NEW BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT TOYS AND APPAREL REVEALED AT BLIZZCON® 2018

LEGO^®Overwatch^® 2019 Collection Previewed for Mass Retail

GameStop Exclusive for NERF Overwatch 2019 Rival + Microshots Revealed

All-New Her Universe Partnership Announced for Overwatch 2019 Collection

 

ANAHEIM, Calif. – November 2, 2018 – Today at BlizzCon^® 2018, Blizzard Entertainment’s games and community convention in Anaheim, California, the company revealed a full lineup of global consumer products announcements for the tens of thousands of gamers in attendance and following along online via the BlizzCon Virtual Ticket.

Featured were previews and reveals for several upcoming 2019 products stemming from partnerships with The LEGO Group, Hasbro, UNIQLO and FUNKO, each highlighting new ways for fans to showcase their passion for the characters and settings of Blizzard’s globally acclaimed games, such as Overwatch^®, World of Warcraft^®, Hearthstone^® and Diablo^® III.

“Throughout 2018 our goal has been to give fans an abundance of new ways to express their affinity for their favorite Blizzard games, and it was exciting to be able to showcase our plans for 2019 and beyond today at BlizzCon,” said Matthew Beecher, Vice President of Global Consumer Products, Blizzard Entertainment. “We cherish these game worlds as much as our players do, and today’s reveals helped put a spotlight on how far we’ve come, through our stellar partnerships, in developing toys and apparel that reflect that shared passion.”

Blizzard Consumer Products Highlights from BlizzCon

• Six LEGO^® Overwatch building sets, ranging in price from $14.99 to $89.99, [https://www.lego.com/en-us/themes/overwatch] were previewed for BlizzCon attendees, including: Tracer vs. Widowmaker, Hanzo vs. Genji, Dorado Showdown, D.Va & Reinhardt, Bastion, and Watchpoint: Gibraltar. Sets feature fan-favorite vehicles and characters in minifigure form, such as Tracer, Widowmaker, Hanzo, Genji, Shimada Henchman, Soldier: 76, McCree, D.Va, Reinhardt, Pharah, Mercy, Reaper, and Winston. The LEGO Overwatch collection will be available at mass retail in early 2019. As previously announced, fans attending BlizzCon may also purchase an exclusive LEGO Overwatch Omnic Bastion building set by visiting the Blizzard Gear Store.

• As the master toy licensee for Overwatch, Hasbro previewed a range of NERF Overwatch Rival + Microshots blasters with select items exclusively available for pre-order now at gamestop.com/NerfOverwatch and full line coming in January 2019. Hasbro also revealed the OVERWATCH ULTIMATES MERCY figure, which is the first figure to be unveiled within its OVERWATCH ULTIMATES FIGURE assortment, coming to most major retailers next spring.

• Her Universe, a leading fan-focused lifestyle and fashion brand, announced their expansion in the gaming space at BlizzCon. “Fans have been asking us for World of Warcraft and Overwatch fashion, and I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with Blizzard and make these collections a reality,” said Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein. The Her Universe World of Warcraft women’s fashion collection is now available on www.HerUniverse.com and at the Blizzard Gear Store (www.gear.blizzard.com), and an Overwatch fashion collection for both women and men, under the company’s new label Our Universe, will debut later in November at BoxLunch and in December at Hot Topic.

• UNIQLO and Blizzard announced that, following the success of the 2018 Blizzard Entertainment collection, the two companies will be partnering once again on a new apparel line. The collection of exclusive designs will be available in spring 2019 across all Blizzard’s franchises.

• FUNKO and Blizzard revealed their latest Overwatch POP! vinyl figure, modeled after Ashe, a new hero revealed at BlizzCon, in addition to a messenger bag from Loungefly. The Ashe vinyl figure and messenger bag are available for purchase at BlizzCon and on the Blizzard gear store.

