Upgrade is a techno-organic alien with the ability to merge with and control technology. He has a sleek, silver appearance with green eyes.
Diamondhead is a crystalline alien with a diamond-shaped body and the ability to manipulate and generate crystals. He has a humanoid appearance with a clear body and blue eyes.
Diamondhead is often used for defense and can create crystal shields and sharp projectiles.
Diamondhead is a crystalline alien with the ability to generate and manipulate crystal shards.
He can create crystal shields and blades, and can also control other types of minerals, such as rock or metal.
XLR8 is a sleek, blue alien with enhanced speed and agility. He has a cheetah-like appearance with black spots and a white underbelly.
XLR8 is often used for evasion and can run at incredible speeds, leaving after-images in his wake.
XLR8 is a blue, cheetah-like alien with the ability to move at incredible speeds.
He can create sonic booms and run up walls, and his reflexes and agility make him difficult to hit in combat.
Four Arms is a towering, muscular alien with four arms and superhuman strength.
He has a reptilian appearance with green skin and red eyes. Four Arms is often used for brute force and can lift heavy objects and punch through walls.
Four Arms is a large, muscular alien with four arms and incredible strength.
He has sharp claws and can jump long distances. He
is often used for physical combat and can create shockwaves by pounding
his fists together
Heatblast is a fiery, humanoid alien with the ability to generate and control flames. He is immune to fire and heat and can launch powerful fire blasts and create fire shields. He can also fly by manipulating flames beneath his feet
Mojang released two new additions to Minecraft this week as we got the Caves & Cliffs update as well as the new Ben 10 DLC. First off, the update is totally free and has been added to every single version of the base game on the planet, so everyone should have it as soon as you download it. Included in the update are a few new additions and creatures, including the axolotl, a cute goat (which will ram you), a new glow squid and glow ink that comes from it, new blocks of various forms to come across, like amethyst and dripleaf and copper, and the ability to craft a spyglass to see far into the distance. Plus the addition of a new weapon in lightning rods that emit a redstone signal when struck by lightning! As for the Ben 10 addition, we have more info below and you can check out a trailer for it as well.
Cartoon Network will continue to lean into some of its most popular franchises, including Ben 10, Teen Titans Go! and Infinity Train, while also expanding with new offerings to help bolster sister streaming service HBO Max. WarnerMedia, which owns both outlets, announced plans for family and kids programming on Wednesday, giving the green light to more than 300 hours of series, specials and acquisitions. The upcoming slate features plenty of characters that have anchored Cartoon Network for the last decade, but there are also some new franchises on the horizon, including Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. WarnerMedia revealed its picking up a second season of the previously announced animated series before the first season premieres. A prequel to the 1984 film Gremlins, about the mischievous mogwai critters, the first season is currently in production with a voice cast that includes Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, James Hong and Matthew Rhys.
Cartoon Network has announced plans for a new Ben 10 movie this fall!
Titled Ben 10 Alien Swarm, this live-action/CGI movie will be shown on Cartoon Network fall 2009. Alex Winter returns as director. He directed the original Ben 10 live action film (Race Against Time), which premiered Thanksgiving 2007.
In Ben 10: Alien Swarm 15 year old Ben Tennyson leaves the Plumbers to help a mysterious young woman named Elena, who has discovered a strange threat to earth. Gwen, Kevin Levin, and Max (not me!) are also featured in the film.
Ryan Kelley will star as Ben Tennyson. Barry Corbin will be Grandpa Max. Galadriel Stineman is Gwen. Nathan Keyes will be Kevin Levin. Alyssa Diaz will play Elena, a long-time friend of Ben. Elena’s search for her father leads the group into an adventure to stop an alien threat from destroying the world.
Here's a rundown of the Ben 10 Alien Force 4" Alien Collection toys for early Fall 2009. Later this year we will have information on toys for Winter 2009 (Oct-Dec). Understand that many of these have already been released. This information shows what will arrive by wave. We should have photos of Alien X, Highbreed, and Upchuck later this month.
Arriving about June-July 2009:
Swampfire
Chromastone
Humungousaur
Jetray
Ben Tennyson
Echo Echo
Spidermonkey
Big Chill
Brainstorm
Goop
Alien X
Highbreed
Arriving about August-September 2009:
All of those above except Ben, plus add:
Upchuck New Version
Ben Tennyson’s summer starts off with a real blast when the OMNITRIX is accidentally set to self- destruct. With the help of a new alien, Way Big, he goes head-to-head against evil Vilgax to save the galaxy. Ben and his family continue their vacation only to stumble upon more action and new heroes like the mega-multiplier Ditto. As the summer winds down, it’s time for Ben to go back to school. Will he reveal his secret to his parents and classmates.
I’m not so sure about that description given that “Secret of the Omnitrix” is considered by the producers to be the final animated Ben 10 adventure in the original series timeline. (They even went so far to say that “Ken 10″ and “Goodbye and Good Riddance” are purely non-canon “what-if” style episodes.)
Anyway, for Season4 we have Ditto prominently featured on the cover with traces of Eye Guy. This DVD set includes the 10 regular format episodes from the fourth season on one disc, and 4 versions of the SotO movie on the other. Again, this set does not come with a poster, but rather a paper insert detailing the episodes in correct order.
