Square Enix are world famous for game series like Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts. But in the last few years they have gotten into the high end collectible game with super detailed figures based on their games.

The next toys they’re bringing to market aren’t based on their own games but Microsoft & Bungie’s Halo: Reach. Details like pricing aren’t mentioned, but other 9 inch figures in their Play Arts line tend to go for around $40 in the US.

This is common knowledge at this point, but during one of the panels at SDCC, Joss Whedon was directly asked what his involvement was in the forthcoming Avengers film. His response was, “the Avengers directing job is not an official thing from Marvel but …I’m making it official RIGHT NOW!” So, there ya go. Joss Whedon is directing the Avengers. 20 minutes into the film, it will end prematurely and cause nerdrage throughout the internet causing countless online petitions to be started.

[via Newsarama]

Thanks to bentheo for the tip!

Hasbro continues to show us that Marvel Legends are simply an after-thought now during preview night when they showed us the 3 2-packs we voted on last year. The winners of that poll were Black Widow, Valkyrie and Deadpool. Deadpool will be packaged with Warpath in his current X-Force. There will be a variant pack where Deadpool will be wearing his X-Men costume from Cable and Deadpool. The variant version of Warpath will feature his more traditional costume.

The second 2-pack is Black Widow with Winter Soldier. The variants have Black Widow in a grey outfit with shorter hair, while Winter Soldier has longer hair. The third pack is Valkyrie and yet another Hulk figure. No word if there is a variant pack for those two.

No other Marvel Legends were seen during Preview Night. I will be genuinely surprised and happy if more are revealed over the next few days. These figures should start showing up in October as Toys R Us exclusives

[Image via ToyArk.com]

SuperHeroHype has a great gallery of images from the Wanrer Bros. booth that has lots of props from upcoming movies including the Horcruxes from the final Harry Potter movie. That and THE CORPSE OF ABIN SUR! Yeah, you read that right. Abin-Sur’s corpse is on display in their booth for all to see.

 

Hasbro had lots of new Super Hero Squad assortments on display. I couldn’t really tell you whats new and what isn’t, but some of the multi-packs fascinated me. The one above includes Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Loki, Enchantress, and a Frost Giant! Notables single figures (from the 2-pack assortments) include MODOK, Taskmaster, Spiral, Bucky Cap, Ronan the Accuser and Thanos.

 

A full gallery of Marvel’s display from Preview Night can be found here at TNI where I mirrored some of the images from.

More images and updates for SHS after the jump including the SHIELD Helicarrier!
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Diamond Select Toys has been doing a series of Crocodile Battle Beasts built around the mini-mate body as convention exclusives over the past year, each one sporting different accessories and color scheme. ToyNewsInternational snapped some pics (mirrored below) of what appears to be brand new Battle Beasts. It doesn’t look like these are built on the mini-mate body at all, in fact, I question their articulation. It looks like there is a rhino, octopus, monkey, iguana and a new crocodile.

There is no real indication of size or scale in the pictures, but there is placard stating they will be in stores in 2011 and retail for $14.99. Its not clear if that is individually or sold as a set. For their sake, I hope they are sold as a set because one figure with that amount of articulation for that price is a real tough sale for many collectors. And if I may say so the rhino and octopus are ADORABLE! I think I may have found a replacement line for the discontinued Robot Heroes I was collecting.

Adorable mirrored images after the jump!
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All right, Poweteers! We are about to be deluged with news coming out of SDCC 2010.

We’ll be posting news as we find it.
We know there is going to be a lot, so we are keeping this post stickied and will be updated with links to each news post from the con.

SDCC 2010: Four Horsemen – Symbiotech Pics, New Art Print
SDCC 2010: Spider-man: Shattered Dimensions trailer
SDCC 2010: DST expands Battle Beast line
SDCC 2010: Hasbro Marvel Super Hero Squad
SDCC 2010: Green Lantern’s Abin-Sur corpse on showroom floor
SDCC 2010: Marvel Legends Preview Night
SDCC 2010: DCUO voice cast revealed, Mark Hammil and Kevin Conroy
SDCC 2010: Joss Whedon OFFICIALLY directing Avengers
SDCC 2010: Halo Reach High End Figures From… Square Enix?
SDCC 2010: Transformers Panels come up short
SDCC 2010: Halo Reach Crams FIVE Multiplayer Maps Into One Forge World
SDCC 2010: Mattel’s Ghostbusters display [UPDATED WITH PANEL REVEALS]
SDCC 2010: Stan Lee on the Throne of Asgard
SDCC 2010: MOTU Classics [EXTENSIVELY UPDATED!]
SDCC 2010: DC Universe Online Trailer
SDCC 2010: Star Trek Toys and Replicas
SDCC 2010: Icon Heroes – Thundercats
SDCC 2010: Street Fighter vs Tekken, Tekken vs Street Fighter
SDCC 2010: The Destroyer From Asgard Arrives For Thor
SDCC 2010: Nolan North is Deadpool in Marvel VS Capcom 3
SDCC 2010: The Avengers Animated Series Trailer
SDCC 2010: Avengers Assembled! Full Cast Revealed!
SDCC 2010: Marvel Universe, Legends, Movie figures and more
SDCC 2010: Mattel’s DCUC, DCIH, Green Lantern Classics and more
SDCC 2010: The Walking Dead TV Series
SDCC 2010: Blake Lively’s Sideboob
SDCC 2010: Sucker Punch
SDCC 2010: More info on The Legend of Korra
SDCC 2010: Live Action Blue Beetle Footage
SDCC 2010: Thor Movie Trailer

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