Thanks to an in-hand image of Republic Commando “Boss” sent to us from IG follower tiepilot9004, we can nearly definitively confirm that the next GameStop exclusive Black Series Gaming Greats figure (08) is a Shadow Guard from The Force Unleashed.
As a follow-up to last month’s report of another upcoming Black Series Gaming Greats figure, Twitter follower Phil M. send word that he was able to order a SW BL Gaming Greats 8 figure recently GameStop in Canada. Look for the figure to be revealed soon.
Note: The blue arrow in the image above is pointing to the figure’s hand in question, not Boss’s helmet.
GameStop has begun processing orders and sending out shipping notfications for the 6″ Black Series Zaalbar (Gaming Greats) figure from Knights of the Old Republic. Expect to receive orders soon.
GameStop is now taking preorders for the exclusive 6″ Black Series RC-1138 “Boss” (Gaming Greats) figure.
On the packaging for today’s freshly revealed TBS Republic Commando “Boss” figure, you can just make out the next figure (08) in the Gaming Greats series. The side art panel shows a gloved, armored trooper of some type wielding a melee weapon of some sort. Feel free to leave your guesses in the comments.
Following up on our rumor from a couple weeks ago, Hasbro has officially announced the next GameStop Exclusive Gaming Greats figure as RC-1138 “Boss” from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Watch for preorders to open soon.
UPDATE: This figure has already arrived at the Hasbro Canada distribution center.
It looks like we will be getting another 6″ Black Series Gaming Greats figure in relatively short order as info for Gaming Greats figure 07 has been found in GameStop’s system. No word on the identity of the character or expected release date but as things are going, I suspect sometime in early 2022.
Black Series
Gaming Greats 501st Jet Trooper (Battlefront II)
Credit Collection Greef Karga (The Mandalorian)
Credit Collection The Armorer (The Mandalorian)
Vintage Collection
The Emperor
Teebo
IG-11
Lando Calrissian
Bib Fortuna
Lobot
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Last week we rumored an upcoming preorder for the next 6″ Black Series Gaming Greats figure and today, Hasbro officially announced that Zaalbar the Wookiee from KOTOR will open up for preorder tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1pm EDT at GameStop and will be available at this link.
Looks like there is a possibility of an 11th Black Series figure to join the reveals for tomorrow’s Hasbro Pulse event. As we mentioned before, there is another Gaming Greats Black Series figure that slots in between the Flametrooper 03 and the Nightbrother Warrior 05 figures. It should go up for preorders this week – probably on Thursday.