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GI Joe no more

Posted on March 15, 2016 by OAFE

Well that was a hyperbolic headline, wasn't it? The actual story is merely that, as suspected, the end of Fun Publications being in charge of the GI Joe Collectors' Club appears to mean the end of the Club as a … Continue reading →

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About Walking Dead Mystery Minis

Posted on November 3, 2015 by yo go re

The past few years during Horror Month, all our Minimate Mini-Reviews were Walking Dead-themed. Apparently you liked that, because when this year's didn't follow the same scheme, we got questions about why. Well, it's complicated. Because starting with Series 4, … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: What (was) UNIT:E?

Posted on October 27, 2015 by OAFE

Remember when we told you about UNIT:E, the mystery project that Hasbro was working on? Well, we finally know more about it, but don't get your hopes up. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Soon Forget: ROM Spaceknight Transformers theme on traditional … Continue reading →

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Lego Dimensions gets a little underhanded

Posted on September 27, 2015 by OAFE

You're familiar with the new Lego Dimensions game, yes? The one with all the cool properties, that works like Skylanders or Amiibos or Disney Infinity? Of course you are! You're probably drooling over the thought of Doctor Who and Portal … Continue reading →

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GI Joe "creator" seeks to regain control of the brand

Posted on September 18, 2015 by OAFE

According to The Hollywood Reporter, a man is claiming to have created GI Joe, and is trying to regain ownership from Hasbro. There isn't much to worry about, honestly. 82-year-old Stanley Weston "created the original idea of manufacturing and selling … Continue reading →

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Mythic Legions preorder

Posted on April 28, 2015 by OAFE

A lot of toy fans were upset that they missed out on the Four Horsemen's Gothitropolis ravens. So this time, we're making sure that you know you have a chance to get the Mythic Legions starting this Friday. This Friday … Continue reading →

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Take Your Action Figure to Work Day

Posted on March 3, 2015 by OAFE

Yes, apparently Take Your Action Figure to Work Day is a real thing, and it's happening this Friday, March 6. The idea is simple. All you have to do is: own an action figure have a job on Friday, take … Continue reading →

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Are you a member of the Rewards R Us program?

Posted on March 1, 2015 by OAFE

If so, you'd better change your passwords, because Toys R Us had a data breach: Toys''R''Us has many layers of account security in place to keep your Rewards''R''Us balance and other profile information safe. Recently, we identified an attempt to … Continue reading →

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ToyBacker - a crowdfunding site specifically for toys

Posted on February 6, 2015 by OAFE

A press release: With the increasingly competitive landscape of the toy development and retail industries, crowd funding has emerged as a gateway for toy innovators to display and gather support for ideas that may have been passed up by large … Continue reading →

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Mythic Legions changing scales

Posted on February 3, 2015 by OAFE

Until now, we haven't paid much attention to the Four Horsemen's Mythic Legions line. They looked awesome (because of course they did), but they were only going to be done in 4" scale, not 6", making them easy to ignore. … Continue reading →

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