Amazon.com is expanding the distribution of its tablets in a big way with the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 now available for preorder in over 170 countries, and its Appstore open in nearly 200 countries. The Kindle Fire HD has ...
Tags: Computer Products, Tablets, HD Tablets
Cut the Rope app game developer ZeptoLab and TV and licensing company ITV Studios Global Entertainment expect the Cut the Rope toys to "vastly exceed sales expectations". A statement read: "Series One of Vivid’s Om Nom ...
Tags: Rope Toys, Toys Industry
Vivid is launching a torrent of Twitter-driven PR campaigns to support its new toy ranges. The company revealed its latest social media plans after reaching 3,700 followers on the social website, and following its latest Little Mix dolls ...
Tags: Twitter, webgame, Toys, Cut The Rope
The Cut The Rope toy range is on course to exceed retail expectations and reach £10m. Vivid states that within weeks of the launch, special gold collectable figures are achieving 400 per cent of their notional selling price among ...
Tags: Toys, Cut The Rope
Vivid is to roll out its hotly tipped Cut the Rope toy line over Easter with a raft of TV, web and app advertising. The ZeptoLab app has to date notched up in excess of 300 million downloads and over 1.5 million likes on Facebook, with ...
Tags: Toys, Cut The Rope, game, toy
A revolutionary math game has kids getting a kick out of algebra--and they don't even know it. DragonBox, the first release from game-based learning startup WeWantToKnow, has proven so popular in its home country of Norway that it became ...
Tags: DragonBox, learning startup, app, kids education
Without a doubt the biggest talking point on ToyNews Online and our Twitter feed this week has been the mooted Gangnam Style toy. The Psy action figure can recreate all the dance moves from the video, which has scored over 420 million ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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Mattel Apptivity launched in August – it’s a new concept for kids where ‘toy meets tablet’, enabling them to play with their favourite toy on iPad. While opening the door to new brand engagement, Apptivity creates ...
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Kiz Studios (Kiz), an independent entertainment and gaming studio, today announced that they have partnered with leading independent game publisher, Chillingo to bring their new title, Critter Escape to the iOS platform this Summer. ...
Tags: Kiz Studios, entertainment and gaming, maze chase game, games on iOS