The BTHA tips 34 toys for success in the fifth annual Best New Toy Awards. The BTHA has released its fifth annual Best New Toys list at the 60th London Toy Fair. In 12 categories 34 toys were named by the show's oganisers. Winners ...
Tags: Toy Fair, Toy, Toy industry
A fresh free-to-play online Tekken fighting game will allow players to improve their deck by purchasing physical cards. Tekken Card Tournament will be available for smartphones, tablets and PC in the next few weeks. It's produced by ...
The annual show season can leave some of us longing for the relative comfort of the office. Based on his own experience – but also the invluable advice of others – Lewis Tyler gives some tips on how to survive the show with ...
Tags: Toy Fair, Tips, survival tips
While some areas continued to struggle this year, there are signs of improvement. Samantha Loveday asks some key licensing execs for their views on the year gone by, the challenges and what 2013 might hold. "For spring/summer 2012 the ...
Tags: toy licensing, toy sales, toy
PowerA today announced that the MOGA Mobile Gaming System for Android 2.3+ is now available in 1,150 AT&T corporate owned retail stores and online at ATT.com/wireless. Gamers, picking up a new Android smartphone, can now purchase a MOGA at ...
Tags: PowerA, MOGA, Mobile Gaming System, Android
Mad Catz Interactive, Inc. (“Mad Catz”) announced today the Company has begun shipping the Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition S, the first fighting game controller released by Mad Catz for the new Wii U ...
Tags: Mad Catz, game controller, Wii U console, Nintendo
Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
Tags: acquisitions, LEGO, Moshi Monsters, Mookie Toys
Colour screen pet available exclusively in the Toy Kingdom for a limited time only. Tamagotchi has made a return to UK toy shelves in the form of Tamagotchi ID – a colour screened version of the classic interactive pocket pet. ...
Tags: Tamagotchi, Colour screen pet, Toys
A poll held by ToyNews on Stardoll has revealed that most girls are hoping to receive a Furby from Santa this Christmas. The online fashion community for girls asked its users to pick just one toy that they're hoping to get this ...
What you see before you is the first in a series of regular blogs that the ToyNews team - myself, Samantha and Dominic - will be writing for you every Friday. We very much hope that you’ll enjoy them and would love to hear what you ...
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Despite a recent backlash by play purists who argue that electronic toys stifle imagination and are environmentally-unfriendly, electronic toys are very popular with children and are taking an increasing share of the toy market. So what ...
Tags: Electronic Toys, Toy Guide, Toys
41 Entertainment(41e)announced that it has secured a strong list of major licensees in all key categories in advance of the Brand Licensing show in London for PAC-MAN and the Ghostly Adventures property which will be represented at the ...
Tags: 41 Entertainment, Brand Licensing, PAC-MAN, Ghostly Adventures