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Hasbro Opening Location-Based Family Entertainment Centers In US & Canada
JayC posted a topic in Action Figure News
Los Angeles-based Kilburn Live has entered into a licensing agreement with Hasbro, a global play and entertainment company, to create, build and operate Hasbro-themed family entertainment centers across the US and Canada. The indoor family entertainment facilities will take iconic Hasbro brands and create interactive, immersive and innovative entertainment experiences in a high-energy, gamified environment with multiple activity zones. Kilburn Live, in partnership with Fort Worth-based private investment company Goff Capital, a substantial shareholder of Kilburn Live, hired Charlie Keegan, former CEO of Main Event Entertainment, to head the new division that will lead the development of the multiple location rollout across North America. “Hasbro is a leader in branded play and entertainment, and its iconic brands appeal to a multigenerational fan base.” said Charlie Keegan. John Goff, of Goff Capital, added, “As with everything we do at Goff Capital, we aim to partner with the best and bring in the most qualified people to run our businesses. Hasbro is the world’s largest toy company and hiring Charlie, an experienced industry leader in the location based entertainment space, was a coup.” "This new concept and collaboration marks our initial step into a wider partnership with Hasbro, a world leading branded play and entertainment company, with one of the best lineup of brands we have come across” said Kilburn Media CEO Mark Manuel. “This exciting new move is an extension of our creative skillsets built over the years and expands on our business of creating and building unique experiences." Current licensed brands include well-known franchises including MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY, MR. POTATO HEAD, GI JOE, CLUE, BATTLESHIP, HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO, TRIVIAL PURSUIT, CHUTES AND LADDERS and others. As Hasbro consumers are looking for more ways to engage with its brands that are loved by adults and kids alike, Hasbro believes that this new endeavor will exceed their expectations. "Hasbro is committed to ‘creating the world's best play experiences.’ In our 95-year history, Hasbro has transcended the toy aisle to become a lifestyle brand that both kids and adults enjoy,” said Casey Collins, SVP & GM Hasbro Consumer Products. “Our partnership with Kilburn will allow us - for the first time ever - to offer a wholly immersive and true play experience that unlocks a totally new and exciting way for fans to experience the Hasbro family of brands.” -
Hasbro continues to provide us figures based on Solo: A Star Wars Story for their 6" Black Series line with Rio Durant and Val (Vandor-1), both of which are members of Beckett's original crew. Both figures come packaged in the standard Black series style of window box with the black and red colors featuring a multilingual bio for the characters on the back. For accessories Val comes with a blaster similar to what you see her use in the movie and Durant comes with a pistol, rifle and removable googles. He also has a working gun holster for the pistol. For the figures themselves, I think Hasbro has done a wonderful job capturing the likeness of both characters. Val's headsculpt looks dead on to actress Thandie Newton who played the character in the movie and the paint applications are as good as any i've seen on a Black Series figure. The outfit she wears is nicely detailed and I really like how the translucent tubing on her upper body and arms look. She has a pair of goggles sculpted around her neck but they aren't useable. Other nice details on the figure include the sculpted fur around her neck that goes down the zipper-line of her jacket and the harness pieces that attach from her belt and go around here legs. She has some tails from the coat made with a rubber vinyl like material that go down her backside to her knees. As good as Val is, I think Durant is who was voiced by Jon Favreau in the movie is the cooler of the two figures. His headsculpt is also nicely sculpted capturing the alien look quit nicely. Besides the removable goggles with the red lenses, he also has a communication mouth piece which you can remove from his ear. It attaches at the figures waist so it's not really removable from the figure itself. Durant features four arms all of which are articulated and work fairly well with the figure. You can get him in multiple poses with the weapons he comes with which is nice. The jump suit he wears appears to be very movie accurate and I like the sculpting of his alien shaped feet. I think Durant is so cool in large part because he is such a unique looking character with the multiple arms and everything. Articulation is basic on both figures, both featuring single-hinged elbows. Val has double hinged knees while Durant only has single-hinged ones due to being a smaller character. Despite having four arms, Durant also has some midsection articulation with rotation. This is because the extra pair of arms are sculpted on the shoulders that stick out in the back. The scale seems to be decent when you compare these two with the other 6" Solo figures Hasbro has already released, so no complaints there. At the end of the day especially if you are a fan of the Solo movie and in Durant's case if you like unique looking alien figures, I think you will want to add these figures to your collection. Both figures have started to see release. You can get them at our sponsor Megalopolis.Toys. See more images for both figures below and let us know what you think about them in the COMMENTS SECTION.
