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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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Blu-Ray.com is now listing G. I. Joe: Retaliation for a mid-September release on Blu-Ray.

According to the site, the Home Release of the upcoming movie is to happen on September 18th, 2012. We are yet to hear more info regarding the release.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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PAWTUCKET, R.I., May 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hasbro, Inc HAS +0.52% , and Paramount Pictures, announced today that G.I. JOE: RETALIATION will now be released in 3D. The film, originally slated for release in June 2012, is scheduled to be released March 29, 2013.

"It is increasingly evident that 3D resonates with movie-goers globally and together with Paramount, we made the decision to bring fans an even more immersive entertainment experience," said Brian Goldner, Hasbro's President and CEO.

"In 2012, we continue to have several strong motion picture and television entertainment backed properties that are selling well at retail and our entertainment strategy remains strong and on-track," Goldner said. "Through our own Hasbro Studios for television and in partnership with several movie studios including Paramount, Universal, Sony and Relativity, we are creating entertainment experiences around many of our highly popular iconic brands. For the full year 2012, we continue to believe, absent the impact of foreign exchange, we will again grow revenues and earnings per share."

G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Film to Be Released in 3D

Read More: G.I. JOE: RETALIATION PUSHED BACK FOR 3D MARCH 29 2013 @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Thanks to Tony Preto of Tempting Toys fame for sending over word of a new GIJOE - Transformers cross over K.O. Joe Power Rat Cobra Rattler Powerglide Transformer. Tempting Collectibles does not have these for sale but these have hit eBay.

Powerglide Cobra K.O. Joe Rat Blue Rattler Jet Transformers G.I. Joe X-Transbot | eBay

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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The Hollywood Reporter has posted excerpts from an interview conducted with GI Joe Retaliation director Jon Chu while at the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival. The topic? Why Jon Chu did not film Retaliation in 3D. This makes for an interesting read, as it was announced very recently that GI Joe Retaliation is pushed back for 3D on March 29 2013.

The Hollywood Reporter: How was it decided not to shoot the film in 3D?

Jon M. Chu: There was a point where we were talking about it when I first came. It seemed like a natural thing, but I told them, “I know 3D. This is what we need. If we’re going to do 3D, we’re going to do it right.” It had a certain price tag to it, and I was like, if you guys are down I'm down, but I do need more time to do it right. And they were about to do it but they cut it just a little bit short, and [I said,] “if you guys are going to cut it short there is no point. Let’s make a movie -- let’s go for it and we’ll go all out. And we shot on film, super-35, and I thought this may be one of the last times I get to shoot on film, and it was actually kind of freeing. I mean, I love 3D and I think there is a lot you can do with it, but there is something to be said about just not waiting for anything. You’re just going. We shot so much film. I mean I think we shot 1.2 million feet of film.

Meanwhile, The Rock says(on Twitter after being asked if 3D will be worth the wait):

"It will be. Designing new scenes to enhance 3D".

However we want to know what YOU think. Are you okay with the delay until next March? Do you think Retaliation will be better in 3D and worth the wait?

Read More: Jon Chu Explains Why GI Joe Retaliation Was Not Filmed In 3D And Rock Confirms New Enhanced Scenes @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: TTT @ Hisstank.com

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Your fellow HISS tanker chickenbroth made this custom Oktober Guard set.

The set includes:
Col. Brekhov, Stormavik, Daina(#1 & #2), Red Star, Lt. Gorky, Dragonsky, Volga, Scharge, Big Bear, Sgt. Misha, Wong, Horrorshow & Yuri.

Click the Discuss button for all the pics & details.

Read More: Custom Oktober Guard Set @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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We just got word that JoeCon 2012 Attending Registration Is Now Live! It's been a long wait but it's finally over.

JoeCon 2012 Attending Registration here!

We have taken the time to point out some highlights, but we highly recommend following the link at the bottom of the story, to read the full Brochure for New Orleans.

The American Hero’s Package $345 - 25th Anniversary Styled 3 3/4” convention 15 figure set The Oktober Guard - Operation Bear Trap!

The General’s Package $315 - Adventure Team Heavy Weapons: Last Man Standing boxed set

AH Golden Ticket (limited to 75 packages) Cost is an additional $300 added to American Hero’s or General’s packages (i.e. GIJCC Member Prices: AH Golden Ticket total $645, Gen Golden Ticket total $615). You must be a GIJCC Member for this upgrade.

The Oktober Guard - Operation Bear Trap is an edition of only 600 sets and the AT Heavy Weapons Last Man Standing is limited to only 250 sets!

