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How Halo Action Figures Are Made

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:30:00 EDT

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It's 2011. You've seen how movies are made. You've seen how video games are made. But have you seen how video game toys are made? More »

See Halo: Reach's Final Toy Warthog, Ghost (Figures Sold Separately)

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:00:00 EDT

McFarlane Toys ensures that no Halo fan will want for Halo: Reach action figures this fall. Nor will they starve for bad-ass plastic Halo vehicles in which to stuff the entire Noble Team. It's gonna be all "Boooosh!!" and "Pew-pew-pew!!" More »

The Action Figures Of Halo: Reach

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EDT

New Halo game? That can mean only one thing. New Halo action figures. More »

New Halo Toys Feature Retro Master Chief, Cannon Fodder

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:30:00 EDT

McFarlane toys has released images of their eights series of Halo action figures, due in June. Continuing a pleasant trend, some are all-new figures, including ones from Halo: ODST. More »

It's The Mr. Potato Head Of Halo Figures

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:00:00 EST

It can be said McFarlane make too many Halo figures. A Spartan with a blue helmet, a Spartan with a blue helmet and a slightly different gun...it's a nickel and dime show. More »

New Figures For ODST, Halo Wars, Halo 2 & 3

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:30:00 EST

The seventh series of McFarlane's Halo figures draws from four of the franchise's games, three of its species, numerous gaudy colours and even a little Ninja Gaiden. More »

McFarlane Does The Prince of Persia

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:40:00 EDT

McFarlane Toys and Disney are teaming up to deliver a little shirtless Jake Gyllenhaal to the masses, with a massive toy line planned to coincide with the release of the film. More »

Toy Fair 2009: Dante's Inferno, Gears Of War & More

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 08:30:00 EST

The New York Toy Fair kicked off over the weekend. And video games being big business and all, there were loads of new gaming figures on show. Loads. More »

For The Halo Fan Who Has Everything: Teeny Tiny Spartan Helmets

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:30:00 EST

Those McFarlane kids sure know how to bleed a licensing opportunity dry. Seemingly out of ideas for new Halo 3 figures, they've announced a range of tiny Halo 3...helmets. More »

Halo Wars Action Figures Are Real-Time Posable

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:30:00 EST

New Halo game on the horizon? Better get McFarlane on the case, get some small, plastic action figures churned out. Oh, what's that? McFarlane's already on the case? How unexpected. These figures may have been announced in September, but today, here's your first good look at them. They're coming smaller (at 2.5") than the standard Halo figures, and in packs of three, and all colour-coded, because Halo Wars is an RTS, get it? Expect them in March 2009. More »

Oh Look, More Halo 3 Figures

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:40:00 EDT

Can't tell you just how many Halo 3 figures this is from McFarlane. We've lost count. We can tell you, though, that for the first time in a long time, this is a new figure. Not a repaint, not an old figure with new weapons, it's all new. And it's a UNSC Marine, who comes with a battle rifle, a pistol and a trip mine. Should be out in March 2009, along with the other repaints/reissues in the gallery below. More »

Yes, MORE Guitar Hero Figures

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:30:00 EDT

Because the kids can't get enough miniature plastic replicas of replica rock stars from a replica rock n' roll game. Due in stores next February, McFarlane's line of "Guitar Hero Rockers" are 2-inch, stylised versions of the game's main characters, and will be bundled in pairs. If your quarterly quota of McFarlane/Guitar Hero plastic merchandise hasn't been filled by February, they should cost you around $7. More »

New Halo Toy Line Features Wee Spartans, Big Hunter

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:30:00 EDT

McFarlane keep on releasing Halo figures, and the kids, the kids keep on buying them. Latest products to roll off the money-printing machine include some more Master Chief/Spartan variants, a range of 2.5" figures that come in three-packs (for hot desktop Red v Blue action) and a deluxe 8" Hunter figure, complete with intricate, wormy neck detailing. More »

McFarlane's Tiny, Plastic Guitar Hero Guitars

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:30:00 EDT

First announced a few weeks back, here's a first look at perhaps the strangest piece of Guitar Hero-related marketing we've seen to date: McFarlane's range of small, stringless, unplayable plastic guitars. It looks like they're meant to be used by the company's line of Guitar Hero figures, but since that "feature" is mentioned nowhere in the line's press release, there remains the possibility these guitars are meant for...well, just sitting there. More »

More Guitar Hero Toys Coming From McFarlane

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:00:00 EDT

Those figures of your "favourite" Guitar Hero "characters"? They're just the start of Activision and McFarlane's push to sell you more mostly-immobile hunks of Guitar Hero-related plastic. Due for release in January 2009 will be a line of customisable guitars that let you swap out the heads, necks and bodies (no word on size or price), while later in the year, there'll be more versions of the guitars, as well as 10" versions of the already-seen characters, eight more of the 6" characters (including Clive Winston and Eddie Knox) and a few lines of 2" character figures. If you're torn between just which Johnny Napalm 10" figure you'll want - the "British Flag" variant or the "Skeleton" variant - the full release (sadly, lacking any pictures) follows. More »

Surprise, More Halo 3 Figures

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:00:00 EDT

Sure, you may have lost interest in the seemingly endless procession of Halo 3 repaints, but have others? Nunh unh. They're still buyin' 'em, so McFarlane will keep sellin' em. These five figures - two Elites, a Brute Stalker and two Spartans - are the latest to roll off the factory line, and will be available only at Wal-Mart and Toys 'R' Us. More »

Newer, Better Halo 3 Toys

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:30:00 EDT

Look, there's nothing wrong with McFarlane's Halo line. They're nice figures. It's just, McFarlane are known for stuff with a little more size, and a little more detail, than the wee little figures they've released thus far. Now this new stuff, it's more their style. They've just announced two new lines for the end of the year: two 12" Master Chiefs (one a Wal-Mart exclusive) and the "Legendary Collection", a series of "non-articulated large-scale" figures that includes the Chief, Arbiter and a Brute Chieftain. The 12" figures are due in September, the Legendary Collection in November. More »

A Halo 3 Spartan Straight From Hell

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDT

I am not allowed to go to the San Diego Comic Con this or any other year, mainly because my penchanted for buying anything plastic, articulated, and limited edition would send me to the poorhouse faster than...well, faster than my normal lifestyle, which says a lot. SDCC sees tons of limited edition toys every year, and these two from McFarlane Toys would surely get my wallet open, silly concept or not. Sold together, the clear CQB Spartan More »