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ReviewsToysMcFarlane Toys Is Remastering The Original Spawn Action Figure
Yesterday I wrote about my favorite new Spawn action figure. Shortly after that post went live, McFarlane Toyslaunched a Kickstarter for a remastered version of the original Spawn action figure from 1995, with double the articulation and a remastered version of the pack-in comic book. In comparison, the figure I wrote about yesterday is garbage…
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ReviewsToysSpawn Is The Best Mortal Kombat Action Figure
McFarlane Toys makes Mortal Kombat action figures. Spawn, the comic book character created by McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane, is a fighter in Mortal Kombat 11. So now there’s a Mortal Kombat-branded Spawn action figure. He’s adorable. To be fair, I’ve not gotten a chance to play with the other two $20 figures in McFarlane’s…
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ReviewsToysLego Super Mario Sets Launch In August, Aren’t Cheap
Nintendo and Lego’s odd amalgam of traditional building set and interactive electronic game kicks off on August 1 with the $60 Adventures with Mario Starter Course, along with the newly announced $30 Piranha Plant Power Slide and $100 Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle expansions. If you want to play with Lego’s weird-looking Mario, with his embedded…
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ReviewsToysI’m Haunted By The Eyes Of The New Michael Keaton Batman Figure
Despite fan protests and being encased within a costume without a movable neck, Michael Keaton’s 1989 Batman is fondly remembered as one of the Dark Knight’s best big-screen adventures. Those eyes, though. Damn those eyes. Thanks to that non-moving neck, the movie and its first sequel are filled with shots of Keaton’s large, emotive eyes…
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ReviewsToysThe Perfect Animal Crossing Isabelle Action Figure Returns
Oh. My. Dog. I’d forgotten how wonderful Nendoroid Isabelle is. Originally released alongside Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the 3DS, Good Smile Company’s Isabelle action figure is making a comeback just in time for New Horizons Well, her preorder is just in time for New Horizons. Nendoroid Shizue, to use her fancy Japanese name, is now…
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ReviewsToysLego Is Looking Into Making This Excellent Sonic Mania Set
Witness the blocky majesty of Sonic Mania’s Green Hill Zone in Lego form. Designed by UK builder Toastergirl, it’s the latest fan creation to achieve 10,000 supporters on the Lego Ideas website, qualifying it for consideration as an official Lego set. With Lego and Nintendo teasing a Mario collaboration, can Sonic be far behind? Lego…
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ReviewsToysTransformers Cyberverse Has The Best New Toys
For the past few years, Hasbro’s been juggling two main lines of Transformers toys: the complex, expensive, collector-aimed War for Cybertron line and the simpler, cheaper Cyberverse line, with its kid-friendly designs and lighthearted animated YouTube series. Hasbro revealed the latest toys for each line at the New York City Toy Fair this weekend, and…
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ReviewsToysHey Kids, It’s My Partner Eevee And Snooze Action Snorlax
One of last year’s most popular Pokémon toys was Jazwares Company Wicked Cool Toys’ My Partner Pikachu, a tiny, touch-sensitive plastic pal. But not everybody wants to partner with Pikachu. Some want a four-legged friend with endless evolutions. Others just want a nap. My Partner Eevee and Snooze Action Snorlax, introduced by Wicked Cool this…
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ReviewsToysThe Transformers Trading Card Game’s Fortress Maximus Is Three Bots In One
The Transformers Trading Card Game’s “Titan Masters Attack” expansion, launching on April 17, introduces robots with heads that transform into other robots. Fortress Maximus, one of the largest, most powerful Autobots, features a head that transforms into a robot whose head also transforms into a robot. Let me explain. Titan Masters is the name Hasbro…
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ReviewsToysBig-Headed Bloodborne Action Figure Is A Bitty Badass
Most video game characters who receive Good Smile Company’s Nendoroid treatment, giving them tiny bodies and massive heads, end up looking somewhat adorable. Turns out if you make the Bloodborne Hunter’s head larger, it just makes his ragged tricorn hat that much more imposing. The secret to the Nendoroid Hunter’s suave success is that the…