G.I. Joe Customizing Class

Want to learn how to customize your G.I. Joe figures? Sign up for the customizing class taught by Hasbro designer, John Warden! This one day class (Thursday, 9 am-5 pm) will teach you beginning and intermediate techniques for customizing Hasbro’s 25th Anniversary style figures. Class is limited to 30 participants.
Cost is $65.

Please READ the complete JoeCon 2012 Brochure for New Orleans here!

Read More: JoeCon 2012 Attending Registration Is Now Live! @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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Aerosmith premiered their brand new single "Legendary Child" by performing the song live on the season finale of American Idol on May 23rd.

This song is a part of the upcoming Jon Chu movie G. I. Joe: Retaliation on March 29th, 2013.

Below is just one of the many YouTube uploads of the song. You can grab the album from iTunes. Also, check out the Press Release for the song, after the jump.

Read More: G. I. Joe: Retaliation Legendary Child @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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HISSTANK.com has just received a press release from Hasbro regarding it's G.I. Joe: Retaliation Toy Line.


"G.I. Joe is an ongoing consumer franchise and therefore there is merchandise available to consumers. There is a limited amount of G.I. Joe Retaliation product at retail now, but in light of the movie moving out to March 29, 2013, the majority of the movie line will be made available early next year in time for the film’s release."

What will fill the GIJOE toy section for the rest of the remaining year... TBA? Click the discuss button to sound off!

Read More: Hasbro's Official Statement Regarding It's G.I. Joe: Retaliation Toy Line @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Kokomo Toys now has over 20,000 parts in nearly 5,000 separate listings on eBay as of today. This will be the first run of our vintage items for 2012 until we restock after Joe Con 2012. So, grab your parts lists and come check us out on eBay.

GIJOE Instructions: Vintage Vehicle Instructions in Kokomo Toys store on eBay!

GIJOE File Cards: Vintage GI Joe Cobra File Cards items in Kokomo Toys store on eBay!

GIJOE Figure Parts: Vintage GI Joe Cobra Parts in Kokomo Toys store on eBay!

GIJOE Vehicle Parts: Vintage GI Joe Cobra Vehicle Parts in Kokomo Toys store on eBay!

Read More: Kokomo Toys GIJOE Retaliation Movie Toy Launch @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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We got the news that GI Joe Retaliation would be pushed back for 3D to March 29 2013 recently. Following up, we just got word from Hasbro that due to the delay, while a limited amount of Retaliation product is at stores now, the majority of Retaliation toys will be made available early next year in time for the film's release. Earlier in the year(months before the delay was announced), Hasbro stated that movie accurate figures would start to appear in wave 2 since the release date of Retaliation was moved up from August to June.

So, what to do in 9 months? 9 months may be enough time for Hasbro to make movie accurate figures for release in time for the premiere of GI Joe Retaliation 3D. Hasbro has yet to reveal what else was in the works beyond what was shown at Toy Fair, but with a large catalog of existing parts, and movie toys that we have yet to see, who knows? It isn't like they would be starting from scratch, as work on the Retaliation toyline was already underway by the time we even heard about the GI Joe 30th Anniversary line.

So perhaps, just maybe, this could be a blessing in disguise. With that said, here's what we'd like to hear.....


What changes and/or improvements do you want to see made to the GI Joe Retaliation toyline by the time it returns in early 2013?

To start things off, here's things fans have wanted to see(and complained about) since the line was unveiled at Toy Fair 2012:

• Proportionate sculpts(heads look too big for some of the bodies)
• Driver figures with FULL articulation
• Double jointed knees/ankles on all figures
• Movie accurate designs(for example, Duke looks almost nothing like he does onscreen)
• More accessories/weapons instead of ziplines/oversized missles/et,al(AKA take the Pursuit Of Cobra approach)
• Accessories to store weapons(like Red Ninja's swords)

So here we go, let's kick off the weekend by discussing how to reinvigorate Retaliation for its retail/theater Retaliation early next year!

Read More: DISCUSSION POINT - With A 9 Month Delay For Retaliation, What Changes Do You Want To See For Toys? @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Pete@Cobra-La has come through with the heads up that the GI Joe Collector's Club has not only announced that carded Footloose figures will be available at JoeCon 2012, but also 2 more guests:

• Neil Ross
• Will Ryan

NEIL ROSS voiced the characters of Dusty, Buzzer, Monkey Wrench, Wong and everyones favorite salty sailor, Shipwreck, in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon series and animated movie. Transformers fans know him as the voice of Hook, Slag, Bonecrusher and Springer in the Transformers animated television series and Transformers: The Movie. A veteran voice actor, he has appeared in over two thousand animated television episodes and movies. Additionally, he's voiced countless radio and television commercials and promos as well as narrating documentaries and biographies for A&E and E! Entertainment. Neil also narrated twenty-two episodes of Nova for the world of science on PBS.

