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Hasbro Mania Toy Photo Contest WINNER
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(March 15, 2010)
All right Maniacs, last week Hasbro graciously supplied Mania with an allotment of Star Wars and Marvel toys to give away. The contest was easy, just take your favorite Marvel and Star Wars toys and place them in a scenario, situation or battle.
Top 6 Clash of the Titans Toys
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(March 12, 2010)
Usually this type of Toy Maniac column falls the week of or the week before the new release tie-in comes out. After witnessing Alice in Wonderland’s makeshift 3D effects and knowing that the new Clash of Titans (2010) is being forced into the 3D format I
God of War III Reviewed
by Sam Bishop, Critic
(March 09, 2010)
Kratos' journey is at an end. The climactic final chapter of the God of War series had finally reached its climax, bolstered by the power of the PlayStation 3 and given a fittingly epic endcap. Riding a Titan already as big as a small mountain up Mt. Olymp
Hasbro Mania Toy Photo Contest
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(March 07, 2010)
All right Maniacs, it is contest time again. Hasbro has graciously supplied Mania with an allotment of Star Wars and Marvel toys to give away. To get to the point our Toy Maniac, Robert Trate, will be deciding who gets what.
MOTU Classic: Trap Jaw Review
by Robert T. Trate, Critic
(March 05, 2010)
In October of last year I took the plunge and bought my first Masters of the Universe Classic figure from MattyCollector. The figure that brought me to collect yet another toy line was Zodak, a personal favorite of mine.
Cat Girl Alliance PC Game Review
by Kelly Edgecomb
(March 02, 2010)
A variety of fetishes and enthusiastic consent make this one after-class sex club you'd want to join!
God of War III Preview
by Sam Bishop, Contributor
(March 01, 2010)
Kratos' epic trilogy is finally about to come to an end. But before the final chapter can be told, TotalPlayStation has to prep you on the latest changes to the game's engine since its last public showing at E3 nine months ago, and reveals exactly how the
15 Reasons Why March Will Be Epic for Games
by Briana Lawrence, Writer
(March 01, 2010)
Suddenly we’vebeen bombarded with Bioshock 2 and hellish infernos while we were still trying to figure out how to have all of our crew members survive in Mass Effect. And then there was Mass Effect, and all were satisfied with gaming and were ready for s
First Look: Transformers: War for Cybertron
by Robert T. Trate, Contributor
(February 28, 2010)
A first look gameplay trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron has finally arrived. Check it out and prepare yourself for the mess that will be Cybertron if left to Megatron’s devices. Transformers: War for Cybertron features two distinct storylines:
Top 10 Must Have Toys from Toy Fair 2010
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 26, 2010)
So last week your Toy Maniac brought you all the latest from Toy Fair. Many of the companies present stated that even more toys will be revealed at the San Diego Comic Con. I for one will be in attendance and look forward to see you all there as well.
Dante's Inferno: Divine Edition Game Review
by Tim Janson, Writer
(February 25, 2010)
Electronic Arts, strongly inspired by God of War. You play Dante, a Templar Knight, returning home from the Crusades only to find his beloved Beatrice murdered and her soul dragged down to Hell by Lucifer. Dante will have to fight his way through the nine
Toy Fair 2010: Mattel MOTU and DC Universe
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 19, 2010)
Last year at Comic Con I was literally blown away by the sheer magnitude of Mattel toys. Long had I thought of them as nothing but Hot Wheels, Barbies and those guys that used to make He-Man figures. As I stood in line for over an hour for a Mattel SDCC ex
HEAVY RAIN Game Demo
by Briana Lawrence, Writer
(February 18, 2010)
This is one of those games that everyone seems to be interested in, yet no one really knows how to explain the game itself. After going to a preview event hosted at one of the GameStops in our area, and after downloading the demo, we only have one thing t
Cat Girl Alliance Lands in America
by Chris Beveridge
(February 17, 2010)
G-Collections Adult PC Dating-Sim Game Cat Girl Alliance Now On Sale, Download Purchase Available
Toy Fair 2010: Kick Ass Mezco Toyz
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 17, 2010)
At the San Diego Comic Con last year I sat through an entire day’s presentation of new films and features in Hall H. The H in Hall H can stand for Heaven or Hell. It’s Hell to get in there but once there the place can be a Heaven for a fan boy that lov
BioShock 2 Game Review
by Hanso, Community Guru
(February 17, 2010)
BioShock 2 had huge shoes to fill after BioShock won countless awards and garnered positive reviews across the board. After spending a few days with the game we’re happy to announce that while BioShock 2 doesn’t completely match BioShock’s awesomene
Toy Fair 2010: Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Toys
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 16, 2010)
If you can believe it The Empire Strikes Back is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. By far it is the most popular film in the entire saga and rightfully so. It has the better ending, the full breadth of the Skywalker history is revealed and has bo
Toy Fair 2010: Marvel Universe and Iron Man 2
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 14, 2010)
Last year Hasbro and Marvel had several reasons to be excited at Toy Fair. First of all they debuted their new 3.75 inch line of Marvel Universe figures. Long in coming was this series and a new standard for Marvel action figures was born.
The Toy Fair 2010 Prelude
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 12, 2010)
Toy Fair is this weekend. That might mean very little to you but to me, your resident Toy Maniac, it is the kick off to the convention season. There will be numerous Comic Book shows of all shapes and sizes in the next few months culminating with Nerdvana
Top 10 Wolfman Figures
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(February 05, 2010)
In 2008 I sat in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con and saw the first trailer, twice, for the new Wolfman movie starring Benicio Del Toro with make-up by Rick Baker. These men were on hand but what made this panel so exceptional was their love for the chara
4 Reasons Why BioShock 2 Will Pwn!
by Hanso, Community Guru
(February 01, 2010)
It’s been a little over two years since Apollo Air Flight DF – 0301 crashed into the mid-Atlantic setting up the events that saw its only survivor, Jack, climb aboard the bathysphere and descend into the city of Rapture. While Jack’s journey is over
Smallville: Absolute Justice Figures
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 29, 2010)
Smallville: Absolute Justice is almost upon us. The culmination of nine seasons has lead to this. This isn’t the ending to the series but perhaps a turn in a new direction. No more re-imagined origins or younger versions of our tried and true heroes.
Toy Review: Battlestar Galactica Cylon Pilot
by Robert T. Trate, Critic
(January 22, 2010)
It almost seems like yesterday that Battlestar Galactica went off the air. A year has passed and surprisingly enough action figures still populate the toy shelves. Thankfully Toys R Us has several exclusive figures which keep other BSG figures on the shelf
Top 5 Secret Wars Action Figures
by Robert T. Trate, Columnist
(January 15, 2010)
Daredevil, all right, I’ll admit it. The first Marvel action figure I ever had was Daredevil from Mattel’s Secret Wars line. There isn’t any shame in that it’s just that later I would learn that Daredevil never even fought in the Secret Wars. From
Transformers: War for Cybertron Trailer
by Robert T. Trate, Contributor
(January 15, 2010)
Transformers: War for Cybertron features two distinct storylines: the AUTOBOT campaign tells a story of heroism to save their home planet against overwhelming odds, and the DECEPTICON campaign tells a story of an unquenchable thirst for power to control th
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