https://www.thegamer.com TheGamer delivers the biggest video game news, in-depth interviews, honest reviews, timely previews, and surprising stories. Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:43:12 GMT en-US hourly 60 I had never heard of Funko Fundays when my friend, a San Diego Comic-Con veteran, invited me to go this year. Even as he explained it, I struggled to fully grasp what exactly the event was. “It’s like a party and a game show with lots of prizes,” he said. “Audience participation is required. It gets very loud.” Sign me out. The last thing I need is to be surrounded by a few thousand people screaming their heads off for free Captain America Funko Pops. Then he explained what Fundays is really about. “On a bad year, I’ll make enough money to pay for my entire trip, hotel and all,” he explained. “On a good year, I’ll make a few thousand bucks on top.” Sign me back in.

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 00:43:12 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/sdcc-funko-fundays-comic-con-money/ If you like video games, then you probably like Funko Pops, and vice versa. Funko knows that which is why there is an awful lot of crossover between those two worlds. Funko has managed to turn characters from just about every major series and franchise into figures, and there are plenty of video game studios that have teamed with the iconic toy makers.

]]> Mon, 19 Jun 2023 18:00:17 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-video-game-funko-pop-figures/ Funko Fusion is a new game from the dead-eyed vinyl figures that appears to be the most excessive blending of IP I’ve ever seen. From 10:10 Games comes a new title that mixes the universes of Jurassic World, Back to the Future, Umbrella Academy, The Thing, Child’s Play, Masters of the Universe, and goodness knows what else. Given the brand, I imagine it has almost every single property under the sun at its morbid disposal.

]]> Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:30:15 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-fusion-reveal-trailer-gameplay/ TT Games is the studio responsible for Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, a title that enjoyed massive success last year. However, reports that the development team was under a tremendous amount of stress during its creation evidently tainted that success somewhat, and now new reports claim a laundry list of projects, including a game that started life as a Funko Pop shooter, have been canned.

]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:17:45 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/tt-games-reportedly-cancelled-multiple-projects-funko-pop-shooter/ Funko has released its full-year 2022 financial results, and they’re not great. Whereas last year the company made a healthy $17.4 million profit, this year they’ve made almost a $50 million loss. In a call with investors, Funko CEO Brian Mariotti blamed "macro factors and Funko-specific issues" for the loss and confirmed layoffs and other cost-cutting measures will be taken to stem the bleeding.

]]> Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:56:07 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/30-million-funko-pops-to-be-dumped-in-a-landfill/ Across the Spider-Verse has revealed a bunch of new Funko Pops showing off Scarlet Spider, Spider-Punk, Spider-Man 2099, Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy, The Spot, Spider-Byte, and Medieval Vulture.

]]> Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:33:28 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/across-the-spider-verse-spider-man-medieval-vulture-funko-pop/ Funko has turned countless characters from various series and franchises into Pops over the years, revisiting the Marvel Cinematic Universe time and time again. One of its next team-ups with Marvel will be a little different as not only will it add new characters to its MCU collection, but also an amusing location for them to call home lifted from Avengers: Endgame.

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:01:14 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pop-thor-house-avengers-endgame/ Ever since I discovered legacy games, I haven’t wanted to play anything else. Regular old board games feel primitive compared to the games like Pandemic Legacy and Betrayal Legacy, which evolve and change over time. Like video games, legacy games have campaigns that tell one continuous story, with each session functioning like a level. Upgrades and penalties your characters acquire carry over between games, and most will even have you make permanent alterations to the game board. The first time a legacy game asked me to tear up a card I was both terrified and excited. Now, I only want to play board games that tell you to destroy the components. There’s nothing quite like playing a tabletop game that can only be played once. Playing them with friends is an unforgettable experience that I highly recommend.

]]> Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:42:19 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/jurassic-world-legacy-of-isla-nublar-review/ Funko, the brand behind arguably the worst form of physical collectibles, will soon be getting a triple-A video game. The announcement was made during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The video game won't exclusively be made by Funko, instead it will be co-produced along with newly set up studio,10:10 Games. Development will be spearheaded by 10:10 studio director Paul Flanagan, creative director Jon Burton, and design director Arthur Parsons – all of whom have worked on games in the Lego series.

]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:58:28 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/sdcc-triple-a-funko-video-game/ Every day there are new things popping up in pop culture and making people go crazy over them. Nowadays, one of the biggest things that movie buffs and game lovers have been going wild over are Funko Pop toys. These cute, and sometimes creepy, little action figures started being released around 2010-2011 and since then they have only increased in popularity.

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 21:45:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/rare-funko-pop-toys-worth/ A Goofy Movie was one of the most popular Disney movies of the '90s, taking fans on an impromptu cross-country road trip with Goofy and his teenage son Max, who wants to get on stage at a Powerline concert to impress the girl of his dreams on national television. Over 25 years later, Funko Games has brought the movie's plot to life in A Goofy Movie Game...with a nostalgic twist.

