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Titanfall Collectors Edition Unboxing!
It's a Giant Box
The world's biggest box arrived at my work today - and it was full of Titanfall Collector's Edition goodness.
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The giant box this came in was the talk of my workplace who are all too used to me getting odd packages of varying shapes and sizes, but this was an entirely different thing.
Here is a 3 3/4 Clone Trooper from the collection on my desk to give you an idea of the scale of this box.
Here is a 3 3/4 Clone Trooper from the collection on my desk to give you an idea of the scale of this box.
The Unboxing
So I thought the box was large, but some of that had to be packaging, right? Wrong! This big cardboard box was wall-to-wall Titanfall!
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Here is Thud! demonstrating it's size. She's not blurry - she actually moves so quickly she bends space and time.
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The packaging of the statue itself is quite remarkable! As you can see on the sides of the polystyrene, there are thick paper struts to stop it collapsing and a multi-stage multi-layer polystyrene shell. Very nicely designed!
And here it is in all it's glory, and when I say "glory" I meant "very big model kit... because that's basically what it is.
It's not polystone, it's plastic sub-assemblies put into this pose.
I must admit for the price I was expecting more of a sculpture or statute, but this is just like a really big toy.
The wrists are articulated and the gun can almost come off.
It's not polystone, it's plastic sub-assemblies put into this pose.
I must admit for the price I was expecting more of a sculpture or statute, but this is just like a really big toy.
The wrists are articulated and the gun can almost come off.
The Figures
There are three human figures in the set; two IMC infantry and a Militia pilot about to hijack the Titan.
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These two figures packed securely in the top of the box are perfect but...
... the militia pilot's SMG is badly bent and warped. With all that packaging you'd think it would survive a bit better! I tried to bend it back, but it's pretty warped! Pretty disappointing really.
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The IMC infantry guys look pretty cool! and fit very securely into the base - which is massive by the way!
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As you may have seen online, there are LEDs inside elements of the statue, which can be changed by the push of the button to be Militia or IMC. They are very bright and actually look pretty cool. But that's not all that lights up...
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The Titan itself changes it's faction (as such) at the touch of a button.
The Art of Titanfall book is really nice. Thick and glossy, it's brilliant!
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This is my favourite image from the box. This is under the colour sleeve and on the black box itself.
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The cat have been watching me play Titanfall, so Thud! gave Titan surfing a go...
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Verdict
This is a truly massive model! The base itself is huge and doesn't fit where I had thought it would go. This would be the centrepiece of any gamer's lounge room or bedroom. Don't expect it to just fit in somewhere.
The actual material of the statute disappointed me a bit, It's just plastic like a toy, a bloody big toy mind you.
If you're a Titanfall fan, this is amazing and I noticed the price in store seems to be less than the original pre-order and Titanfall store price - so go for it. Own this!!
I do wish the gun on the Milita pilot wasn't so warped - it's a real bummer.
The actual material of the statute disappointed me a bit, It's just plastic like a toy, a bloody big toy mind you.
If you're a Titanfall fan, this is amazing and I noticed the price in store seems to be less than the original pre-order and Titanfall store price - so go for it. Own this!!
I do wish the gun on the Milita pilot wasn't so warped - it's a real bummer.
Life is Better With Titanfall
Despite the tight March 13th embargo for Australian customers of Titanfall, the game and it's universe still continue to inspire.
The US release has been hit with a number of PC and XBox One issues, which we can only hope get fixed by release date here...!
Until then - enjoy this awesome video.
The US release has been hit with a number of PC and XBox One issues, which we can only hope get fixed by release date here...!
Until then - enjoy this awesome video.
Titanfall Sends Out The Wrong Platform Beta Keys!
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As Titanfall starts to roll out, a major error occurred today when PC players were sent Xbox One registration keys for the Beta.
EA were reasonably quick to reply, but id you didn't get the info, this is what you need to do.
The process isn't as simple as the instructions imply, so bear with it until you get the email option - then it's smooth sailing!
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February 2014
Titanfall Atlas Titan
When it comes to the titans, the Atlas has always been the face of Titanfall and the other day the folks at EA Games released this - the promo reel for the Atlas Titan!
Big thanks to Ben for spotting it and letting me know!
Big thanks to Ben for spotting it and letting me know!
Titanfall wins VGX Most Anticipated Game of 2014 Plus New Mech Profiles!
In another move towards Titanfall becoming the most dominant game of 2014, Titanfall has won VGX's Most Anticipated Game of 2014 - which is quite a lot to live up to as the award is voted for by fans.
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In conjunction with the awards, Titanfall also released two videos of two new titans playable in the March release of Titanfall; the heavy-class Ogre and the light-class Stryder. Also packed into these videos is a glimpse of more game play.
For those of us impatiently waiting, this was drool-worthy. Have a look at the videos below for more... 
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Titanfall Stryder Titan
Titanfall Ogre Titan
December 2013
TITANFALL SIGN DEAL WITH K'NEX
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Man, I wish this had been with Lego or Mega Blocks - but today Respawn Entertainment and K'NEX announced a line of construction toys based on the Titanfall game.
