Archive: January 11, 2000 - January 18, 2000
| Toy Fair 2000 Just Around The Corner |
 While the average person on the street is perhaps still basking in memories of the just-passed holiday season, the toy industry is already got it's sights placed on the 2000 holiday season with the upcoming Toy Fair event in New York.
[Updated 1/11/2000]
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| Crikey! Croc Hunting In The Toy Stores |
 Steve Irwin, of Animal Planet's Crocodile Hunter, is coming to a toy store near you with a full line of Crocodile Hunter merchandise that will be unveiled at Toy Fair 2000 next month.
[Updated 1/11/2000]
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| Exclusive Sneak Peek: Street Fighter 2 Necro! |
 The news of the next Street Fighter assortment from ReSaurus was leaked out ahead of the company's plans to unveil the line at Toy Fair 2000. So now that the cat is out of the bag, we have an exclusive look at the line up and one of the prototype figures: Necro!
[Updated 1/11/2000]
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| Updated Pictures From Chaos! Dark Alliance |
 Eternal Toys and Diamond Select Toys upcoming action figure line based on the nasty denizens of the Chaos! Comics universe is now called Chaos! Dark Alliance and we've got the latest pictures of these toys in the making right here!
[Updated 1/11/2000]
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| Toy Vault Makes A Return Trip To Astro City |
 Following the release of last years Confessor and Samartian action figures, both from Kurt Busiek's Astro City, Toy Vault is busy preparing for the next two releases in the series: Jack-in-the-Box and Winged Victory.
[Updated 1/12/2000]
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| Wizard Welcomes the New Year with ToyFare 31 |
 ToyFare 31 hits the stands offering an exclusive JAKKS Pacific WWF figure of former champ The Big Show, a special guide for toy customizers, and even a mention of Raving Toy Maniac. Buy a copy for all your friends!
[Updated 1/12/2000]
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| Toys R Us Appoints New President and CEO |
 It's been a rough couple of years for toy retail giant Toys R Us, and the company is hoping that newly appointed President and CEO John Eyler can turn things around.
[Updated 1/12/2000]
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| Hamilton Toys To Produce Rocky & Bullwinkle Dolls |
 Retrospettiva has annouced that it's subsidiary company, Hamilton Toys, will be producing a line of dolls based on characters from the upcoming live-action/cgi Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle movie.
[Updated 1/12/2000]
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| Flatt World Dracula To Arise At Spencer Gifts |
 Spencers Gifts will soon be carrying Flatt World's incredible Bela Lugosi as Dracula collectible action figure. They have just placed their initial order and the figures should be in stores within a month.
[Updated 1/12/2000]
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| Warner Bros. Signs Up New Licensees |
 Warner Bros. Consumer Products is expanding it's licensee roster which will result in an onslaught of toys, gifts and accessories based on DC Comics, Cartoon Network and other WB properties.
[Updated 1/12/2000]
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| JAKKS Pacific Signs BMX Licensing Agreements |
 JAKKS Pacific, well established for their massively popular WWF toys, will be producing a variety of BMX-related toys in 2000 from licenses recently signed with several BMX manufacturers.
[Updated 1/13/2000]
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| Monsters On The Loose From Sideshow Toy |
 The gang at Sideshow Toy is at it again, preparing for the release of more incredibly monstrous action figures based on the classic Universal Studios monsters - not to mention more Little Big Heads from that wacky family at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
[Updated 1/14/2000]
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| Avengers Assembling In Stores Nationwide |
 The Avengers action figure line has arrived from Toy Biz. The figures are based on the animated Avengers: United They Stand cartoon airing on Fox Kids. A whopping 10 figures have been released already, plus 2 vehicles. Read on to find out who's guest starring soon on the series and see pics of the Captain America figure.
[Updated 1/14/2000]
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| Vote For Your Favorite Giger Painting To Become A Figure |
 The official Giger site is currently running a poll for fans to pick their favorite H.R. Giger painting to become a collectible figure when McFarlane Toys launches their Giger based line at the end of the year.
[Updated 1/14/2000]
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| Todd McFarlane Is Going Ape! |
 Todd McFarlane has gone bananas over apes! First there was Cy-Gor from the Spawn comics, then Code Red the biomechanical gorilla in the Techno-Spawn toy assortment - now Todd is behind the creation of a sci-fi series for UPN featuring apes and man.
[Updated 1/14/2000]
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| Aztech Toyz Announces First Offering: Silent Screamers! |
 The newly formed Aztech Toyz has announced its first line of action figures based on classic silent horror movies. The Art Asylum designed the figures and Alex Ross is providing package artwork. We have your first look at the line up including never-before-seen design artwork!
[Updated 1/14/2000]
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| More Information on McFarlane Toys 2000 Anime Line |
 We recently brought you news that McFarlane Toys was going to be launching an anime based action figure line, starting with the classic Akira. Now, straight from McFarlane Toys, comes more information on the line to tide fans over until Toy Fair.
[Updated 1/15/2000]
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| And You Thought Beanie Babies Collectors Were Crazy |
 Hello Kitty is causing trouble in Singapore according to the Associated Press. McDonalds is offering Hello Kitty toys in it's Happy Meals in Singapore this month and the promotion has led to seven people being injured.
[Updated 1/17/2000]
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| McFarlane Toys NHLPA Lineup |
 RTM announced awhile back that McFarlane Toys has secured the National Hockey League Players Association, and would be releasing a line of hockey figure in 2000. Now, information comes from the company as to the initial lineup of figures.
[Updated 1/17/2000]
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| Spielberg To Direct Harry Potter Movie - Toys Likely To Follow |
 A Steven Spielberg family-oriented movie is usually accompanied by an onslaught of merchandising. With the acclaimed director announcing Harry Potter as his next project it looks like fans of the Scholastic book series will finally get the Harry Potter toys they've been clamoring for.
[Updated 1/17/2000]
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| Four Horsemen: A New Company With An Impressive Bloodline |
 While working for McFarlane Toys, the co-founders of the new company, Four Horsemen, learned the ropes of the toy industry. Now they have struck out on their own and plan to set the toy world on its ear. Read all about it here!
[Updated 1/17/2000]
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| Gamers Republic Offers Exclusive Kusanagi Figure |
 Gamers Republic magazine, in conjunction with Toycom, is offering an exclusive Major Kusanagi figure from the Ghost in the Shell anime through the magazine and their website. We've got the details how you can get yours.
[Updated 1/17/2000]
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| RTM Presents: McFarlane Toys Pre-Toy Fair Preview |
The industry has been abuzz lately with each subsequent announcement from McFarlane Toys. Anime, Where the Wild Things Are, National Hockey League Players Association, and of course more staple lines such as Spawn and Movie Maniacs. 2000 is going to be a huge year for McFarlane Toys, and we've got a preview of it right here.
[Updated 1/17/2000]
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| McFarlane Update: South Park, Shaft and More! |
 Hot on the heels of RTM's massive McFarlane Toys Pre-Toy Fair feature comes more annoucements from the company hinting at what their 2000 product line will contain including the gang from South Park and another action figure for Samuel L. Jackson.
[Updated 1/18/2000]
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