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Weekend Toy Run: Transformers Age of Extinction First Edition Optimus Prime on Amazon

The next installment in the Transformers movie franchise, Age of Extinction, isn’t due to hit theaters until late in June. The normal shelf date for movie toys is usually 3 months in advance of the opening. However, since the movie got a teaser spot in the Big (maybe not so fitting a descriptor this year) Game, Hasbro has jumped on board with something novel. Teaming up with Amazon, they launched the Transformers HQ on Amazon immediately following the airing of the teaser, and are offering up the first edition Transformers: Age of Extinction Optimus Prime.

That’s two Transformers exclusives with two different retailers launched on 2/2 – the first we covered was the Year of the Horse Starscream that’s exclusive to TRU. I checked the Toys R Us website for Starscream – the exclusive isn’t available online yet, but you might want to keep checking.

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Hasbro Transformers Starscream – Year of the Horse Toys R Us Exclusive

Our good pal trs sent us a couple of pics of the Year of the Horse Platinum Edition Starscream. It’s exclusive to Toys R Us, and should hit shelves with a $109.99 price tag. The official shelf date is February 2nd, but you might see them out early – after all, today is the Lunar New Year, which kicks off the start of the Year of the Horse. (You could also ask a stock person to check in the back for you.)

In the meantime… 恭禧發財 / Kung Hei Fat Choi (Cantonese) / Gong Xi Fa Cai (Mandarin) – Happy New Year!

Four Horsemen Announce Delay to Kickstarter Gothitropolis Ravens – But Looks to be Worth It

We’d heard from the Four Horsemen that there were some issues with the sizing of the Gothitropolis Ravens and were expecting some delays to come from that. They’ve just announced that they expect it to be about a 2 month delay. Originally targeted at March, this would mean May at the soonest.

I continue to be very bullish on this project – the 4H have always striven to deliver quality products, and when they’ve had missteps they’ve corrected them. While I’d love to have my ravens now, I’m happy to wait for them to get it right. They’ve shared a ton of pics – it looks like they’re making great progress.

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Weekend Toy Run: Exclusive Marvel Universe X-Men Collector Pack at ToysRUs.com

Toys R Us is running a special promotion – take an extra 20% off of items already on clearance. There’s 151 action figure items that qualify, including this exclusive Marvel Universe X-Factor 6-pack – for just $27.98 when you include the extra discount. The regular price is $44.99.

Unlike the Marvel Legends X-Men set coming out next month (also exclusive to Toys R Us), this set excludes Beast – but it does come with two villains that were created in the X-Factor comic – Mr. Sinister and Apocalypse.

A powerful group of X-MEN goes undercover to form a new team. Posing as humans, they will hunt down mutants, not to do them harm, but to secretly ensure their survival. These courageous heroes are known as: X-Factor!

With CYCLOPS as their fearless X-Factor leader, JEAN GREY as their telekinetic mind reader, ANGEL as the vigilant winged warrior and ICEMAN as the ice-wielding controller of cold, the X-Factor team seems to be ready for almost anything. But are they ready to take on the immortal APOCALYPSE and the devious MR. SINISTER villains? Only you can tell!

via Exclusive San Diego Comic Con 2012 X-Men Collector Pack – Hasbro – Toys “R” Us.

Hot Toys Announces Loki from Thor: The Dark World

Hot Toys announced Thor from the Dark World and an exclusive light armor version two and a half months ago, and it was a bit of a surprise not to have his brother Loki alongside him. Hot Toys has rectified that with this announcement. I hope they continue to work on the likeness of Tom Hiddleston – something seems a bit off in these shots. The Avengers Loki release just seems to capture him better.

I haven’t seen the pre-order yet, but I’d check Sideshow Collectibles for the Hot Toys Loki since they will likely get the exclusive version that includes the Aether accessory.

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