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Lego City Undercover Trailer Does its Best GTA Impression

Luke Brown — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:01:53 +0000

The latest Lego City Undercover trailer shows the game has just as much personality as any of its more mature contemporaries. One of the most impressive looking Wii U titles, Lego City Undercover takes the sandbox format popularized by Grand Theft Auto, and puts a Lego twist on it. If you’ve ever played a TT [...]

Etch A Sketch Inventor Dies at Age 86

Donald Deane — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:22 +0000

Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France. According to the Ohio Art Co., the toy’s manufacturer, Cassagnes died in a Paris suburb on Jan. 16 due to undisclosed causes. “Etch [...]

Hasbro Introduces Easy-Bake Oven for Boys

Donald Deane — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:21:54 +0000

Ever since it was introduced in 1963, the Easy-Bake Oven has been marketed exclusively to girls, leaving aspiring boy chefs out in the cold. But that's about to change thanks to a campaign led by a teen girl on behalf of her four-year-old brother, who loves to cook.

Teen Launches Campaign for Gender-Neutral Easy Bake Oven

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 21:23:35 +0000

Thirteen year-old McKenna Pope is fighting mad at Hasbro, and this little activist wants some positive changes now. The eighth grader, who hails from Garfield, New Jersey, has started a petition on Change.org asking Hasbro to make their Easy Bake Ovens more gender-neutral.

10 Weird Fad Toys Every Kid Had to Have for Christmas

Danny Gallagher — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 20:47:33 +0000

You can always spot a parent around the holiday season. Their hair is a frazzled mesh of cow licks and stray strands as if it’s been pulled by a crowd of frantic people. Their eyes dart around in all directions desperately seeking something that could suddenly appear at a moment’s notice. They break down and cry during commercials that advertise “the hottest toy of the holiday season.”

Toy Company Debuts New Gender-Blind Catalog

Tom Blunt — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:31:44 +0000

Scandinavian Toys”R”Us licensee Top-Toy has taken a new approach to making sure kids get what they really want for Christmas: a fully gender-blind catalog that erases the line between boys’ and girls’ toys. For many decades the tide has slowly been turning on forcing kids to play with toys and games considered fitting for their [...]

Swedish Toy Company Defies Gender Stereotypes for Unique Christmas Catalog

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 20:45:36 +0000

In a pleasantly surprising move, a Swedish toy company called Top Toy has made a giant leap for gender equality amongst children. Top Toy's Christmas catalog features an interesting twist: the boys are the ones who are playing with dollhouses and the girls are happily playing with the Nerf guns.

National Toy Hall of Fame Nominees Announced, Let the Games Begin!

Donald Deane — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:00:40 +0000

In a move that will delight toy lovers everywhere, the National Toy Hall of Fame announced 12 nominees for induction this year, including some of our personal faves, like the Magic 8 Ball, little green army men and 'Star Wars' action figures.

Own Your Own 'Success Kid'

Emerald Catron — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:45:50 +0000

This is a timelapse video of the process involved in taking the “Success Kid” meme and turning it into a tiny sandstone statue. Don’t you want a tiny “success kid” you can keep in your pocket like a lucky rabbit foot? The tiny figurine is made by Shapeways, the same company who brought the F [...]

11 Awesome Toys from the 90′s That We Really Miss

Jason Epstein — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:50:53 +0000

Here are 11 awesome toys from the 1990's we wish we could play with right now.

Meet Hugo, the Freakiest Toy Ever

Donald Deane — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:15:36 +0000

Toys in the ’70s sure were awesome, but let’s face it — they weren’t always well-thought-out. In that spirit, we present ‘Hugo: Man of a Thousand Faces,’ a large plastic doll that surely qualifies as one of the most disturbing toys of all time. If you owned one, you have our sympathy. Hugo was produced [...]

The Hot Holiday Toy This Year Is…

Shauna Wright — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:00:59 +0000

Holiday sales may be up this year, but some retailers have still managed to find the cloud in the silver lining: unlike years past when hot commodities like Tickle Me Elmo or Zhu Zhu Pets pushed parents into buying frenzies, no single toy has broken away from the pack as a runaway hit.

Christmas Toys For Big Boys [VIDEO]

Shay Hill — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 16:55:47 +0000

Ladies if you have a guy in your life then you know what I mean when I say TOYS for big boys. They love all kinds of gadgets and get excited about things we would never think about. So having one of these guys in my life I have taken note of a few things that get his attention. Most of these have to do with the outdoors so if you have a outdoors-y man these might help you out with your Christmas list.