After reporting on the Snowbound Rockethog yesterday, I wasn’t expecting any more surprise Halo Mega Bloks Snowbound sets to turn up for a while, but it seems MEGA Brands slipped one past me again! Another new addition to the Target-exclusive … Continue Reading →
Not to be outdone by Target’s own exclusive “Snowbound” theme, Toys R Us has released an exclusive Halo Mega Bloks Covert Ops series of sets of their own! Completely unannounced and unexpected, the first of the new Covert Ops sets … Continue Reading →
Over on the official Halo Mega Bloks Facebook page, user Ross HaloAddict Dubberley shared some photos of an all-new, unannounced addition to the Target Exclusive Versus: Snowbound series of Halo Mega Bloks–the Snowbound UNSC Rockethog 97003! The Halo Mega Bloks … Continue Reading →
When I ran a poll a couple weeks ago to determine what Halo Mega Bloks Summer 2012 set collectors were anticipating most, the answer was a blowout: the Halo Mega Bloks Warthog Resistance 97011 set earned nearly 50% of all … Continue Reading →
Over on the official McFarlane Toys website this week, photographs of the final prototype ODST Drop Pod with The Rookie have finally been posted! As we’ve come to expect from McFarlane Toys, the ODST Drop Pod is gorgeously sculpted and … Continue Reading →
I finally got my Halo Mega Bloks Warthog Resistance 97011 set in the mail! I’ll have a complete photo gallery and in-depth review of the Warthog Resistance set posted in all its glory later in the week, but I thought … Continue Reading →
Last week’s poll had some surprising results, which I’ll be analyzing within the next day or so. But on to other things! Today I posted a new article, “The Top 10 Unmade Halo Characters McFarlane Toys Needs to Make”. I … Continue Reading →
McFarlane Toys has released several hundred Halo action figures over the last half-decade and the brand is as strong and popular as ever–if not more. But with all of the characters produced, are there any good characters left to make … Continue Reading →
If there’s one thing Halo Mega Bloks collectors can never get enough of, it’s Spartans. And that’s a good thing, because MEGA Brands releases dozens and dozens and dozens of Mega Bloks Spartan figures each year. Army-builder figure multipacks have … Continue Reading →
We knew that the Premium Format Master Chief Statue would be displayed publicly for the first time at San Diego Comic-Con 2012–and it is. It’s huge and quite a thing of beauty in real shots, so any fears that the … Continue Reading →
The final action figure in the Halo 4 Series 1 action figure line by McFarlane Toys has been revealed, and as speculated, it’s the Knight seen in Halo 4 videos from E3! The Knight is going to be among the … Continue Reading →
Dark secret time: Though winter is my favorite season (by far), I am utterly terrified of snow. I spun out on the highway in a snowstorm one too many times (which was once), and ever since I’ve been petrified every … Continue Reading →
It’s been rumored for a while that Sideshow Collectibles would be dipping into the Halo mythos, and the dream has become a reality! Sideshow Collectibles will be kicking off their all-new Halo line of high-end statues and products at San … Continue Reading →
Though we have not yet had any official information released, it has been leaked by BarnesAndNoble.com (of all places) that the stylized Halo figures by Funko will expand into Halo 4 this fall! According to solicitations found on the Barnes … Continue Reading →
There’s so little Halo literature put out yearly that I’ve decided to fold it into this site. While books and comic books may not technically be “toys”, I consider the literature and the toys to go hand-in-hand as merchandise that … Continue Reading →
It’s been a rare slow news week for Halo toys, so I’m taking this opportunity to integrate a new feature here on Halo Toy News: the Halo Toys Poll of the Week. Polls will be open for approximately one week, … Continue Reading →
A prototype image of the actual Halo Mega Bloks Forward Unto Dawn set was posted on the official Halo Mega Bloks Facebook this week, with the accompanying text: “We recently got to pay a visit to 343 Industries and meet … Continue Reading →
Apparently the fourth time is actually the charm, because the Halo Mega Bloks Series 4 Mystery Pack Blind Bags are the first set to include a totally original, all-new figure mold: the female A.I., Cortana! Legendary for her co-starring role … Continue Reading →
When asked for release info for the Covenant Spirit in the Facebook Q&A we reported on last week, MEGA Brands replied that “No news for that yet, but something big is coming.” Now we know what. Over on the great … Continue Reading →
Over the weekend I reported on the Halo: Micro Ops Series 1 Small Carded Sets and the boxed High Ground Gate set, and today we have the final two sets in Halo Micro Ops Series 1: the large-carded Falcon and … Continue Reading →