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You sure? I got no notification from GOG, the site doesn’t say anything and I get a “Connection not secure” pop up on that link. Maybe a typo? Then again, I’m on a semi-public WiFi so maybe it‘s an issue there… And then…maybe GOG doesn’t want this subject promoted on their main site?

Finally managed to get Optimus Prime and Megatron, so I guess I’ll post my thoughts: Cyber Changers compare…favorably (?)…to stuff like the older, pre-2024, Authentic Bravo class (probably the closest overt comparison). For about a $4 difference, the general build and deco quality is much...

Posted over in deals, but worth sharing here: Ollies is getting Studio Series Core figures. I saw some 4 cases (plus remnants on pegs), all shelf dated for "May 1, 2022" (2023?). The one case I opened was Wave 6, but Wave 5 might be out there was well. Both have RotB Arcee and Freezer, and...

Ollies Alert: Mine had (and I saw several cases on a pallet) of Studio Series Core figures. Barring other sightings, the assortment I opened was Wave 6 (RotB Arcee, Terrorcon Freezer, 86 Ironhide), and I couldn't tell if any of the other cases had different mixes. I'm assuming not since all...

I find that doubtful if only because any good IP company is going to have a good track of what they could sue on. I think what makes it strike me so strongly is that…Hasbro and Mattel have seemingly “swapped ideologies” over the past half decade or so. Goldner’s biggest push during his time at...

Fascinating, and maybe more indicative of how Hasbro has changed, corporately, from how it was even 10 years ago. So, on Mattel's CORPORATE page, they have a full listing of their owned brands. And I do mean EVERYTHING, from Barbie and Hot Wheels, to Computer Warriors and Wheeled Warriors, to...

That's a valid point: Do kids not want toys, or are parents just shoving screens in their faces skewing what parents perceive they want? And if a kid has a video screen blaring in their face, are they even paying attention to their surroundings for toys to catch their attention? I know I've...

... What are you scheming, Hasbro?! https://toynewsi.com/278-59214 Keep in mind that image came from FLOPPY DISKS that Hasbro left around its booth!

It’s not that they didn’t have reverence, they just didn’t let the brand’s past define it for all time. The Galoob naming was a trademark grab on the Micro Machines/Titanium lines. “Galoob” functionally stopped existing several years earlier.

Man, what a temptation… Sam’s Club has Switch 2 bundles in stock. But I just dropped preorders for the fall (damn con season!), and I’ve been trying to pay down things. Again, as good as DK looks…Metroid is my “big” game, and there are rumors it might not make it out this year. Plus I’ve...

Back when toy people made toys. Not remake 30+ year old designs or try and make a physical model from whatever graphic Designers whipped up for a new show or movie.

I’ve seen some episodes crop up on YouTube, but my feeling is that everyone is laying low for Hasbro legal to calm its tits after the big leak. Might take a bit, but I fully expect the series to crop up and down on YouTube for YEARS.

The big gain for Quickstrike, and most of the Beast remakes, is ease of availability and lower cost relative to getting the original on the second hand market. Not being translucent may be a boon for longevity, and I think the new one skews even closer to the show model (good for show accuracy...

I got tied up with work all weekend, so what I got is what I got. I probably managed to get about a quarter to a third of the series. I prioritized the clusters around every 13 episodes (the typical “season break” point), but I’m not going to be able to look over what I got for another day...

Which I’m not surprised by- Masters of the Universe is one of the biggest projects they’ve under taken as Amazon/MGM. The last big Amazon/MGM film, Red One, was a bit of a flop (as was the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare), so there’s a lot riding on the viability of a huge, tentpole, release...

So disappointed you didn’t go with TriKlops and Shockwave…

Quite disappointed in MOTUxTCats wave 3. Panthor-Man was always going to be a partial of BC, but the Lion-O and Panthro figures look to be minor variations on the already released/planned figures, rather than do anything new. Not sure it says anything good about the planned longevity of this...

The original Tigerhawk toy had a helmet-thing that could come down on his beast mode head, That didn’t make onto the show model, which turned it into a crest/crown thing. AotP Razorclaw features some different tooling on beast mode which gives him something closer to that full helmet look In...

Pfft, and you can yourself a Transformers fan… Same. Barring some overwhelming “thing” that trips my trigger, I don’t have the space or money for G1 Wheeljack number 3, or Seeker number 5. I got ER Prime, I saw no compelling reason to get the Studio Series Commander. That said, I don’t have a...