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Hasbro Flash-based animated game based on Rise of Cobra

by | Aug 23, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie

Okay, how can something so utterly cheesy be so cool at the same time?  I dunno, but this is.  The voice work is horrid, the flash-based animation is choppy and no-budget, but the character designs rock, and I loved every minute of it!  Still not sure how it’s possible.

Hasbro’s MonkeyBarTV has posted a neat little flash-based animated game, mixed in with a short new story/cartoon following a COBRA attempt and putting a spy in the midst of the Joe team.  Like I said, the story is thin, but the character models are freaking cool.  A lot of them look pretty much the same as the RoC film, but in a smoother, more animated style, however many of them are clearly Resolute inspired!  Destro, Ripcord, the Baroness, and Snake Eyes especially all have some great Resolute “feeling” to them, and it’s a pretty cool marriage between the two styles.

Does this mean an actual cartoon using these designs is in the works?  No idea, but you’d have no complaints out of if it is.  I’m amazed at how nicely the two styles merge into each other.  They seemed to dramatically contrast one another at first, but whoever designed the characters for this little game did a good job making them work together.

As part of a “reward” for completing certain aspects of the game, you can also download character filecards!  I snagged them all, and put them in a gallery below.  Pretty bad ass.

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Resolute Arctic Cobra Commander figure revealed!

by | Aug 12, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute

Shin Densetsu over at HissTank.com reports on an image that finally reveals the Arctic COBRA Commander rumored to be released in comic pack form earlier this year.  Obviously based on his Resolute look, it’s a pretty neat version of the COBRA leader, and a nice peek at a figure that may never see the light of day.  Check the image mirrored below.

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Resolute Stalker in the SDCC display? – NO!

by | Jul 24, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, SDCC, Show and Convention Coverage

Alas, should have known it was too good to be true.  😉

Earlier images taken a day or two ago showed a mysterious Stalker in the Pit control room on the SDCC display, and the casting of the shadow really made it look like he had some extra sculpting at the back of his head…but HissTank member evopete got some nice close ups, and unfortunately this is not the case.  Check out the image below for the sad realization.

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Thanks to evopete for the pic…  I think…  :shifty:

Transcript from Hasbro G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Panel at SDCC

by | Jul 23, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe Video Game, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, SDCC, Show and Convention Coverage

This won’t be a word for word transcript, but I’m going to try and relay as much information as possible into this one, easy-to-find post for folks who couldn’t check it out live…turns out, as I suspected, there’s not a whole lot of new information, because we’ve practically seen it all from overseas sources already, but there might be some tidbits here.  Click the “Read the Full Story” link below to get the whole rundown of the panel and Q & A Session.

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