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Splatterhouse Figure Won’t Bring Jennifer Back
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | It will, however, look great in your office, custom toysmith Jin Saotome’s latest piece capturing Splatterhouse’s Rick in all his barbaric, denim-clad glory. More »
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Don’t You Wish You Worked At Insomniac?
8:30PM AJ Glasser | Check out these vinyl toys CreatureBox and Gentle Giant put together as gifts for Insomniac Games employees. Even the weird-looking Qwark puts all the coffee mugs I’ve ever gotten to shame. More »
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Bakugan Training Camp Invades Toys R Us
6:00AM Brian Crecente | To prepare for the October launch of Bakugan Battle Brawlers, US Toys R Us stores will be hosting a Bakugan Training Camp this weekend. More »
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Custom Figures Have Lotsa Gut(s)
12:00PM Owen Good | Homebrew action figure designer Donald “KodyKoala” Kennedy is working on a theme here — guts. As in Guts-Dozer, of Mega Man 2. And as in King Hippo’s dunlop spare tyre. More »
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More Insanely-Detailed Resident Evil 5 Figures
4:30PM Luke Plunkett | Hong Kong’s master toysmiths, Hot Toys, have added two more figures to their line of Resident Evil 5 12″ figures: another Wesker, and another Chris Redfield, only this time in their throwback unis. More »
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Bayonetta Figures Get The Figure Right
1:40PM Luke Plunkett | Play Arts, the action figure branch of Square Enix, are making some Bayonetta figures. A quick comparison between the size of the head and the size of the hips shows they’re definitely on the right track. More »
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Hands On With Street Fighter Sound Stick Keychain
2:20AM Brian Crecente | I found this while wandering the aisles of six-storey toy story Kiddyland in Harajuku earlier this week. More »
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God Of War Figure Goes Tiny, Lets Itself Go
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Toy company NECA have already released some God of War figures, yeah, but those are mean, and they’re pointy. We like this one better, because it’s cute, and cuddly. More »
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Tokyo’s Video Game Toys And Final Fantasy Jewellery, Of Course
6:00AM Stephen Totilo | The Tokyo Game Show hasn’t started here in Japan yet, so half of your Kotaku team has been left with time to visit toy stores. We found a horde of video game toys and at least one other curious thing. More »
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