His voice work has also been featured in many live action motion pictures including: Back To The Future II, Dick Tracy, Being John Malkovich and The Interpreter. His work has been heard in many hit Video Games such as Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, Metal Gear Solid, Call Of Duty, Command And Conquer and Doom 3. In 2003, Neil was the announcer for the 75th Annual Academy Awards telecast.

Don't miss this opportunity to meet Neil for autographs and hear what he has to say about his time on the G.I. Joe series during the Voice Actor Q&A’s.

WILL RYAN voiced Footloose from the original G.I. Joe cartoon series and is a versatile voice actor, or, to use a neologism of his own coining, "cineloquist". Will can be heard performing some of his many voice characterizations in thousands of television episodes and commercials, hundreds of radio episodes and some of the most popular animated films ever made. He has evidently performed more featured parts in more Academy Award-nominated animated films than any other actor. Face it; he’s everywhere!

Among Will’s many well-known voices are Tigger, Rabbit and the singing voice of Eeyore on the Disney Channel’s “Welcome to Pooh Corner” series, broadcast twice daily for 16 years. Will created the voice of the loveable pterodactyl Petrie for George Lucas and Steven Spielberg in “The Land Before Time” animated feature. He portrayed Papa Bear in “Looney Tunes: Back in Action!” He has also been featured in Spielberg’s “An American Tail” and in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.” He voiced Goofy for Disney for three years and gave vocal life to Yosemite Sam on several occasions for Warner Bros.

Will Ryan is also a entertaining composer and lyricist. His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as the Pointer Sisters, Patti LaBelle and Mister T on the one hand, and Donald Duck, the Cat in the Hat, Winnie the Pooh and the Muppets on the other.

Although Will’s home is the United States, he has performed and recorded throughout the world.

Read More: Neil Ross, Will Ryan, And Carded Footloose At JoeCon 2012 @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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So we have to wait 9 months to see Lady Jaye on the big screen, but not for some Lady Jaye Fan Art by the infamous Silas Zee! Silas(AKA HissTank boards member shibamura_prime) has posted his new Lady Jaye illustration in our GI Joe Fan Art Forum, click on the thumbnail for a closer look!

Read More: Lady Jaye Illustration By Shibamura_Prime @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Thanks to HissTank boards member nighthawk for passing along the word that GI Joe Retaliation toys are now out in Canada(nighthawk found the toys listed next at Toys R Us):

Retalliation toys are being released today in Canada and there will be NO restock until closer to movie.
Here's some tidbits:
CC is the black version
Joe Trooper has the brown helmet and cape

Prices:
Singles: $10.99 each
Dojo sets: $29.99 each
AWE Striker and Fangboat: $14.99 each
HISS and Ghosthawk: $21.99 each

Happy hunting.

Read More: GI Joe Retaliation Toys Released In Canada @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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With the news of GI Joe Retaliation being pushed back to March 29 2013 followed up by Hasbro issuing a statement about the majority of the toyline being pushed back as well, comes more unsettling news. According to Variety.com, retailers are being asked to send the GI Joe Retaliation toys back to Hasbro:

"With Paramount moving the actioner from June 29 to March 29, 2013, to give it more muscle at the box office with 3D, retailers are being asked to send back the line of Hasbro toys that were starting to appear on shelves.

Some Walmart, Toys R Us and Target locations had started to stock the toys this week, although they weren't supposed to make them available until next week. Those that did wanted to get a jump on demand, and some of the 47 items that would've been sold are expected to show up on eBay at inflated prices by the end of the weekend."

Here's more on retailer woes:

"Still, the movie's delay is creating a headache for retailers. Because of the new line of movie-related toys, stores started to clear shelf space of existing "G.I. Joe" toys by discounting a 30th anniversary line and animated offshoot "Renegades."

Store managers contacted by Variety said that the space that was allotted for "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" will now go to "The Amazing Spider-Man" toys and "The Avengers," which is still doing brisk business -- for Hasbro.

Mangers upset by the film's nine-month delay said they weren't sure if they would order the same amount of "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" toys come March, because the summer movie season typically means bigger toy business for retailers. Hasbro isn't worried about the loss of revenue from "G.I. Joe" toy sales."

