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Iron Man and Captain America Nodniks two pack Marvel and Funko have teamed up to bring urban vinyl bobble heads to the Marvel Universe with Nodniks. And whether you’re a hardcore… (originally published on: Dec 8, 2009)
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Geek lactus Premieres! New Video Series
Behold, the coming of…Geek lactus! In the ever expanding universe of toys, games and collectibles keeping you updated on new releases now just got way more fun. Introducing “Geek lactus,”… (originally published on: Apr 17, 2009)
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Star Fleet IWG
Well, it appears that the Star Trek inspired Star Fleet IWG series will be released at San Diego Comic Con 2010. Patrick from Rocket World posted up this teaser image of the figure design well, maybe 1/3 of the design. (We can see the majority of the phaser.) I m just wondering who will become […]
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Toy Fair 2009: Mighty Muggs
Who knew that Marvel super heroes could look so cuddly? Even the vicious Sabretooth can’t escape his adorableness when in the form of Mighty Mugg! Download episodes of “X Men: Evolution”… (originally published on: Feb 20, 2009)
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Gambit Premium Format Figure from Sideshow Collectibles By TJ Dietsch Between joining the Marauders, becoming Apocalypse’s Horseman of Death and his on again off again… (originally published on: Jan 22, 2010)
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A Little Stranger Lottery
Holly from A Little Stranger is currently running a charity lottery to raise money for the Unicef Haiti appeal. A ticket costs 2 (for two tickets, actually). You can enter from any where in the world. And you can buy as many tickets as you want. For more details about entering the lottery, check out […]
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San Diego Comic Con 2007: Stan Lee will be Presented wih His Very Own Hasbro Action Figure at Comic Con Friday
Stan Lee with Spider Man pieces For the first time ever, Comics industry legend Stan Lee, creator of Spider Man, X Men, Hulk and many more iconic Marvel Comics characters, has… (originally published on: Jul 26, 2007)
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Powergirl Deluxe
As a part of Tonner Doll Company s 2010 DC Stars line, they ll be releasing the Powergirl Deluxe Tonner Character Figure. When the limited edition figure (500 pieces) is released, look for it to retail around $189.99.
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Wizards of the Coast Adds Adventure to the Middle of the Week (Marketwire)

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George and Ayleen have returned to the Toy Break couch for Episode 106: Rubber Bands of Doom. This time around, they review Pheyaos, Ramirez, Dick Satisfaction, Fenton, and much more. Yes you read all of those correctly. And I know that piqued your interest. So go ahead and watch it!
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With Barbie revamp, Mattel eyes China growth

Mattel Inc, the world’s leading toymaker, said it has seen very strong sales for its Christmas hit Fashionista Barbie doll following a recent revamp of its 50-year-old mainstay product.

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Austin animators design RISK video game

Austin-based design studio Power House Animation created the digital set for a new RISK XBOX video game that mimics the classic Hasbro ’s board game.

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Barbie, Hot Wheels Drive Mattel Profits (at Forbes.com)

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Blade II Backstage
Hot Toys released the Backstage image of the head sculpt for their Blade II: Blade figure. The final head sculpture has “more prominent facial features, movie-accurate eye and facial expression, fine wrinkles, frown and moustache, further illustrates his likeness. The signature tattoo at the back also stands out his fierceness!”
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Patch Together s newest On Demand product is the S.P.U.D. Designed by the German artist and customizer “das mo”, there are plans for 6″ tall S.P.U.D. figures cast in resin (either hand painted or DIY-blanks). And as you can see above, they ll also look to release a line of S.P.U.D. Zipper Pulls.
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Hero Up with Iron Man and More New Super Hero Squad Toys
Iron Man and M.O.D.O.K. Marvel Super Hero Squad toy two pack Get ready to Hero Up! with three new Marvel Super Hero Squad twin packs and an exclusive look at in progress sculptures… (originally published on: Dec 11, 2009)
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Max Toy X D-Lux Eyezon Collab
Mark Nagata and D-Lux have teamed up for this amazing collaboration. The Kaiju Eyezon 2 pack a very limited edition of 6 sets will be available from D-Lux (3 sets) and the Max Toy Company web store (3 sets). D-Lux hand painted his Eyezon in a Winter style, with cool blues, arctic whites, and […]
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The good folks at Dubspot, the premier music school specializing in electronic music production & DJ’ing located right near our home base here in NYC, have been touring schools across the country using Beaterator as a tool to help educate kids on the fundamental aspects of music theory and composition.

