The range is aimed at kids aged seven to ten years old and are available to retailers this year. LEGO has detailed the launch of six new building sets to join its popular fantasy range, LEGO Elves. The new line up will take the ...
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This week, Billy Langsworthy looks at why the toy space should be excited at some of the new VR tech being showcased at this year's Game Developers Conference. Oh, and there's a bit about a vagina speaker. You've been warned. This week, ...
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The collection will allow kids to create and build their own Shopkins scenes for their figures. The Shopkins range is expanding even further with the latest release of the construction line Kinstructions from Trends UK. The collection ...
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'This is a fantastic opportunity for indie games publishers, and new and established inventors to get their games in front of the people that matter: the customers,' says Rules of Play. Game retailer Rules of Play is planning on ...
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Children should learn mainly though play up until the age of eight, says head of LEGO Foundation Hanne Rasmussen. The LEGO Group has put £4 million into a new LEGO Professorship at Cambridge University to help forward research in ...
The TV spot will be part of a wider marketing campaign for the new line that will also cover print with a full Kids' Football Magazine drive and social media promotions. FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi has teamed with Flair for a new TV ...
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The puzzle range will be available to customers from April this year. Toy firm Clementoni is partnering with DreamWorks Animation to develop a range of puzzles based on the company’s Dinotrux TV series. The range, which will be ...
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"Our goal is to change the future of play by blending robotics, toys and video games to create a new category in entertainment. Toys R Us has been a true partner in making this vision a reality." Anki has been named as Toys R Us' Vendor ...
The concept would give the user the ability to incorporate the 3D scan of their favourite toy into a game, or output it to a 3D printer. Hasbro has filed a patent for a new tech that allows kids to 3D scan their favourite toys to their ...
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The Google Cardboard-like goggles will be able to be assembled from the Happy Meal packaging, allowing kids or parents to place a mobile phone within to experience VR. Virtual Reality is continuing its play for the toy space as McDonald's ...
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Koov is a kit made up of blocks and a microcontroller, which can be built into any shape, with the final figure capable of being controlled as a robot. Sony Global Education has announced its new educational kit known as Koov. The ...
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Lara Singer joins the company new soft lines division, where she will cover bags, umbrellas and hats. As Sambro begins its new growth plans, the company has revealed it will be introducing a new soft lines division, with a new appointment ...
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The new range will feature six characters to collect including Mia, Twinkle Star and others from the hit online series, each featuring four nursery rhymes to sing. KD UK has been named the exclusive UK distributor for a line of plush ...
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Back to matters on the small screen, over 12.5 million viewers have tuned into the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series since its debut in 2012. As both the series and toy line are intrinsically linked, ToyNews looks at how this ...
Tags: Nickelodeon, Turties, TMNT, Interview, Animation
Having just celebrated its fourth birthday, Captain Neil Waite from Captain Neil´s Toy Chest tells Jade Burke how Shopkins has been a success for his business and why he chose a pirate theme for his store. Tell me a bit about your ...
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