]]> Wed, 16 Feb 2022 10:00:13 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/goofy-movie-game/ Christmas will soon be here and if you're trying to cross everyone off your shopping list, we're here to help. Everyone loves a good board game for the holiday season that they can share with family and friends, and while the old classics like Monopoly never go out of style, it's nice to change things up with something new and exciting.

]]> Wed, 01 Dec 2021 20:34:36 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/best-family-tabletop-board-game-holiday-gift-guide/ The best thing about playing The Rocketeer: Fate of the Future, Funko Games’ newest two-player board game, is the joy I felt from realizing such a thing even exists. You don’t get much more niche than The Rocketeer - a ‘30s-era gangster/superhero movie from 1991 that even Disney itself has likely forgotten about - so I can’t imagine that many families are perusing the board game shelves at Target searching for Rocketeer-related goodies. But Funko Games, and in particular its boutique label Prospero Hall, has built so much good will with players by delivering a steady stream of nothing but high-quality board games like The Goonies: Never Say Die, Back To The Future: Back In Time, and Pan Am The Game, that at this point it could publish a game about unripened cheese and I know it would be a modern classic.

]]> Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:58:08 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/the-rocketeer-fate-of-the-future-board-game-review/ The Marvel edition of Funkoverse has given me a bit of a Mandela Effect, but after digging through my (vast) collection of figures and game boards, I can confirm that Iron Man, Black Panther, and the inevitable Thanos are brand new to the collectible board game. Maybe it’s because they feel like the perfect characters for this battle arena-style game that I just assumed they were always there, but after playing through each of the scenarios included with the new Avengers Core Set and Thanos Expansion, I’m convinced that they’re some of the best characters to ever join the Funkoverse roster.

]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 20:12:03 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/marvel-funkoverse-review/ Apex Legends brings in thousands of players monthly, with an average of over 47 million players in November of 2019. It's no surprise Funko Pop decided to release Pops of some of the characters in that same month. The original 8 were released on the 22nd of November in 2019. With this collection, you can have your very own figure of your favorite legend.

]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:15:11 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/apex-legends-every-funko-pop-released-so-far/ Tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons can be an incredibly daunting experience for new players. I’ve played dozens of “rules-lite” and one-sheet RPGs that are intended to be an easier way to get the uninitiated into role-playing. While simplified mechanics and less structured play certainly ease the learning curve, the biggest barrier to entry for a lot of players, regardless of the game system being used, is still the creative performance. Role-playing at the game table can make a lot of people feel like they’re being put on the spot. Without practice, something as simple as “You walk into a room, what does your character do?” can leave new players stumped. While a lot of role-playing games take measures to combat game anxiety, none have ever done it as successfully as The Goonies: Never Say Die.

]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2021 01:14:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/the-goonies-never-say-die-board-game-review/ The Prospero Hall imprint from Funko Games has such an amazing track record with licensed games that, at this point, I don't even feel like I need to be a fan of the franchise to enjoy the game. I’ve never really cared for the Fast & Furious movies, but that didn’t take one ounce of enjoyment away from my time playing Fast & Furious: Highway Heist. This may sound absurd, but Highway Heist can be best described as a cross between a tabletop RPG and an action movie. Picture a combat encounter in Dungeons & Dragons, but instead of slinging spells at goblins, you’re driving sports cars into a battle tank. It may not seem like a perfect pairing, but Fast & Furious: Highway Heist absolutely nails the action movie RPG in a way I never thought possible.

]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 23:25:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/fast-furious-highway-heist-board-game-review/ This month, Funko Games is releasing the newest expansion for Funkoverse. Darkwing Duck is a solo pack that includes a miniature Pop figure of The Terror That Flaps In The Night, as well as his signature weapon, the Gas Gun. TheGamer received a sample of the Darkwing Duck expansion from Funko Games, and after including the Daring Duck of Mystery in a few games, it's easy to see that once again, Funko has perfectly captured the spirit of a beloved character with a unique and interesting skill set. The expansion adds a new type of environmental hazard that really mixes up the gameplay. Darkwing Duck is going to be a must-have for Funkoverse collectors.

]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:00:08 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funkoverse-gets-dangerous-with-new-darkwing-duck-expansion/ WandaVision came to an explosively colorful and magical conclusion last week, bringing forth an all-new overhaul to the Scarlet Witch getup that Maximoff has been toying around with since her debut. As such, it's only natural that a Funko Pop with this stylish look would follow suit. Spoilers ahead.

