The joy of tearing away wrapping paper to reveal a new toy during the holidays never gets old, even if we do. Here are some helpful suggestions for spreading colorful plastic joy to the toy collector in your life this holiday season. Read… 11/28/13 2:00pm 11/28/13 2:00pm

First 4 Figures and Nintendo are launching a new series of Mario statues, and what better version of of the iconic Italian than the one that's already halfway there? Gotta love the old Tanooki suit. Read… 9/24/13 7:30pm 9/24/13 7:30pm

If you're at PAX and you're a fan of Tim Schafer's funny platforming classic Psychonauts, you're going to want to stop by the Double Fine booth and pick up a few of these figurines. Read… 8/31/13 4:30pm 8/31/13 4:30pm

"What if the classic arcade game Contra had been made into a live action movie back in the 1980s?" asked action-figure maker Mint Condition Customs. Interesting question, since Konami practically built the game with spare parts from 1980s action flicks. These custom figs are still outstanding. [via MTV Multiplayer] Discuss… 8/03/13 3:00pm 8/03/13 3:00pm

Adding to their long list of pretty amazing look-alike figures, Hong Kong collectible company Hot Toys has recently released the underappreciated archer, Hawkeye, to their Avengers lineup of the 6-inch Movie Masterpiece collection. The figure was originally slated for a September release, but was delayed until late… Read… 11/01/12 8:30am 11/01/12 8:30am

Vega's mask, Hadouken, Chun-Li's wrist cuff, M. Bison, Ryu, and Blanka are take the place of the steam iron, Scottish terrier, top hat, thimble et al. in the specially commissioned Street Fighter: Monopoly version of the board game. Capcom-Unity members chose the six pieces by poll, and they're included with the game… Read… 9/09/12 3:30pm 9/09/12 3:30pm

It's the Fourth of July, the day we here in the United States celebrate our freedom, and who fights for freedom whenever there's trouble? Sideshow Collectibles' Sixth Scale San Diego Comic-Con exclusive Lt. Falcon figure is ready to punch Zartan right in his big stupid faces. Read… 7/04/12 6:30pm 7/04/12 6:30pm

Nearly pristine. Frozen in time. That's what the claims are for a rare 1985 edition of the Nintendo Entertainment System being sold on eBay. Wrapped in plastic in a handled cardboard box, the NES up for grabs is apparently in the same state that retailers received it more than 20 years ago. Read… 12/15/11 11:40am 12/15/11 11:40am

A timely auction taking place now on eBay has a hand-made replica of Nathan Drake's notebook from Uncharted 2 on sale for £100. A U.K. art student recreated it, page-for-page, from the virtual one players may peruse in the game. Read… 11/05/11 12:00pm 11/05/11 12:00pm

Before the infamous crash of console gaming in the early 1980s, third-party cartridge development was somewhat a wild-west affair. Development costs were negligible compared to present times and, without the need for a presence in online distribution channels, a garage-built game might actually turn a profit on… Read… 10/06/11 11:00pm 10/06/11 11:00pm

BioWare tossed up three images of Mass Effect's Liara in Kotobukiya Bushoujo statue form. Unpainted, unfinished, but they want feedback. So check out the three images and then complain here, or go provide it at the game's official Facebook page. Read… 9/03/11 4:00pm 9/03/11 4:00pm

Did you know that the Sega Genesis (nee Mega Drive) version of Alexey Pajitnov's Tetris is exceedingly rare? That there are reportedly only about ten copies of this cartridge in the wild? Then you're probably not in the market for a million dollar copy of Tetris. Read… 7/18/11 8:00pm 7/18/11 8:00pm

The official - and tiny - Super Meat Boy figurines from Voxelous and Team Meat have been revealed. Just two inches high, they're $12 each (plus $3.49 shipping for one, $3.99 for two or more). The first set includes Meat Boy, Bandage Girl, Brownie and the pathetic Tofu Boy. Read… 4/09/11 11:00am 4/09/11 11:00am

In sports collectibles, one company's mistake is another man's fortune. (Ask Billy Ripken.) Five months after NBA Elite 11's embarrassing cancellation, copies of the game are still circulating over eBay - as well as box art, download cards, and other mementoes of the game that never was. Read… 2/24/11 7:30pm 2/24/11 7:30pm

Last year, illustrator Len Peralta crafted a set of 52 collectible trading cards based on the geek elite, from music, television, video games and beyond. Now, those "Geek A Week" cards are made real, thanks to ThinkGeek. Read… 2/22/11 4:30pm 2/22/11 4:30pm

Team Fortress 2 maker Valve and expensive statue maker Gaming Heads are giving fans of video game collectibles more class in the form of the Soldier. He's the latest TF2 member to get a premium statue and he's quite handsome. Read… 2/07/11 3:40pm 2/07/11 3:40pm

He'd be perfect, recast as a Left 4 Dead smoker. Zombie Yoshi, a six-inch tall custom figurine by artist Kody Koala, whose other work may be seen here and here. This statue sold on eBay for $162.50. Seen via icanhasinternets. Discuss… 1/15/11 3:00pm 1/15/11 3:00pm

The starting bid is not yet met on this set of new-in-the-box Legend of Zelda dishware from 1989, a three-piece set the seller hopes to sell for $100,000 but will be willing to part with for, presumably, $15,000. Read… 1/09/11 3:00pm 1/09/11 3:00pm

The underside of a Gran Turismo 5 racer reveals this curiosity: the logo for die-cast collectible maker AutoArt (lower side, center). Read… 12/03/10 6:00pm 12/03/10 6:00pm

The Monday Night Combat battle continues... in your home! Uber Entertainment, makers of the Xbox Live Arcade hit, have made four of the game's combatants available in resin form via the developer's online store. Read… 11/11/10 4:00pm 11/11/10 4:00pm