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Oh, Hasbro. You’ve done it again. You’ve broken into my sleeping quarters late at night, whispered seductive things into my ear, and somehow, stolen my heart with your bastardized version of the designer toy. I don’t really need to betray my secret geek, because I’ve basically stained all of my clothes with it and it’s [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 1, 2009
Hasbro might have let their once-glorious Marvel Legends line collapse into hellish oblivion before I ever got my Dormammu or Inhumans action figures, but they’re still pounding on the door of the designer toy market with their sixth set of Marvel Mighty Muggs, which includes Logan, Sabretooth, a vintage-era Cyclops, and a seriously deranged Phoenix [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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I can’t say that I ever followed GI Joe, but regardless of my ignorance, I find myself attracted to the uber-masculine, rough ‘n’ tough wacky aesthetic of it all. I mean, bondage guy who claims dominion over crocodiles? How is that not deeply surreal? Mix that in with Hasbro’s adorable Mighty Muggs and you create [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 13, 2008
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Hasbro’s interesting foray into the ‘designer toy’ world has now absorbed an array of Autobots and Decepticons. Defying and redefining the very core values of what is appealing about robots, Optimus Prime, Megatron, Soundwave and Bumblebee are getting the chunky, chubby Mighty Muggs treatment. No, they don’t transform, and no, they’re not all sexy and [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 10, 2008
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Remember Cloverfield? You know, that movie that we all wished was about some kinda crazy Cthulhu attack but ended up being about 2 hours too long? Well, it has an action figure – it’s just not out yet. Way to hit the Cloverfield buzz at its peak, Hasbro. The Cloverfield action figure debuted about a [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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While I haven’t been officially diagnosed, I have a serious thing goin’ on for cephalopods. Not like a ‘disturbing internet video’ thing – I’m just inexplicably drawn to all things aquatic and betentacled. So, it’s not much surprise that I’m all tingly with the news that the Previews Exclusive Admiral Ackbar Mighty Mugg has [...]
Continue reading...Friday, October 24, 2008
Compared to the artistic collectibles ToyCyte showcases on a daily basis, Nerf guns seem downright childish. You might pull them out for a thrilling session of cubicle warfare once in a blue moon, but as a cheap item you can find at any toy store, there’s nothing intrinsically valuable, and rarely anything particularly remarkable about [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 20, 2008
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Harrison Ford recently dropped a few ominous hints about the continuation of the Indiana Jones franchise. You know that cat from Pet Sematary who came back after its logical conclusion and then aliens with Crystal Skulls came and ruined your childhood? It’s like that. Similarly, Hasbro’s Indiana Jones toy line has been confirmed dead by Hasbro [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, July 31, 2008
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You know what you needed today? Yet another dose of hot My Little Pony action! So far there have been four FOUR write ups on things related to MLP in the last week here at Toycyte, yeah, I know, it’s sick and wrong. But when something is that cute, can it really be considered wrong? [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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Last week, Sunny wished for a My Little Pony custom show, and when girls wish for ponies, well, sometimes Rainbow Brite and Punky Brewster materialize in a cloud of glitter and make their dreams come true. Er, or Hasbro has your back. Per their press release: Titled “The MY LITTLE PONY Project: 25 Ponies for 25 [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Good goddamn, there was some big news today. If you’re a jerk, go ahead and skip to the bottom. Otherwise, read all the other great stuff that happened including Leecifer and Strangekiss, some big (and small) news for both mainstream toy companies Hasbro and Mattel, and even some Transformers updates that a couple people [...]
Continue reading...Monday, July 21, 2008
The big boys are ready to play. Toy powerhouse Hasbro is hoping to take a big old bite out of the designer toy market with their upcoming line of tasty Blank DYI customizable toys. Their Mighty Muggs platform (that has been used for Star Wars, Marvel and Indiana Jones figures) will surely be contender in [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 9, 2008
I long for the days of die cast metal robots. When toys were bashed and beaten together, and nothing could ever be broken. Jet Fire and Optimus were indestructible, and Megatron was just a big freakin’ gun. The weight and sturdiness was unmatched in metal and you knew that when you heaved [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, June 12, 2008
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I just saw this rad video on Gearlog.com. To celebrate 30 years of Star Wars, Hasbro is getting in on the excitement with a brand new Millenium Falcon playset. Though Hasbro’s reasons for the update aren’t strictly for the fans. It seems that the original mold, which has made the last 30 years [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 27, 2008
After the weekend, I’m still on an Indiana Jones kick. Hasbro has new Mighty Muggs figures for fans of Dr. Jones. They won’t be ready to ship until mid-July, but you can order them now. You can buy the Indiana Jones Mighty Muggs which comes with a whip. If you like villains, check out Mola [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 15, 2008
Showing the cooler side of Hasbro are the new series of Star Wars Mighty Muggs. This run is having a go at the Clone Wars Animated characters. The Count Dooku and Asajj Ventress figures look awesome and Dooku even comes with electric Sith doom hand powers. Awesome. Anakin looks pretty [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 6, 2008
There can never be too much Transformers talk, right? Well I was lucky enough to talk with two of the guys over at IDW (the company making all the Transformers comics) about the upcoming Transformers comic movie sequel, Reign of Starscream. The guys even gave us some EXCLUSIVE images to drool over! Writer [...]
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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