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Showing posts with label MEGA® Brands. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Mega Brands | Replacement Parts Policy

06.18.2019 – There’s a lot of products out there that is being produced by toy manufacturers out there, that chances are that you might end up buying one with a quality issue. This is one in a million that you end up with a defected product that these companies made sure they put warranty clause in each one.

With Mega Brands Inc, the parent company of Mega Bloks and their Mega Construx building toys make sure customer service is in place if there’s a chance that one customer might end up with product defect either it slipped past from their quality control or the aforementioned piece in the product is broken.

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Toy Fair 2016 | Mega Bloks Star Trek

02.14.2016 – Following the teaser images that featured the USS Enterprise, Mega Bloks revealed some more interesting sets for their upcoming toy line of construction toys.

Due to less interest for the KRE-O produced ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ sets, Mega Bloks is now taking the helm for the Star Trek franchise to a whole new creative building...

Monday, November 23, 2015

Sighting News: Mega Bloks at TRU The Fort!

11.23.2015 – Sometimes the best places to go find hidden gems for Mega Bloks are the ones that are off the way. Mostly stores that are like ‘Hole in the Wall’ type places that you don’t normally go.

In the age of social media preferably in Facebook Groups most don’t mention those types of places, but even though those place doesn’t have much its a good place to start looking.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Sighting News: Mega Bloks at TRU Toy Box!

11.16.2015 – There have been no new sets or blind-bagged packs from Mega Bloks other than the new troop packs that are slowly being stocked at store in Metro Manila. Most of these troop packs are from the Halo series that continues to expand.

But for those just fairly new the 9th series known as the Charlie packs are still on stock you just know where to look and as mentioned these where sighted recently…

Monday, November 9, 2015

Mega Bloks New HALO Sighted & More!

11.09.2015 – It’s rare that you’ll ever find something new from Mega Bloks in the Philippines. But when news gets out it’s probably the biggest spectacle for a very small community who are into these set themes.

The updates are slow but when there are new stuff out there it’s a hunt they will go as new Mega Bloks seen a few days earlier there are a few notable stuff seen too.

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Mega Bloks CHARLIE Sightings!

10.27.2015 – Mega Bloks Halo Series has expanded its sets since introducing also the blind bags that currently have the 9th wave featuring the Charlie Series. Its rarely that if you’re just started looking for them its probably too late to complete them.

But if you look harder you’ll still find them in very few Toys R’ Us stores and there was only a few that was sighted earlier today…

Monday, October 19, 2015

Mega Bloks Despicable ME: Fire Rescue Minions!

10.19.2015 – Before the Minions became a blockbuster with their spinoff they first stole most of the scenes in Despicable ME 2. The sequel was all about a former villain becoming a father to three little girls and some Minions.

Some of the best scenes in that particular animated film where adapted in playsets, and when Mega Bloks acquired the rights to produce these sets it was instant golden. It seemed one scene is destined to stay in your memory like the Fire Rescue Pack!

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Mega Bloks HALO Sale Sighting!

10.11.2015 – It’s a season for clearance and in the Philippines whenever the Holiday season is just around the corner most of the toys for the past two years ends up on sale. This is in the case of building toy brands like KRE-O, LEGO®, & Mega Bloks.

In the past these brands rarely do go out and announce a clearance sale. LEGO® is rarely associated with the word “Sale” unlike what Mega Bloks have right now.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Mega Bloks Halo 96849: UNSC Mongoose!

09.28.2015 – Little is known about the videogame franchise in HALO, but for the hardcore gamer its one of the well-known properties that gave Mega Bloks the household name. It’s a first person shooting game that has a story of its own.

It had a rich history that for casual and non-gamers it might be too much to catch on. But for Mega Bloks its simple you start with one it will evolve and immerse yourself in this world with even bigger sets to build. But start small with a UNSC Mongoose.

Monday, September 21, 2015

Mega Bloks Minions: Bob with Tim!

09.21.2015 – The Minions are a fund bunch of little men serving under Gru, but that all changed during the course of the “Despicable ME” animated films. A third one is in the works though after the hit spinoff.

