Shockwave in Transformers: War For Cybertron
For the obsessed TransFormer fans, you might want to pick up the GameSpot version of Transformers: War For Cybertron game which has the one-eyed Shockwave as a bonus multiplayer character.
Shockwave is a rather interesting character from the G1 era. In comic, he wanted to rule the Evil Decepticon by himself but in the G1 TV show, he was a completely loyal servant of Megatron. It will be interesting to see which "version" of Shockwave, we see in his game which looks amazing so far.
Mattycollector.com Updates
The Fine folks over at He-Man.ORG have posted what is the latest happenings over at Matty's
Hey Toy Fans,
They say when it rains, it pours, and they ain’t kidding. We’ve had so much news in the last week on our 2/15 sale, we’re just going to roll it all into one big story. So here’s what’s up…
February 15th Sale is Moving to Tuesday, February 16th
Turns out we were misinformed when we posted on Facebook that our sale would be staying on Monday, February 15th. Our customer service team does indeed have the day off (although a skeleton crew will be available) and because we have so many hotly anticipated items going onsale, we’ve decided it’s better to push the sale to Tuesday, February 16th to ensure we have the support we need for a smooth sale.
SUBSCRIBERS, PLEASE NOTE: Your standard monthly “renewal” notice will still be automatically sent on February 15th, but all orders will begin shipping on February 16th (including subscriptions).
Wun-Dar™ Shipping April 15th
Even the Power of Grayskull™ can’t save our shipping conundrum… we just found out we’re not going have our full quota of Wun-Dar™ figures in time to ship with the 2/16sale items. Rather than split shipments so some subscribers get him in February and some in April, we’re going to hold all Wun-Dar™ figures and the Eternia® maps for mid-April shipment with Evil-Lyn®. Rest assured, although it’ll be a little later than we thought, your subscribers-only Wun-Dar™ and Eternia® map are coming!
Battle Cat® Shipping Costs
Many fans have asked if it will cost more to ship Battle Cat® because he’s bigger and heavier than other figures, and the answer is yes. Our standard figures weigh about one pound, while the beefy Battle Cat® tips the scale at over two pounds. The additional cost for shipping will depend on where it’s shipped and the shipping method. When you purchase him, you’ll see the actual charge in your cart before the final check out.
Subscribers-Only Savings on Battle Cat®
Along with the guarantee of getting every main MOTU character eachmonth, and the exclusive Wun-Dar™ figure and map of Eternia™ coming in April, we promised some cool stuff when we offered our 2010 ClubEternia™ subscriptions. Subscribers, keep an eye on your inbox, because we’re going to send you an exclusive coupon code good for $8 off BattleCat®! Just enter your code at checkout and $8 will automatically be deducted from your total order as long as there’s at least one BattleCat® in your cart. (Please note: each subscriber will receive ONE coupon good for a total of $8 off, regardless of the number of subscriptions you have or the number of Battle Cat® figures you purchase.)
Okay, that’s enough news for now!
—Matty
Transformers G1: Awakening
A video preview of Transformers G1: Awakening for the iPhone has been posted on You Tube Retro toys meets modern technology in what looks like to be a good game on the iPhone.
Another Retro Site
I have always been a little shocked that there is not more good ThunderCat websites on the Web. To my pleasant surprise, i stumbled across Thundercats Lair, an awesome website that talks about one of the best cartoons from the 80s, The ThunderCats. Another tidbit, I found was this great ThunderCats game that someone point out to me on Kids WB
Rick Quiroz Interview
He-Man.Org has posted an interview of Rick Quiroz who did some of the modeling work at Flimation Studios for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power-series.
Review – Masters of the Universe Classics Adora
The Fwoosh has posted a review of Adora, who have the fan-boys in a frenzy right now. The reviews has a good deal of screen-shots of the figure and shows why it is great figure and what issues you can expect when you receive her, if you have not already.
Masters of the Universe Classics – Evil-Lyn
Mattycollector has uploaded a few shots of Evil-Lyn in packages. I am not sure I like the "yellow" of the figure but as with most of these figures I like them in person better then I like them when I see them online.
Another Retro Site
I found a rather interesting site today that has a great deal of posting of old Robot Advertisements that I found extremely retro. Check them out at RoboPlastic Apocalypse
Video Reviews – TrapJaw & Battle Armor He-Man & Adora.
Pixel Dan has posted up three new video reviews this week: Trap Jaw, Battle Armor He-Man and Adora. Trap Jaw, personally, I am a bit iffy on as I am on Battle Armor He-Man. Adora is the first Prince Power figure which is very unique and worth picking up tomorrow on Matty Collector
Moss Man in Package
Over in our gallery you can now check our what the packaging looks like for the upcoming Moss Man release. Best part of these release is the colorful bios you get to read.