This year I wanted to wait until each of the figures in this year’s set had been revealed to do this post. The last figure has finally been unveiled, so here are your Botcon 2010 Convention Exclusives!

All pictures and descriptions can be found after the jump.
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Ok, Sonic fans, this isn’t the news you were hoping to hear, but Sega has announced that Sonic 4 Episode 1 has been delayed from its previous summer 2010 release to ‘late 2010’. The reason given was basically to give the development team more time to tweak and fine tune the game. Also announced were the additions of the iPhone and iPod Touch to the list of platform options available for this game.

Not much more was given in terms of details for this announcement. Fortunately, Sonic fans are no strangers to waiting for good games.

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If you go to Google.com today, you’ll be met with a Google Doodle that celebrates the 30th Anniversary of Pac-Man, a classic game very near and dear to all our hearts. Thats not the kicker though. The kicker is that it is PLAYABLE. Hit the ‘Insert Coin’ button to play. Hit the button a second time for CO-OP! Single player uses the arrow keys. Multi-player adds the WASD keys. Enjoy!

If you’ve been following my twitter feed, @powettoys, you’ll know I’ve been pretty excited about this announcement. The A-Team is getting a toy line for the forthcoming movie courtesy of Jazwares. Jazwares is known for their Sonic the Hedgehog figures and Ben10 action figure line among other things.

It appears a 3 3/4 inch line is one its way featuring each of the four main characters; Hannibal, Face, Murdock and BA Baracus, in addition to CIA Agent Lynch. Each figure will retail for about US$6.99.

   

A 12 inch line is also in the works with Hannibal and BA as the first two offerings featuring electronics. These will retail for about US$19.99 and feature next to no articulation as far as I can tell from the pictures.

Lastly and most importantly is the van. The van will be available in scale for the 3 3/4 inch line and will retail for about US$29.99. It will also feature electronics of some sort.

I can already see the awesome cross-line dioramas featuring these figures. A-Team vs The Dreadnoks. A-Team take on The Empire. Yes, I will definitely be adding these to my collection.

You can see more images and the full press release after the jump.
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Yesterday, an announcement was made that Warner Bros. has awarded Icon Heroes the license for a 6 inch and under static action figure line. This is basically along the same lines as the Masters of the Universe 6 inch staction line of mini-statues. From what I understand, Icon Heroes was actually fishing for the action figure license, but this was the best they could get. The rights owners are apparently not looking for an action figure line at this time.

Key part of the press release:

Under the terms of the new agreement, Icon Heroes will manufacture 6-inch and under scale statues, vehicle replicas, environments and dioramas all inspired by Thundercats. The statues will be branded as “Staction Figures” (Static Action Figures) and will be non-articulated standing atop a highly detailed environment base.

Each Staction Figure is scaled such that they can be displayed individually or alongside other 6-inch action figures and statues. The first Staction Figures scheduled for release are Lion-O, Jackal Man, and Jaga. Other products to be released include the Thunderclaw, Cat’s Lair, and many more.

A curious starting line-up, but highly anticipated none-the-less. I’m sure many collectors will breathe a sigh of relief once a Berbil Bill staction is announced. I’ll be looking forward to Pumyra and the Thundertank, myself.

Full press release after the jump. Let us know what characters you are looking forward to!
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It hasn’t been announced officially yet, but if you click on the ‘Registration coming soon’ button, you can register for Botcon 2010 in Orlando, Florida.

[UPDATE: Its Official!]

This is your monthly reminder, friends and readers! Today at Noon Eastern, the products available for the month of May will go on sale. This month includes Space Mutant Optikk, Giant Tytus and Reissue Mer-man from the MOTUC line. Also available will be Walter Peck with Containment Unit, Retro-Action Green Arrow, and Dark Knight Two-Face. Pictures are after the jump. Good luck!
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