The popularity of these yellow banana-crazed dudes has produced Happy Meal toys, action figures, and Mega Bloks minifigs, which are rarely available packed in sets. The blind bags series however has been unavailable in the Philippines…

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Mega Bloks Toy Photography Contest Announced!

09.15.2015 – Mega Bloks has been the second most popular brand in the Philippines right now having owned the rights to produce construction sets for Assasins Creed, Call of Duty, Halo, Minions, and SpongeBob SquarePants just to name a few.

It’s locally distributed by Richwell Club and has a huge following among builders and collectors that a community has been thriving this past year. Now that particular community is teaming up for a Toy Photography Contest at Collecticon 2015!

Friday, September 11, 2015

Mega Bloks Call of Duty Set Sightings!

09.11.2015 – Lately there’s nothing much new to Mega Bloks Call of Duty, which is quite a hit line of construction toys from Mega Brands Inc. The micro figure sets have been sold out they only have are mostly Zombie sets.

Toy Kingdom's flagship store in SM Megamall have a full stock of COD sets, and there's a new set sighted the other day that you might be interested.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Mega Bloks Minions: Kevin!

09.07.2015 – The Minions are now iconic superstars on their right. Having appeared in “Despicable ME” animated films, featured in selected Universal theme parks, and appeared in countless shorts included in the home release they certainly ruled.

The yellow banana-obsessed men also broke the records in “The Minions” their spin off movie. Now they are in block form courtesy of Mega Bloks, which is still a rarity in the Philippines, where blind bags have not arrived and one of those minifigs would be Kevin!

Saturday, September 5, 2015

Mega Bloks Minions Set Sightings!

09.05.2015 – The Minions movie has been breaking box offices all over the world, and still the Philippines doesn’t have enough of the Mega Bloks toys that preceded by this film. But slowly the local distributor is catching up on the little yellow guys.

Just in case you haven’t been going around Toy Kingdom you might spot two new sets featuring one Minion depicted in a particular scene in the movie...

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

MEGA® BLOKS Call of Duty Sightings!

02.05.2014 – Call of Duty is a popular first person and third person videogame shooting franchise. It was first released for the PC and then followed to game consoles and handheld games. There were several spin-offs expanding the franchise to what is now one of the well-known shooting games in this era.

The popularity of this game which was produced by Activision expands to merchandise like action figures, card games and of course construction toys manufactured by Mega Brands Inc., which is the parent company that produces MEGA BLOKS.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Mega Bloks The Smurfs: 10703 Lazy Smurf!

05.04.2011 – The Smurfs is coming to Mega Bloks and it looks like Mega Brands is expanding their licensing rights with Peyo’s creation, that’s about to get a live action film treatment this year.

The new sets which were first sighted earlier this year in Korea is slowly appearing in other countries, which include the Philippines but currently there’s no sighting. But here is one set featuring Lazy Smurf to entertain you this summer!

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mega Bloks Halo Hero Pack 2: Red UNSC Spartan!

02.22.2011 – Halo the popular videogame from Microsoft’s X Box game console has finally made it into the construction/build toy realm following Mega Bloks competitor and pioneer LEGO with their “Halo Hero Pack” series of micro figures.

In the Philippines the series 2 “Halo Hero Pack” makes it to retail market and its immediately gobbled up for its growing popularity.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Mega Bloks: Halo Wars Hero Series 2!

02.16.2011 – Mega Bloks is jumping in the blind bag trend to compete with the pioneering brand with their Halo Wars line of micro action figures. The ones available in the Philippines have been sold out due to the popularity of the characters.

Halo Wars for its popularity in the X Box game console game is expanding its world in block form courtesy of Mega Bloks who have the rights. This is where the Halo line of building toy is going putting together world that had a cult following.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Mega Bloks At World's End: Brethren's Court 1057!

02.08.2011 – The Pirates Caribbean: At World’s End, which is the final instalment of the first trilogy that Mega Bloks produced a lot of sets based from the said film. Mega Bloks originally had the rights to all three movies from Disney, since they started producing sets starting with Dead Man’s Chest.

They replaced their generalized version of their pirates theme with “Pirates of the Caribbean," which directly competes with another brand that had a similar theme.