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You can now pre-order the GameStop exclusive The Black Series RC-1138 (Boss)! Click here for the pre-order page.

Fans of Republic Commando get to look forward to the addition of RC-1138 (Boss) to The Black Series Gaming Greats line, exclusively at Gamestop. A big thanks to our friends at Jedi News for the alert!

Let’s continue our Visual Guide updates for the TVC Gaming Greats line with the addition of the Shadow Stormtrooper (VC194). Click below for our full Visual Guide page. Make sure to also read our full review right here.

We are adding the Entertainment Earth exclusive Electrostaff Purge Trooper (VC195) to our Visual Guides tonight. Click below to check out the full Visual Guide. You can also read all about this figure right here in our review database.

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GameStop.com had these available this past week (2 are now sold out), but they are also showing up at GameStop brick-and-mortar stores. JTA reader Chad found these at his local Alabama GameStop. Let us know in the comments where you are finding them. 

Just wanted to let you guys know I scored the VC Electro staff Scout Trooper and Shadow trooper from my local GameStop in Hartselle AL this evening.

Welcome friends and readers to another TRT. This week (surprisingly) Hasbro got a lot of my money! Lately it’s been going to other companies. I got a total of 14 Hasbro action figures both in the mail and in the store. Click here to check them out.

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These are some of my favorite figures this year. I love video game characters and I hope they make more! I just got my scouts and heavy battle droids in the mail a over the weekend and it looks like they still have some stock available so hurry!

• Heavy Battle Droid
• Shadow Trooper
• Scout Trooper

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Pre-orders are open for the latest Gaming Greats release, Zaalbar from Knights of the Old Republic. Click here for the pre-order page.

Hasbro revealed today the latest in the 6″  Gaming Greats line: Zaalbar from Knights of the Old Republic. Look for this to go up for pre-order on Tuesday at 1PM Eastern at Gamestop.com. 

In case you missed them, we reviewed the latest figures from Hasbro’s The Vintage Collection including AT-ST Driver (VC192), Paploo (VC190), Princess Leia (Endor) (VC191), Scout Trooper (VC196) (Gaming Greats), Heavy Battle Droid (VC193) (Gaming Greats), and Shadow Stormtrooper (VC194) (Gaming Greats). If you need to catch up, click any image below to be taken to that RDR! Thank you for reading!

Yawn. Boring. Didn’t we just get the Imperial Rocket Trooper? This one comes with less too. Yikes. Is The Black Series 6-inch line already feeling the pinch of expended tooling budgets? Hasbro didn’t even try with this one. (more….)

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Hello again Toy Runners! We are nearing 100 issues of TRT which is pretty crazy to me! Should we do a special theme for the 100th issue? I’ve got some new customs to share with you today so please click here to check them out! Then leave your photos of new finds in the comments and/or post them on Instagram!

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We still have new The Vintage Collection figures to check out! Let’s now take a look at the $14.99 Shadow Stormtrooper Gaming Greats figure from Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. You’re going to like this one! (more….)

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Our friends at Star Wars Figuren has the next four The Vintage Collection card back numbers.

Scout Trooper VC196
Electrostaff Purge Trooper VC195
Shadow Stormtrooper VC194
Heavy Battle Droid VC193

This week I’ve been playing a new Star Wars video game. Well, new to me as I never had the chance to play it before it’s re-release this week. I know this one is a favorite among Star Wars fans and gamers, and after dumping probably 6 hours or more into it this week, I can see why! Now if I could only get ahold of the Delta Squad 4 pack without giving up my kidney… Click here to share with us what you’ve been collecting this week!

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The Vintage Collection Gaming Greats sub-line was perhaps the best announcement from the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest presentation last Friday. And I am one who is eager to purchase them all. One thing is bothering me about them, however. (more….)

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We are updating and adding pre-order links to today’s reveals as we find them Here’s the complete list of both The Vintage Collection and The Black Series reveals that are up for pre-order today. Head over to Entertainment Earth or Amazon to pre-order! Direct links to the product pages will be added soon…

The Vintage Collection

• VC22 Admiral Ackbar (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• VC62 Han Solo (Endor) (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth) (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• VC105 Emperor’s Royal Guard (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Heavy Battle Droid (Battlefront II) (Entertainment Earth)
• Shadow Stormtrooper (The Force Unleashed) (Entertainment Earth)
• Scout Trooper (Jedi Fallen Order) (Entertainment Earth)
• Electrostaff Purge Trooper (Entertainment Earth Exclusive– You can get free shipping if you order 6)

The Black Series

• General Lando Calrissian (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Aurra Sing (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Tech (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon) 
• Zero (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon) 
• Koska Reeves (Entertainment Earth  •  Amazon)
• Wedge Antilles Helmet Prop Replica (Entertainment Earth)

Today’s Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Livestream gave us a look at our next repack wave, a new TVC Gaming Greats line, and a new vehicle/figure combination: Antoc Merrick’s X-wing Fighter. And, Antoc Merric will come carded.  Click through for the full discussion! Look for most pre-orders to go live at 5 PM Eastern.

Note: Antoc Merric’s X-wing will NOT be available for pre-order at this time. Pre-order date/time TBA.

Gaming Greats (Shared Fan Channel Exclusives)

• Heavy Battle Droid (Battlefront II)
• Shadow Stormtrooper (The Force Awakens)
• Scout Trooper (Jedi Fallen Order)
• Electrostaff Purge Trooper

Repack Wave

• VC22 Admiral Ackbar
• VC62 Han Solo (Endor)
• VC95 Luke Skywalker (Hoth)
• VC105 Emperor’s Royal Guard

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GameStop.com has opened up pre-orders for the TBS 6-inch Gaming Greats Imperial Rocket Trooper. Click here for the pre-order page.

Hasbro Pulse revealed the latest Gaming Greats figure from The Black Series [Phase IV]: Imperial Rocket Trooper.

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Pre-orders are now open for the Gaming Greats The Black Series Cal Kestis!

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It looks like the Gaming Greats line has finally made the jump to The Black Series [Phase IV] packaging with the reveal of Cal Kestis from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. ForbiddenPlanet.com has this up for pre-order for UK viewers right now. No word on when these will go up at GameStop. A big thanks to our friends at Fanthatracks.com for the alert!

UPDATE: PRE-ORDER THIS FROM GAMESTOP HERE!

We have another The Black Series Gaming Greats to add to the Visual Guides tonight. Click below to check out Jango Fett. You can also read all about this figure in our full review right here.

Tonight’s Visual Guide update features another The Black Series Gaming Greats figure from GameStop. Click below to check out the Scout Trooper. You can also read our full review of this figure right here.

It’s a new Scout Trooper from the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order videogame. Will you buy it? (more….)

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