World Cyber Games announced that they’ve just signed a contract with Microsoft which says that its Xbox 360 and games for Windows units will supply all World Cyber Games events with hardware, software and support.
World Cyber Games becomes more and more popular as the 25 billion worth video games industry is becoming more and more […]
In a recent article, Margaret Webb Pressler pointed out that the toy industry is seriously lacking good ideas when it comes to creating toys for girls.
Part of the problem is the fact that girls are pickier when it comes to toys.
While boys stick with their fast toy cars and construction sets, girls go through 2-3 […]
With the recent launch of Xbox 360, Sony is now considering to reduce the price of its PS2 console.
Curently priced at $149, PlayStation 2 is the best sold console in history, being followed by far by its competitors Xbox and GameCube. Analists say that Sony could reduce the price to $129 or even to $99.
This […]
The LEGO team from Maryland Catholic school is a veteran of such competitions. Early this year, they won the FIRST Lego League Director’s Award at the University of Delaware against more than fifty other teams from four states.
The team is made of sixth-graders Coby Hyde and Modesto Steiner-Robles and seventh-graders Jimmy Grimes, Cliff Hegedus and […]
Nathan Sawaya is an professional LEGO brick artist and an ex LEGO Master Model Builder. His talent made him appear at a series of important TV shows over the years.
Nathan the proof that not only children play with LEGO.
His latest creations are two huge sculptures of Play Station 3 and Xbox 360 controllers. He deserves […]
Bratz is no longer just a toy. For its numerous fan’s joy, the doll has inpired a new clothing line aimed for children of 8 to 12 years.
Isaac Larian, CEO of MGA Entertainment:
Bratz is not only today’s favorite girls’ lifestyle brand, it is also a hot fashion brand.
For nearly 5 years, Bratz has been setting […]
Pokemon just turned ten years. It’s incredible how this Japanese character first appeared and, practically over night, took over the US and soon Europe and the rest of the world.
The Pokemon craze came like a storm and today I doubt there is any child in the US or Europe that hasn’t seen the cartoons.
It all […]
In order to raise money for their school and a charity organization, about 400 students at O’Rourke Middle School organized themselves into 25 teams to play Monopoly.
But not just an ordinary Monopoly… Oh, no! They played with a life sized board, with students as pawns and even a jail as you can see in the […]
Brio, a major European toy manufacturer recently signed a deal with K’Nex to hand tem over all their American divisions. Since K’Nex is well established, they hope this deal will help Brio expand its market to the US.
Brio AB’s CEO, Thomas Brautigam:
This agreement is in line with our aim of strengthening Brio’s position in the […]
Officials from TT Games and LucasArts recently announced that they will release “LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy”, a follow up of one of the most popular games of 2005.
They’ve mentioned that it is compatible with all important consoles such as Sony Playstation, Xbox, and Game Cube and others, so parents will not be […]