Toy Fair 2018: McFarlane's Video Game Action Figure Lineup *UPDATED 1/30

In a world where geekdom has become massive business for Hollywood, taking most dorky pursuits mainstream, it should come as no surprise that something like professional gaming exists, but would it surprise you to know that there are a great many people making a living right now just playing video games while people watch AND THROW MONEY AT THEM??!! The place is called Twitch and when you do the math on what some of these guys make..you will...indeed...twitch. McFarlane knows video games are still as popular as ever and seem willing to jump on game titles even avid players have not heard of yet to stay ahead of the pack. Let's get a look at the crazy impressive lineup of McFarlane Toys' video game action figures, props and construction sets...

IDW's Wondercon Announcements: A "Wormwood" Animated Series, Star Trek, Silent Hill, Transformers & More

At this year’s Wonder Con in Anaheim, IDW unleashed an impressive array of announcements, bolstering its lineup through the fall of 2014 and beyond. Brand-new titles, miniseries featuring fan-favorite characters, new Artist’s Editions, new television deals, and a first-of-its-kind exclusive creator deal rounded out the action-packed weekend.

IDW has secured the amazing talents of Locke & Key co-creator Gabriel Rodriguez by signing him to an exclusive deal. His work has appeared in IDW comics since the very beginning, and will continue to do so exclusively, with his next project being the hotly anticipated Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland with Eisner Award-winning writer, Eric Shanower.

Telltale Games Poker Night 2

File this under "In Case You Missed It"..because you don't play poker, aren't a hardcore gamer or just don't spend every waking hour on the computer, enabling your brains to soak up every iota of information that pops up under the search terms "Venture Brothers", "Evil Dead" or "Portal". For us...we blame the latter...but the other 2 apply as well. Shoot me for wanting to see the sun occasionally. A poor geek, indeed.

Borderlands: Jakob's Claptrap

Video Game fans love their favorite titles with such passion that they often want to collect items detailing the slightest details in a game...from signage on a factory wall to an armed character seen blurry in the background of one scene for 10 seconds, three installments back. I SWEAR HE HAD A NEW WEAPON SO WE NEED AN ACTION FIGURE OF HIM DAMNIT!!! Now the evil sorcerers at NECA take us back into the world of Borderlands with a new Claptrap design...

Toy Fair 2012 : NECA Takes on Borderlands

Yes, you get 2 previews today because you've been very good and your mom says you're special. Back at San Diego Comic Con, NECA gave us a taste of things to come with a teaser board showing toys coming from a new Valve license including Team Fortress, Portal 2, Half Life and Left 4 Dead, but no additional details on Borderlands action figures among their video game displays. Pre-orders for Claptrap popped up with the following info...

From the best-selling video game Borderlands comes this highly detailed poseable replica of everyone's favorite robot, Claptrap. The figure stands 4" tall and includes a display base that "speaks" phrases from the game. Claptrap comes with posable arms, wheel, retractable drawer, and antenna.

CLICK HERE for more pics of our little robot buddy. Now we are happy to report Claptrap will have a buddy. PSYCHO BANDIT!

From Wikia : Psychos are bandits who have gone insane with a freakish obsession for the Vault. Shirtless, wearing a white mask and dressed in orange pants, these outlaws can be immediately identified by their homicidal cries, psychotic laughter and constant desire to get into close combat.

So if these guys are a group, people may want to army build, making this the perfect opportunity for NECA to release this dude with alternate weapons and/or blood splatter/battle damage. We'll see if they take advantage of this fact at Toy Fair this February!

Note: NECA's action figures come in a 7 inch scale.

Want a closer look at the Boomer Deluxe Action Figure from Left 4 Dead? Did you know it SPLITS IN HALF??!! CLICK HERE to check him out at Dread Central!!!

NECA's New Splinter Cell and Borderlands Figures

Sure, the biggest show on the planet is only a week away..so why not get a sneak peek at what they'll be showing there? San Diego Comic Con isn't ALL about the exclusive toys. Its also about TOY PREVIEWS!! Oh..and there might be some celebs there as well, but they are excited about new toys too.

NECA leads the charge to the retail pegs when it comes to Video Game based action figures, and now they've got two more soldiers to fight the good fight.

Splinter Cell Conviction Sam Fisher 7" Action Figure - From the best selling Splinter Cell videogame series comes the first ever action figure of hero Sam Fisher based on his appearance in the latest game, Conviction. Figure stands 6 3/4" tall and has over 20 points of articulation. Includes and arsenal of weapons and removable body armor and backpacks. Due for an October release.

Borderlands Claptrap Action Figure - From the best selling videogame Borderlands comes this highly detailed poseable replica of everyone's favorite robot, Claptrap. Figure stands 4" tall and includes a display base that "speaks" phrases from the game. Posable arms, wheel, and retractable drawer and antenna. Find this one in October as well.