]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2021 20:40:45 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/scarlet-witch-wandavision-funko-pop/ Funko Pop lovers and Pokemon fans alike can rejoice that more of your favorites are coming. With Funko Virtual Con Spring 2021 just around the corner, the company announced two new looks for Charmander and Vaporeon that will be known as "Diamond Variants." The sparkly look and feel of the new designs work well with the fire and water-type Pokemon.

]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2021 08:30:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/sparkly-charmander-vaporeon-funko-revealed/ Funko Games today announced a slate of upcoming board games and expansions coming in the first half of 2021, with more on the way later this year.

]]> Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:00:48 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-games-fast-and-furious-alice-funkoverse/ We may not be able to have the large family get-togethers that we’re used to, but Funko still has plenty of options available to keep you and your immediate friends and family entertained throughout the holiday season. Not only do these games make a great family gift, they are also welcoming enough for younger players to take part in. Additionally, the reasonable prices make all of the games appealing enough to perhaps pick up a couple of copies to be played virtually with other friends and family members via FaceTime or Zoom.

]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:53:31 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/last-minute-family-games-funko/ It’s 2020, which means a whole new decade of Funko Pop figurines! These cute little figurines recreate all (and we mean ALL) of your favorite characters into a miniature form for your decorative enjoyment. Funko Pop figurines have swept the nation, with people sometimes climbing over each other to get their favourites.

]]> Sat, 14 Nov 2020 03:00:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/rarest-funko-pop-figures-2020-worth/ Whether you love them or think they're the creepy spawn of Satan, Funko Pops! are everywhere. And if you thought your phone was safe from their beady lifeless eyes and disproportionate head-to-body ratio, then think again!

]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:19:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pop-blitz-mobile-game-match-3-now-available-worldwide/ It’s been a year of figurines, but we’re sadly coming to the end. Funko and The Pokemon Company’s new “An Afternoon With Eevee & Friends” has saved the best one for last: Umbreon, the Dark-type Eevolution.

]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:11:31 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pokemon-center-figure-umbreon/ Toys can be a creepy thing when they want to be.

]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2020 21:30:27 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pop-trust-eyes-no-soul-horror-scary-cute-creepy-seo-buzzwords/ It's time to make room on the shelf, as Sony and Funko have announced a new line of exclusive vinyls from some of PlayStation's greatest titles. These officially licensed pops, which are now available for preorder at Gamestop, are a must-have for gamers and collectors alike. There are four (technically five as one is a two pack) new Funkos to add to your collection .

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:49:53 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/gamestop-exclusive-funko-pop/ The officially licensed Jin Sakai Funko POP! has arrived exclusively to the PlayStation Gear store. As Ghost of Tsushima dropped yesterday, PlayStation has continued celebrating by promoting some exclusive Ghost merchandise.

]]> Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:31:58 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/ghost-of-tsushima-jin-sakai-funko-pop-arrive-august/ Even though San Diego Comic-Con will be held at home this year, there will still be plenty of limited edition and exclusive perks to be grabbed — especially from Funko.

]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2020 15:36:00 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-reveals-virtual-comic-con-limited-edition-pop-figures/ According to one Reddit user, their Funko Pop! collection comes above most other things in life, including their marriage.

]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2020 18:36:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/reddit-aita-funko-pop-marriage-ultimatum/ Sometimes it seems like virtually every major fantasy and science fiction character that has ever appeared on a screen of some sort has been turned into a Funko Pop! figurine. Included in Funko's line of big-headed cartoon vinyls are numerous Overwatch heroes, some of whom have even been made into multiple variants to showcase some of their unique skins (like Genji's Sentai skin, for example). However, in a first for the Overwatch League and the esports industry at large, a unique Tracer Funko Pop! figure was recently released as official OWL merchandise.

]]> Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:04:04 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/overwatch-league-funko-pop-tracer-fanatics/ Funko Pop! and Pokémon are collaborating once again to bring an entirely new set of monsters to the Funko universe. Growlithe, Mewtwo, and even Grumpy Pikachu are currently available for preorder, with a release scheduled in a few months. Not only that, but they probably make up the best set of Pokémon Funkos yet.

]]> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:24:58 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/pokemon-funko-pops-announced-mewtwo-pikachu/ Funkoverse is a strategy board game that uses collectible miniature Funko Pop! figures as the player pieces. The brilliance of the game is the way Funko has designed every different version of the game to be compatible with each other. Whether you start with Harry Potter, DC Superheroes, or Jurrassic Park, all of your Funkoverse figures can be played together like a massive cross-over nerdtastic amusement park. I didn't expect much from the game beyond that initial concept, but after my first play session, I discovered the game is so much interesting than I ever expected it to be. It would be an understatement to say I'm pleasantly surprised by the depth and complexity of Funkoverse. In fact, I'm mildly obsessed with it now.

