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Round 2 of Street Fighter X Tekken Minimates is About to Commence!

December 2012 - The second series of Street Fighter X Tekken Minimates is fighting its way to stores as we speak, featuring some of the biggest names in both franchises! Each mixed two-pack includes two Minimates, one from the Street Fighter universe and one from Tekken, each standing 2 inches tall with 14 points of articulation. Look for them in comic shops and specialty stores on January 2nd, and at Toys "R" Us soon afterwards, with exclusive characters at both locations! Check out the pics of the final product below, and double-check the line-up to see who will show up where!

Comic and specialty shops will get:

Ryu vs. Yoshimitsu
Abel vs. Kazuya
Hugo vs. Heihachi (exclusive)
Rolento vs. Kuma (exclusive)

Toys "R" Us and toysrus.com will receive:

Ryu vs. Yoshimitsu
Abel vs. Kazuya
Rufus vs. Julia (exclusive)
Chun Li vs. Hwoarang (exclusive)

Iron Man 3 to Get Top-Secret Marvel Select Figures and Minimates in 2013

December 2012 - The third Iron Man movie is almost upon us, and the trailers are promising plenty of action and drama. Well, Diamond Select is promising toys! Not only will there be two new movie-based figures coming to the popular 7-inch-scale Marvel Select toy line, there will also be an assortment of Marvel Minimates, the 2-inch mini-figure line that's celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2013!

DOCTOR WHO TITANS: WAVE ONE ARRIVES IN DECEMBER 2012!

December 2012 - Titan Merchandise is proud to announce our first wave of Doctor Who Titans vinyl figures, arriving in stores this December.

Celebrate the intrepid Time Lord with this unique collaboration between BBC Worldwide and Titan Merchandise, featuring a 'multiverse' of figures to collect!

Curated by world-renowned vinyl designer Lunartik, this 16-character adult collectable set (including four super-rare "chase" figures) is based on the global hit TV show Doctor Who and includes stylised interpretations of Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor, his amazing time-and-spacecraft, the TARDIS and some of his most notorious foes - including the supremely evil Daleks and the inhuman Cybermen.

Each vinyl figure is 3" tall and several designs come with character-specific accessories.

All figures are blind-boxed, adding to the mystery and excitement of hunting down all 16 designs.

December 2012 - Funko has announced a new DC Universe product - the Batman lamp.

The 12-inch lamp should be available in early January 2013.

December 21, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

14" Movie Masterpiece - Scar Predator 1/6 Scale Figure
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HOT10427&mode=re...

Max Factory Kid Icarus Pit Figures
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/search.aspx?search=kid%20icarus

CDMW-37 Omega Giant's Power Parts Face Mask & Shoulder Plates
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=CRD10049&mode=re...

Lineage II - Light Elf Female 1/7 Scale Figure (Max Factory)
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=MF10333&mode=retail

Dark Horse Good Luck Trolls
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2897

December 2012 - Jon-Paul Kaiser x outsmART originals: Gorilla Mascot T-Shirt

Step into 2013 with an outsmART originals mascot tee by Jon-Paul Kaiser - the master of black and white! Printed on American Apparel fine jersey tees, our mascot tee is only $25.00 and guaranteed to ship on January 2nd, 2013 - only from http://www.outsmartoriginals.com.

Show your support and love for JPK's work with wearable art for the ART-official intelligent!

December 2012 - "The Mayan year 13.0.0.0.0 has begun. As foretold in 669 AD by the famous prophesy carved into Monument 6 in the Mayan site of Tortuguero, this date signals the return of the "Bolon Yokte Ku" -- The Nine Lords of Power. It is therefore, with great reverence, that the Four Horsemen of the Toypocalypse hereby proclaim the return of the Nine Power Lords and reveal the identity of a Tenth who dwells among us and has the power to save us all."

Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios are proud to announce the return of Power Lords: The Extra-Terrestrial Warriors action figure line.

It's been 30 years since world-reknowned sci-fi artist Wayne Douglas Barlowe originally designed the ground-breaking Power Lords toy line released by Revell. Four Horsemen Toy Design have just acquired the Power Lords license and signed Wayne Barlowe as a creative consultant to help bring the Power Lords back in action figure form.

December 20, 2012 - Listed below are the toy (and child-related) recalls from this week; these links go to the official announcements on the Consumer Product Safety Commission web site.

- Sassy and Carter's-branded Hug N' Tug Baby Toys Recalled Due to Choking Hazard

- CPSC Sues Star Networks USA Over Hazardous, High-Powered Magnetic Balls and Cubes

- Bicycles Recalled by Wilier Triestina Due to Fall Hazard; Bicycle Fork's Steerer Tube Can Break

- Norco Recalls Havoc Bicycles Due to Risk of Injury

- Dunecraft Recalls Water Balz, Skulls, Orbs and Flower Toys Due to Serious Ingestion Hazard

December 20, 2012 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

Hi - some cool new preorders just listed this morning:

Jamie Foxx & Leonardo DiCaprio 1/6 Scale Django Unchained figures
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=3085&company=395

5 new Bowen Marvel Statues
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/list.aspx?list=11507

Mezco Toyz is Pleased To Announce Their Licensing Agreement with Sony Pictures Consumer Products for Breaking Bad Merchandise!

December 20, 2012 - New York - Mezco Toyz is thrilled to announce it will be creating a line of collectibles for the acclaimed groundbreaking AMC series Breaking Bad. Mezco will be offering an assortment of merchandise for the Breaking Bad license including: Mez-Itz, action figures, bobbleheads, accessories, paperweights and plush. Many of the designs for these soon to be sought after products will be available for viewing at http://www.mezcotoyz.com, and at the 2013 International Toy Fair in February.

Damien Glonek, Project Manager at Mezco Toyz, says, "From the moment I watched the first episode, I knew that Mezco Toyz should be making collectibles for this series. Mezco's award winning Design Team is working around the clock, watching episodes and designing product. We are truly capturing the spirit of Breaking Bad and turning it into collectibles that both hardcore fans and casual viewers will enjoy."

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