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Dengar is another great addition to my bounty hunter group.Hasbro is doing such a great job on these vintage characters!
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I really dig this Marvel Legends version of Lady Deadpool, I have the Marvel Select version but this one is way better as far as articulation goes.
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Hasbro Doing Overwatch Action Figures As New Master Toy License Holder
JayC posted a topic in Action Figure News
Today at BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard Entertainment’s games and community convention in Anaheim, California, the company revealed a full lineup of global consumer products announcements for the tens of thousands of gamers in attendance and following along online via the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket. Featured were previews and reveals for several upcoming 2019 products stemming from partnerships with The LEGO Group, Hasbro, UNIQLO and FUNKO, each highlighting new ways for fans to showcase their passion for the characters and settings of Blizzard’s globally acclaimed games, such as Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and Diablo III. “Throughout 2018 our goal has been to give fans an abundance of new ways to express their affinity for their favorite Blizzard games, and it was exciting to be able to showcase our plans for 2019 and beyond today at BlizzCon,” said Matthew Beecher, Vice President of Global Consumer Products, Blizzard Entertainment. “We cherish these game worlds as much as our players do, and today’s reveals helped put a spotlight on how far we’ve come, through our stellar partnerships, in developing toys and apparel that reflect that shared passion.” As the master toy licensee for Overwatch, Hasbro revealed the OVERWATCH ULTIMATES MERCY figure, which is the first figure to be unveiled within its OVERWATCH ULTIMATES FIGURE assortment, coming to most major retailers next spring. Check out an image below. -
This is a great figure! Hasbro stepping it up with this head sculpt!
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erivera94 brings you his review of the Marvel Legends Vintage wave 2 Blue Wasp! Be sure to subscribe to his channel for more awesome toy reviews and content!
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Hasbro has taken an obscure character that appeared in a movie largely panned by fans and critics and given us a fairly solid figure with this new Target exclusive 6" Black Series Moloch figure. Moloch was a character that had maybe 5 minutes of screen time in this years Solo: A Star Wars story and while I can't say this was a figure I was dying for, once in hand I have to admit it is a pretty cool figure. The packaging is the same as any other Black Series figure. The black window-box with red highlights featuring a bio on the back in multiple languages. For accessories you get a staff, pistol that fits in a working holster and removable faceplate to protect him from sunlight when he goes outside. The staff has a little bit of white paint at the end but basically looks like brown plastic. The pistol has a unique design with a metallic paint for most of the weapon. The handle looks like brown plastic. The faceplate features a cream and metallic paint that matches up nicely with the rest of the figure. I like how the face plate fits in the mask and I like how the mask itself on the figure has some articulation where the jaw portion pulls down. For the figure itself, I really like the sculpting and paint details on the headsculpt featured inside the helmet. I think Hasbro did a really nice job. The rest of the figure is draped in a robe like outfit which looks nicely detailed. You have an outer coat that is removable and while the sleeves of the coat are sculpted they match up pretty good with the outfit under the coat. Articulation is pretty basic. You get single-hinged elbows they do swivel and a waist swivel, but the lower portion of the figure is one solid piece of plastic making more a base than actual legs. This does make the figure stable so its not following over and also gives the figure a pretty hefty weight. The head does not move at all but you can have him bend forward or back at the waist area. The hands are gloved and the right hand is sculpted with a trigger finger for the blaster and the left one is a grip hand for the staff. You can put the staff and the pistol in either hand though. The belt on the figure is a separate piece but not removable. The brown harness on the chest is sculpted and then their is rope type thing that goes across the chest as well which is a separate piece attached to the figure. While the figure doesn't have a wide range of movement, I think Hasbro did a good job capturing the likeness of the character. It would be cool if Hasbro ended up doing Moloch's boss in 6" form but I don't really see that happening. This figure is sold as a Target exclusive which is available now and retails for $24.99. DPCI # is 087-16-0134. Check out more images for this figure below in our GALLERY!
