The Battlestar Gallactica merchandise is finally starting to make its way to the consumers. Figures.com is reporting that Majestic Studios will be releasing the first two figures in a series. This first wave will include Captain Lee Adama aka Apollo and the Cylon Centurion. They will make their debut at the San Diego Comic Con and will make their way to stores shortly thereafter. Apollo will stand 12 inches tall while the Centurion will be 13 1/2 inches tall to keep in scale.

Apollo will be sporting his flight fatigues including helmet and interchangeable hands (one set with gloves on) and a blaster. Creative packaging is said to be happening in addition to the decision for the next figure being decided based on fan response. It will either be the sultry Number Six or Number 8 aka Boomer.

An announcement about a San Diego Comic Con exlusive is also said to be coming soon.

Our very own Rabban, has reported a sighting of the Battlestar Gallactica Titanium Series ships, the Cylon Raider and the Viper Mk VII. He spotted them at his local Wal-Mart, so if your a Battlestar Gallactica fan be on the lookout for these.

We previously reported a release date of June 2006 in the press release.

Hasbro is expanding the Titanium line to not only include Star Wars and Transformers, but also the wildly popular Battlestar Galactica sci-fi mythos.

According to this February press release vehicles and figures will be available from both the new and old series. From the release:

Throughout the year, the TITANIUM SERIES universe will continue to expand with the addition of vehicles and figures from TRANSFORMERS and Battlestar Galactica: The expansions will feature the following:

• TITANIUM SERIES die-cast collectibles, to be introduced in July 2006, will include a variety of unique 3” robots as well as fully changeable 6” robots. Each one comes with a display base.
• The TITANIUM SERIES Battlestar Galactica line will be available in June 2006 and will include 3” vehicles and 3.75” figures from both the classic and new TV series.

The TITANIUM SERIES Collection vehicles and figures will be available at toy stores and mass merchandise outlets nationwide. Suggested retail price for the collection: 3” vehicles and robots: $4.99; 3.75” figures and 6” robots: $15.99; and ultra vehicles: $19.99. Recommended for children ages 4 and up.

BigBadToyStore.com has these items available for pre-order with pictures of what the vehicles will look like. The current assortment includes the Colonial Viper, the Cylon Raider, and the Battlestar Galactica.

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Deus Ex Mankind Divided released two weeks ago to critical reception. It’s just one of the many hits that will be arriving throughout the ending months of the year.

This year already saw a series of excellent titles. Hits such as Doom, XCom 2, and Overwatch have graced our consoles and PCS, and even more hits are yet to come now that we’re in the last 4 months of the year. We’re quickly approaching the holiday season, and these are just ten games that will no doubt end up on many a gamer’s Christmas List and Black Friday Shopping cart. Check out our list after the jump, in no particular order.
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Space Rangers HD is a remake of Space Rangers 2 with tons of new content. Space Rangers 2 was already one of the deepest space sims available, now there is even more meat. Developed by SNK Games (not to be confused with SNK Playmore, makers of King of Fighters), Space Rangers allows players to intervene in a three way war between the galactic authorities, space pirates, and a race a alien beings called the dominators. Of course how you choose to go about your business is up to you. You can ally with one faction, engage in economics,or simply become a pirate and attack ships for their valuables. There are several different play modes, from spaceship battles, to text-adventures, and even a RTS mode where you can construct your own robot troops. Space Ranger’s randomness will ensure that no two playthroughs will ever be the same. Although there are some interface issues and translation errors, Space Rangers is sci-fi nirvana that grants players an unlimited amount of freedom. By the way, be back here this weekend for A Midsummer’s beatdown, where we take a look at some of the most adequate and some of the worst in fighting games.

EA Held its press conference yesterday. They didn’t have much in the way of surprises, there was a few new looks at this year’s FIFA, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 1. As for Mass Effect, we didn’t see much, but it hinted at the story being about finding a new home for humanity. Another trailer for Battlefield 1 was shown, and we saw more of its melee-combat. With black and female protagonists, biplane battles, and melee combat, Battlefield I looks to give players a whole new look at WWI. FIFA 17 was the most intriguing title of the bunch. Not only will the game be powered by DICE’s Frostbite Engine, but the game will feature a storymode, in which you play as an up and coming kicker named Alex Hunter (the guy you see above) and take him to the top of the Primer League. Titanfall 2 looks to improve on its predecessor in every way, and will even include a single-player campaign mode this time! Finally, EA gave us a look at what it’s planning with the Star Wars franchise. Along with a new Battlefront for 2017 developed in cooperation with Motive (the new company formed by Assassin’s Creed’s Jade Redmond), Visceral and Respawn are also working on new Star Wars titles that will be released throughout the next couple of years. Check out the trailers below.
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IGN had a slick new trailer for Platinum Games’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan. The trailer showed off lots of boss battles including peaks at Bebop, Rocksteady, Slash, Karai, Shredder and even Krang! The end of the trailer also gave us a release date of May 24th, 2016. Thats just a few short months away.

The game will be available on PS3, PS4, XBox 360, XBox One and PC.