Kotaku: mcfarlane

It's The Mr. Potato Head Of Halo Figures

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:00 MST

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.

If only you could just buy one figure, and customise it yourself...oh, like you can with this new "Halo Rogue Deluxe Armour Pack", the toy manufacturer obviously having been informed by Pantone that there aren't any more colours left to paint the same Spartan with.

It's a "blank" figure, which comes with a variety of weapon and armour configurations for you to play dress-ups with, including all the important Hayabusa gear, and should be out around March.

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

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:30:00 MST

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.

Due for release in early 2010, there'll also be a weapons pack, should your diorama be lacking in duel-wielding or grenades. You'll be able to get them anywhere you can already get the previous 1,345 figures in the range.

McFarlane Does The Prince of Persia

Mike Fahey — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:40:00 MDT

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.

Looks like LEGO isn't the only toy line getting a piece of the Prince next year, with McFarlane Toys getting ready to roll out an army of PoP figures in May 2010, when the major motion picture hits theaters. Fans will be able to choose between 4 inch shirtless Jakes, 6 inch deluxe shirtless Jakes, deluxe shirtless horse box sets, a movie play set, or a replica plastic Dagger of Time, perfect for rewinding your more heinous mistakes, such as when you use the word shirtless so much it becomes uncomfortable.

Check out the full line up listing below, and prepare to be merchandised at.

STANDARD ACTION FIGURES (4-inch)

(Approximate Retail Price $7.99; Available May 2010)

With more than 12 points of articulation and character specific accessories, kids will have hours of fun recreating and playing out their favorite movie scenes. All figures fit with horse boxed sets and play sets (sold separately). The line includes two figures of Prince Dastan, a Warrior Dastan and a Desert Dastan, Zolm (Lead Hassansin), Ghazab (Double Bladed Halberd Hassansin) and Setam (Human Porcupine Hassansin)

DELUXE ACTION FIGURES (6-inch)

(Approximate retail price $9.99; Available May 2010)

Bringing to life the movie heroes and villains in this line, each figure is fully articulated and includes incredible costuming details and spring-loaded play action highlighting their unique weapons and accessories from the feature film. The 6-inch action figure line includes: two figure of Prince Dastan, a Warrior Dastan and a Desert Dastan, Zolm (Lead Hassansin), Ghazab (Double Bladed Halberd Hassansin)

HORSE BOXED SETS

(Approximate Retail Price $14.99; Available May 2010)

Your imagination leads the way for recreating favorite scenes with the 4-inch Horse Boxed Sets. Engage in battle with the adventurous Prince Dastan and his archenemies, the Hassansins. Each boxed sets includes a highly detailed battle horse with ornate exotic accessories and 4-inch articulated movie figure. Boxed Set line includes two sets: Prince Dastan with Aksh and Zolm (Lead Hassansin) with Akvan

MOVIE PLAY SET

(Approximate Retail Price $19.99; Available May 2010)

Bring home the fantastical world of "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" with McFarlane Toys highly detailed Alamut Gate Play Set. The set depicts a key action sequence from the feature film and contains unique play action features including a spring loaded rock launcher, secret compartments, hidden traps, slides and working cranks. The Alamut Gate play set includes a 4-inch action figure.

THE DAGGER OF TIME COLLECTIBLE

(Approximate Retail Price $9.99; Available May 2010)

The Dagger of Time is a powerful weapon, capable of allowing its owner to harness the power of the Sands of Time, and manipulate time itself. Your mission is to safeguard the ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time. Designed to appeal to collectors, the 10-inch Dagger of Time is sculpted in the exact size and ornate likeness of the movie weapon and features a jeweled handle that lights-up with a high power L.E.D., disappearing sand and soft vinyl blade.

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

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:30:00 MST

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.

DANTE'S INFERNO - First up, though (and these are all courtesy of Toy News International), we'll start with perhaps the most interesting figure of the weekend. Which is this one, to the left, giving us our first good look at the protagonist from EA's upcoming take on Dante's Inferno. Reminds me of Altair...if Altair had to give up the assassin business and get by selling his body. It's due sometime later in 2009

GEARS OF WAR 2 - Three new Gears of War 2 figures were on show: a Locust flamethrower, your trusty robot companion Jack and a Ticker. A surprisingly cute, buck-toothed Ticker. These guys (along with the Boomer, which wasn't pictured) will all be out later this year.

GUITAR HERO - God knows who these are intended for. They're 3-inch cartoon figures for Guitar Hero, but look more like something you'd buy from a dollar store. Seriously, Activision, McFarlane, give up on this crap already.

STREET FIGHTER - Now we're talking. The Akuma looks frightfully accurate, and the Guile, delightfully brutish, but this second wave - following up from the Ryu, Ken and Crimson Viper annouced earlier - is dominated by Chun-Li's thighs. Look at them! Kristin Kreuk, look at them!

