Gears of War turn to toys

NECA set to bring Epic Games' Xbox 360 hit to life in action figure form; Marcus, Cole, and a Locust drone to make up first wave.

A glimpse of Marcus.

War is not a game, but apparently it makes for good playthings. NECA today announced that it is making a line of action figures based on Epic Games' Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War.

Set to debut in late spring, the first wave of the series will feature three figures: Marcus Fenix, Augustus Cole, and a Locust drone. NECA has not fully detailed future plans for the Gears of War line of figures, but did say this was only the first collection in an ongoing series.

Don't expect water-squirting accessories.

NECA released a pair of teaser images of the Marcus Fenix toy, and promised that the final versions of the toys will have plenty of articulation, detail, and game-accurate accessories.

At this point, NECA can be considered an old hand at bringing gaming properties to life in the form of collectibles. The company has also created action figures for God of War, Hitman, Tomb Raider, Assassin's Creed, Legacy of Kain, Resident Evil, and Castlevania.

156 Comments

  • tobkinator

    Posted Aug 16, 2008 10:05 pm PT

    I got my Marcus about two weeks ago and hes awesome, cant wait for Dom.

  • XoXGamer4lyfXoX

    Posted Jul 20, 2008 9:14 am PT

    omg man i cant wait with the updatyed graphics and weapons idk but i think this blows halo out of the water

    GEARS OF WAR 2 RULESSSSSSSSSSSS

  • DeltaCobra

    Posted Jun 22, 2008 11:49 am PT

    Very gay

  • gandalf9303

    Posted May 31, 2008 2:44 pm PT

    where can i preorder these!

  • Vendre

    Posted Mar 18, 2008 4:31 am PT

    PriorChaos: Take it easy man, we all know that both enemy & ally AI is naturanly awfully bad. But you know what? Thats what the player character is for! They shuldn't take all that nice fighting away from us shuld they? If you do think so then well, go watch an action movie and maybe we all end up happy somehows..

    Vietnamgamer: Shoot, that would be fantastic! A Lancer 4 real! I sure hope the army does these guns for real when such an event would ocour, I wouldn't mind to chainsaw another unlucky bastard after the "happy" ending of "Manhunt"..

  • Dan3014

    Posted Feb 25, 2008 4:26 pm PT

    Yeah i cant wait for Cole he is gonna pop some locust ***

  • EricTheCableGuy

    Posted Feb 23, 2008 2:09 pm PT

    ya Vietnamgamer that would make a killer airsoft gun but it would be even better if the chainsaw worked lol

  • okassar

    Posted Feb 21, 2008 2:46 pm PT

    Why am I not surprised...

  • Vietnamgamer

    Posted Feb 20, 2008 5:49 pm PT

    Haha, yea bradtastic, a Lancer airsoft gun would be awesome! Even though it has bright blue lights on it, and the sights are really weird, it would still be cool, why? because your gun would be the only one with a chainsaw bayonet! Even if it didn't work it would still scare the S*** outta someone lol!

  • PriorChaos

    Posted Feb 17, 2008 12:24 am PT

    ENOUGH! alright cole train this cole train that... anyone ever realize how terrible cole train is or how the AI controls him? i can't count how many times playing as dom that mr.cole train landed a grenade right next to me, and if you don't know, grenades from ally or enemie STILL HURT!... so shut it about him he's terrible, not cool at all, ok... lets take the stereotypical black hero... make him have a history in sports... oh yeah give him a gun and a bunch of grenades and a **** AI... there's cole for ya

  • Master_Shane

    Posted Feb 9, 2008 11:51 pm PT

    I will now be able to go to bed with the Cole Train, by my side to protect me.

  • tobkinator

    Posted Feb 9, 2008 3:07 pm PT

    I already got one of Altair from assassins creed now I want Marcus Bad

  • DoWn_FaiLurE

    Posted Feb 9, 2008 5:50 am PT

    Kid* "Hey mom look what i have
    mom* "what are they"
    Kid* "action figures look"
    (kid puts longshot in marcus's hand)
    Kid* "see"
    (pops loucus's head)
    lol

  • mute9dude

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 12:30 pm PT

    "Da trains at home on the rails!"

  • leeryRAMIN

    Posted Jan 29, 2008 7:04 am PT

    God.when,when,when it comes... .I love that....

  • bradtastic

    Posted Jan 26, 2008 8:35 am PT

    http://www.gamespot.com/users/bradtastic/show_blog_entry.php?topic_id=m-100-25296984

    About the toys.

  • bradtastic

    Posted Jan 26, 2008 5:40 am PT

    I still think that the Lancer Assault Rifle would make a kick-ass Airsoft gun and would sell really well. Heck, even a non-firing "mere" replica 1:1 would sell really well. Much cooler than these little toys, though I'm sure that there's a market for them. After all, 10 year olds buy action figures and that's the age that we want our youth to play GoW, right?