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Marvel Legends HAWKEYE Vintage Wave Figure Review by erivera94
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erivera94 brings you his review of the Marvel Legends Vintage wave 2 Hawkeye! Be sure to subscribe to his channel for more awesome toy reviews and content! -
Star Wars 2019 Black Series 6" Mace Windu Official Images
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
https://jediinsider.com/8-20178 Revealed during the 2018 Lucca Comic Con, the Black Series 6" Mace Windu is scheduled to be released Spring 2019. -
2018 Lucca Comic Con: Hasbro #StarWars Interview And Hoth 2 Pack Unboxing
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
https://jediinsider.com/8-20182 At the 2018 Lucca Con, Guerrestellari.net talks with Patrick Schneider (Senior Manager, Global Brand Development & Marketing, Star Wars at Hasbro), and goes over the newly revealed Black Series Mace Windu, the Vintage Collection Poe Dameron, and the European exclusive Black Series Hoth Han & Leia 2 pack, including a live unboxing. -
https://jediinsider.com/8-20179 Guerrestellar.net provides these booth images of the newly revealed Black Series 6" Mace Windu and Vintage Collection Poe Dameron.
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Star Wars 2019 Vintage Collection Poe Dameron Official Images
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
https://jediinsider.com/8-20177 Revealed during the 2018 Lucca Comic Con, the Vintage Collection Poe Dameron uses the Photo Real deco and is scheduled to be released Spring 2019. -
2018 Lucca Comic Con - Hasbro Star Wars Panel - Live Stream
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
https://jediinsider.com/8-20176 g you coverage of the Hasbro Star Wars, Transformers and Marvel panel taking place at the Lucca Italy Comic Con. We are trying to live-stream of the panel below. We will also be updating this post with information about any new reveals made during the panel for Star Wars.Thanks to the folks at GuerreStellari.Net for live-streaming the event for us. Not sure if there will be any kind of English translation in this panel or not. They start with Marvel.Next is Star Wars and they are recapping stuff already announced.Hasbro confirms that the Black Series Padme will have both moles that actress Natalie Portman has.Newly announced - Vintage Collection Poe Dameron from Force Awakens in flight suit. Black Series is getting 6" Mace Windu. See image below. Poe looks like a re-release of the previous Walmart exclusive 3.75" Black Series only now it has the new face scan technology.Star Wars portion is over. Official Images Coming Soon... -
2018 MCM London Comic Con Hasbro Panel
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
We are bringing you coverage of the Hasbro Star Wars and Marvel panel taking place at the MCM London Comic Con. We are trying to live-stream of the panel below. We will also be updating this post with information about any new reveals made during the panel for Marvel.The folks on the ground are having wifi issues so the live stream may not happen.Sorry Internet at MCM is not good so we will update as we are able.So far they are just going over things for Star Wars that have already been revealed at previous conventions including the Black Series Padme that was announced on Friday during the Paris Comic Con.Live stream video via Fantha Tracks Newly announced - 3.75" Vintage Collection R2-D2 using a modified Build-A-Droid sculpt with removable 3rd leg for Vintage Collection. Will be on Episode IV cardback. 6" Black Series Battle Droid Announced.Star Wars portion has ended. We will have images from the Hasbro booth of R2-D2 up in a bit. -
2018 Paris Comic Con Hasbro Star Wars Panel
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
ringing you coverage of the Hasbro panel at the 2018 Comic Con Paris convention going on this weekend. We will update about any new Star Wars reveals made here. Images come via Pop & Geek. Right now they are going over Star Wars reveals. Nothing we didn't see from NYCC yet though. Things like the first two waves of the Black Series Archives line. Vintage Collection Chewbacca and Black Series Padme announced. The Star Wars portion has ended. Stay-tuned for official images for these two new figures to be posted soon. -
Star Wars 2019 Vintage Collection Chewbacca Official Image
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
https://jediinsider.com/8-20162 Just revealed during the Hasbro panel at the 2018 Paris Comic Con, the Vintage Collection Chewbacca is scheduled to released in Spring 2019 -
