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Let face it. We all have been waiting for Square Enix to release Final Fantasy XIII for 35434384 years now and every time we get so close to the release date that we can actually smell the scent of Lightning’s shampoo, Square Enix pulls the rug from under us and slams us with more news of delays and what not. Well, considering Final Fantasy XIII is NOW scheduled for Spring of 2010, we get some better news with Square Enix’s release of Final Fantasy XIII Play Arts ~Kai~ action figures. Releasing late February, Square Enix Products (the merchandise division of Square Enix) is planning to release 3 action figures and 1 vehicle. The first wave of FFXIII action figures will Lightning, Snow Villiers, and Oerba Dia Vanille (These names make me crave ice cream for some reason).

Square Enix’s Play Arts -Kai- figures are an improved version of their popular Play Arts action figure series. With a larger scale, a greater attention to detail, more articulation points, and additional parts, these are their finest action figure yet. Based on Final Fantasy XIII, the highly-anticipated role-playing game coming to the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 in Spring 2010, these figures of Lightning, Snow Villiers, and Oerba Dia Vanille feature detailed sculpts taken directly from Square Enix’s CGI designs. Window box packaging.

If you are a collector of Square Enix toys like I am, you already know that their action figures are one of the best THE BEST action figures on the market. SQEX’s attention to detail and craftsmenship is top notch and the quality of their products is unmatched in the market. Shit, not only do I have to wait for the game, now I have to wait for these figures. Thanks SQEX. BAH!

Hit the jump to see a close up of these bitchin’ collectibles!

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15 September 2009 dvenzo | Posted in: Toys & Gizmos

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Figure designer and producer, NECA’s newest addition to their extensive “Player Select” (action figures based on video game characters) line will be Big Daddy from everyone’s favorite steampunk first person shooter game, Bioshock!

BioShock was 2007 best reviewed game, and 2K Boston/2K Australia will be releasing the along awaited follow up, BioShock 2 in January 2009. Big Daddy is going to be one of the largest 7 inch action figure NECA will have ever produced. Don’t let the sheer size of the figure fool you as the figure will feature a ton of articulation points and removable armor features. No word on whether NECA will produce a Little Sister figure to accompany Big Daddy, but my itchy trigger finger is dying to blast both of them in the next game.

9 September 2009 dvenzo | Posted in: Stuff to Watch, Toys & Gizmos

To promote the premiere of the fourth season of Dexter, Showtime put together a small stop-motion animation video named “Dexter’s Private Life”. The animation was created using the Dexter action figures by Bif Bang Pow!. This video is pretty creepy and hilarious at the same time. At least Bif Bang Pow! got the wicked Dexter smile down on thier action figure.

Season 4 of Dexter premieres September 27th, 2009 on Showtime.

Source: @entearth
Shameless Plug: Entertainment Earth (A great place to buy Dexter toys and collectibles!)

18 July 2009 dvenzo | Posted in: This is Epic!, Toys & Gizmos

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Square Enix is infamous for their product line based on their video game and Japanese animation titles… but Resident Evil 5?
Any gamer can tell you that the Resident Evil series is produced by Capcom, however, it is a bit of a confusion of what Square Enix would produce toys for a video game title that they don’t own.
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