Toy of the Day #100- Toys of the Past

LeVar Burton is bringing back one of the best shows for kids through Kickstarter. Reading Rainbow is coming back for a whole new generation of kids!

Comic Con is just around the corner, and that means it’s almost time for Mattel to re-up on their drive to make Club Eternia 2015 a reality. But we’re skipping ahead, with some questions about the longer-term future of the toy line.  Read on for the latest Mattel answers!

After numerous delays, Watch Dogs has finally landed, bolstered by the hype machine and promising a thoroughly original experience.  While there are often moments of brilliance, however, the game ultimately struggles to live up to the lofty expectations that it set.

Publisher Bethesda has just announced an upcoming title, Battlecry, developed by their Austin-based studio of the same name.  A class-based, team versus team, 32-player action title, Battlecry’s aesthetic and design make it comparable to a third-person Team Fortress 2…only without the guns.

Set in an alternate-history timeline in which Germany not only wins World War II, but goes on to systematically conquer the entire world, longtime series protagonist BJ Blaskowicz has his work cut out for him in Wolfenstein: The New Order.  Far outshining previous attempts to modernize the franchise, developer MachineGames absolutely knocked it out of…

Phoenix Online Publishing has just released their new archaeological thriller, Lost Civilization, for iOS devices, challenging players of all skill levels to set off on an adventure that takes them to all corners of the globe, solving interactive puzzles and searching for clues that will lead to the discovery of a lifetime.

My Colonial Marines army is starting to come together– here’s Private Crowe and Corporal Dietrich.

Like, seriously, we spent this entire round grilling Matty about the new Comic Con exclusive Hordak repaint.

Marvel’s Peggy Carter is coming to ABC next season, and I’m both really excited and really nervous.

The Valiant Universe RPG, published by Catalyst Game Labs and set for release on July 5th, is a role-playing experience set in the Valiant comic book universe with pre-constructed scenarios based on established story arcs.  Leading up to its launch, Catalyst has announced its Digital Initiative – a digital-first rollout featuring quick-start rules and select…

Like, literally, this will be a BIG exclusive.

Newly updated as a universal app on iOS, TownCraft is the first effort from Australian developer Flat Earth Games.  Taking cues from titles such as Animal Crossing and MineCraft, it drops players into an expansive landscape with their only guides being a simple objective and a lot of creativity. 

Did May the 4th get you amped up for Star Wars?  Let JJ Abrams take your excitement down a notch.

Spend May the 4th getting to know the people that have suddenly made Star Wars Episode VII so exciting.

Mattel is back with another round of answers.  It’s never too early to get into gear for Comic Con, and Mattel is getting the ball rolling.  Plus, we have answers on 200X Masters variants and more.  Get the latest here!