There was a table in the Botcon dealer room, to which, I kept going back. They had very reasonable prices on domestic hasbro releases and some third party items that were not outrageous. One of the third party items I kept eyeing were a couple recently released headmaster figures in the likeness of Soundwave and Optimus Prime. Not only did these figures become heads for headmaster-compatible figures, but they also had an alternate mode.

Robot mode. Alternate Mode. Headmaster Mode. But wait, there is more! These figures come with a small plate that allows one to form the head of the other figure’s robot mode. Its a pretty crazy and neat concept, but does it work well?

Read on to find out!
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The Hub posted a sneak peak at the design of a brand new billboard they are putting up in the LA area to promote everypony’s favorite show, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Click the image above for a larger version!

Tomorrow we’re unveiling a brand new My Little Pony Friendship is Magic billboard in Los Angeles! Get a sneak peek now and if you live in L.A. and spot the billboard, be sure to snap a pic! 🙂

High Moon Studios has responded to feedback from fans of their wildly popular hit from last summer, Transformers: War for Cybertron. As of Monday night (that’s tonight folks!), fans will now be able to earn XP points 5 times faster than normal going forward. This is a permanent change.

The posted the above image on twitter and facebook with the following message:

News for War for Cybertron players. In response to strong feedback from you our loyal players, starting Monday we will be changing the multi-player XP settings to earn 5 times faster than normal – forever! This effects War for Cybertron only on Xbox 360, PS3, & PC. New players this is a great chance to get in and level FAST! The change takes place Monday.

We actually spoke to some reps from High Moon Studios at Botcon 2011 and bounced some ideas off them.

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Legendary comic book artist Gene Colan passed away last night at the age of 84. He is best know for his work at Marvel on Daredevil, Howard the Duck, and Tomb of Dracula. Just last year Colan won the Eisner Award for Best Single Issue in 2010 for his work on Captain American #601.

Our condolences to his friends and family. Let us know your favorite work or memories of Colan in the comments.

Team Fortress 2, Valve Software’s Pixar-like multiplayer shooter, is now free to play. The game will be supported entirely by microtransactions such as character customizations.

You can download the game via your Steam client if you didn’t have it already, or visit Teamfortress.com to get set up. The game is available on both PC and Mac OSX with cross platform play.

Should we do a Powet Game Night, or what?

As of today, it is officially Sonic the Hedgehog’s 20th birthday. No longer a speedy teen, Sonic has had his fair share of trials as he’s grown. Since June 23rd, 1991, Sonic has helped catapult Sega into fame, and also helped drag it to its current fate. Despite this, he’s survived it all, and still manages to run his way through the several potholes his franchise has gone through.

With This episode, I go through the past 20 years of Sonic with a little help from a guest. It got to be so big a project, I had to split it into two parts. Here’s Part 1, and be sure to look out for Part 2 coming shortly.

This new trailer for Cap focuses strongly on Steve Rogers pre-transformation. The effects to make Chris Evans not only skinny, but short, are really impressive. He’s almost hobbit sized.

“Forty Six & 2” by Tool is used to great effect. A really amazing tune by an amazing band, the movement of the music kicks in right as Steve is revealed and there are hints of some good fights in the second half of the trailer. And because we need to be beaten over the head with the Marvel cinematic universe, Howard Stark (Tony’s father) is featured and named in this trailer too.

An HD version of the trailer is being hosted by Yahoo.

Why isn’t this movie opening on July 4 for the US Independence day? Will you see it?