it's the previous retro art expanded to the ultimate Mega Man 10 triptych. Simply amazing. Head to Capcom-Unity for the Mega Man 10 triptych in all its unbridled full-sized glory.
- Shawn - 2/2/10 Direct link: The Ultimate in Mega Man 10 Art SGH4: X-002's Arms of Articulated Destruction Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. give us a look at the colored prototype of X-Multiply's X-002 from Shooting Game Historica 4. The arms are flexible with multiple movable joints to set them in plenty of battle-ready positions. I'm a little worried for how sturdy the actual arms will be; will they stay in one position for a long time without falling out of place? We'll just have to wait and see about that, but the toy itself looks amazing. This is just the prototype, but Takara expects that it will not change for the production model. The X-002 and all the other SGH4 prototypes will be on display at the upcoming Winter Festival. In other SGH news, it seems that the Thunder Force V mega-awesome-super set will be delayed until further notice. Because of repeated adjustments, the mold itself still isn't completely finished. They know lots of fans are eager for this set to see release, so they are very sorry for the delay. That's okay, though. Since the Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. dudes are perfectionists in tiny things, so I'll trust them to make it right no matter how long it takes.
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