Premier Pop C Pop Culture News – Movies, Comics, Television, Books, Toys, Games, and More Casting a spotlight on the pop cultural status and ever-increasing appeal of anime, Funimation today released details on its major licensing push to aggressively address consumer demand for anime-related merchandise. To support these efforts, Funimation will be exhibiting at this year’s Licensing Expo 2018 (Booth #U252) and will showcase ten …
Read More »Toys “R” Us To Wind Down U.S. Business
Toys”R”Us, Inc. announced that it has filed a motion seeking Bankruptcy Court approval to begin the process of conducting an orderly wind-down of its U.S. business and liquidation of inventory in all 735 of the Company’s U.S. stores, including stores in Puerto Rico. Toys”R”Us will provide more details about the …
Read More »McFarlane Toys Teaming With Call Of Duty To Create Collectible Figures
McFarlane Toys will bring a line of collectible figures based on the blockbuster video game franchise played by millions worldwide, Call of Duty. The first wave of hyper-realistic Call of Duty collectible figures will include fully articulated, fan favorite characters, including the iconic John “Soap” MacTavish and Simon “Ghost” Riley …
Read More »McFarlane Toys Welcomes TinyBuild To The Neighborhood
There’s no sneaking around the newly announced partnership between McFarlane Toys and tinyBuild to create action figures and construction sets of the hit video game “Hello Neighbor” that will be available at retailers this fall. The amazing new video game Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into …
Read More »USAopoly Announces ‘A Wrinkle In Time: A Daring Adventure Game’
USAopoly announced that it will be bringing board game fans a unique and educational way to experience a timeless classic with the Disney A Wrinkle in Time: A Daring Adventure Game, inspired by the upcoming live action fantasy film. Players take on roles as the story’s main characters Meg, Charles …
Read More »The Mansky Caper Is An Offer You Can’t De-Fuse
Calliope Games announces that The Mansky Caper will release in Q2 of 2018. This Prohibition-era heist game, designed by Ken Franklin, offers a thrilling, press-your-luck adventure that is easy to teach and plays in under an hour. Featuring immersive art, pre-built three-dimensional components, and amazingly interactive game play, The Mansky Caper will …
Read More »The LEGO Group Celebrates 60 Years Of LEGO Bricks And Endless Creativity
On January 28, the LEGO Group celebrates the 60thanniversary of the iconic LEGO brick that has built children’s imaginations to life since its introduction January 28, 1958. To celebrate its milestone, the company is surprising New Yorkers with a larger-than-life LEGO brick model installation in the city’s Flatiron District, the …
Read More »University Games’ Web Sensation Now Available In Stores
There’s a new thief on the planet – Jefferson Sancarlos. He and his gang of B.I.L.E. (Boys and girls involved in Lewd Enterprises) Henchmen are stealing every romantic and symbolic landmark, building, and natural resource they can grab. The only way to stop Sancarlos and his crew is to get …
Read More »Sequart Releases Book on Planet of the Apes
With those horrified words, Charlton Heston’s Colonel George Taylor summed up exactly what viewers were thinking in 1968 the first time they saw Planet of the Apes in theaters. Loincloth-clad humans reduced to mute savages, living in cages or in the wild? Xenophobic orangutans, militaristic gorillas, and curious chimpanzees with a rigid …
Read More »McFarlane Toys Unveils Steven Universe Construction Sets
New McFarlane Construction Sets based off Steven Universe, a hit TV series created by Emmy-nominated writer, storyboard artist, and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Sugar. Steven Universe is the coming-of-age story of a boy named Steven Universe and the “Crystal Gems”, a team of magical alien guardians who protect …
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