Interestingly enough, check out how Variety ended their article:

"Yet as it tries to keep retailers happy, Hasbro now has another problem to deal with: "G.I. Joe's" more hardcore fans, with a G.I. Joe Convention set to take place in New Orleans June 28-July 1 -- the same weekend the movie was set to open."

Read More: Retailers Reportedly Asked To Send GI Joe Retaliation Product Back To Hasbro @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Thanks to HISSTANK.com boards member Fire_Fly for pointing out an auction on eBay for the upcoming Shockwave Retaliation HISSTANK SDCC 2012 Exclusive.

Check out the auction below.
GI JOE SDCC 2012 Shockwave Retaliation HISSTANK| eBay

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Originally posted by: TTT @ Hisstank.com

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Your fellow HISS tanker horus0129 made this custom Cobra Alley Viper.

"The skull war paints are inspired by 'The Punisher'"
TTT: Check out the shield mod ! ! !

Click the Discuss button for all the pics & details.

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Originally posted by: C.I.A.D. @ Hisstank.com

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HissTank.com is proud to present a Memorial Day installment of everyone's favorite 3 & 3/4 Modern Army Comic, Ages 25 & Up! Here's what the A25&U creator, Numbers, had to say about the latest installment entitled Holla Beaches:

It's not summer yet, but the Cobra Commander wishes it were! This week, the Head Snake catches up on some much-needed R&R.

Once you've checked out the latest issue, join us after the jump for discussion already in progress! Have a great Memorial Day, everyone!

Read More: Ages 25 & Up #191 - Holla Beaches Now Online! @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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Americans around the nation take today to enjoy friends and family, remembering how much was given so we could live this day and every day in freedom. The true memorial is the nation and culture we create from their sacrifice.

May God bless our men and women protecting us today and in days past, may He comfort those who endure the pain of loss. So when peace is impossible, and our soldiers once again find themselves in harm’s way, let us remember the words of Abraham Lincoln, “Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.”

Read More: A Meaningful Memorial Day Observance 2012 @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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After spending the better part of my holiday morning hunting down GIJOE Retaliation movie toys, I think it's safe to say there is no recall on the first wave of action figures.

For the most part, stores like Target and Wal-Mart stuck to street date while TRU put out stock early. I started my hunt at the local Target and spoke with the actual Store Manager who stated that there is no such recall that he was informed of. Most stores I went into in the Gulf side of Florida (Tampa Bay) were stocking the toys this morning, including Spider-Man and Bat-Man movie toys.

The one thing that I would like to point out is that the stock of GIJOE Retaliation that I saw hitting the shelf was much smaller then I had expected. Most stores got one or two cases of single cards and were also very light on vehicles. I did not see the NINJA 3 packs. I don't think the movie being pushed back had anything to do with the stock levels that the stores had on hand, but rather the orders for the second GIJOE Movie Line are much smaller then ROC.

Bottom line is, if you want these, get them while you still can. Stock is light and who knows if we will see wave 2 before Hasbro stops shipping the product to retail.

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• BigBadToyStore
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Head on to any of our sponsors above to lock in your orders for new GI Joe Retaliation toys!

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Get ready for more ninja action as Snake Eyes And Storm Shadow #13 is due out tomorrow, Wednesday May 30th 2012!

Snake Eyes And Storm Shadow #13
'Serpent's Shadow,' part 1! SNAKE EYES returns to Japan to re-join the Arashikage clan to team with STORM SHADOW. Their target: the new COBRA COMMANDER! Will the most dangerous JOE turn his back on his loyalties and his friends just to bring down the new COBRA leader? Only HE knows! And G.I. JOE master penciller Robert Atkins is back on art!

Read on to preview this issue!

Read More: Snake Eyes And Storm Shadow #13 Preview @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: BCYOJOE @ Hisstank.com

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It’s “Game-On” for Digital Domain as this Michael Bay owned Visual Effects company is getting ready for the 3D Post-Conversion of G. I. Joe: Retaliation.

"It stands to benefit from new visual effects production capacity and its transition towards becoming a full production animation studio," stated analysts Tony Wible in a report.

Digital Domain official site lists G. I. Joe: Retaliation is in production. The company is one of the leading VFX companies in the world with big movie names such as the Transformers series, Real Steel, X-Men: First Class and many others as its projects.

Read More: Digital Domain To Reenter The Game For G. I. Joe: Retaliation @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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While most of the GI Joe Retaliation toyline is pushed back until early next year, certain items are still available to order, such as GI Joe Retaliation Wave 3 from site sponsor BigBadToyStore.

