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  • Grenade Found In Package At 2 World Trade Center

    A suspicious package found its way into the WTC today, prompting a cautious evacuation of employees after an X-ray turned up an image of what appeared to be a grenade.

    The item was discovered just before eleven this morning and police immediately responded, bringing along a bomb squad for good measure. But a search uncovered a harmless toy grenade, and all employees were safely returned to work.

    It’s doubtful that there is anyone above elementary school age who doesn’t know about the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001, so it’s hard to imagine why anyone would send a package through the building which contained an obviously threatening-looking item, even if it was just a toy. Officials are no doubt looking further into the origins of the package, and WebProNews will provide more coverage as we receive details.

  • Lifelike Portal Gun Toy Unveiled

    NECA has revealed a lifelike scale model of the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device to delight of cosplay fanboys everywhere.

    The toy is to scale and features orange and blue LED lights and even makes a genuine firing sound when you pull the trigger.

    The gun does not fire actual portals, however. I don’t know if they just forgot to add this feature while spending most of their time trying to get the design accurate or what. But it is kind of a bummer.

    There have been some concerns about the low quality of sound coming from the device on the video. NECA has addressed these concerns in a Tweet, saying the poor sound quality is from the digital camera, not the device.

    @NECA_TOYS
    NECA    @Spindash54 the quality of the sound is great & loud. Video was shot w/ small digital camera. Not good for sound. Item is top notch 16 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    Pre-orders for the toy have already been snatched up, but NECA assures enough units will be available for purchase. Stay tuned to their Twitter updates to grab the toy as it becomes available.

    @matthewrex
    Matthew Rex    @NECA_TOYS So…five online stores in the entire country get the preorders? And they all sold out in minutes? Great. 19 hours ago via Twitter for Mac ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    @NECA_TOYS
    NECA    @matthewrex more like hours, not minutes and Amazon had a large quantity
    There will be other opportunities coming like I said 19 hours ago via web ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto

    The toy retails for $140, leading me to believe it will be purchased exclusively by overweight 40-year-olds living in their mother’s basement. If this is you, please go on a diet before donning that skin tight orange jumpsuit at the next Comicon.