Kotaku: figure

Yes, There Will Be A Bayonetta Figure

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:00:00 MDT

HOLY CRAP! We are so surprised! You may want to hold own to your socks for this bombshell. We'll wait. Ready? Okay, Japanese figure maker Kotobukiya is going to make, oh the suspense, a Bayonetta figure.

I know!

The details: It's a 1/6 PVC figurine that will be sculpted in the pose below. According to Tomopop, the statue will have a light-up base covered in what sounds like Bayonetta's bullet shells.

No word on pricing. We'll let all this sink in. I mean, what's next Mai Shiranui figures? Kasumi figures? The mind boogles. Imagine people will start cosplaying as this character, too. It's just a matter of time.

Kotobukiya announces 1/6 Bayonetta statue [Tomopop]

Huge Gundam Made Smaller

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:00:00 MDT

The 1/1 scale Gundam statue in Tokyo's Odaiba may be gone, but our memories live on and on and on — in statue form.

This is not a life-sized statue you can own (crap!), but a 30cm, 4 kilogram model of the life-sized model. Relive the memories! Out Spring 2010, yours for ¥81,900 (US$893). That's certainly not a miniature price.

1/60完成モデル RX-78-2ガンダム Ver.G30th [Yahoo via Rinkya]

Check Out This KOS-MOS Figure

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:00:00 MDT

Spotted at Japanese figure event Wonder Festival, this ALMECHA Xenosaga III KOS-MOS Ver.4 sample was on display. Looks nice!

The poseable figure won't be released until 2010 in Japan. Pricing is TBA.

Click through the click to check out some more figure samples (Strike Witches, ToHeart2, etc.). Some of it might be NSFW, depending on where you work.

「ALMECHA XenosagaIII KOS-MOS Ver.4」など「けいおん！」「なのは」系以外のアルターブースのサンプル【WF2009夏レポ】 [moeyo!]

This Odin Sphere Figure Is Pointy

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:30:00 MDT

Watch out! Those rocks Odin Sphere homeless princess character Velvet swings around will poke your friggin' eye out, kid.

This PVC figure of her will be released this December in Japan for around US$100 and is manufactured by Yamato Toys.

Odin Sphere Velvet non-scale PVC figure by Yamato [Neko Magic]

Brutal Legend's Eddie Riggs In All His Sculpted Glory

Mike Fahey — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:30:00 MDT

How can you truly call yourself metal if you don't have a 17 inch Brutal Legend Eddie Riggs figure leaping dramatically from your mantle?

Sculpted lovingly by Mark Newman and splashed with color by Tom Vukmanic, this official Eddie Riggs statue depicts Jack Black's video game alter ego at the height of his power, leaping majestically from atop a base of skulls and horns to lay waste to his enemies with The Separator firmly in his grip. The statue is limited to only 1,000 pieces worldwide, and EA is being awfully coy as to how to get your hands on one. All they say is to keep your eyes on the Brutal Legend website and the @brutallegend Twitter feed for your chance to bring one of these babies home.

What happened to the good old days, when we could simply give someone a great deal of money for our collectibles?

These Final Fantasy IX Toys Are Not Very Good

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:00:00 MDT

Final Fantasy games are prime fodder for figurines. A good chunk of those are high quality — good stuff. Then, there are these.

Based on the game art, these are official Square Enix Final Fantasy IX figures of hero Zidane Tribal and heroine Garnet Til Alexandros XVII scheduled for August release. They are priced at ¥2,980 (US$31). They are frightening.

『ファイナルファンタジーⅨ』のキャラクターの顔が思い出せなくなりました [my game news flash]

Hey, Who Wants Another Persona 4 Figure?

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:00:00 MDT

Joining Teddie, former teen idol Rise Kujikawa is the latest Persona 4 character to get immortalized in PVC. The 1/8 scale figurine is priced at ¥7,140. On sale in late October.

