Pre-Order Alert: Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Gamerverse Captain America vs Venom 2-Pack

My Thanos/Psylocke 2-pack is officially on its way and I couldn't be more stoked. This is definitely one of the figures I'm most excited for. Very anxious to see what they will be revealing at Comic Con!

In that pic Cap looks really chunky, as if they fully sculpted new body to fit in with MVC aesthetics but that probably (and sadly) just a an angle of the pic that makes figure looks thicker.

Shown below via Dan Yun is an in-hand look at the new Marvel Legends Series Gamerverse Psylocke vs Thanos 2-Pack from Hasbro. This pack is currently hitting Targets and shipping from Target.com.

Shown below via Dan Yun is an in-hand look at the new Marvel Legends Series Gamerverse Captain America vs Venom 2-Pack Wolverine Figure from Hasbro. This pack is available for pre-order at places like our sponsors BigBadToyStore.com and Entertainment Earth as well as Amazon.

Shown below is a Walmart Collector Con Summer 2025 Preview look at the new Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Gamerverse Marvel's War Machine vs Marvel's Omega Red Action Figures from Hasbro that will be going up for pre-order on July 24th at 10am EDT.

Re: War Machine vs Omega Red Gamerverse set

I do like the look of this set. Particularly the colors of War Machine. I guess WM is supposed to be the NEW figure of the set. It does have some pretty noticeable differences but honestly they are little more than a few tweaks on the comic based figure. As far as Omega Red I don't think there's anything new about him other than a few cosmetic changes and new hair do. Not exactly sure but I don't even think they used the upgraded mold with the diaphragm joint like they used on Venom and The new X-Force Warpath. As a matter of fact it looks like they specifically posed him to hide the fact. And in this situation this figure would have benefitted from the added articulation for the more dynamic game style poses. It literally seems like they cracked open the unsold Amazon exclusives box sets and repackaged them for this set. Basically nothing new. I wouldn't even consider this set unless it goes to massive discount.

IMO, aside from the Psylocke and Shuma Gorath figures and Cap to a lesser extent this entire Gamerverse wave or whatever they're calling it has been a bust. I know without Capcom on board they had limited options here but this is more or less a bunch of reuse built around a few new massive figures to showcase. TBH I think a better strategy would have been to actually do it as a BAF wave with Shuma as the BAF. And Juggernaut in a 2 pack with Wolverine. I would have bought them all as singles just to build the BAF. And I think the new Wolverine figure alone would have sold the 2 pack. Of course that means they would have had to put a little more love into figures like Omea Red, Silver Samurai, Thanos and Venom beyond a pretty new paint job but since when has Hasbro ever been accused of going above and beyond minimal effort? I mean for anything other than MCU products that is.

Got Shuma and the Cap/Venom set on pre-order but if I can't get ahold of the Psylocke set I'll be looking to sell or trade Venom to offset cost of having to track down Betsy on the secondary market. Otherwise a whole lot of nothing but money saved on my part.

People. Can we please focus on the subject matter? Please stop derailing it.

On 6/29/2025 at 7:02 AM, TheArrow said:

I very much agree here.I am VERY picky now with figures because the asking price-point is beyond my threshold these days.Great example: the new Banshee figure.Calm face has mutton-chop sideburns, screaming face does not. I joke: do they RETRACT when he uses his powers??? LOLGreat sculpts otherwise,,,,,,but that dissimilarity is a deal-killer for me.And rightly so because they are asking too much for the figure, and why should I compromise?

I hear you...why not instead do 4 heads for him (2x muttons, one with scream one without, 2x non-muttons, one with, etc). And if that's too pricey, how about a "running variant"? Oh and while they're at it FIX THOSE BOOTS because that cut looks awful. I mean there were other choices...aside from those issues, its a good figure. But instead of 80-90%, why not go 100%?

On 6/29/2025 at 7:37 AM, leokearon said:

Yeah, a lot of Hasbro's decisions are making it harder for me to get excited about their products. I'm starting to lean more towards just getting Retro toys

LOL don't get me started on that weird Luke Cage, Armpit for Hire decision. But bear in mind in the same "mini comic" wave they did ROM....and they knocked THAT out of the park! Absolutely incredible, just firing on all thrusters there. I can't say enough good on that one.

Yeah, a lot of Hasbro's decisions are making it harder for me to get excited about their products. I'm starting to lean more towards just getting Retro toys

On 6/28/2025 at 11:17 PM, Atlantis said:

Nothing wrong with that. I tend to want my purchases to bring me joy all the time. What I don't want is to buy something where the production is half done, overpriced, or not up to the capabilities I know the maker can have. If quality is the watchword that should never be an issue.

I very much agree here.I am VERY picky now with figures because the asking price-point is beyond my threshold these days.Great example: the new Banshee figure.Calm face has mutton-chop sideburns, screaming face does not. I joke: do they RETRACT when he uses his powers??? LOLGreat sculpts otherwise,,,,,,but that dissimilarity is a deal-killer for me.And rightly so because they are asking too much for the figure, and why should I compromise?