Sideshow Collectibles

At this point my fandom of TRON has been well documented on the site. I absolutely adore the world of TRON ever since I saw the original film as a young lad and TRON: Legacy is easily my most anticipated film of the year.  With 2010 being the year of TRON amongst the various realms of geekdom, the franchise will of course have a big impact in the world of gaming, which is rather fitting given the context and inspiration of TRON.

After waiting for almost a year the Kratos statue from Sideshow Collectibles has finally been given a price and a release date. Those looking to own the impressive Kratos statue which measures in at 17” inches tall and weighs a hefty 10 pounds can purchase it for only $249.99 and it’ll be yours once it ships in Q4 2010.

Earlier this week I once again began to wonder what happened to the Sideshow Collectibles God of War statue. Announced last year, the statue has been MIA with not even a development blog for it on the Sideshow site.  One would’ve thought the statue would be released to coincide with God of War 3 but sadly we weren’t given an epic statue to go along with an epic game.

When it comes to high-end video game collectibles most of us will purchase anything, especially if it’s for a franchise we love.  Well if you’re a fan of Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series then get ready to lay down the big bucks as figure manufacturer Hot Toys has announced a figure based on Ezio from Assassin’s Creed 2.

I think that Laura Croft might have been my first video-game crush. She’s a smokin’ hot babe with smarts and strength. The original Tomb Raider titles were classic games that I’ll always look back on fondly. I really hope that one day we get a return to glory for her. Until that day arrives though, Sideshow Collectibles has been nice enough to bestow us with an amazing new Laura Croft figure.

Without a doubt Snake Eyes is the coolest G.I. Joe character ever. So far Sideshow Collectibles has done the character justice with their existing line of 12-inch figures but this new diorama featuring the character will have all G.I. Joe fans frothing at the mouth.

It looks like Sony is finally realizing that there are fans out there that would love to have merchandise for their favorite games. The releases of things like the upcoming Resistance 2 and Ratchet & Clank figures from DC Direct shows that Sony is finally starting to give consumers the collectible goodness that they want.