AND THE REST...- The video game-related gear winds up with these leftovers, comprising NECA's Player Select Line and the only really new stuff McFarlane showed for their Halo line. From NECA, final (or near-final) sculpts of their Prototype and Dead Space figures, while from McFarlane, it's a first look at "Halo Stylised".

You can check out more pics, plus a full run-down of the Fair, at Toy News International.

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

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 02:30:00 MST

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.

Ostensibly for use with the company's range of 12" figures, it seems their main use will actually be just to stick on your desk, as each comes with a stand ("for flat surface or wall-mount display!") and each stand can click together to form an "impressive" MULTIDISPLAY.

Can't wait for next Christmas, when they get down to the individual crotch plate displays.

Halo Wars Action Figures Are Real-Time Posable

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:30:00 MST

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.

Oh Look, More Halo 3 Figures

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:40:00 MDT

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.

Yes, MORE Guitar Hero Figures

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:30:00 MDT

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.

New Halo Toy Line Features Wee Spartans, Big Hunter

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:30:00 MDT

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.

IN STORES JANUARY 2009
'HALO' 2009, WAVE 1 - EQUIPMENT EDITION
5-inch scale figures with off-the-charts detail and articulation

* Master Chief (with rocket launcher and bubble shield)
* Elite Combat - Tan (with carbine rifle and gravity lift)
* Spartan Soldier EOD - Red (with dual SMGs and trip mine)
* Spartan Soldier Security - Olive (with dual maulers and radar jammer)
* Spartan Soldier Security - Steel (Game Stop UK and Target Australia Exclusive with dual SMGs and trip mine)
* Spartan Scout - Orange (with shotgun and radar jammer)
* Spartan Hayabusa - Pink (with shotgun and radar jammer)
* Spartan Hayabusa - Blue (with dual maulers and power drainer)
* PHOTO TO COME: Arbiter - Active Camo (with plasma sword and bubble shield)

'HALO' HEROIC COLLECTION 2009, WAVE 1
Halo 3 favorites in an all-new size. Three 2.5-inch figures per package to collect and trade.

Red Team

* Mark VI (with assault rifle)
* Mark VI (with battle rifle)
* Mark VI (with dual magnums)

Blue Team

* Mark VI (with assault rifle)
* Mark VI (with battle rifle)
* Mark VI (with dual spike rifles)

Lone Wolves Pack 1

* EOD - Steel (with assault rifle)
* Rogue - Olive (with carbine rifle)
* Mark VI - Blue (with dual magnums)

Lone Wolves Pack 2

* Mark VI - White (with battle rifle)
* EVA - Violet (with Spartan laser)
* Hayabusa - Red (with dual SMGs)

IN STORES FEBRUARY 2009
'HALO' HUNTER DELUXE ACTION FIGURE
In scale with our 5-inch Halo 3 figures, the Hunter stands more than 8 inches tall and has more than 28 moving parts.

*Figure release dates, lineups and weapons are subject to change.

McFarlane's Tiny, Plastic Guitar Hero Guitars

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:30:00 MDT

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.

IN STORES JANUARY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 1
Build your own guitar with interchangeable guitar heads, necks and bodies. "Duet" 2-packs include two 4-inch guitars, stands and stickers for customization. Thousands of possible combinations in each series!

'SOLOS'

* Frydaze guitar (Boltz pattern)
* Feedback guitar (Splatter Fest pattern)
* Widowmaker guitar (Flame Rod pattern)
* Voracious guitar (Cubert pattern)
* Feedback guitar (Machine pattern)
* Frydaze guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern)

'DUETS'

* Feedback guitar (Effervescence pattern) & Voracious guitar (Cedar Ripple pattern)
* Feedback guitar (Machine pattern) & Frydaze guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern)
* Frydaze guitar (The Forge pattern) & Widowmaker guitar (Dragon pattern)
* Widowmaker guitar (Paisley Dream pattern) & Voracious guitar (Camo pattern)
* Voracious guitar (Cubert pattern) & Frydaze guitar (Boltz pattern)

*Figure release dates, lineups and weapons are subject to change.

More Guitar Hero Toys Coming From McFarlane

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:00:00 MDT

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.

IN STORES JANUARY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 1
Build your own guitar with interchangeable guitar heads, necks and bodies. 2-packs include stands and stickers for customization!