Episodes & Features:
• Disc 1- Perfect Day, Divided We Stand, Don’t Drink the Water, Big Fat Alien Wedding, Ben Four Good Buddy, Ready to Rumble, Ken 10, Goodbye and Good Riddance, Ben 10 vs Negative 10 parts 1 & 2
• Disc 2- Secret of the Omnitrix - Red ver.(Heatblast), Blue ver.(XLR8), Gold ver.(Eye Guy), and Bonus Trivia Edition.
• Disc 2 Features- 4 deleted scenes from Perfect Day, Divided We Stand, Don’t Drink the Water, and Ben 10 vs Negative 10.
For some reason they have trivia over the deleted scenes that you can’t get rid of. Good news is the trivia version of the movie is complete unlike the one airedon tv where the trivia did not show for the last 10 minutes of the feature.
Still not as great as the first two DVD releases, but savor it while you can - it’s better than buying the series in volumes like Alien force will be distributed.
SRP $19.98
Now available for your driving excitement is the remote controlled version of Kevin Levin’s green muscle car. This is a smaller version of the well known vehicle from Alien Force complete with car noises and working headlights.
The car Itself is about 8.5″ long and a good sturdy replica of the one from the show. It requires four AA batteries for the car plus one 9V battery for the remote to get going, as these are not included. I recommend investing in some rechargeable AA’s, because if you’re anything like me, you’ll be going through a set a day.
The remote control is shaped just like the Omnitrix, and it is really really neat ( though in Spectre’s humble opinion, it would have made more sense as a plumbers badge). Two buttons on the top are pressed for forwards and backwards movement, while the Omnitrix dial is used to steer left and right.
Upon turning the car on the headlights will come on and a car ignition sound is made. The headlights can not be turned off but are a very cool feature, especially when driving in darkened areas- it gives of a sweet alien green glow to the front of the car. That’s right, the headlights are GREEN. They also serve as a “sort-of” battery indicator as they will dim when the car is moving to conserve power when batteries are low.
When you turn the car with the dial all the way to the left or right it gives off one other noise - a tire screech. This is funny and a cool addition but it can also get annoying when it does it every single time you turn heavy ( as if R/C cars aren’t loud enough).
The antenna is flexible enough to get under any small spaces where the car may roam, and both the car and remote antennas are topped with a small black Omnitrix logo.
The car features the standard steering control trim on the bottom to adjust the vehicle’s steering if it veers in a certain direction. I haven’t tested transmitter distance yet, but the instructions say it should go up to approx 26ft.
I’ve taken some pictures and stuff for the site, but you’ll have to wait. I’m too busy playin’ with this awesome car.
The second wave of alien creation figures are arriving on shelves now. Rounding off the original 10 aliens are Ripjaws & Ghostfreak, and a set of Wildvine & Benwolf!
Read “more” for news regarding new items in the Alien Creation line of figures…
Alien Creation Figure News:
It is confirmed, sets including Ditto & Way Big and Eye Guy & Cannonbolt will be produced for summer 09′. The first three of these creation figures will be the FIRST figures produced for these aliens ever, good news for the creation line’s fans. Who knows, because of this, hope might not be lost for getting 4″ versions of these guys.
Also… due out this December are mini alien creation chambers. These new chambers will be around half the size of the original chamber, are translucent and come with two exclusive figures and 2 cards each. The green chamber is based off of the original series and comes with Upchuck and a translucent green Heatblast. The blue chamber is based off of Alien Force and comes with Ben and a translucent green Swampfire.
The Mini Creation Chambers should be available this holiday season and retail for $14.99
The brand new game based off of the new series is finally here- and can be found at most stores by now!
This game is available for 4 different systems in 2 different flavors.
First, the Wii, PS2, and PSP version gives you the option play as Ben with 5 aliens - Swampfire, Big Chill, Spidermonkey, Jet Ray and Humungousaur. Plus Play as Kevin and Gwen on specific missions based around their abilities. You can also use the co-op play in the Wii and PS2 versions to play with a friend.
The DS version takes you on a similar albeit different adventure as Ben with Swampfire, Humungousaur, Echo Echo, Goop and Chromastone on the watch. Fight different enemies & bosses, play a mini-game with Kevin and Gwen, and collect informative character profiles and out of this world concept art.
Ben Tennyson was an ordinary 10-year old kid who loved video games, biking, and goofing off. Then he found the Omnitrix and gained the incredible power to change into 10 different aliens with crazy powers! Now he's teaming up with his way-cool grandpa and worry-wart cousin, Gwen, to fight crime, have fun, and figure out how the Omnitrix works.
XLR8 - Ben's high-speed dino form can race at 300 mph across ground, mud, water, and even up buildings! It can also make a tornado by running in circles, but it still takes forever to do homework in this form.
Diamondhead - When Ben turns into this crystal alien, he's impervious to damage, super strong, and can bounce lasers around. But, loud rock 'n roll tunes can shatter him!
Upgrade - Changing into this liquid-metal alien form lets Ben merge with mechanical stuff and upgrade it. Just imagine plugging him into an Xbox 360!
Gwen Tennyson - Gwen isn't an alien, she's worse, she's Ben's cousin! She is cool as she is smarter.
Grandpa Max - Ben's ex-army grandpa isn't an alien, but he knows something about 'em. He's also really cool and helps Ben out with his alien extermination projects.
Ghostfreak - Turning into this shadowy alien lets Ben walk through walls and turn invisible, as long as it's kinda dark. It's super-powerful and super-spooky.
Wildmutt - This dog-like alien form is part wolverine, part quill-shooting porcupine, and all blind. Ben can't talk in this form either, but its super-senses means it doesn't need to see to pee on your leg!
