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Haslab G.I. Joe Skystriker Cobra Hack

Posted on December 3, 2021 at 12:30 pm by DESTRO under G.I. Joe Vintage

Incoming Priority #1 Message from Cobra Commander

I Will Avenge This Insult!

You thought you could get away with creating a G.I. Joe super offering without Cobra knowing?! You fools, you forgot to make it super! What nitwit conceived of this abhorrence?! They’ll live to regret it! Cobra Commander is here, and I’ll show the Joes how it’s done! Cower in fear, the Skystriker is Cobra’s now!

I, Cobra Commander, have successfully hacked your HasLab! I’ve been lying in wait, and what better time to strike than now, Cyber Week! Oh yes, you thought you were so smart. Give the people another G.I. Joe Skystriker – that’s what they really want. Well, it isn’t! Every nincompoop knows that Cobra is the most powerful force in the world! The Skystriker is ours now, and there’s nothing you can do to stop us. We’ll keep your original puny offering intact… but now you’ll also have superior figures and decals from Cobra! Not only, is it I, the most fearsome and handsome Cobra Leader, but I’ve brought my own nefarious Cobra Pilot and a Cobra Ground Crew member to take the Joes down. Together we’ll cover the Skystriker in our very own Cobra decals. What can you do to stop us?! NOTHING. AHAHAHAHHAHA. Go to HasbroPulse.com and fund this IMMEDIATELY or there will be consequences! Cobra strikes again!

Preorder The HasLab GIJOE Skystriker Here!

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G.I. Joe Classified Alley Viper & B.A.T. Pre-Orders Live

Posted on December 1, 2021 at 12:27 am by Tony_Bacala under G.I. Joe Classified

The next round of G.I. Joe Classified figures are officially live tonight with Wave 7’s Alley Viper and B.A.T. The case comes with three Vipers, 2 B.A.T.S. and a Gung-Ho. So close to perfection…

They are currently available at Entertainment Earth, but we expect other online retailers to list them soon. Check the links below to see when they pop at our sponsors:

Entertainment Earth, Big Bad Toy Store, Dorkside Toys, The Chosen Prime, The Toy Source, Amazon

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Rumor: IDW To Lose G.I. Joe License In 2022

Posted on November 29, 2021 at 6:47 pm by DESTRO under G.I. Joe Comics

Coming to us by way of Bleeding Cool is an unexpected rumor about the future of IDW’s G.I. Joe license.

The site – which was recently correct in reporting IDW’s loss of some Marvel and Star Wars lines earlier this year – now reports that word had broken at SDCC 2021 that IDW will be losing the license of not only Transformers, but also GI Joe too:

“Over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con 2021: Special Edition, there was plenty to talk about the state of the comic book industry as it stands, as well as the many moves that have been happening of late and will be happening in the very near future. And as big publishers chose not to attend the show, it meant that there was much less management of the information that flowed. One such nugget was the news that IDW Publishing, based just up the road in San Diego, is to lose their licence to produce comic books based on the Transformers franchise from Hasbro.

Back in August, Bleeding Cool broke the news on IDW losing the Marvel Action kids line of titles, which IDW then confirmed, and the Star Wars All-Ages line – which IDW did not reply to, but that Dark Horse Comics claimed last month.

IDW did not respond to inquiries made earlier today, on this, or a number of related stories. If true, there is also no date as to when this may occur but on current form, I would expect in the summer of 2022.”

Again, we stress that this should be taken as a rumor until official word is received. But until then, you can sound off with your thoughts on the boards.

G.I. Joe Haslab Skystriker Update

Posted on November 29, 2021 at 1:51 pm by DESTRO under G.I. Joe Vintage

Hasbro has just released some updated intel on the Haslab Skystriker!

Hey G.I. Joe fans! We know you have some questions about the Skystriker HasLab. Don’t you worry, because at G.I. Joe HQ (aka The PIT, aka Hasbro’s corporate offices) we really do believe that knowing is half the battle! So we’re going to declassify our intel and drop some more details about this project! Are we more excited about the file cards, which include NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN character content, or the brand-new character art for the retro cardbacks for our amazing new figures?

Why not both?

Don’t forget to back the Skystriker before midnight on December 7th to help support the Joes’ fight against Cobra!

Preorder The HasLab GIJOE Skystriker Here!

Hasbro Applies For A Brand New Anti-Theft, Anti-Tamper Packaging Patent

Posted on November 28, 2021 at 12:41 am by Silver Optimus under G.I. Joe Classified, Other

Hasbro has applied and has successfully secured a brand new patent for an anti-theft, anti-tamper packaging for their toy figures.

Published on November 25th, this new patent may very well be a step in the right direction to prevent rampant toy tampering due to Hasbro’s new eco-friendly packaging with plastic-less open windows. What’s interesting is the fact that the locking mechanism is a part of the toy itself.

Official description at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO):

A package can include a product display panel to which a product is to be secured, the product display panel comprising an opening for receiving a product locking assembly. The product locking assembly can include a locking element having a peg and an extended portion extending from the peg, and the extended portion comprising first and second spaced apart projections, and a receiving element disposed in or attached to the product, the receiving element comprising an aperture having a first end and an inwardly disposed second end. The locking element is adapted to fit through the opening and be inserted into the receiving element to a first position such that product display panel is secured to the product and the first projection extends past the second end of the aperture of the receiving element to prevent the locking element from being removed from the aperture, and the locking element being further adapted to be further inserted into the aperture after removal of the product display panel from the product to a second position such that the second projection extends past the second end of the aperture of the receiving element.

The above sounds like a lot of words, but we’ve attached some images from the patent application to help you understand the solution better.

In addition to the anti-theft and anti-tamper features of the new packaging design, the patent also highlights a feature to prevent returning a different toy in place of the original that was in the packaging. Once taken out of the package, the locking mechanism (known as ‘The Key Lock’) is permanently pushed into the toy to make it less obvious. This will prevent the toy from being reattached back into the packaging. If the toy is not reattached, the store can identify if the toy is used or a different toy is in place of the original. The seller can also examine if the locking mechanism is removed.

The only downside of this mechanism is having a visible mark of the lock on the toy itself. However, Hasbro may design the toys to have the lock, less obvious.

It is likely that we will see this new application on future Hasbro toys including Transformers and G.I. Joe.