As the G.I. Joe Collector Club winds down it's partnership with Hasbro they have begun revealing their final G.I. Joe products that they plan to release. M.A.R.S. MERCENARY: COILS O'DOOM The origins of the ADVENTURE TEAM date back to 1970 when the US Joint Chiefs of Staff began funding a secret project to train elite members of the US military in air, land and sea reconnaissance. This new team of mega-soldiers was given the code name "The Adventure Team". Each member was also given special hi-tech equipment (including vehicles) and they were trained to work alone in high pressure situations against various enemy forces... including M.A.R.S. Industries! Each single carded action figure features the highly articulated modern era sculpts with weapons and accessories for them to accomplish any mission! 2018 GIJCC: 3 3/4" Ninja Force Zartan with Cold Slither Cycle ZARTAN, the notorious master of disguise rides his COLD SLITHER CYCLE through the shadows of the darkened city. The twin-cam 3600 rpm engine growls as the motorcycle moves like a phantom through narrow alleys and along the night-shrouded streets. The sleek design conceals menacing surprises - spike weapons and steel blades instantly deploy when it's time for him to attack the G.I. JOE Ninja Force! This Limited Edition sets includes Ninja Force ZARTAN 3 3/4" action figure with accessories, file card and COLD SLITHER motorcycle. 2018 GIJCC: Cobra Night Stalkers (Female Troopers) 3-Pack COBRA COMMANDER has never had a more ruthless group of all-female assault troopers. Once deployed and active behind enemy lines, they are cut off from any COBRA reinforcements, and must rely on their training and improvised orders from their Night Stalkers Commander. This G.I. Joe Collector's Club exclusive three pack set features our unique masked female head sculpt with ponytail (in three different hair colors: black, brown, blonde). They are the perfect troop builders to expand your COBRA army! These modern style/fully poseable 3 3/4" action figures will be polybagged and include: removable helmets, assault rifles, pistols, combat knives, figure stands and file cards. 2018 GIJCC: Final 12 - Sonic Fighters Cobra Viper Here is the mock-up figure preview of the upcoming Sonic Fighters: Cobra Viper from our "Final 12" carded figure collection. This series of paired team figures will be available for pre-order from the Club Store later this fall. Stay-tuned for more details and products to be revealed soon.
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Hasbro yesterday during their earnings call said they would be seeing a 12% drop in third-quarter sales due to in large part the closure of Toys R' Us. In response to this Hasbro will be laying off 10% of its 5,400 global workforce which is said to save the company somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 million in annual costs. Hasbro is also having to re-examine how they send products out to retailers such as shipping out smaller quantities to more retailers than what they had become used to while dealing with Toys R' Us. This year Hasbro has added 10,000 new places to sell its products at. Despite that places like Amazon insist upon smaller quantities and selling through that inventory before they are willing to order more products, and places like Wal-Mart, Target and Walgreens wait much closer to the holiday season before placing larger orders because they don't allocate the larger shelf space until late in the year since toys aren't the only things they sell. Toys R' Us would order holiday product months in advance in order to keep warehouses fully stocked for the holiday demand. Hasbro plans on opening a new warehouse in the Midwestern U.S. next year that they will share with some retailers in order to try and cut down on delivery times of their products. Hasbro's Chief Executive Brian Goldner said during the earnings call yesterday that they expect to continue feeling the effects of Toys R' Us closing for several more quarters. Source: WSJ
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According to WJAR NBC 10, a local Providence news station, Hasbro is looking to layoff some of their employees in the near future. While the exact number of people Hasbro plans to layoff is unknown at this time, in a statement Hasbro said it would only result in "a single digit percentage" job loss of their global workforce. The reason given for the pending layoffs is so they can continue to modernize their workforce for the future. "As part of Hasbro’s ongoing transformation we continue to make meaningful organizational changes. While some of these changes are difficult, we must ensure we have the right teams in place with the right capabilities to lead the company into the future. We continue to add new capabilities based on our understanding of the consumer and how our retailers are going to market, while evolving the way we organize our business across our Brand Blueprint." According to University of Rhode Island economics professor Leonard Lardaro, these will be permanent type job losses dealing with those who have job skills that are no longer in demand as Hasbro plans for the future of the business. “Those are permanent job losses,” he said. “People who have skills are out in the labor market and although they’re skilled at what they were doing, they might not have the right skills for what’s currently in demand.” . Hasbro's rival Mattel laid off 2,200 employees this past summer as the toy industry continues to deal with the loss of mega-toy retailer Toys R' Us.
