io9’s Top 100 Posts of 2023
Image: Hasbro Ten years ago, Hasbro announced something akin to a disturbance in the Force—and Star Wars toy fans’ wallets: The Black Series, a brand new line that would bump…
All the Jonathan Majors Trial Updates, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week
The Last of Us, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Our Flag Means Death, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury, Doctor WhoImage: HBO, Paramount+, Max, Crunchyroll, BBC/Disney+ With a dizzying array…
Ahsoka’s Zombie Stormtroopers Are Getting the Lavish Toys They Deserve
Image: Hot Toys If you thought it’d be Hasbro who first got its hands on Ahsoka’s trooper repurposing, think again: Hot Toys is giving us our first actual look at…
Magic: The Gathering Formally Bans the Use of Generative AI in ‘Final’ Products
An error in judgement earlier this year—when a D&D artist confirmed they had used generative AI programs to finish several pieces of art included in the sourcebook Glory of the…
Hasbro Unvaulted Some of Its Rarest Toy Projects, and Sold Them Out Immediately
Image: Hasbro Hasbro’s Haslab series—a crowdfunding drop line that lets the toymaker make some truly wild toys it could never feasibly release to the mass market, should enough collectors actually…
2023 Should Have Been D&D’s Best Year, Until It Wasn’t
Although it feels like it can be said every year recently, it’s hard to imagine a better year in terms of its influence than 2023 has been for Dungeons &…
Hasbro’s New X-Men ’97 Figures Hail the Goblin Queen
Image: Hasbro As we get closer and closer to the arrival of X-Men ‘97, the rallying cry of “To me, my X-Men merchandise!” just gets louder and louder. Earlier this…
The Phantom Menace Goes All the Way Retro In These New Star Wars Toys
Image: Hasbro Retro toys are a funny thing. When The Phantom Menace hit theaters, it did so alongside the firepower of a fully armed and operational action figure line that…
Our Favorite Toys of 2023
Image: Hasbro Earlier this year, after much waiting, Hasbro finally released a No Way Home inspired three-pack of Spider-Men that gave fans plastic takes on Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and…
Magic: The Gathering Gets Mysterious and Murderous in Its Latest Expansion
Image: Wizards of the Coast A new Magic: The Gathering set is nearly upon us—and taking players back to the grim world of Ravnica and its guilds for a bit…