Toy News

Coming off a year in which U.S. toy sales fell 2 percent, toymakers and buyers at the 109th American Toy Fair in New York are looking for the elusive runaway hit that failed to materialize in 2011.

The winners of the 12th annual Toy Of The Year Awards were announced on Saturday, at the Toy Industry Hall of Fame Induction ceremony at the Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Centre, New York.

Hasbro Links with French Company Volumique to Create Highly Innovative New Experience, Hasbro Zapped Gaming, Based on Proprietary Technology and Patents Hasbro, Inc .

Microsoft : Microsoft next generation Xbox will include a Wii U-like touchscreen controller, reports Xbox World magazine.

Industry insiders call them "AppCessories," and expect a wide array of these items to be on display at the American Toy Fair, which officially kicks off in "The manufacturers have realized this is a hot area, and they are all jumping on it," said TimetoPlayMag.com Editor-in-Chief Jim Silver.

Hasbro has struck a deal with Zynga to produce toys and games based on the social developer's catalogue of rich, nuanced IPs, which is great news if you've ever found yourself wishing you could somehow continue to give Zynga all of your money, even when you're away from your computer and smartphone.

Global branded play company Hasbro will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square to celebrate the upcoming release of Universal Pictures' epic action-adventure BATTLESHIP, inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game.

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) announced today it has entered into agreement with CBS Consumer Products to manufacture and globally market a variety of products based on the STAR TREK property beginning in 2013. excel formulas The toy line will launch in support of the STAR TREK movie sequel from Paramount Pictures, which will open May 17, 2013.

Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) announced today a comprehensive partnership that grants Hasbro the rights to develop a wide range of toy and gaming experiences based across Zynga’s popular social games and brands. Unemployment extension As the world’s largest social game developer with more than 227 million monthly active users, Zynga has created some of the world’s most popular social game brands including FarmVille, CityVille and Words With Friends.

K’NEX Brands, the only US construction toy company focused on Building Worlds Kids Love™, is pleased to announce their partnership with Hasbro to create a modern, revitalized line of the classic toy brand: Tinkertoy. bulgarian translator Specially designed for children ages 3 and up, Tinkertoy is a name that stands for wholesome, enduring fun. Created in 1913 after children were seen playing with pencils and empty spools of thread, it developed into a national phenomenon that inspired children to use their imaginations, and was nominated into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1998.

Gazillion Entertainment and Marvel Entertainment have announced that that the entire cast of characters, current and upcoming, in Marvel Super Hero Squad Online will have voice.

The first direct-to-DVD, CG-animated film to be released under the new partnership is titled "Monster High: Ghouls Rule!" and Universal Pictures have formed a marketing and distribution alliance to promote feature-length DVDs starring Mattel's Monster High characters.

Hasbro 's stock had its "buy" rating reiterated by research analysts at Needham & Company in a report issued on Wednesday.

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Hasbro 's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks Investment Research in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday.