Nerfcast Episode 14: Global Nerf Market

Josh and Shawn try to use logic on Hasbro's methodology for global releases of new blasters, and remind everyone about their Elite Alpha Trooper Give Away contest!

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Elite Alpha Trooper Giveaway!

Want a FREE Elite Alpha Trooper?! 

Live in the US?  

Then YOU are qualified!

To celebrate the release of the Elite Alpha Trooper Nerfcast and Bay Area Nerf are giving one away absolutely free. You can be the envy of all of your friends for getting the best deal on this brand new highly sought after blaster ever! Did someone else clean out your local Target and brag about getting these for $6? Well fear not fellow Nerfers, now is your chance!

How do you win you ask? It's simple:

First go over to our facebook page at www.facebook.com/bayareanerf and click the "Like" button! 

Next send an email with the subject Alpha Trooper Contest to bayareanerf@gmail.com telling us something you like about the podcast! Be sure to spell the subject correctly as this is how we'll sort out entries and choose a winner.

Finally, get your friends to like our page as well! We won't draw a winner until our page hits 100 likes.

There you have it folks! The quick and easy way to get your hands on a new, in box, unopened Elite Alpha Trooper!

Thanks and good luck!

Contest open to US applicants only. Blaster and shipping costs will be paid for by Nerfcast and Bay Area Nerf.

Elite Alpha Trooper Confirmed!

There has been lots of speculation surrounding the production of an Elite version of the Alpha Trooper, including leaked proposed internals and an unconfirmed shot of the blaster. However, the bloggers over at UK Nerf War have some pictures suggesting that it will be available there in March:

"Spotted in the new Spring/Summer copy of the 'Argos' catalogue by one of our eagle eyed followers, the Elite Alpha Trooper will be available from March."

No word yet on a US release date, so stay tuned as details unfold. For now, we'll all hope that this doesn't follow the pattern of the Stockade, which still hasn't shown up here!  Also, interesting to note is that there is still no confirmed name for the blaster. Originally many rumors were disregarded as pictures show a fuzzy "Alpha Trooper CS-18" (or 12 as some claim, it's hard to tell) on the side of the blaster as well as the old N-Strike logo. This seemed to not keep in line with the new naming convention of the Elite series. However, with the release of the Triad EX-3 and the Rough Cut 2X4 it's possible that the CS-12 is a reality. Only time will tell.

The original post can be found here: http://uknerf.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/elite-alpha-trooper-it-real.html

Hit the jump for more pictures from some leaked internals that were originally found here: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2075368632