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, ...
Tags: Inventors, Virtual reality
A 64-piece Batman Puzzle & Build lets children piece together a 2D jigsaw puzzle and construct a 3D model of the Batmobile. Jumbo Games has lifted the lid on its new line of DC Batman and DC Super Friends range of puzzles and games ahead ...
Tags: Jumbo games, Batman, DC, Superhero, Batmobile
US-based food company General Mills is launching a new breakfast cereal in collaboration with Warner Bros. inspired by comic superheroes Batman and Superman. The new breakfast cereals, Batman Chocolate Strawberry and Superman Caramel ...
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Six Flags Over Georgia is now home to the most wonderful wintertime festival of all, as the expanded Holiday in the Park® debuts November 21. Holiday in the Park features more than one million LED lights, 24 world-class rides, ...
Tags: LED Lights, U.S.Theme Park
A Century of Enlightenment, a Chinese film retrospective exhibition, will kick off on Friday in the US capital Washington D.C. During the one week activity, a forum on Sino-US cultural and film exchange will also be held. Sponsored by the ...
Tags: A Century of Enlightenment, Chinese film, retrospective exhibition
Hot Toys has unveiled its latest Batman Returns action figure of Michael Keaton's turn as the caped crusader. Keaton may be enjoying something of a renaissance thanks to Birdman, but it's his appearance in 1992's Batman Returns that Hot ...
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Writer Akiva Goldsman, director Michael Bay, exec producer Steven Spielberg and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura will organise a 'writer's room' to develop new Transformers ideas. Paramount is looking to develop its Transformers franchise ...
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DC Entertainment is launching a series of animated movies and shorts inspired by Mattel and Fisher-Price's popular toy lines. DC Entertainment is to launch a series of animated movies based on its popular Justice League toy lines from ...
Tags: toy lines, companion app, Toys
The online fashion retailer VoxPop Clothing has come up with a new trendy collection of superhero-themed hooded sweatshirts. Meant for both men and women, the urban fashion-inspired range includes an array of easy-to-wear, super ...
Tags: Superhero-Themed Hoodies, super comfortable shirts, Apparel
"It was fantastic and it did suprise me," CEO Jorgen Von Knudstorp told ToyNews. The success of The LEGO Movie came as a suprise to the toy firm's CEO Jørgen Von Knudstorp, who felt it "edgier that what I had expected." The LEGO ...
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O2COOL LLC, a leader in battery operated fans, misting fans and misting drinking bottles, announced it has acquired the assets of Florida-based Better Things LLC, maker of consumer products for use around the home, patio, pool and beach. ...
Tags: battery, drinking bottles, Sporting Goods
'Fun gift for boys' sign has been removed from all Tesco stores, after Maggie Cole spotted the poster in her local store in Dorset. The fight for gender neutrality in toy shops may have itself a new face, as Tesco felt the wrath of a ...
Saturday and Sunday dates now sold out, with hours extended on the Thursday and Friday to cope with 'phenomenal demand'. Brick 2014 has now sold out of weekend tickets. The show, which runs from November 27th to November 30th, only ...
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Holy limited edition action figure, Batman! NECA has revealed its new Robin action figure inspired by Burt Ward's turn as the Boy Wonder in the 1966 Batman TV show. The show finally lands on DVD and Blu-ray later this year and the ...
Tags: Toys, Robin Figure, Batman
Deal now covers the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice film in 2016 as well as the Justice League movie and Arrow and Flash TV shows. Warner Bros Consumer Products has extended a deal with Mattel for toy lines based around DC Comics' ...
Tags: Toys, Batman toy, Superman toy