Section: Toys

Activision: Skylanders outsell Star Wars in action figure sales – The Verge
VentureBeatActivision: Skylanders outsell Star Wars in action figure salesThe VergeAccording to Activision execs, that dwarfs Hasbro's Star Wars action figure line. "Based on our internal estimates, we believe that [Skylanders] toys sales in t...
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Droid Factory Coming To Walt Disney World’s Hollywood Studios
If you are anything like me you are a sucker for astromechs.  A few years back  Hasbro realized that there are lots of people like me and started making every possible astromech that appeared in the Star Wars Universe. Now they are taking that one step farther to accelerate the decimation of my wallet and [...]
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BBTS Sponsor News: Avengers, Batman, Transformers, Mattel, Imports & More
Hi – Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a ton of cool new preorders as well as more new arrivals. ————- NEW PREORDERS ————- DEFENDERWORXS TRANSFORMER ACCESSORIES DefenderWorx is licensed by Hasbro and makes all manner of accessories using Transformer branding.  We have listings for three different styles of high-end sunglasses with Autobot [...]
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Tales from development hell – The Express Tribune
The Express TribuneTales from development hellThe Express TribuneI get paid $400 an hour to suggest drones will be more effective if they launch bombs, Captain America action figures. By Nadir Hassan The writer is a freelance journalist based in Islama...
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Tanorexic Mom Now an Action Figure, Thanks to 3D Printing – BusinessWeek
CBC.caTanorexic Mom Now an Action Figure, Thanks to 3D PrintingBusinessWeekaction-figure maker is gearing up to make hundreds of copies of its so-called “Tanorexic Action Figure,” which has an orange face and blonde hair and sells for $29.95. Photo...
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Patricia Krentcil, Tanorexic Mom, Gets Her Own Action Figure (VIDEO) – Huffington Post
Christian PostPatricia Krentcil, Tanorexic Mom, Gets Her Own Action Figure (VIDEO)Huffington PostHerobuilders.com, which specializes in customized action figures, has just released a "Tanorexic Action Figure" based on the bronzed face of Kren...
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New Jersey tan mom gets action figure doll – KSLA-TV
Christian PostNew Jersey tan mom gets action figure dollKSLA-TVCOM will streamMore >> The New Jersey mom accused of bringing her 6-year-old daughter to a tanning salon earlier this month now has her own action figure doll. The doll called Tanorex...
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Hi-tech Qumarion mannequin gives character animation a welcome boost – Gizmag
GizmagHi-tech Qumarion mannequin gives character animation a welcome boostGizmagBy Randolph Jonsson Comic book artists and animators often use posable mannequins or motion capture to help get tricky action postures just right, but transferring the figu...
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Dark Shadows Series 2 Action Figures Coming in November 2012 – Dread Central
Dread CentralDark Shadows Series 2 Action Figures Coming in November 2012Dread CentralBy The Woman In Black If you're a "Dark Shadows" fan (we're talking about the original TV series, not the movie version), then you'll want to re...
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Maurice Sendak R.I.P.
All of us at AFi were saddened to hear of the passing of author and illustrator Maurice Sendak today at the age of 83. Maurice, most well know for his “Where the Wild Things Are” book and “Really Rosie” series (aka “The Nutshell Library“) that he created, was also an illustrator on dozens of other [...]
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