Nerd Swag

There was a sad story a week ago about a Halo fan who’s 360 took a dump, as they’re prone to doing, only to have the original artwork and signatures that were on the 360 console wiped clean. This was well after the fan had been promised by Microsoft that his ‘custom’ 360 would be fixed and the Master Chief art and Bungie developers autographs would be preserved once he sent it in for a fix. It was pretty distressing to say the least for this fan that had been assured everything was going to be fine only to have his console returned to him sans the very art he wished to keep.

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Thanks to ThinkGeek, you too can own your own Halo weaponry, ready for Laser Tag, 90’s style. Life sized replicas of both the Plasma Rifle and Plasma pistol are available. The guns feature accurate sound effects from the game, actively recoil, and even generate shields and overheat just like in the game! Click here to learn more about these nifty guns.

If, on my deathbed, someone asked me if I wished that I spent more of my life playing Laser Tag, my answer would be a resounding YES!

Coming this march, Devil May Cry fans can get their mitts on a 6″ figure of Dante from Devil May Cry 3. Apparently you are supposed to trash talk with the figure while playing with him or setting him up on your shelf. Works for me.

Character description can be found after the break.

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Straight from the 2008 US Toy Fair, Master Replica has brought forth new Halo figures.  Included are a large scale Master Chief figure, life size plasma sword, replica spartan helmets, and hornet statue.

Click on this link for full pictures.

Source: Kotaku 

In the mood for an Iron Man collectible before the movie hits theaters?  I thought so.  Sideshow Collectibles has a pre-order page set up for the Stealth Iron Man Legendary Scale Bust.  This limited edition bust is expected to ship sometime in 2nd quarter 08, for $199.  Pricey yes, but some things are just worth it, especially if your a fan.

More pictures and info can be found here.

Many moons ago, I sold or broke or discarded in some way all my old Transformers collectible figures. For that, I am ashamed. Now older and wiser, in the collecting sense, I know that if I had this Starscream figure, I’d keep it. In a glass case. Forever.

More cool Starscream pics can be found here along with other notable Transformer figures including Megatron and Optimus Prime.

The critically acclaimed Bioware game, Mass Effect, for the Xbox 360 is getting the sculpted treatment. The first figure will be Commander Shepard , with more to follow. Standing 8″ tall and only limited to 2500 made, if you’re interested, you best make your way to the Highdome website to pre-order it.

Source: Kotaku

Popular SNK fighter Mai Shiranui from the Fatal Fury, Kind King of Fighters series has her own figure. And its topless enabled. Heisei Democracy has conducted an in-depth review of the busty figure. Apparently its quite easy to remove Mai’s top, and just so we’re clear, you may not way to display her that way if you still live with your parents. Just sayin’ is all. Anyway, full NSFW pics and review (complete with review score) can be found at the Heisei Democracy website. Enjoy.

[courtesy of Kotaku]

Prominent action figure company, NECA, announced the final figure based off of the popular Xbox 360 game, Gears of War. The Locust Sharpshooter was the final of 4 figures that will make up the first series in the collection. You can get your hands on these puppies come the spring.

Visit the NECA website for pictures of series 1.

Figureprints.com is now selling Custom world of warcraft figurines. For just under 100 bucks you can get a custom figurine created based on your character. Figureprints.com is working with Blizzard to access the armory and render your specified character, in plastic, with all the facial features and armor that your character has on the “scan date”. They are back ordered a good 2 weeks at this point, so although you missed Valentines, you can still make Fathers day!