Game On At McFarlane As They Announce Multiple New Licenses

Our good friends at McFarlane Toys are certainly having a good week, with the announcement of two brand new licensing deals for two of the biggest video games currently on the market!

Starting this fall McFarlane Toys will be producing new construction sets based on the award winning retro-modern sidescroller video game ‘Cuphead’! The game itself is made using high quality hand drawn animation and is heavily stylized; inspired by classic cartoons from the 1930s. Each of these new construction sets is planned to stay true to the stylized nature of the game by bringing Cuphead, Mugman, and even the villainous Devil himself to the forefront and recreate memorable sequences from the game.

Also launching this fall is an all-new set of premium collectibles based on the massively popular online shooter game ‘Fortnite’! McFarlane Toys is planning a whole line of ‘Fortnite’ products including 7″ scale premium collectible figures, related high-end accessories, and resin statues. Fortnite itself is an action-building game that allows you to team up with friends for a co-op campaign or to drop directly into a gargantuan 100-player PVP battle to save the world from a horde of monsters! The game itself is even free to download on PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, and (soon) Android!

Hopefully, we will get some more insight into what some of these new figures and collectibles will look like after not too long! In the meantime, it looks like this fall is going to be a busy time for McFarlane collectors and gamers alike!

 

NECA Goes Old School In A Big Way

 

While the team at MEGO is finally coming back, the team at NECA has been doing their best to fill 8″ retro figure collector’s needs in the interim over the last few years! This year at San Diego Comic Con 2018, NECA announced a number of new figures and licenses for their 8″ retro-style figure that we don’t think anyone ever saw coming including ‘Ace Ventura’, ‘The Karate Kid’, and ‘The Golden Girls’! Full details are a bit scarce for now but you can check out the official release information for all three from NECA below!

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective – 8″ Clothed Action Figure – Ace Ventura

From the 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, this clothed action figure is based on Jim Carrey’s hilarious performance as Miami’s best/only pet detective.

Ace stands 8” tall and is fully articulated. He comes with plenty of accessories, too: swappable heads, monkey, parrot, dove and more!

Window box packaging.

The Karate Kid – 8″ Clothed Action Figures – Assortment

From The Karate Kid, the iconic ‘80s film that sent a generation of kids rushing to enroll in karate classes!

These clothed action figures include Daniel, Mr. Miyagi, and Johnny in his skeleton costume. Daniel comes with bonsai tree, Japanese sanders, alternate hand holding chopsticks, bottle of car wax and buffer accessories. Mr. Miyagi comes with bonsai tree and alternate hand holding chopsticks. Skeleton Johnny comes with a Walkman accessory. Each fully articulated figure stands approximately 8” tall and features an authorized likeness.

Window box packaging.

The Golden Girls – 8″ Clothed Action Figures – Assortment

From the classic TV comedy series that even today continues to inspire those who cherish friendship, rattan furniture and cheesecake, The Golden Girls take action figure form!

Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sofia are dressed in fabric clothing that’s perfect for an afternoon on the lanai and feature authorized likenesses. Each fully articulated figure stands approximately 8” tall.

Window box packaging.