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Modded Skylanders toys are even MORE awesome
I haven't gotten around to playing Skylanders yet, but I dig the concept. You collect little figurines then zap them into the game? Brilliant! And when you aren't playing the game, you can play around with the figures by themselves? Wonderful! It's a shame the toys aren't poseable, though... DAH DAH DAH DAAAAAAAH! Here comes the enterprising toy modder to the rescue! Jin Saotome, whose mods we've showcased in the past, has snatched up a few Skylanders figures and set about adding points of articulation to them. The results are marvelous, making you wonder why Toys For Bob didn't do this in the first place. As with his other mods, he'll be putting some of his creations up on eBay -- Chop Chop is already on the auction block. So Jim, how much money would you spend on fully articulated Skylanders toys? Articulated Skylanders, Spyro's Adventure figures [Jin Saotome's Dangerous Toys!] (Nice find, Nick!) Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Obviously, that's for Skylanders 2: The Expansioning, where not only are there X new characters to buy, but all your old favourites have to be repurchased - But with articulated joints! They should TOTALLY go in this direction for the sequel. Bendable limbs and having them not stuck on their stands. Not to be that guy, but you really shouldn't be giving this asshole any publicity. Around the toy community, he is pretty well known as a dick, a liar, and thief who shill bids his auctions on ebay into the hundreds of dollars. He scams people and steals peoples ideas to make money claiming he thought of everything himself. I'm guessing the articulation would have increased the price point. But it's actually been pretty cool to see the younger gamers play with the toys as they are, without the game, and with no articulation needed -- their imagination just kind of takes over and they start playing out these little stories in their heads. You know, like we used to. 6:45 PM on 05.13.2013 New Jason Voorhees figurine based on his NES spriteThe National Entertainment Collectibles Association, a.k.a. NECA, has just revealed a new San Diego Comic-Con-exclusive figurine of Friday the 13th's Jason Voorhees. Now, why would I be talking about film merch on a videogame...
10:00 AM on 05.05.2013 Zero Suit Samus figure making a comeback as wellLast night we told you that the Max Factory figma Link and figma Samus figures are getting reprinted. The good news keeps on rolling on through as the Zero Suit Samus figure based on Metroid: Other M is also coming back! The ...
10:00 PM on 05.04.2013 Link and Samus figmas to be restocked this winter"Remember me?" It's our old friends: Max Factory's figma Link and figma Samus! These sexy poseable figurines were all the rage when they released last year, and they quickly sold out. If you missed that window, it was off to ...
2:00 AM on 04.23.2013 Ultimate Armor Mega Man X figure in all its gloryRockman-Unity in Japan recently revealed that X's Ultimate Armor form would be the newest star in Bandai's D-Arts Mega Man toy line. We now have pictures of the figure in the flesh -- so to speak -- and my goodness, does it l...
3:30 PM on 04.18.2013 Ace Attorney 5 bundles include finger-pointing statueFor Phoenix Wright's grand return to the courtroom in Japan this summer, Capcom has put together a number of limited edition bundles to sell on the e-Capcom store. For ¥9990 (~$102), you get a copy of the game, three alte...
7:30 PM on 03.19.2013 This is the greatest Link figurine of all timeThat Link figma by Max Factory which went on sale last year? It is now garbage. Find the closest waste receptacle and chuck that sh*t in there with extreme prejudice. That Link on Epona statue by First 4 Figures? It doesn't e...
9:00 AM on 03.02.2013 D-Arts Blastoise is also ready to tussle this JuneDevil Summoner's Raidou isn't the only game star shrinking down to desktop warfare size! Also among Bandai's upcoming list of June toys is D-Arts Blastoise, ready to burst at an even lower price tag of ¥3800 (~$41). The D...
5:00 AM on 03.02.2013 Devil Summoner Raidou Kuzunoha is now an action figureI'm not all too familiar with the Shin Megami Tensei series or its spinoffs. Bad me, right? What I do know is that Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army is the one of the longest, most obsc...
7:00 AM on 02.08.2013 BASS in yo' FACE! New Mega Man toy coming to USLike that D-Arts Bass action figure I talked about the other week? Pretty sexy, ain't it? And remember how I said it was highly likely that Bandai would try to bring it to US retail? Distributor Bluefin has got your back! Not...
7:00 PM on 02.07.2013 Is this an official Joker figure from Injustice?If there's a comic book licensed game coming out, then it's a fairly safe bet that there will be some official tie-in action figures released too. NetherRealm's DC Comics-based fighter Injustic: Gods Among Us is no exception....
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| 9:00 AM on 02.20.2012 Skylanders toys sell for ludicrous prices on eBay |

I still remember the craze that surrounded the Furbie, the Beanie Baby, and the Teletubby doll. Marketing overlords have a terrifying sorcery in their employ that allows them to turn ordinary humans into ravening beasts, lust...more
| 10:00 AM on 12.30.2011 Man gets cease & desist for fiddling with Skylanders toys |

Graphing calculator programmer Brandon Wilson likes to tinker with machines and post his findings online, for no reason other than entertainment and curiosity. Recently, he turned his attention to Skylanders, the unique game ...more
| 7:30 PM on 11.10.2011 Hex, Dino-Rang and Wrecking Ball available for Skylanders |

Activision has announced that three new characters -- Hex, Dino-Rang and Wrecking Ball -- are now in stores, able to be purchased and used in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure. New images of the toys have been released alongside...more
| 11:00 AM on 10.17.2011 Review: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure |

Growing up in the nineties, I gained a certain affinity for contrived plastic gimmicks designed to be collected by compulsive children. The likes of Mini Boglins, Monster in My Pocket, and GoGo's Crazy Bones made up a huge pa...more
| 3:30 PM on 10.11.2011 Robots, sharks & ghosts in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure |

Activision has released five new videos for Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, detailing a selection of characters that your kids (or the kids you're pretending to buy them for) can purchase as toys and scan into a console as vi...more
| 10:00 AM on 09.28.2011 Skylanders cross-platform across console, PC, mobile |

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure is hoping to be one of the hot toy products this holiday season, featuring small action figures that can be slotted into a "portal" and brought to life in an accompanying videogame. It's a delici...more
| 10:45 AM on 05.23.2013 Fantasy Life will be getting an expansion in Japan |
Readers know that I've been clamoring for an international release of Fantasy Life for quite some time. As a roaring success in Japan, Level-5 has already seen fit to update the game, calling the enhancement Fantasy Life Link...more
| 8:45 AM on 05.23.2013 Nintendo Download: Kirby's Dream Land 3, Super Star |
It's a puff ball kind of week, as three Kirby games are hitting the Wii U Virtual Console -- Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kirby Super Star, and Kirby's Dream Course. If you buy two of the aforementioned titles by May 30th, you'll ge...more
| 7:00 AM on 05.23.2013 Monster Hunter would be way better if it was like this |
Sure, the meme is a bit old but the added sound effects to the Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate video is what really made this spoof for me. Bravo, Capcom-Unity. [Thanks, Dale!]more


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