Hell yeah… video game goodness next week!
I'm sure my credibility is probably shot ever since I gave G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA a relatively positive review, but if nothing else, that only shows what my video game taste is. I don't need state-of-the-art graphics or revolutionary gameplay. I just need a...
Brians Toys Newsletter Update – A Ton of new Product in stock now!
This is the last weekend for our flat-rate shipping! What could be better "NEW TOYS + FREE TOYS + $5 S&H = EPIC!!! x10" See below. Hasbro just dumped a truck-full of Star Wars and G.I. Joe Waves on us and we need your help to fish us out. Clone Wars Waves 3, 4,...
The Five Reasons to buy the Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe (2nd Edition) – #1
#1 - Read the review! :shifty: I mean, folks had to know it was coming, right? Along with the contest to win a copy of the Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe (2nd Edition), I've also posted a fairly exhaustive review of the book as well, with a ton of pictures and details...
Pursuit of COBRA Storm Shadow test shot pictures
ocab27 over on HissTank.com has scored a Pursuit of COBRA Storm Shadow test shot, based on the tooling from the unreleased Resolute version, and has kindly posted images online, which I've hosted below. This is one bad ass version of the COBRA...
GeneralsJoes Dio-Stories: A Peek Behind the Curtain, Part 1
Long title, simple concept. When I announced my Rise of COBRA mini dio-story project earlier this week, I mentioned that I had a finale in mind when I initially produced my dio-stories...a clear beginning and an end. What I didn't necessarily mention was that I have...
Nice review with some great pictures of Arctic Snake Eyes
Chrysophylax from JoeCustoms comes through again with a nice pictorial and review for a recently released Rise of COBRA figure, this time the Arctic Snake Eyes. I haven't gotten my hands on this one yet, but he looks pretty cool, I gotta say, especially for an arctic...
Mysterious images emerge for COBRA Viper and COBRA B.A.T. Troop Builder Packs
The Terror Drome has dug up an image of some Anniversary themed troop builder packs, one of them that we've seen before, but one of them we definitely haven't. The real question is, are these upcoming items, or merely packaged images of packs that have since been...
Toys “R” Us Launches Used Video Game exchange program
For folks like me who are video game fans and toy fans, Toys "R" Us has launched a very cool program in the same vein as video game retailers like Electronics Boutique, Gamestop, etc... Toys "R" Us will now take in used video games in exchange for a store credit gift...
The Five Reasons to buy the Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe (2nd Edition) – #2
#2 - It's about more than just the pictures. While I raved yesterday about the level of detail in the new images from the second edition of the Ultimate Guide to G.I. Joe, today I'm going to talk about how much more there is in this book besides the images. Each and...
Insanely cool and detailed article online about CGI Effects in the Rise of COBRA
With much thanks to Dave Thornton for the link, The CGSociety has posted an absolutely exhaustive look at the myriad of special effects and CGI work that went into G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA, and posted their feature right here. Granted a lot of the information is...