It’s been a pretty depressing year for Halo collectors, as McFarlane has released virtually zero new Halo figures this year, new Halo Mega Bloks sets have been frustratingly difficult to find, the Sideshow Collectibles Master Chief Premium Format Figure has been delayed over and over, and even Funko hasn’t revealed any new Funko Halo POP! Vinyl figures. But at Microsoft’s “Next XBox Reveal” Press Conference for the XBox One today, Microsoft announced something that is hugely encouraging and will doubtless have a colossal impact on future Halo offerings: the upcoming “Halo The Television Series” Live-Action TV Show, produced by 343 Industries and legendary director Stephen Spielberg!
Halo Mega Bloks Summer 2013 Sets Poster Photo Revealed
Well, I never thought it would come to this, but such is life: the biggest Halo toy news of the week (and quite possibly the whole month) is a photo. No, it’s not a photo of some super surprise Halo action figure or product. It’s not even a photo of a never-before-seen item. But what the photo is is the first time MEGA Brands has been ready to unveil its whole 2013 Halo Mega Bloks summer lineup to the general public! It’s the official Halo Mega Bloks Summer 2013 Sets poster!
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Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Sarah Palmer Figure Review (Square-Enix)
If there’s one character from the Halo 4 video game that fans have been demanding an action figure of more than The Didact, it’s Spartan-IV Sarah Palmer. Though we only see Sarah Palmer in cut-scenes during the Halo 4 campaign, she’s the central character of the immensely popular Halo 4 Spartan Ops and an integral part of the Halo 4 mythos. McFarlane Toys has basically dropped the ball with their Halo 4 figures line, but luckily, we’re getting a Sarah Palmer figure that’s much better instead. It’s the long-awaited and heavily-anticipated Square-Enix Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Sarah Palmer figure…
ThreeA Halo Carter 1/6 Scale Figure Released & Review
Have you got an extra $200+ that’s burning a hole in your pocket? Have you been dreaming of an even more detailed and expensive high-end figure of Commander Carter, leader of the Spartan Noble Squad in the “Halo Reach” video game? If your answer is “yes” to both of these questions, then ThreeA Toys has just the thing for you, as this week they’ve released the first figure in their Halo 1/6th scale figures line: Commander Carter…
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Halo 4 Sarah Palmer Play Arts Kai Unboxing Photos & Impressions
Today’s the day I’ve been waiting for for months–the day that my long-anticipated Square-Enix Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Sarah Palmer figure arrived in the mail! Unfortunately, it also arrived in the mail just as I’m about to go out of town for the weekend. But, well… I just couldn’t resist taking a whole bunch of quick photos of the Sarah Palmer Player Arts Kai figure being unboxed real fast…
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Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Sarah Palmer & Spartan Soldier Released!
It’s been so long since a new Halo 4 action figure came out that I seriously did a double-take when I got a shipping confirmation E-Mail today about a pair of figures that I had forgotten about entirely (somehow)! I never expected to be collecting the Halo Play Arts figures line, but after I gave my wife the Halo Reach Play Arts Kat figure for Christmas, the awe-inspiring 9″ figures became the apple of my Halo-collecting eye. These latest releases are the Halo 4 figures (at least one of them is) that collectors have been waiting for and pining over since last summer: the Square-Enix Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Sarah Palmer and red Spartan Soldier figures have now been released!
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Halo Mega Bloks Summer 2013 Wave up for Order!
It’s been a grueling two months-plus since the summer 2013 wave of Halo Mega Bloks sets debuted at Toy Fair 2013, as collectors have been waiting patiently (and also impatiently) for pre-orders to be posted for the incredible Halo Mega Bloks Summer 2013 series. There’s been a few false starts, leaks, and listings put up too early, but at long last, the newest Halo Mega Bloks sets are all up for pre-order at BA Toys…!
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Massive Halo 4 Figures & Halo Micro Ops Clearance Sale at Target!
If you’ve held off on purchasing any of the Halo 4 figures or Halo Micro Ops sets released since last fall (and if you have, shame on you), you may in luck–all of my local Target stores have begun a massive clearance sale to clear out all of their Halo toys. This is both good news and bad news… from certain points of view…
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McFarlane Halo 4 Series 2 Storm Jackal Prototype For Sale & Photos
It was just a couple days ago that I was sent photography of the McFarlane Toys Halo 4 Series 2 Spartan Scout, and now another prototype from Halo 4 Series 2 has hit the internet–the Jackal Storm! Not only are we lucky enough to have photos of the McFarlane Toys Storm Jackal figure prototype from the upcoming series now, but we also have a chance to own it–the McFarlane Halo 4 Series 2 Storm Jackal figure prototype is up on ebay right now!
Is the Jackal Storm figure (or its prototype) looking cool enough to add to your collection?
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Halo 4 Series 2 Spartan Scout Figure Prototype & Impressions!