]]> Mon, 24 Feb 2020 00:45:56 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funkoverse-review-funko-pop-board-game/ One of the most prominent selling pieces of pop culture merchandise in the past few years has been vinyl Pop figures. These figures have been made to resemble comic book heroes, movie characters, and even video game characters. The company has even worked with Disney, who love to have precise control over their properties. Even with the tons of series a collectible line has covered, though, there are a few popular games that we haven't seen a line from. If you're like us, then you probably have a wish list of series you're waiting to turn into Pops. Below we have compiled a list of ten game series that need a Pop collection.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:00:10 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/video-games-without-funko-pops/ The Pokémon and Funko partnership continues, with a brand new Eevee figurine available for purchase as part of a brand new collection titled Afternoon with Eevee & Friends. The wonderfully uncanny Pop! Pokémon figures we've received in the past are quite different from this new Eevee figurine, which features two Eevee playing on a grass patch together.

]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2020 02:20:58 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pokemon-company-reunite-afternoon-with-eevee-series/ Remember that Funko Pop! game that got announced earlier this year? Well, it ain’t dead yet.

]]> Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:39:01 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pop-game-new-dev/ The game to end all games is finally up for pre-order. That's right, Gears POP!, the mash-up of Gears Of War and Funko POP statuettes everyone was asking for, now has a pre-order page up on iOS and the Google Play Store. The game is free-to-play with microtransactions, so we're not exactly sure what a pre-order does. What we do know is that it is allegedly coming out soon, so you can finally stop playing Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Madden NFL 20 and be a real gamer.

]]> Mon, 12 Aug 2019 06:21:35 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/gears-of-war-pop-available-pre-order/ Funko Pops have taken the collecting world by storm, spanning virtually every fandom and representing all of our favorite characters. Funko, founded in 1998 by Mike Becker in Snohomish, Washington, has grown massively in the past two decades and continues to expand.

]]> Fri, 19 Jul 2019 15:55:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/sdcc-funko-pop-figures-actually-become-valuable-time/ Fans of all things Fortnite are in for a real treat, as the San Diego Comic-Con 2019 Funko reveal is none other than our favorite supply cache that we love to bash. A glow-in-the-dark Loot Llama Funko Pop!, also exclusive to Walmart, will be hitting the scene in the near future. The second exclusive is from Overwatch, in the form of McCree.

]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2019 22:18:38 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/sdcc-2019-fortnites-loot-llama-to-be-featured-as-new-funko-pop-among-others/ Who doesn’t love a good promotional cereal? It’s one of the strangest, yet most delicious ways to advertise something. And it looks like everyone’s (or least a very specific section of the internet’s) favorite blue hedgehog is the latest to be a part of your balanced breakfast.

]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:05:42 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/gotta-eat-fast-sonic-the-hedgehog-getting-funko-branded-cereal/ Hot off the heels of the Pikachu Pop!, Funko has announced its next Pokémon in the lineup. Bulbasaur, one of the original Pokémon, is on its way. (Although it looks suspiciously like a Ditto masquerading as a Bulbasaur.)

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2019 20:25:22 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pop-pokemon-bulbasaur-ditto-eyes/ Ever since various franchises in pop culture started releasing items for fans that adore their product, collecting has grown from a hobby to a career. Cards, toys, and a multitude of other items can be found to display that love for all to see. And for those who have become knowledgeable enough, finding the right collectible can mean earning yourself a small fortune.

]]> Sat, 08 Dec 2018 14:00:21 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pops-impossible-find-worth-much/ Funko is a company best known for producing those adorable little vinyl figurines known as Funko Pops. They’re toys made in the likenesses of characters from pop culture, and since their creation, Funko has covered pretty much everything from comic villains and heroes to Harry Potter characters, with their main focus being fantasy characters. Even if you hadn’t heard of Funko Pops, you’d probably look at one of them and be like, “oh, those! Yeah, I’ve seen those before, the cute little figures.”

]]> Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:30:36 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pop-figurines-secrets-facts-history/ Funko Pops: They're either the bane of your existence or your sole reason for making a trip to the mall whenever possible. These little vinyl collectibles have taken the world by storm and driven fans to serious means to get their hands on Pops that represent their favorite character, and by "serious means" what we really mean is serious money. While Pops go for roughly $10-$15 in-store, once they're sold out or their exclusive lines have stopped running, the price only goes up.

]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2018 01:00:20 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pops-worth-fortune-nothing/ Funko Pop figures have taken the world by storm. What started out as a fun little company that made figures for popular characters has evolved into an empire that takes hold of just about every license imaginable and makes figures out of them. Love or hate them, these little figures are some of the hottest collectors’ items on the market, bringing in an insane revenue for the company. With exclusives and special editions added to the mix, there’s no telling how long Funko Pops will sell well.

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2018 23:00:45 GMT https://www.thegamer.com/funko-pops-nothing-like-characters/