Hasbro January 2025 Press Release…In Feb?

Apparently we’re all behind on posting! I got this info emailed yesterday from Hasbro, wanting to post a press release…and some of it lists estimated store dates as 01/15/25. Glad I’m not the only one busy with life!

To that end, I’ll go ahead and post the PR text, along with some photos, and a link if I already have a review posted! Here we go!

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Out of Darts Yolo Mod Kit Review

Here’s something I don’t get to do as often: review a mod kit! At the end of last year, after seeing Luchathor’s prototype at Ragnarocktoberfest, Out of Darts jumped on licensing and selling this kit for the Dart Zone Max Solo. After all, making a “Pro Jolt” magazine-fed with just a few parts is a huge quality of life improvement, even if your playstyle is casual.

To that end, I added both the mod kit and a Purple Dart Zone Max Solo to my last Out of Darts order. And while I haven’t brought it to a game yet, the results are quite promising for this little blaster.

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Xshot Pro Skins Fury-X Review

At long last, I’ve been able to both attend an actual Nerf war and test new things while I was there. To that end, let’s take a peek at the Xshot Pro Skins Fury-X!

There are already some other reviews out there (along with 3d printed parts and add-ons), but adding an experienced voice can’t hurt!

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Nerf Super Soaker Mega Dunk-Fill Revew

The work schedule hasn’t been friendly for making it to Nerf wars That’s left me having as much fun as I can with soakers and gel ball blasters at home – and letting the wife shoot me a lot. In that spirit – and even when it’s freezing outside – let’s review the next soaker from this spring’s selection!

The Nerf Super Soaker Mega Dunk-Fill works exactly as advertised, and puts a fair bit of water downrange. Just don’t be tilting it up and down a lot unless you want to siphon out all your water!

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Nerf Super Soaker Mini Dunk-Fill Review

Water warfare isn’t a stranger to trying to market the latest idea – Xshot has had great success with their Fast Fill series, and competitors have been trying to emulate the “no need for a hose” aesthetic in years since. This year, Hasbro has the Dunk-Fill series, where the reservoir gets filled by simply pushing the reservoir below the surface of the water, and a valve will let the water in. On the one hand, you don’t need a deep bucket or pool to completely submerge the blaster for filling. On the other…well, it turns out that while not needing a hose is cool, being unable to use one is a major annoyance.

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Nerf Super Soaker Power Drench Review

New Year, New Nerf! Or at least that was my attitude finding this on store shelves prior to the spring toys turnover. Many hours of testing later, I was disappointed.

In theory, I was expecting the return of true CPS blasting, complete with a hose-fed refill station. The latter part of the expectation, was solid. The former, however, is a massive disappointment, because the “pulse burst” mechanism turns the blaster into a glorified squirt pistol that wastes part of its load to achieve the effect. It’s the worst experience I’ve had in a water blaster in a LONG time, and there’s no way I could recommend anyone buy this.

Let’s dive in to the disappointment, shall we?

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