Archive for the 'Games' Category

Here comes the 2009 San Diego Comic Con!!!

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

It’s that time of year again- Time for millions of geeks the world over to be seething with jealousy at the lucky people going along to the legendary San Diego Comic Con. This year looks set to be just as cool as the 2008 extravaganza, and we’re keeping ‘em peeled for the coolest movie collectibles [...]

Resident Evil 5 action figures – wave 1 in stock now!

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

The first set of action figures from the latest installment of the legendary Resident Evil video games is now in stock! Three figures have arrived in the first wave, and in keeping with previous figures in the Resident Evil line, they are pretty damn cool. The three figures in this first batch are Sheva [...]

STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN LI – Not Looking Promising

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Okay, the trailer for Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li has been around for a while, and the movie opens in the US this week I believe, but the more I see of the film, the less I like it. It’s getting hard to be enthusiastic about a video games movie that doesn’t resemble [...]

HALO: More merchandise coming from McFarlane this year!

Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

The highly respected McFarlane Toys will be unleashing many more Halo figures this year, which is great news for fans of the all-action video games phenomenon. There are more regular action figures, more box sets, more helmets and a brand new ‘Stylized’ range. Let’s take a look at the merchandise to come…
July 2009 will see [...]

What have been 2008’s most wanted Action Figures?

Monday, December 15th, 2008

That time of year where we take a look back at the big names is here again. It has been quite a year on the action figures and memorabilia front, with all manner of media tie in items coming onto the market from movies, comics, TV shows and games. The area that has seen by [...]

HALO 3 RED SPARTAN STATUE NOW IN STOCK

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

The Red Spartan ARTFX statue is now in stock! Taken from the smash hit X-Box 360 game Halo 3. Boasting a fantastic sculpt and paint job, the Red Spartan looks incredible on his sculpted display base, which features a portion of his bubble shield as it dissipates, just like in the game!
The Spartan holds two [...]

MOVIE, TV AND GAMES COLLECTIBLES COMING SOON: TRANSFORMERS, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, HALO 3

Monday, October 6th, 2008

TRANSFORMERS: GALVATRON BUST
Diamond Select and Art Asylum will be release an awesome new bust of Galvatron as he appeared in the original animated Transformers movie. Sculpted in sturdy resin and limited to 1,000 pieces, the Galvatron bust will feature a numbered base, certificate of authenticy and numbered box. The bust will be available in January [...]

Life in the Geek Lane: The Dork Knights Return!

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Well, there’s been some changes in store of late, and its been a while since we last spoke on a personal level, geek to geek, so lets check out what has been happening here in the real-world counterpart of Starstore.com, namely The Last Picture Show, here in the Meadowhall centre in Sheffield.
We now have a [...]

GEARS OF WAR FILM- FINALLY SOME CONFIRMATION!

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

The highly anticipated feature film adaptation of the Xbox 360 hit video game GEARS OF WAR finally came a step closer to becoming a reality recently. It has now been confirmed that Len Wiseman will direct the movie, and work is expected to start soon on getting the production underway. Now to be scripted by [...]

FINAL FANTASY: NEW CLOUD STRIFE BOX SET AVAILABLE NOW!

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Our resident Final Fantasy addict, Rich, is here with the lowdown on the new Cloud Strife box set. Take it away…
With the original series of Final Fantasy VII play arts action figures still flying hot off the shelves, this week saw a new release in the form of the Cloud Strife & Hardy Daytona box [...]