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ReviewsToysVideo Game Characters As Horrific Rubber Ducks
There is a line of toys called Tubbzthat consists of rubber ducks cosplaying as video game and pop culture characters. Today Numskull Designs announced wave two of the line, featuring characters from Street Fighter, Sonic the Hedgehog, Doom, Resident Evil, and The Last of Us. I find them quite disconcerting. I like a good PVC…
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ReviewsToysUnassuming Cube Transforms Into Awesome Lego Robot
Making a box out of Lego bricks is easy. Making a smooth cube using flat Lego pieces slightly more challenging. Creating a smooth cube with cool decorations that transforms into a small robot with a ton of personality, as Lego engineer Moko has? That’s master builder stuff. Moko’s Cube-Robo, via The Brothers Brick, is a…
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ReviewsToysLego Masters Is A Magnificent Showcase Of Building Talent
The American version of Lego Masters debuted on Fox last night, pitting 10 teams of creators against the clock, each other, and host Will Arnett’s sense of humor as they attempt to construct elaborate Lego builds. Even the creations that fail are extraordinary. Lego Masters is like the Great British Bake Off, but players work…
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ReviewsToysDeath Stranding Action Figure Carries All The Cargo
The standard edition of Good Smile Company’s big-headed figure of Death Stranding’s Sam Porter Bridges comes with a couple of cargo cases, his terrain scanner, and the cutest little BB pod you ever did see. The “Great Deliverer” edition comes with two additional head pieces, sunglasses, and a grand total of 21 pieces of cargo,…
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ReviewsToysLet Waddle Dee Have An Apple, You Monsters
I know Waddle Dees are Kirby’s enemies, minions of King Dedede, but that isn’t stopping my heart from breaking over the sad face on Good Smile Company’s new Waddle Dee figure. Like Good Smile Company’s popular Kirby figures, two of which are being re-released in conjunction with this latest addition to the line, Waddle Dee’s…
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ReviewsToysPutting Together Bandai’s Pokémon Models Is Fast, Fun, And Mildly Horrific
Earlier this month Bandai and Bluefin announced the North American release of Bandai Spirits Hobby’s Pokémon models kits, starting with Pikachu, Eevee, and Mew this spring. Last night I assembled all three. It only took me about an hour, and I was only slightly traumatized by Pikachu’s hollow plastic face. The PokePla kits are perfect…
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ReviewsToysUntitled Goose Game Could Get An Official Lego Set
The Lego Ideas program lets amateur builders submit their creations for consideration as official Lego products. One of the hottest projects in the program right now is based on one of the hottest video games of 2019, That F***ing Goose. Here’s how Lego Ideas works. Builders submit their creations to the website. Lego fans browse…
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ReviewsToysBig-Headed Anime Fortnite Figures Are Coming
Japanese toymaker Good Smile Company makes big-headed anime figures out of everything from Blizzard hero shooters to scary clown movies. It was only a matter of time before they started in on Fortnite. Already big-headed, the bright pink cuddle team leader is a great place to start. I don’t play Fortnite, but I love the…
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ReviewsToysLook At This Little Corgi Burger
Look at this plush corgi cheeseburger. As both Kotaku’s resident toy and snack aficionado, I’ve been mesmerized by this glorious thing for days. Do I tag it “Toys”? “Snacktaku”? Both? Probably both. It’s a seven-inch plush double cheeseburger with a corgi face for the top bun, which is completely silly and I love it. It’s…
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ReviewsToysHere Is Kirby On Pancakes Brandishing A Stick Of Butter
What is sweeter than Kirby? How about Kirby sitting on a stack of syrup-soaked pancakes raising a glistening stick of butter over his head? Throw in a strawberry and that’s about as sweet as Kirby can get. This little two and a half inch-tall figure is part of Banpresto Box’s Kirby’s Dolce Collection, a $30…
By Mike Fahey