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These Are Your New, Supersized Skylanders Giants Figures

2:24AM Yesterday | Evan Narcisse

Activision mashed up collectible toys and video games last year to create an surprise hit last year in its Skylanders franchise. Last year’s Toy Fair was when they announced Skylanders and this year’s Toy Fair sees the reveal of a new franchise expansion after a flurry of rumours. More »


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Let This Gothic Lolita Shoot Up Your Shelves

11:00PM February 3, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

DeathSmiles is a horizontal shmup from bullet hell developer Cave. It’s not my favourite Cave title by any stretch, but it does have a sizeable following due to its Christmas-in-Hell asethetic. Plus, the game stars Gothic lolitas, like batgirl Casper. People seem to like those. More »


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Heroic Man Makes Day Of The Tentacle Figure

6:00PM February 2, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Lucasarts, being preoccupied with making average Star Wars games based on terrible Star Wars movies and cartoons, obviously couldn’t care less about treasured old properties like Day of the Tentacle. More »


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This Mortal Kombat Statue Isn’t Afraid To Show A Little Skin

1:20PM February 2, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Toy company Syco has a new entry in its line of Mortal Kombat statues, this time based on femme fatale Mileena. More »


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New Skylanders Enter Retail Ring

6:30AM February 2, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Battling their way out of the post-holiday shortage, Activision and Toys for Bob have unleashed a trio of new Skylanders at retail, including one that should be familiar to hardcore Spyro fans, should such a thing exist. More »


In Real Life

Skyrim LEGO Fries Plastic Stormcloaks

1:30PM February 1, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Master LEGO builder Luke Hutchinson has constructed this wonderful homage to Skyrim out of little plastic bricks, turning what in the game would be a leisurely side-quest slaughtering a few dozen Stormcloaks into a real-world work of art. More »


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This Custom Portal 2 Toy Has Its Eye On You

6:30PM January 30, 2012 | Brian Ashcraft

The work of custom toy creator Christian Hooton is no stranger to Kotaku. Whether it’s StarCraft or Portal, Hooton’s craftsmanship dazzles. Check out his latest creation: a 7-inch Portal 2 Wheatley light-up toy. More »


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Kids Shoot LEGO Figure Into Space

6:00PM January 27, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

Two Canadian kids have sent a LEGO minifig boldly where few LEGO minifigs have gone before: into space. More »


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Get Ready To Build Some Gears Of War Toys

8:00AM January 26, 2012 | Evan Narcisse

You can already play with, erm, collect action figures from Epic Games’ hit sci-fi shooters. But if you’ve wanted to set up any vehicular battles with transports from that universe, you’ve been out of luck. That’s about to change. More »


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Your First Good Look At The LEGO Lord Of The Rings Minifigs

2:20PM January 25, 2012 | Luke Plunkett

When LEGO’s Lord of the Rings sets were first announced, we only got a look at what Frodo and Aragorn would look like as the company’s iconic minifigs. Now we’ve got a much better look! More »