Now, on the official Dubspot blog – they’ve gone a step further and put together their own ser…

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Mattel’s profit jumps as holiday sales recoup (at MarketWatch)
Mattel Inc., maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels racing toys, reports that fourth-quarter profit jumped 86% as sales rebounded about 1% over 2008’s dismal holiday season.
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Rockstar Game Tips: Achieving Checkmate in “This Ain’t Checkers” (The Ballad of Gay Tony / Episodes from Liberty City)

The Kibbutz Brothers are Liberty City club scene fixtures known for living life in the fast lane.  In The Ballad of Gay Tony, it isn’t long before Luis runs into Brucie’s older brother Mori while trying to settle debts for Tony Prince.  Mori, in the mission "This Ain’t Checkers", offers Luis the chance to participate in a triathlon with some particularly high stakes.  If Luis can finish the ra…

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FortuNet, Inc. Special Committee Recommends That Stockholders Tender Their Shares in Tender Offer (GlobeNewswire)
LAS VEGAS — FortuNet, Inc. today filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 announcing that the special committee of independent directors formed by its Board of Directors to consider the matter has unanimously determined to recommend, on behalf of the Company, that stockholders tender their shares of the Company s common stock, par value $0.001 per share pursuant to the tender offer commenced on January 15, 2010 by The Yuri Itkis Gaming Trust of 1993 , through its wholly-owned subsidiary, YI Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation .
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With his very own movie hitting theaters Friday, Iron Man’s got a plethora of new Hasbro toys flying your way! Blast off into adventure and re enact some of your favorite scenes from the new… (originally published on: May 1, 2008)
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True West - The History that Helped Inspire Red Dead Redemption. Bad Guys Gone Good… and Vice Versa - Part One: Frank James

The turn of the 20th century – the period in which Red Dead Redemption is set - was a tumultuous time of change; as technology and industrialism brought on the death of the old, wild Western frontier of the 1800’s, the Native American population was decimated and relegated to military-style reservations, and the American people extended the nation’s boundaries as far as California, Oregon and A…

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Toy Fair 2009: Marvel Transformers
Hey, is that airplane transforming into the Mighty Thor? Why, yes it is and there is more where that came from! Take your favorite Marvel super heroes to the roads and the skies with Hasbro’s… (originally published on: Feb 20, 2009)
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MONOPOLY CITY is GAME OF THE YEAR 2009 (Business Wire)
PAWTUCKET, R.I.—-MONOPOLY CITY, Hasbro s newest version of the world s favorite family game brand, beat the competition at the coveted UK Toy Retailer of the Year Awards 2009 to pick up the GAME OF THE YEAR title.
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Patients at Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital received some special Christmas presents this season, and that spirit of giving will continue throughout 2010, thanks to a donation of 300 free toys from Mattel Inc.

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2.5 Elemental Qee Series from Toy2R
As a follow up to the widely successful Wood Grain Style Qee Collection, Toy2R plans to release their 2.5 Elemental Qee Series this February. Paying tribute to the living force of nature Toy2R presents the first series of Elemental Qees based on natural resources. These elements balance each other through opposites: water quenches fire, fire […]
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Chinatown Wars for iPhone & iPod touch Available Territories

As we mentioned in last week’s edition of Asked & Answered, we’re presently working on opening up availability of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for iPhone & iPod touch to App Stores in as many countries internationally as possible.

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Marvel sues to keep Spider-Man, X-Men copyrights

The home of superheroes including Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men sued one of its most successful artists Friday to retain the rights to the lucrative characters.

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With Barbie revamp, Mattel eyes China growth

Mattel Inc, the world’s leading toymaker, said it has seen very strong sales for its Christmas hit Fashionista Barbie doll following a recent revamp of its 50-year-old mainstay product.

Source: www.topix.com

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