The playsets will include Pilots, Titans, Spectres, and other "key elements" from the game. We won't be able to see them until the NY Toy Fair in February 2014. You may have seen the other K'NEX properties: Mario Kart, Angry Birds and Super Mario. Frankly, if you think Mega Blocks is a cheap rip-off of Lego, then K.NEX is a cheap rip-off of Mega Blocks... One can only hope for excellent things for this as construction toys would be amaze-balls, but frankly.. 
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November 2013
Titanfall Collectors Edition Still available!
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If you've not ordered your copy of the Titanfall Collectors Edition - it's not too late.
Many in Australia were stung by retailer EB Games being frankly poorly prepared for demand and the slack customer service that followed, but don't be dissuaded! If you head over to the official site you can still order it for whatever region you might be in AND pick your games system, Xbox One, Xbox 360 or PC! Who can resist that awesome statute after all! 
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November 2013
More From Behind the Scenes of Titanfall
As you may remember from my previous post on TitanFall - I am very very excited by this game.
When it was previewed at E3, it was THE only redeeming thing about the XBox One launch.
Now, happily it will also be on PC, so that purchase has been delayed!
Well today this video was released showing the kit-bashing it took to design the mechs and some awesome looking 1/6 scale figures. Check this out!!
When it was previewed at E3, it was THE only redeeming thing about the XBox One launch.
Now, happily it will also be on PC, so that purchase has been delayed!
Well today this video was released showing the kit-bashing it took to design the mechs and some awesome looking 1/6 scale figures. Check this out!!
August 2013
titanfall - the shining star of e3?
"I'm in a mech, Mutha-frakka, and you're jam between my toes!"
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It is for more talented writers than I to talk about the failure of not only XBox's failed launch of XBox One but also their lack lustre performance at E3 - we're here to talk games and more specifically the game that may save the XBox One from becoming irrelevant!
Most pundits will tell you that Sony PlayStation 4 had it ll over XBox, and just because they had a great presentation at E3, but because they weren't XBox. But, lets just take a chill-pill and leave E3 behind and go on a magical carpet ride - or should I say mech ride to wonderment and untold carnage! |
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Now here, fellow lovers of the First person Shooter is what we call the Gameplay Demo. (right)
As you can see it starts off as your pretty normal FPS fare; there's dudes, you see them on your HUD and you shoot them at range with amazing accuracy even tough you're using full auto. (Hope I'm not bursting your bubble here) Now - here's where it gets different, amongst all the glorious explosions and killing you see a message on the bottom left hand side of your screen - it looks like a D-Pad and there's a countdown on it... well, well, well! You continue to run around and shoot things, including disabling a mech with your assault rifile (Cool Factor +10) and then the countdown on the left reaches zero.... ... AND YOU GET IN YOUR MECH!! By the Gods, I think I just imploded with joy - and not just me!. |
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So, I hear you say "Yeah well, that's cool, man, but what's it all about?"
To which I say "Who cares? Kill stuff and then get in a robot and kill them with big guns!"
To which I say "Who cares? Kill stuff and then get in a robot and kill them with big guns!"
Titanfall mech that appeared at E3... I want you!!
Some behind the scenes goodness (or this link for more)
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But seriously, the lineage for this is game is good!
Developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts - It is Respawn's first game but from the minds and talents behind Call of Duty (Can this get any better?) The basic premise is players fight either on foot as free-running "pilots" or inside agile mech-style walkers called "Titans" to complete team-based objectives. Now if you like online play - get ready with a nappy and a big bowl of chips - the game is multiplayer-only, but injects single-player elements such as plot, character chatter, and non-player characters into its matches. Now what does this have to do with Call of Duty? Well in 2010 Activision fired Infinity Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella which resulted in a series of lawsuits and a staff exodus - from here these dudes founded Respawn Entertainment, with many of the former Infinity Ward staff. ()I told you lineage, riiiight?!) The game relies on 3 main elements: player mobility, survivability, and the merging of cinematic design with fast-paced action. Another bit of excitement - this thing is PRETTY! Despite Microsoft now going back on their "60 frames per second_ pledge, this game actually will have 60 frames per second - making it not only smooth, but beautiful! Now, although this was announced at XBox One's E3 launch, this game will also be available on XBox 360 (though this porting has been put out to another company, so expect that to suck) and PC. The game also uses Microsoft's cloud for multiplayer servers, physics, and artificial intelligence, but only on the Xbox One version, leaving you wondering how the XBox 360 version and PC will act. This also raises the idea that the XBox One and XBox 360 players may not be able to play each other... No, budding FPS boffin, which would you rather; buy a new games console (XBox One) that has been pretty much rubbished or just get the disc for your PC? The latter is looking a pretty good option IF you have the hardware to run it. For me - I'm hedging my bets! I may be converting to PS4 at the end of the year so PC may be my only option until XBox One get their act together. Still, for a March 2014 release (tbc) that's a lot of waiting for us and tinkering time for Microsoft! |
June 2013