• In celebration of the fan art community, HOT TOPIC and BOXLUNCH partnered with Blizzard to launch a contest where artists rallied to submit hundreds of original Hearthstone, StarCraft^®, Heroes of the Storm^®, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, and Diablo designs for the opportunity to have their creations featured on t-shirts at Hot Topic, BoxLunch, and the Blizzard Gear Store. Fan favorite designs from World of Warcraft will be available at the Gear Store and onsite at BlizzCon, while additional designs from Blizzard’s roster will be available at Hot Topic in mid-November with the grand-prize-winning Diablo design set to debut at BoxLunch in late November.

About Activision Blizzard Consumer Products Group
Activision Blizzard Consumer Products Group is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), an S&P 500 company and the world’s most successful standalone interactive entertainment company. Building on the existing consumer products businesses, the newly formed Activision Blizzard Consumer Products Group encompasses Activision, Blizzard and King’s franchises. The division is passionate about working with best-in-class partners around the world to create high quality and deeply relevant merchandise that gives fans new ways to play, display, wear and live the brands they love. Activision Blizzard is home to iconic and beloved entertainment franchises, including Activision’s Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Skylanders®; Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft®, Hearthstone® and Overwatch®; King Digital Entertainment’s Candy Crush and Bungie’s Destiny.

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Daniel Pickett

Coming Soon from Funko: Queen Pop!

Pop! Rocks: Queen

Relive the magic and wonder of the British rock band that gifted the world “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions” and “Another One Bites the Dust,” among many other songs. A Freddie Mercury Pop! pays homage to the singer and pianist’s flamboyant style with his black and white harlequin jumpsuit. If you were a fan of Queen’s 1986 performance at Wembley Stadium in London you’ll love the Freddie Mercury Pop! wearing Mercury’s white suit and vibrant yellow jacket. Fans of Roger Taylor’s percussive genius will consider his Pop! a must-have item. Little known fact: Lead guitarist Brian May is also an astrophysicist. Bring his stellar Pop! home.
Bass guitarist John Deacon rounds out the quartet.

Who could forget Queen’s 69-concert Rock ‘n’ America Tour supporting their Hot Space album, including two July 1982 concerts in Madison Square Garden? Relive the glory with a FYE exclusive Freddie Mercury Pop! commemorating the show.

Coming in December!

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Daniel Pickett

FUNKO Has Queen Pop Vinyls Coming in December!

Right after the announcement of Wayne’s World Pop Vinyls, FUNKO has revealed the next set of releases in their Pop: Rocks! set, Queen.

Featuring three different Pops of the legendary frontman of Queen Freddie Mercury, the set also has guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor:

FUNKO says:

Relive the magic and wonder of the British rock band that gifted the
world “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” “We Are the Champions”
and “Another One Bites the Dust,” among many other songs. A Freddie Mercury Pop! pays homage to the singer and pianist’s flamboyant style with his black and white harlequin jumpsuit.

If you were a fan of Queen’s 1986 performance at Wembley Stadium in London you’ll love the Freddie Mercury Pop! wearing Mercury’s white suit and vibrant yellow jacket. Fans of Roger Taylor’s percussive genius will consider his Pop! a must-have item. Little known fact: Lead guitarist Brian May is also an astrophysicist. Bring his stellar Pop! home. Bass guitarist John Deacon rounds out the quartet.

 

Who could forget Queen’s 69-concert Rock ‘n’ America Tour supporting their Hot Space album, including two July 1982 concerts in Madison Square Garden? Relive the glory with a FYE exclusive Freddie Mercury Pop! commemorating the show.

The Queen set will release sometime in December of 2018, we’ll let you know when we get a set date.

If you can’t wait til then to get your Queen fix, Bohemian Rhapsody is currently playing in theaters now.

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Mary Anne Butler

Coming Soon from Funko: Mary Poppins Returns – Rock Candy, Vynl., & Pop!!

Mary Poppins Returns – Rock Candy, Vynl., and Pop!

It’s a jolly holiday with Mary Poppins, the most delightful nanny ever to fly in on the East wind.
This Rock Candy Mary Poppins figure is holding her trademark umbrella and carpetbag that likely contains more than anyone will ever know.