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Hasbro this weekend during the The Official Power Morphicon Convention in Anaheim, California revealed the White Ranger which is the first figure in their new 6" collector oriented line being called Power Rangers: The Lightning Collection. The figures in this line will be incorporating Hasbro's Photoreal digital face printing technology which we have seen them use recently with their 6" Star Wars: Black Series figrues. The White Ranger figure is based on Tommy Oliver's likeness which seems pretty dead on from what we see here. The figures in this line will start out costing $20 each and incorporate things like helmeted and un-helmeted heads, multiple pairs of hands and signature weapons like the White Ranger's Saba sword. Look for these figures to start hitting shelves in Spring 2019. Check out images for the Power Rangers 6" Lightning Collection White Ranger figure below.
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Hasbro revealed at NYCC this week they will be releasing a Star Wars: The Vintage Collection 41st Elite Corps Figure 3.75" figure as an online etailer exclusive. The figure seems to incorporate one of the less popular Clone Trooper molds but does have a removable helment and weapon. Look for it to cost $12.99 and be available in the Spring. Check out images below.
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Newly announced today is a 6" Black Series Doctor Aphra. Also announced is 000 and BT-1 which are Aphra's Assassin Droids. 6" Clone Wars Rocket Trooper Gamestop with new triangle figure stand. More 6" prequel figures are in the works. Black Series General Kenobi is a Walgreens exclusive. Wethead Luke will be Target Exclusive. Luke in Stormtrooper Disguise with a wet head after being in the Trash Compactor in ANH. The Vintage Collection Haslab Jabba Sail Barge Package will show an image of the Barge hovering over the Sarlac Pit. 3.75" Vintage Collection Luke Skywalker Crait announced from Last Jedi. 8 more to reveal this year which will all be Original Trilogy. More to come in 2019 as well. They are also re-releasing several older Vintage Collection figure (Han, Luke Leia, Vader and Boba Fett) overseas and at select etailers for those who may have missed out before. They are also going to be doing a Vintage Collection Rogue One Assault Tank Commander for Spring 2019. Vintage Collection Gamorrean Guard re-iessue will be a shared exclusive. More vehicles for Vintage Collection are coming. Another Haslab project for Star Wars down the road is a good bet. Not change on where the Haslab Sail Barge will be released outside the US but still working on those details.
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NYCC 2018: SYFY Panel With Hasbro Star Wars Reveals
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https://jediinsider.com/274-20119 Here's a look at the SYFY panel w/ Steve Evans (Design Director) and Patrick Schneider (Senior Global Brand Manager) from Hasbro, where they reveal the packaging for Black Series - Archive series, take a look at the Vintage Collection Rogue One Imperial Combat Assault Tank, they also reveal the Vintage Collection Han Solo (Stormtrooper Disguise) and Vintage Collection 41st Elite Corps Trooper -
Star Wars Black Series Archive Packaging Revealed
Bespin refugee posted a topic in The Jedi Insider Community's JediInsider News
https://jediinsider.com/8-20112 Earlier this year, at SDCC, Hasbro announced they would rerelease some earlier, and harder to get, Black Series figures under the "Archive" banner; including Boba Fett, BossK, IG-88, Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot); now we have a look at the packaging, thanks to this image Steve from Hasbro shared on Instagram. (Click to see full image) They should be available by the end of the year.
