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.

LEGO Going Back to the Future!

So how many of you knew you could bang out the LEGO kit of your dreams, push it to their main office and then rally fans to vote for it?? Does this get your mind humming? No? Didn't think so..for we are geek..hear us... open a bag of cool ranch Doritos. Luckily, there are more adventurous among us who will dream the big dreams and allow us to cheer for their efforts. Speaking of which...Portal LEGOs, anyone??!!

And for those of you longing for Minecraft LEGOs... CLICK HERE!

The NECA Report: Predator, Portal, Gears of War & More!

With the holidays quickly approaching, all our plastic huntings will go on hold as our loved ones attempt to snap up at least a couple of items from our wish lists..or as it is in my case, have them say "this stuff is stupid..can't we get you something PRACTICAL?!" Well, sister of mine...practical is often also BORING..and un-Christmas like..so..yea..get with the spirit. Dig? If there's one company that doesn't know the meaning of boring, it is the amazingly talented folks at NECA. This latest round of reveals will prove they haven't lost a step, continue to be the dream fulfillment bureau of our toy planet and don't skimp on the Ka-POW in every plastic pop culture idol they release. Let's begin with the show stopper...

Toy Fair 2012 : NECA Gears of War 3, Portal & More

Oh man...it's just not going to end. It is 5am here on the east coast. The unseasonal sunny Spring like days have given way to a bitter chill and my apartment isn't nearly warm enough. My bed is calling and yet....there are MORE TOY BITS TO POST!!!! Yesterday I told someone Only NECA and Mezco will have anything new to show off at Toy Fair 2012 at this rate. Welp..I think we can almost scratch off NECA. Here's the latest...

Gremlins 2 Stunt Puppet Prop Replica : 30 inches tall with a realistic skin texture and hand painted details. Comes with a metal stand. 1k pieces world wide!







Gears of War 3 Action Figures Series 3 : “Journey’s End” Marcus, Savage Theron (2 different) and a COG Soldier.













Battle Damaged Robocop 7 inch Action Figure : A killer new sculpt showing Officer Murphy beaten down but still dishing our justice. NECA says this is a 100% NEW tooling!

Prop Replica Aperature Science Handheld Portal Device : Lights up! 1:1 scale! Does not really open portals with stolen Acme hole technology. Sad, I know.















CLICK HERE for NECA Hunger Games goods!
CLICK HERE for our last batch of NECA Action Figures including Friday the 13th, Rocky & Left 4 Dead!
CLICK HERE for NECA's Borderlands Action Figures!

Holiday Geekbook: A Very ThinkGeek Christmas 2.0

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! ThinkGeek always want to get in on a good time and this year was no different as a box arrived like clockwork right when we were starting the GeekBook articles. Let's start with the traditional gift of book ends and see how dorky ThinkGeek can make them when they become...

PORTAL BOOK ENDS!!

There are a lot of manuals for employees of Aperture Laboratories. But you don't necessarily have to read them. Being honest here. We used to hire smarter folks, but our death turnover rate is so high that we've had to lower our standards to the less-than-literate. But here's your Employee Manual and the various books on radiation poisoning that the government requires us to give all new hires.

But really, don't bother reading them. It's not necessary to do your job. Just follow Cave Johnson's voice and you'll be fine, okay? Take these bookends, they'll hold the books up. Why yes, they do look exactly like a test subject going through a portal on one side and out the portal on the other. Pretty clever, isn't it? Now let's get you off to your first testing assignment - I hear you're in the control group.

With rubber padding on the bottom and Tonka-tuff aluminum construction, this is no piece of junk bunk gift! Unfortunately, everyone loves them so they are out of stock at the moment, but keep checking back for availability. The site says there's a restock coming this February!










Other uses for Portal Book Ends...

• Ball De-rollifier
• Action Figure Diorama: Placing the figures back to front, it will look like your little portal guy is running right through them!
• Doorstop
• Awesome headgear (just add duct tape)

Captain America Hoodie:

Sometimes when you're a super soldier you just wanna sit around the house in something comfortable. Body armor doesn't really work when you're ready to put your feet up at the end of a long day. But maybe you don't want to lose your iconic look. That's where this product comes in. It has the look of the first Avenger combined with the comfort of your favorite hoodie.

Our previous version of this hoodie had all the details printed on in plastisol, which made it a bit stiff. This new, improved version has the details sewn on and embroidered. It makes for a much softer hoodie with better movement.

Long-sleeve, full-zip hooded sweatshirt is 60% cotton / 40% polyester. It has two front pockets and ribbed cuffs and bottom. Note that although there is a design on the hood, the zipper extends only to the neck and does not include the hood. The eyes on the sides of the hood are cut out. The A and the wings are stitched on.

My brief comment would be "excellent but odd construction". Eileen was the tester for this one and as you can see, while the hoodie keeps you warm in the rain and is comfortable even while running into battle, the hood itself is oddly put together, making the wearer look like more like a Troma hero than a Marvel one! Heeeesterical. For some, this will be a selling point. The spot where the A is stands up, creating a sort of Shark/Human effect. Maybe this is what you've been hunting for all along? Perhaps you are a shark creature and this is just the ticket? SOLD! Sadly, this is also out of stock for now.


Iron Man Light Up Arc Reactor T Shirt:

This may look like a standard t-shirt, but it's actually the Iron Man Mark IX suit. This latest version is much lighter than all previous versions, featuring a flexible interior with knitted cotton exterior. Unlike the Extremis version, the movement with your body does not require you to inject carbon nanotubes into your brain. The chest-mounted uni-beam is powered by photons, which it collects and then disperses when the wearer enters a dark area. For all body parts covered by the Mark IX's new form factor, the suit provides protection from adverse weather conditions, UV rays, and temperature extremes. It is designed for up to two days of use inside Earth's atmosphere, although after the first 12 hours of use its effectiveness is reduced. After 24 hours, it begins to act as a repulsor.

The Iron Man Arc Reactor Shirt has three components: the t-shirt, a light panel with a long cable, and a battery box.

Did you run out and buy that toy Arc reactor that clips to your shirt? Throw it out. Immediately. It is for a hobo costume. ThinkGeek's comfy T Shirt is required attire for any would be Tony Starks or anyone looking to add a little cosplay to their adult dress up clothes. I will be wearing this to every formal event from now on! The Tony T Shirt is available now!

and the best for last...

WI-FI DETECTOR T SHIRT!!

Here at ThinkGeek we're pretty lazy when it comes to technology. We expect our gadgets to do all the busywork while we focus on the high level important tasks like reading blogs. That's why we hate to have to crack open our laptops just to see if there is any wi-fi internet access about... and keychain wi-fi detectors, we would have to actually remove them from our pockets to look at them. But now thanks to the ingenious ThinkGeek robot monkeys you can display the current wi-fi signal strength to yourself and everyone around you with this stylish Wi-Fi Detector Shirt. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates. Finally you can get the attention you deserve as others bow to you as their reverential wi-fi god, while geeky chicks swoon at your presence. You can thank us later

We took the Wi-Fi T Shirt out for a test drive and it worked perfectly. Did anyone suspect that in the future, all McDonalds locations would have Wi-Fi?! What a tweest. No Wi-Fi at Hallmark or Walmart and very little at Toys R Us. We ran up to a random house with a giant Santa on a Motorcycle on the lawn and they had a couple of bars. We returned to the Idle Cave where we were sure to have excellent Wi-Fi but couldn't get it past 2 bars until I summoned the spirits of my ancestors to boost the bars to full! So...this means...the shirt doubles as a spirits of your ancestors detector as well. Don't quote me on that...but do buy it.



















Happy Holidays!!