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Could Video Games Ruin Toys?

Toy Fair is a rather large test tube of possible fun. It’s been held, in recent years, at the massive glass-walled Jacob Javits centre in New York City, inside which there’s a swirl of new toys and that popular foreign substance we love here: video games.


February 14, 2011
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Mega Man, Duke Nukem, Sonic, Gears Of War 3, Twisted Metal And More… The Last Big Toy Fair 2011 Gallery


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Mario Checkers, Mario RC Cars, Mario Memory Game??

By the time I saw some Mario and Luigi Halloween costumes at Toy Fair in New York City today, I was done taking pictures of Mario merchandise. There’s a lot of Mario stuff being made by a battalion of the world’s toy-makers. Perhaps you’ve seen some of it. Around many corners at Toy Fair there was more Mario….


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The Joker Debuts Atop A Stack Of DC Universe Online Statues

DC Comics’s sculpture division makes a lot of statues, some of them of video games characters, some of them of super-heroes, and these that were at New York City’s Toy Fair this weekend of their super-heroes as video game characters. All are from DC Universe Online, the massively multiplayer online game released for PC and PlayStation 3 in January.


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The Non-Video Game Versions Of Tetris, Demoed For You

There were Tetris games at Toy Fair 2011 in New York City, but they weren’t video games. First, this is Tetris the Card Game from Fundex. It’s out this month.


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Hopefully No One Is Complaining About The New Final Fantasy Statues

We report so many sad stories about Final Fantasy these days, that’s it is bizarre to post some possible good news. The news is just a batch of pictures, though. Please admire the newest Final Fantasy statues from Square-Enix.


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The Halo Mega Bloks Are More Impressive This Year

Last year, I went to Toy Fair and saw some Halo Mega Bloks. They were pretty cool. This year’s are better. This line, which I shot at Toy Fair 2011, is slated for release throughout the year.


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This Is An Official Plants Vs Zombies Board Game

The Plants Vs. Zombies board game is real. This is a prototype, essentially the rough draft of the game that the people at Screenlife are planning on making. I spotted it at Toy Fair 2011 where it was so new it wasn’t even in Screenlife’s printed brochure.


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The Pokémon Captured At Toy Fair 2011

I found the Pokémon booth at Toy Fair 2011, and in the booth I found Pokémon DS cases, Pokémon card tins, a Pokémon movie, Pokémon toys… Pokémon, Pokémon, Pokémon. I also found some lovely Pokésymmetry.


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The Newest World Of Warcraft Statues Include An Amazing Headless Horseman

Take a look at the next World of Warcraft statues from DC Direct. These are from the forthcoming Series Eight. Also, check out the premiere headless horsemen.