Toys R Us offers special events for home video release of the Hunger Games

To celebrate the August 18th DVD and Blu-Ray release of the hit movie ‘The Hunger Games’, Toys R Us has lined up a number of midnight openings, special events, special…

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Masters of the Universe Classics and DC Club Infinite Earths make the cut

After warnings that neither Club Eternia or Club Infinite Earths were on track to hit their subscription goals, the subscription period ended today with both clubs surpassing the minimum needed…

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Bruce Lee Mimobot now available

Mimoco announced the newest addition to their Legends of MIMOBOT series of designer USB flash drives as the legendary martial artist Bruce Lee. Joining Albert Einstein, the Legends of MIMOBOT…

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tokidoki announces Sept. 10th release of Royal Pride collection

tokidoki’s announced details of the upcoming release of their Royal Pride collection. These 3″ figures, with a MSRP of $8.95 are pictured below in all their feline (and canine) glory….

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Have a Super Labor Day with Encore

With August now under way, thoughts begin to wander towards Labor Day, the next holiday which many people have off. If you’re looking to just have a quiet day at…

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Gentle Giant’s upcoming releases

Gentle Giant has updated their site with an announcement of the upcoming products for the next 90 days. There’s some great and super-limited product on the way! Check it out…

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Kickstarted launched for GaymerCon 2013 – LGBT Gaming Convention

Every week a few Kickstarter promotions make their way through the AwesomeToyBlog inbox, and while they’re interested, they don’t warrant being posted. The one for GaymerCon 2013, however, is worthy…

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Got a Lego Superhero story to tell? You could win big!

If you’re a fan of Lego’s Super hero line and have a 1-3 minute movie to tell, then Lego’s got a contest that can end up with you having a…

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Bot-Con behind the scenes video

With the release of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron just a few weeks off, they’ve released a video with behind the scenes footage from Bot-con.  Enjoy the video below and for…

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Quantum Mechanix launches Star Trek: the Original Series art prints

Quantum Mechanix has announced an exciting new project where they are releasing retro-styled art prints commemorating every episode of the original series. This first batch of four 18″ x 24″ …

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McFarlane Toys’ Curse of the Spawn’ Statue Revealed

McFarlane Toys’ have announced their next resin statue – the ‘Curse of Spawn’. Each statue stands approximately 13.5” tall with base, the figure alone is 12” tall, and sits on…

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FigureOfTheDay.com event this Friday – Play Arts Kai Arkham Harley Quinn

My friends at FigureOfTheDay.com passed along some news of an event they have planned for this Friday, August 3rd. Following in the footsteps of some of their most popular items…

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“Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 2” Available on October 16, 2012

Got an exciting press release today, Looney Tunes – a staple of mine growing up is making it’s Blu-Ray debut this October. Hitting the streets on October 16th, 2012 is…

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Funko’s first foray into blind boxed toys – Pocket God Vinyl figures

Funko sent out some exciting news today, they are entering the world of blind bagged figures with their August release of Pocket God vinyl figures. Pocket God is the 4th…

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Demo for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron now live on X-Box Live and PSN

Fans eager to get their hands on Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (I checked it out during SDCC and was amazed) can now pass the time until August 21st with a…

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