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Sure, they aren’t nearly as fancy as $100+ statues but kids meal toys they are certainly more affordable. While most are given through those wee servings known as a Happy Meal, Children’s Meal, Kids Meal or a similar moniker, some are purchasable as individual items at specific chains (assuming the… Continue Reading »

LEGO competitor Mega Bloks showed off the company’s rather impressive line of Halo Wars Mega Blok toys at the New York 2010 Toy Fair. As Kotaku points out, the display not only showed off all of the Mega Bloks Halo-themed sets, it also featured a life-sized replica of Halo‘s Master… Continue Reading »

You know what’s missing from your life? A Big Daddy, that’s what. Of course, it’d be pretty expensive to buy a real, life sized, Bioshock or Bioshock 2 Big Daddy suit or statue, so I guess you’ll just have to make due with a Big Daddy plush doll from the… Continue Reading »

When your friendly neighborhood delivery person (hey Tim) comes to your door with a wooden crate in tow and you didn’t order anything, you know it’s going to be fun. It’s been a while since I’ve received notable swag from game company – I blame the economy – but this… Continue Reading »

McFarlane Toys (aka Spawn.com) has announced yet another wave in the continuing series of Halo-themed action figures. This latest 6-inch figure batch, available in stores this month (October 2009) includes “The Rookie” figure from Halo 3: ODST (released September 22, 2009, for Xbox 360) as well as new weapons and… Continue Reading »

The Zhu Zhu Pets already have a confirmed spot in Toys ‘R Us’ 2009 Hot Holiday Toy List. Most major news outlets have run stories on what’s being considered the most popular holiday toy. If you walk past the toy section in your local Walmart, you’ll see empty shelves and… Continue Reading »

McFarlane Toys recently announced the second wave of Halo Odd Pod figures, its 2009 San Diego Comic-Con figure and a small slew of other Halo-themed figures and figure-related products. The Odd Pod figures are hand-painted, stand 4 inc. tall and are individually boxed. Each has curled hands and comes with… Continue Reading »

All you Taki fans out there can finally rejoice because Triad Toys will be releasing a 12 inch model of this vivacious Soul Calibur vixen on March 27, 2009.  And she’s dressed appropriately enough to take home to mom. Here are some details about this highly anticipated figure as stated… Continue Reading »

Along with novelty gift cards, the other inexpensive plastic tchockies I like to scout for are kids meal toys. As a followup to last year’s Wendy’s Wii toys, Burger King is offering this year’s Wii-related tiny toys intended for tots (but not those under the age of three,  of course).… Continue Reading »

Born as the entrepreneurial venture of Jusaburo Shimizu in 1947, Kotobukiya’s began as a single toy store for dolls. Now, Kotobukiya has developed itself to be one of the heavy-hitters when it comes to popular anime/video game/movie figures, busts, statues and model kits that include some big name licenses (Star… Continue Reading »