  • roxythethegreat

    Posted Jan 25, 2008 3:14 pm PT

    lol i would buy anything that resited cole train quotes

  • Keith4Chelski

    Posted Jan 25, 2008 11:40 am PT

    Suprise suprise.... They'll do anything to make money which has now been proven.

  • im-a-roustabout

    Posted Jan 25, 2008 3:03 am PT

    Cole Train!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Trollbane

    Posted Jan 24, 2008 8:19 pm PT

    Nice

  • revczar

    Posted Jan 22, 2008 3:09 am PT

    "everyone loves the Cole Train, baby"

  • RonTorque

    Posted Jan 22, 2008 2:06 am PT

    lol.Awesome !

  • Chief_Kuuni

    Posted Jan 20, 2008 8:09 pm PT

    sweet

  • Timstuff

    Posted Jan 20, 2008 8:22 am PT

    NECA made some awesome Resident Evil action figures, so hopefully these turn out great too.

  • majestikk

    Posted Jan 19, 2008 6:01 pm PT

    Where's Dom?! I thought logic would have Marcus and Dom as the first line of figures

  • tsiper

    Posted Jan 19, 2008 3:58 am PT

    to bad diamond select isn't making them they ROCK!!!!

  • Laserwulf

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 11:37 pm PT

    Has anyone else noticed the irony in the comments that equate action figures = immature? With the average age of a gamer around 30 now, all of us here on Gamespot know that video games are no longer just for kids. Likewise, a high-quality action figure (to me) is like a tiny work of art, and whoever sculpted it surely feels the same. Besides, the price for a high-quality figure is a bit more than your typical Power Ranger crap.

    Call me weird, but there's just a tactile joy in being able to hold a tiny replica of a character, versus just a poster or artbook. And how else would we learn that Master Chief is lousy at his own game? lol

  • xyt30

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 10:16 pm PT

    soO cOOL

  • denaz

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 10:15 pm PT

    Yeah i saw the assassins creed figure and it looked crap

  • tbrogs001

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:55 pm PT

    That's pretty rad!

  • gin_rummy89

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 8:55 pm PT

    I want Dom hope they make him soon

  • InFaMous_Si

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 5:31 pm PT

    What's next? "Marcus sucks at gears of war?" instead of "Master Chief sucks at halo" You guy know what i'm talking about

  • gr8jedimaster

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 2:27 pm PT

    Ugh... NECA.

    Who sculpts these things? McFarlane Toys layoffs?

    Who approves their sculpts? Stevie Wonder?

    Has anyone ever actually seen their figures in the store? Their Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield figures were awful. So were their Shaun of the Dead, 300, John McClane, Kill Bill, etc....

    They don't even try to capture the likeness of the actors/characters.

  • AceCometh

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 1:15 pm PT

    I'm surprised that it's taken this long for someone to cash in on making toys from this very successful franchise. Someone's about to make a lot of money.

  • Spirith

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 12:56 pm PT

    I know a reason for what I could use these.
    I could use them as modeling figures for scetching and inspire me for armors, clothing, body positsion, play with light and see how the shadow(s) fall etc.
    so if I could, I would try to buy at least 1 of these

  • Gadeos

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 12:31 pm PT

    Even if i'm too old for this sh**, what tha hell I'm getting 'em as soon as I can!!!!

  • ghost89x

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 10:47 am PT

    now thats B.A.

  • aduana69

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 10:08 am PT

    cool toys for us

  • craig828

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:59 am PT

    Even though i'll feel like a bit of an idiot! I'm still buying them

  • mrkame16

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:37 am PT

    Sounds Kool!! MY bro-inlaw is a figurine collector, just dont call it a toy!

  • kaziechameleon

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:33 am PT

    cool! it's not for little kids but big nerds like me! will i get one probably not i don't buy that kind of stuff.

  • NinjaMunkey01

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 9:01 am PT

    why would anyone old enough to play GOW buy this? And why would any parent who has a child to young to play GOW get their child one?

    Chances are it will sell though. But really, people buy this? I would rather use my money for games. Not little figurines.

  • reddevild

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 8:51 am PT

    as long as cole says "Can't stop the train, baby" they're set

  • ShadowWolf2k7

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 7:35 am PT

    bring out a carmine figure with exploding head!!! lol

  • 7121984

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 7:22 am PT

    I never get attracted to action figures...

  • Nick209

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 6:45 am PT

    Does anyone else find action figures (and lets face it most peeople grow out of them about the same time they grow into the opposite sex) of 15-18 rated games and movies slightly disturbing. I mean how can anyone (even if you are an adult who is still into this stuff) argue that this isn't marketing violent media to children?
    Ps. I'm a long time fan of adult matieral in games and I want them to stay that way.

  • ethermay

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 6:39 am PT

    VERY VERY EXCITED. Except for the fact EVERYONE will have one.....

  • prioritymail

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 6:02 am PT

    About time, they finally see the sales of figures for other trilogy franchises

  • BTHR_Zero_X

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 5:18 am PT

    these are going to rock if it is for def the guys who made those other figures

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