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The Hazards of in-App Purchases Than The Average Parent
Jan 18, 2013I should have known better. After all, I’m the former managing editor of Mobile Entertainment, I can boast a long stint as editor of video games publication MCV, and I’m now publisher of B2B titles covering PC, tech and ...
Tags: in-App Purchases, Mobile Entertainment, mobile games, app toys, tablets
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So Far The Inevitable Heavy Toy Discounting Has Yet to Materialise
Dec 19, 2012It’s usually Dream Toys which signals the start of 'top toy' price-cutting, but we're in November and so far the inevitable heavy toy discounting has yet to materialise. Last year Asda, Toys R Us and Argos engaged in a price war in ...
Tags: retail, toynews blog, Toys, Price
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Disney Rocked World This Week by Announcing It Will Acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion
Dec 19, 2012Disney rocked the world this week by announcing it will acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion – AND release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015. The entertainment giant has come a very long way since its 1928 black and white Mickey Mouse film ...
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ToyNews Online and Our Twitter Feed This Week Has Been The Mooted Gangnam Style Toy
Dec 19, 2012Without 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 ...
Tags: gangnam style, Toys, Blog, Toynews
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It Seems That Not a Day Goes Without an Email Popping in to My Inbox
Dec 19, 2012It seems that not a day goes without an email popping in to my inbox from a supermarket or national chain advertising a toy sale. Of course, toys aren’t a grocer’s core market, and driving footfall via any temporary deal or ...
Tags: asda, disney, dominic sacco, grocers, retail, supermarkets, toynews blog
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You May Be Looking Foward to What Next Big Toy Trends Could Be with 2013 Not Too Far Away
Dec 17, 2012It's the most wonderful time of the year. In the toy business, it's the time when we get to see which lines live up to the hype and go on to become best-sellers. But with 2013 now not too far away, you might be looking foward to what ...
Tags: TOYNEWS, toy business, toy trends, toy