2-packs
- Feedback guitar (Effervescence pattern) & Voracious guitar (Cedar Ripple pattern)
- Feedback guitar (Machine pattern) & Frydaze guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern)
- Frydaze guitar (The Forge pattern) & Widowmaker guitar (Dragon pattern)
- Widowmaker guitar (Paisley Dream pattern) & Voracious guitar (Camo pattern)
- Voracious guitar (Cubert pattern) & Frydaze guitar (Boltz pattern)

Single Packs
- Frydaze guitar (Boltz pattern)
- Feedback guitar (Splatter Fest pattern)
- Widowmaker guitar (Flame Rod pattern)
- Voracious guitar (Cubert pattern)
- Feedback guitar (Machine pattern)
- Frydaze guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern)

IN STORES FEBRUARY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 1
Five fan-favorite characters in 6-inch scale; 12-15 moving parts per figure, each includes a unique guitar!

- Izzy Sparks
- Judy Nails
- Lou
- Metalhead
- Additional figure to be announced

Guitar Hero 2009 Mini Figure 2-Packs, Wave 1
Small in stature but HUGE in attitude! Stylized 2-inch scale Guitar Hero characters include figure-specific accessories.

- Johnny Napalm and Axel Steel
- Lars Ümlaut and Eddie Knox
- Axel Steel and Lars Ümlaut
- Eddie Knox and Johnny Napalm

10" Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 1
Four of Guitar Hero's most popular characters in 10-inch scale; each figure has more than 18 moving parts and includes guitar!

- Johnny Napalm - British Flag
- Johnny Napalm - Skeleton
- Additional figure TBA

IN STORES APRIL 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 2
Build your own guitar with interchangeable heads, necks and bodies; 2-packs include stands and stickers for customization.

2-packs
- Fire Fighter guitar (Slither pattern) & Manta guitar (The Forge pattern)
- Manta guitar (Tiger Stripes pattern) & Twango guitar (Matchbook Maple pattern)
- Skull guitar (Zebrawood pattern) & Fire Fighter guitar (Black)
- Twango guitar (Cherry Blossom pattern) & Skull guitar (White)
- Skull guitar (Camo pattern) & Manta guitar (Red)

Single-packs
- Manta guitar (Red)
- Twango guitar (Firestarter pattern)
- Skull guitar (Camo pattern)
- Fire Fighter guitar (Cherry Burlwood pattern)
- Twango guitar (Cherry Blossom pattern)
- Skull guitar (White)

Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 2
Five more fan-favorite characters in 6-inch scale; 12-15 moving parts per figure, each includes a unique guitar.

- Eddie Knox
- Casey Lynch
- Axel Steel (black metal version)
- Metalhead (TV head version)

IN STORES MAY 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mini Figure 2-Packs, Wave 2
Small in stature but HUGE in attitude! Stylized 2-inch scale Guitar Hero characters include figure-specific accessories.

God of Rock and Izzy Sparks
Lou and Metalhead
Metalhead and Izzy Sparks
God of Rock and Lou

IN STORES JUNE 2009
Guitar Hero 2009 Mix & Match Guitars, Wave 3
Build your own guitar with interchangeable heads, necks and bodies. Includes stands and stickers for customization!

2-packs
- Iron Cross guitar (Orange) & Treblemaker guitar (Paisley Dream pattern)
- Twango guitar (Dragon pattern) & Spider guitar (Cubric pattern)
- Hammer On guitar (Tiger Eye Maple pattern) & Iron Cross guitar (Engine pattern)
- Widowmaker guitar (Teal pinstripe detail) & Hammer On guitar (Boltz pattern)
- Hammer On guitar (Effervescence pattern) & Iron Cross guitar (Slither pattern)

Single Packs
- Hammer On guitar (Effervescence pattern)
- Spider guitar (Spalted Koa pattern)
- Treblemaker guitar (Hero Guitar)
- Iron Cross guitar (Slither pattern)
- Twango guitar (Dragon pattern)
- Spider guitar (Cubric pattern)

Guitar Hero 2009, Wave 3
6-inch scale; 12-15 moving parts per figure, each includes a unique guitar.

- Clive Winston
- Riki Lee
- Skeleton
- Midori

Surprise, More Halo 3 Figures

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:00:00 MDT

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.

Newer, Better Halo 3 Toys

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:30:00 MDT

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.

A Halo 3 Spartan Straight From Hell

Mike Fahey — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:00:00 MDT

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
is joined by the not-so-clear Spartan Soldier EVA "HellSpartan"...basically Spawn-painted Spartan armor. Considering Spawn has been everything from anime to commando to samurai to refridgerator repairman, this really isn't that far a stretch. Right now it looks like some hobbyist kitbashed the thing together, though I am sure it will look lovely sealed in its little, limited-edition package. I'm going to just start sending McWhertor money now, build up a fund so he can grab me one of everything when he stops by this July.

'HALO 3' COMIC-CON EXCLUSIVE FIGURE ANNOUNCEMENT & PHOTOS [Spawn.com - Thanks Juan!]