What is a grail? If you google ‘define: grail’, the first response is “the object of any prolonged endeavor”.

I think that is probably the best description of what a grail is when it comes to its use in our geek dialect. In pursuing our individual interests, many of us have become collectors. Be it collectors of toys, games, books, comics, consoles, achievements or random paraphernalia for a particular area of interest. We acquire objects or milestones that are significant to us. For that very reason, G is for Grails.

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Happy Friday! If you’re in the mid-Atlantic area of the US, this might be the first day you’ve been able to leave the house in a week. So, enjoy that with a fun filled podcast that celebrates our cabin fever!

Direct Link: Cool Beans 02/12 ep 002: Snow Blowers

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Shocker Toys sent out a press release introducing a new offering called Mallows. The marshmellow themed line seems to be a cross between Hasbro’s vinyl-like Mighty Muggs offering and some of the posability and customizability of Stickfas. They intend to include multiple licenses into the line including My Pet Monster, MadBalls, Sushi Pack, Dragonball Z and Indie Spotlight. Blank Mallows will be offered as well. MSRP is looking to be around US$10.95 to US$11.95.

I know there are some My Pet Monster fans on here and I was a big fan of the Phantom in its Phantom 2040 iteration. It will be interesting how this turns out with the wide array of licenses being applied.

You can see the press release and color flyer after the break.
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The latest issue of Toyfare, 152, came out yesterday with lots of teasers and announcements as a precursor to this weekend’s New York Toy Fair. Word is racing across the internet that among the announcements was a MOTUC vs DCUC Comic 2-pack exclusive to Toys ‘R Us. The pack will reportedly come with DC Comics Presents #47 where Superman was pitted against the most powerful man in the universe. Pictures of prototypes for a (DC) comic accurate He-Man were leaked on ebay holding the mystery sword and shield accessories shown at the Gallery 88 art show. I’ve included the prototype photos below. The Superman to be included has been said will be the same as that included in the Gotham 5-pack

This is huge news because it will mean the first time any MOTUC figure will be released at retail. This 2-pack is supposedly the first of several. It would appear that there will be a Skeletor 2-pack, but not with whom he might come. Lets hope drums up more interest in He-Man and MOTUC so Mattel will increase their production numbers more and get these figures out to fans that want to buy them but refuse to get in line for Mattel’s shady subscription service.

     

Our first in a series of Mass Effect 2 reviews: we take a look at how to import your Mass Effect 1 characters into the sequel, what bits of continuity to expect, and what to watch out for when playing the game.

(See more Mass Effect 2 videos after the jump!)

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Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.

Remember when cartoons used to be good? Back in the days between the original Power Rangers and whatever the hell umteenth spin-off they have run most recently, cartoons used to be well thought-out and fun for kids, while often having some aspects sprinkled about them that were meant for adult humor or reference. This meant kids and parents both could appreciate cartoons without realizing it. Warner Bros. was infamous for this practice, going as far back as the old Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck cartoons for the 60’s and 70’s. Fun campy cartoons that entertained the crap out of us as youngin’s, that have managed to have little surprises in store for us as we’ve grown up and notice subtle little quips that we’d obviously missed or not gotten when we were kids. As WB carried on, this habit did not waver. Enter Freakazoid!
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In a week with scheduling problems and technical difficulties, the last thing we wanted to do was let you down with out something to listen to.

So we did some crate digging and put together a synthesizer powered podcast of 15 songs to get your weekend off right.

EDIT: This podcast is no longer available via our home page.

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It’s not easy being green in the entertainment industry, yet suddenly everyone is trying it. We talk about how video game sequels are superior to other kinds of sequels, specifically the sequel-du-jour Mass Effect 2

Direct Link: Powetcast Episode 27: Red-Green Herring

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