If you’re in the mood to be serenaded by an adorable Vynl. duo, you’re in luck.  Mary Poppins and her lamplighter friend Jack are the most entertaining pair you’re likely to meet.  ​The Vynl. also comes with a free music download (a limited time offer).

Jack the lamplighter has some big shoes to fill as Mary Poppin’s newestcsinging and dancing companion, but he looks more than up to the task of tap dancing
with penguins and anything else the adventure demands of him. Mary Poppins understandscthe vital necessity of play and is happy to spend a day flying kites with her charges.ccWhen Mary Poppins’ coat comes off, you know it’s time to get serious about cleaning upcthe nursery and taking your medicine, with a nice spoonful of sugar, of course.
Mary Poppins is a whimsical delight in her finest music hall attire.

 

This supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Hot Topic exclusive Mary Poppins figure is ready to sing, dance and teach life lessons.

Coming in November!

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Daniel Pickett

Toys R Us Indeed Has Returned…as a Box of Toys at Kroger

Toys R Us left a gaping hole not just in the toy industry, but to collectors and kids of all ages when it shuttered earlier this year. This is the first holiday season without the toy giant, and while some stores are attempting to fill the void, they have failed to impress so far.

Then a couple weeks ago came the news that the brand was in fact returning. How that return was going to be accomplished remained a mystery, but the lenders who decided not to auction off the brand had said they would for sure be coming to stores as Geoffrey’s Toy Box, a “store within a store” concept that sounds terrible as soon as you read it out loud.

Well, now we know what this is going to look like. Today, Geoffrey’s Toy Box has begun to appear in chain store Kroger as, well, a box of toys.

Seen by @oansun at a Kroger! pic.twitter.com/Ns6pNaLfez

— Davideo (@FakeEyes22) November 1, 2018

The Senior Vice President of Merchandising had this to say while announcing the partnership this morning:

“Geoffrey’s Toy Box delivers a unique shopping destination within Kroger stores. We’re excited to offer Geoffrey’s Toy Box this holiday season to provide our customers with the opportunity to purchase a selection of toys once exclusive to Toys “R” Us.”

And here is the Executive Vice President of Geoffrey’s Toy Box Richard Berry about the partnership:

“We are thrilled to partner with Kroger to bring a curated collection of product from our beloved portfolio of brands to American consumers this holiday.”

Guess who's back? He’s been traveling across the globe for the past few months but now #GeoffreysBack and once again ready to set play free for children of all ages. Share some of your favorite memories and get ready to make a whole lot of new ones! https://t.co/g4IMRXLsFP pic.twitter.com/VB2MjhnzKj

— ToysRUs (@ToysRUs) October 6, 2018

Basically hat this adds up to from my point of view: they have a bunch of formerly TRU exclusive merchandise sitting around and they figured out a way to get retailers to buy it. Talk about a let down. Should we have expected anything less from this “company” at this point? Kroger is bigger in the midwest, but I live in Ohio and to get to the closest one I would have to drive over two hours. Looks like from the list provided that they will also be in Kroger stores like Fred Meyer and Smiths as well, but again, these are region specific stores. This is not what collectors and kids were hoping for at all. Not to mention brands like Hasbro, Mattel, Playmates, Funko, and others are not listed as partners.

Maybe our expectations were too high and we got our hopes up. For now, when you visit Kroger stores, look for the familiar giraffe and get sad all over again.

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Jeremy Konrad

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Coming Soon From Funko: Crash Bandicoot

Pop! Games: Crash Bandicoot

Take a break from exploring the Wumpa Islands and collecting Wumpa Fruit to pay a visit to Aku Aku and hear what the spirit of the witch doctor has to say. Pop!
Crash Bandicoot is ready to explore underwater territories with the assistance of his scuba gear.
And Crash’s baby sister Coco is ready for an adventure.

Trash Bandicoot is a dead ringer for Crash as a GameStop Pop! exclusive.

Coming in November!

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Daniel Pickett