久慈川りせ [Hobby-Wave]

19cm Of beatmania IIDX

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:00:00 MDT

Konami is releasing a limited edition beatmania IIDX Celica Mizushiro figure. The latest in its beatmania series, Celica is 19cm-tall statue is slated for an August 28 release.

She's priced at ¥5,985 (US$60) and comes with different sets of arms in various poses.

2,500の声集まり『beatmania IIDX』フィギュア第3弾「セリカ」発売 [Gpara]

Here Manhunt's Piggy, Piggy, Piggy

Brian Crecente — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 14:00:00 MST

Standing at $50 with the reserve not yet met, I suspect this Piggy statue from Rockstar-thriller Manhunt isn't something you could put on a list of inexpensive holiday presents.

In fact, only 500 of these figures were made (this is 129 of 500). How much would you pay for this bit of bloody gaming schwag?

Manhunt Piggsy Limited Edition Statue Figure RARE [eBay]

Japan To Get Butcher Figure With Silent Hill Origins

fdemarco — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 09:00:00 MDT

Continuing a long legacy of making me seethe with jealousy and bite my lip until it bleeds, the Japanese are getting yet another amazing freebie. Folks who pre-order Silent Hill Zero (Origins) for the PSP in Japan will receive this sweet Butcher figure. No mention is made about of how big it is, but a Silent Hill figure is a Silent Hill figure and I'll take it however I can get it. I believe this will require another one of those late night phone calls to Ash unless Konami decides to offer the same thing here in the States. I will cross my fingers and silently pray to a nameless god that this happens as my long distance bill to Japan is stacking up.

[via PSP Fanboy]

The Assassin's Creed Collector's Edition Figure: Now In Full Color

fdemarco — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:00:00 MDT

A few weeks back, our good friend Cheapy D revealed that the Assassin's Creed Collector's Edition would include a nice little collectible Altair figure. Unfortunately, all we had at the time was a simple black and white photo. But thankfully, German website cynamite.de has gotten a nice color photo of the whole set for us to check out, although truthfully, his outfit is mostly white anyway. I love that these collector's editions are getting more and more elaborate. Pretty soon they'll just come with a little game dev inside to help you through the game.

[Thanks, Phil]

Valkyrie Profile Lenneth Figure

fdemarco — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:00:00 MDT

On the Comic Con floor, Square Enix rolled out the first of the merchandise that will be soon be available on their upcoming U.S. online store, some for sale, some for preview. There were plenty of Kingdom Hearts figures to be seen and of course, any Final Fantasy character you could think of ranging in price from fairly cheap to you-better-take-out-a-bank-loan. This particular one from Valkyrie Profile really caught my eye because of the amount of detail involved. It's not just a figure, it's an entire scene. Something about the ones like this always make me giddy. I certainly could never afford it and I'm not even sure that it's something I'd particularly want to own, but it sure is pretty to look at.

Amazing Custom Gears of War Figure

Mike Fahey — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 15:40:26 MST

Emilio Lopez, the artist for a webcomic called Terranova, created this custom Gears of War action figure to give to his cousin for Christmas.
He started with a Munny do-it-yourself action figure from Kid Robot, added paint and Sculpy, and even created a custom box to create a toy I'd be proud to spend money on. Not for sale unfortunately, but you can certainly pick up a Munny or two yourself and have a go at it. Check the link below for the full process, from sketch to completion. Amazing work! Michael Fahey

Custom Gears of War Munny [Emilio Lopez - Thanks Chris!]
Munny Series 2 Do-It-Yourself Toy [Kid Robot]

First 4 Figures Releases New Metroid Prime Figure: Trace

fdemarco — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 15:53:09 MST

First 4 Figures is making quite a name for themselves in the game world by producing amazingly well executed limited edition figures. You've no doubt seen their Fierce Deity Link and The Skull Kid figures here and you may have read that they are working on a Metroid series.

The first of these figures, Trace, is now available for pre-order. He stands 10.5 inches high and there will only be 1,500 made. This bad boy can be all yours for a mere $89.99 and take his place on your shelf next to your collectible Star Trek plates.

More Here [First 4 Figures]