It used to be that Halo collectors looked to the McFarlane Toys Halo action figure line to give them every type of Spartan armor in action figure form, while MEGA Brands’ Halo Mega Bloks line had to play second fiddle with a more limited selection. But no longer! While the McFarlane Halo figures line is virtually dead, the Mega Bloks Halo line is going strong. And at last week’s New York Toy Fair 2014, MEGA Brands debuted two new sets filled with new Spartan armors: it’s the Halo Mega Bloks Fire Team Venom 97350 & Fire Team Crimson 97349 sets!

Yesterday I talked about the one all-new vehicle coming as part of the summer/fall New Mombasa Police Department Halo Mega Bloks theme, and today I want to discuss the other two NMPD Halo sets coming out this year. While both … Continue Reading →

For the first several years of the Halo Mega Bloks line, with very few exceptions we didn’t receive any specific named characters. Through 2012, the only specific individuals released as Mega Bloks Halo figures were The Arbiter, the Master Chief and Cortana. But that time is over, and in 2014 we’ll be treated to a variety of well-known names, including Emile, Sarah Palmer and… ODST The Rookie! Having just debuted at the 2014 Toy Fair in New York over the weekend, the Rookie is deploying this summer with the Halo Mega Bloks UNSC Wombat 97451!

MEGA Brands launched an all-new line of smaller-sized Halo Mega Bloks builds early this year–the Halo Mega Bloks Micro-Fleet. The theme began with three sets: a Micro-Fleet Mantis, a Micro-Fleet Warthog and a Micro-Fleet Hornet. That trio includes some of the most popular and iconic Halo vehicles–and in Summer/Fall 2014, they’ll be joined by one new addition: the Halo Mega Bloks Micro-Fleet Falcon 97341!

I had the privilege of visiting the MEGA Brands showroom at the New York Toy Fair 2014 yesterday to see the Halo Mega Bloks Summer 2014/Fall 2014 lineup of products. When it comes to Halo, MEGA Brands knows what I like–and that’s Halo Wars. So when I entered the Mega Bloks Halo showroom, the first item to catch my eye (other than the jaw-dropping, gigantic Halo Mega Bloks Signature Series Covenant Scarab that I’ll discuss later) was a long-lost vehicle I never expected to see produced. Coming in Summer 2014–Halo Mega Bloks Flame Warthog!

I honestly wasn’t expecting to write any more posts here on Halo Toy News until the beginning of the New York Toy Fair 2014 this weekend. But then a funny thing happened–I started receiving messages and E-Mails from a multitude of readers (you know who you are) that MEGA Brands had unexpectedly posted the complete lineup for Halo Mega Bloks Series 9 96978. To my absolute astonishment, it is true. The 2014 Toy Fair won’t begin for a few more days, but we already know the full lineup for the Halo Mega Bloks Series 9 figures blind bags…