Halo 4 Series 2 isn’t due out from McFarlane Toys for at least four more months, but today I got a pretty great surprise in my inbox: an E-Mail from reader Capsule_x_Nike with a ton of high-resolution photos attached and impressions of the McFarlane Halo 4 Series 2 Spartan Scout figure prototype! Read on for a dozen-plus more great photos of the Halo 4 Scout Spartan figure prototype, along with Capsule_x_Nike’s impressions of the figure…
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Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Master Chief Figure Review (Square-Enix)
I’m not exactly the biggest fan of the Master Chief. My entry into Halo fandom was the novels, and my first Halo video games were Halo Wars and Halo 3: ODST. So while I think the Master Chief is great and all, I wasn’t inclined to buy a $50+ high-end action figure of him. But, well–duty calls and you guys all seemed to adamantly want to hear about this figure, so I went ahead and ordered the Square-Enix Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Master Chief figure. He’s not my favorite Halo figure–or even my favorite Halo Play Arts Kai figure–but he very well may be the best action figure of the Master Chief ever made…
Halo 4 Master Chief Play Arts Figure Unboxing Photos & Impressions
Never let it be said that I don’t love you guys. I genuinely wasn’t planning on purchasing the Square-Enix Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Master Chief figure, but after getting countless E-Mails and messages from readers asking for a review of the Halo 4 Master Chief for the past month, I finally succumbed to the idea (though the fact that I was able to find him for $55 shipped on sale certainly helped weaken my resolve). I want to spend some significant time posing and photographing the Halo 4 Master Chief Play Arts figure before I write my official review, but in the meantime, I thought you all might enjoy some early unboxing photos and my impressions of the Chief…
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Halo Mega Bloks Cyclops Jungle Strike & Desert Strike Sets Released
It’s been a pretty excruciating two-month wait for MEGA Brands to release some more Halo Mega Bloks sets, but that wait is now coming to an end! The first two Halo Mega Bloks Cyclops sets–the Jungle Strike Cyclops 97006 and Desert Strike Cyclops 97007–are now starting to arrive at retail stores all over the world! Where have they shown up and what store can you buy them at?
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McFarlane Toys Halo 4 Series 2 Thomas Lasky Figure Cancelled!
Well, the bad news keeps on coming for collectors of the McFarlane Halo 4 figure line. Something collectors have been speculating about for over a month now became official today. Retailers are now being informed by McFarlane Toys that the Halo 4 Series 2 Thomas Lasky Action Figure has been cancelled and will no longer ship as part of Halo 4 Series 2 in the fall…
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Halo Mega Bloks: The Top 10 Most Expensive Sets
A couple weeks back I posted an article I’m particularly proud of: The Top 10 Most Expensive McFarlane Halo Figures. What I wasn’t expecting (for whatever reason) was the numerous messages readers sent me asking for a list of the most expensive Halo Mega Bloks sets on the aftermarket to complement the McFarlane Halo list. I hadn’t been planning on creating such a list for Halo Mega Bloks, but news has been slow while we wait for the next wave of Halo toys to hit, so I decided to put some research hours in. As such, I’ve compiled the Top 10 Most Expensive Halo Mega Bloks vehicle sets on the secondary market list below…
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Halo Mega Bloks Jungle Strike Cyclops Video Review & Giveaway!
Have you been dying for the chance to see more of the Halo Mega Bloks Jungle Strike Cyclops set, which is due out in some stores within a month? Well, thanks to the great people over at the world-famous Brick Show, not only do we have a full video review of the Jungle Strike Cyclops to share, we’ve also got one to give away free to a lucky reader!
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Halo Mega Bloks ONI REAP-X Summer 2013 Sets Announced!
Amongst the multitude of hotly-anticipated Halo Mega Bloks sets shown at Toy Fair 2013 last month was one little vehicle that no one seemed to have a clue what to make of. Guesses and speculation as to the identity of that vehicle ran rampant, but thanks an E-Mail sent out by MEGA Brands, we now know for sure exactly what that vehicle was. As it turns out, MEGA Brands is launching a brand-new sub-line of Halo Mega Bloks is summer/fall 2013: ONI REAP-X…
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The Top 10 Most Expensive McFarlane Halo Figures
Earlier this week I wrote an editorial discussing the question of whether or not the McFarlane Toys Halo action figure line is dying. As distressing as that topic is (and it definitely distresses me), it gave me the opportunity to reminisce over what is one of the most expansive toy lines of the past decade. During my stroll down memory lane, I got curious about which McFarlane Toys Halo figures are the rarest (and therein most expensive) entries from the Halo toy line. A few hours of research later, and I present you with my list of The Top 10 Most Expensive McFarlane Halo Figures…
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Halo McFarlane Toys Action Figures: Is The Line Dying?
I get a couple messages from readers in my inbox every week asking if the Halo McFarlane Toys line of action figures and vehicles is dying. Unfortunately, I’m not on Todd McFarlane’s Christmas card list and the development team over at McFarlane Toys doesn’t invite me over for weekly tea, so I’m not privy to that knowledge. But since Halo toy news has been a little slow this past week, I thought I’d weigh in and give my input on the subject…
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Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Spartan Warrior Figure Review (Square-Enix)
My wife got the Halo Reach Play Arts Kai Kat figure for Christmas, and while that figure was far from perfection, it was good enough that I was intrigued by the Square-Enix Halo figures line. So much so, in fact, that I decided to drop ~$60 to order one of the upcoming Halo 4 Play Arts Kai figures. I almost ordered the Master Chief, but something compelled me to pass on the Chief and order the blue Halo 4 Play Arts Kai Spartan Warrior figure instead. I’m glad I did–he’s probably the best-looking Halo Spartan action figure I’ve ever seen…
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