“DAIGO THE BEAST” MANGA SERIES PREMIERES AT EVO

“DAIGO THE BEAST” MANGA SERIES CHRONICLES THE RISE OF GAMING’S FIRST AND FIERCEST PRO-GAMER

UDON to premiere English edition of “Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers!” at EVO 2017

TORONTO, ONTARIO - July 5, 2017 -  He is the most dominant fighting game champion in the world. But before he was Japan’s first pro gamer, Daigo was one of many players battling their way through Japanese arcades during the golden age of fighting games. Now, North American fans can learn how the player became the legend as UDON Entertainment prepares to publish the DAIGO THE BEAST: UMEHARA FIGHTING GAMERS! manga series.

Gecco Announces Bloodborne "Doll" Statue

Gecco announced their new Bloodborne "Doll" 1/6 Scale Statue. The doll, recreated as a 1/6 scale statue, stands at the scene of "Hunter's Dream" serving the player character.

ID10T Music Festival & Comic Conival Recap

We checked out the first ever ID10T Music Festival & Comic Conival which took place June 24th-25th that was held in Mountain View at the Shoreline Amphitheater. We arrived a bit early and saw a pretty big line of attendees waiting to get in. The show started at 12pm each day and ended late at night.

ID10T Fest Souvenir T-Shirts

When you first enter the show you'll pass by a few Souvenir Stands and other vendors such as Do The Bay and KGO 810 where you can win prizes etc... as well as a lot of places to buy food and drinks.

Spider-Man Swings into Sideshow for Homecoming!

Sideshow announced that they have some new Pre-Orders up for Spider-Man: Homecoming. These figures are by Hot Toys. Here's more details below from Sideshow:

SPIDER-MAN (DELUXE)

 

Based on the new battling suit given to Peter Parker by Tony Stark, the figure features a newly developed masked head sculpt with four pairs of interchangeable eye pieces to create numerous combinations of Spider-Man’s expressions. 

 

The figure also features a newly crafted interchangeable head sculpt featuring likeness of Tom Holland, a newly developed specialized body, an expertly tailored and greatly detailed costume, a pair of magnetically attachable web-wings, a variety of spider-web shooting effect parts, and a Spider-Man themed dynamic figure stand.   This Deluxe version exclusively comes with an additional school blazer, a zip-up hoodie, plus a highly detailed Vulture’s helmet! 

 

You can pre-order HERE for $251.99.

 

CRASH IS BACK FUR REALZ! CRASH BANDICOOT N. SANE TRILOGY SPINS INTO THE HANDS OF FANS

Crash is back Fur Realz!  CRASH BANDICOOT N. SANE TRILOGY
 SPINS INTO THE HANDS OF FANS TODAY

Play All Three Games that Started the Crash SeNsation

Crash Bandicoot Green Screen Launches, Allowing

Fans to Create Custom Crash Videos

Loot Crate Alter Ego Unboxing

We're unboxing the Loot Crate Alter Ego Crate. As you can tell in picture above, our crate got a bit crushed in transit. We were a bit nervous to see what the damage was to the items inside the crate. Check out our unboxing pictures below:

Loungefly's SDCC 2017 Exclusive Star Wars & Stranger Things Bags

Funko just announced that Loungefly is now part of the Funko family. Funko acquired Loungefly back in late May of this year. Loungefly will have 2 exclusive bags for SDCC this year. They will be at Booth #5346 which is across from the Funko booth.

The first exclusive is the Star Wars Limited Edition Denim Patch Backpack for $80. Limited to 400. The second exclusive is the Stranger Things Limited Edition Backpack for $45 and is also limited to 400.

Loot Pets Alter Ego Unboxing

Are you ready to see what's inside the Loot Pets Alter Ego Box? Spoilers ahead if you're still waiting for yours to arrive.

Spider-Man: Homecoming Collector Corps Unboxing

Marvel Collector Corps Spider-Man: Homecoming Unboxing! Are you excited to see Spider-Man: Homecoming? Spoilers ahead if you have not received your box yet!

Cars 3 Road to the Races Tour

Cars 3 Road to the Races Tour stopped in San Jose, CA. It was a scorching hot day. We arrived at our scheduled VIP time which was pretty early. They were only at this stop for 2 days. This event is obviously geared towards kids but we couldn't resist to see what they were going to have there. The only cool thing for us adults were the life-size Lightning McQueen and Jackson Storm. Unfortunately, Cruz Ramirez was not there.

Nintendo Summer of Play Tour 2017

Nintendo Summer of Play 2017 will be making stops across the USA. The only Northern California stop was at the Alameda County Fair during the first 3 days of the fair which is located in Pleasanton, CA. We waited in line for about 30-40 minutes since they didn't open until Noon and the Fair opened at 11am. Luckily, it was still early in the day so the heat was still bearable. There was a huge heatwave that last almost 2 weeks or so.

Funko's "Get Animated" Pop-Up Shop Exclusives Part 2

Funko also announced Part 2 of their Exclusives for their "Get Animated" Pop-Up Shop during SDCC. We noticed some new items such as the POP! Soda and the Boxed POP! Tees! Lots of WB Characters that have never been made before and of course some favorites in new colors.

La La La-La La La Smurfs POP!s are Coming Soon!

Funko announced that they will be releasing Smurf POP Figures this summer! They'll be releasing Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy Smurf, Astro/Dreamy Smurf, Purple Smurf and Gargamel with Azrael. You can pre-order these from your friends at Entertainment Earth for $10.99 each.

Super7 x Iron Maiden Pop Up Shop Starts This Saturday!

Just a reminder that Super's Iron Maiden Pop-up shop starts this Saturday, July 1st at their San Francisco Location. The Store hours are 12pm - 7pm. They will be close on July 4th as it is a Holiday.

Funko Announces HBO's Westworld and Game of Thrones SDCC Exclusives

Funko announced Wave 10: HBO Westworld & Game of Thrones SDCC 2017 Exclusives. From Westworld, there will be a POP! Musashi and POP! Young Ford (Robotic Dr. Ford Host). The Game of Thrones exclusives are POP! The Mountain (armored) and a Dorbz Tormund and Brienne 2-pack (Toy Tokyo).