GI Joe Retaliation Figures Wave 3

• Joe Colton
• Red Cobra Trooper(Alley Viper)
• Cyber Ninja "Wraith"
• Dark Ninja Warrior(Dragon Ninja)
• Lady Jaye

The following figures are also carried over from previous waves:

• Snake Eyes
• Flint
• Ninja Duel Snake Eyes
• Battle Kata Roadblock
• Firefly
• Sneak Attack Storm Shadow

Preorder pages are here:

• GI Joe Retaliation Set Of 5
• GI Joe Retaliation Case Of 12

These are estimated to arrive in August.

EDIT 2:21PM EST: Updated with new images from BBTS and.... the cases and set are now listed as sold out. Keep an eye on the pages to see if more come in stock eventually.

Read More: GI Joe Retaliation Wave 3 Preorder At BigBadToyStore @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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NON-ATTENDING Registration is now live.

"WE ARE LIMITING EVERYONE (per household/per member, duplicate accounts for the same person don't count) TO ONE SET DURING THE FIRST 24 HOURS. After that time period we will entertain potential second sets. If you choose more than one set we may cancel your entire order."

JOECON 2012 NON-ATTENDING Registration.

Read More: JOECON 2012 NON-ATTENDING Registration is Live @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: DESTRO @ Hisstank.com

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The JoeCon 2012 Oktober Guard Sets Have Sold Out!

The G.I.JOE Collectors CLUB has just sent out an email to members:

"It took just a little over 3 hours for the non-attending Oktober Guard sets to sell out! We did not have that many to put online for those not coming to the convention. We wish there were more, but there are not. Please do not call about these sets as there is nothing the customer representatives can do.

I have been asked how a member could not get a set. Well the answer is that these are convention exclusives, not member exclusives. They go first to the people attending the convention, then to non-attending fans. It is very difficult to call the number from year to year and we try to make the best guess we can."

We sill have 12" sets both attending and non-attending available. There are just a few attending Oktober Guard sets left. If you have already ordered one, you cannot order another.

Read More: G.I. Joe Collectors Convention Oktober Guard Sets Sold Out! @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.

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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Deadline has posted an exclusive article in which it explains the various problems which prompted the GI Joe Retaliation delay for 3D. The information posted comes from alleged Paramount insiders:

"This was a case of letting a schedule to fill a summer slot dictate the film not being in 3D even though we knew that would be the most commercial version of the film. Then in the spring there were 2 big events. First John Carter lost $200M despite the best efforts of the Pixar brain trust. But the 3D film managed to gross over $200M overseas, nearly tripling its U.S. take.

“Also Channing Tatum had a breakout spring, starring in The Vow and 21 Jump Street. In our first screening of the film the reaction from audiences was good but with 2 big concerns: 1) They didn’t like the fact that Channing and The Rock really didn’t have any time to develop a friendship before Channing died, and 2) Why wasn’t it going to be in 3D? We went back and shot another week with Channing to develop more of his story with The Rock, which made the film play much better. But we didn’t have the time to be in 3D.

“Then a week ago Battleship basically had the same performance as John Carter – $60M-$70M U.S. and just over $200M international. That was just a wake-up call that said to us we need to offer the best version of the film irrespective of summer market share to ensure the best possible performance. And not being in 3D will cost us a ton of business internationally."

The Hollywood Reporter has also posted an article and stated the following:

"Paramount sources say studio chair Brad Grey and vice chair Rob Moore felt the expense was preferable to a duel with Sony’s Spider-Man reboot, out July 3.

“They looked at the landscape and realized they couldn’t compete,” agrees the producer in an appraisal shared by many executives and agents. Add to that the sinking of Universal’s $200 million-plus Battleship — another film based on a Hasbro property — and the potential downside looked especially distressing. So Paramount is adding 3D in hope of bolstering overseas box office and taking the opportunity to expand the role of Channing Tatum, whose stardom has grown thanks to The Vow and 21 Jump Street. In fact, Tatum’s character originally died in Retaliation, but it’s now possible he will be resurrected."

The article also has the following statement about Paramount, by an unnamed, "prominent player":

"“They are impossible to do business with,” says a prominent player. “They spend less money on movies than anybody; they develop fewer movies than anybody.”

The above statement was with regards to Paramount relying on hits by outsiders like Marvel Studios, in lieu of developing their own product.

Deadline has gone on to say that according to their sources, Jon Chu is still shell-shocked over the delay. Do you think the delay for 3D conversion will be worth it, and do you think Duke should live/play a more prominent role?

Read More: Problems Behind GI Joe Retaliation Delay Explained @ G.I. Joe - HissTank.com.