Powered by Toys: The Story Continues
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Zizzle, which snagged a lucrative toy-licensing agreement early on in the companyâs history, has now established itself as a significant force in the $23 billion industry.
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For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall.
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Readers remark on the effects of tech toys, the future of MP3s and yet another school of gaming. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts.
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Entertainment-themed toys  once again generated most of the buzz at the annual Toy Fair  gathering amid expectations that "Spider-Man 3," "Pirates of  the Caribbean: At World's End" and "Shrek the Third" will yield  blockbuster toy sales this year.
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An upstart adult industry venture pioneers a revolution in technology and entertainment. Again. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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Making toys is a fun business to be in and some toy manufacturers say they&#39;re trying to keep it that way -- even if it means taking on the &quot;playground bully&quot; Wal-Mart.
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Tashan is still in the making but yet it seems to be making a buzz for number reasons.
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Thereâs still a number of outstanding issues, some in the public domain. Itâs fairly obvious what they are. âWe will continue over the next day or so to bring those to conclusions.
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Analysis: The company admits that most of its toy recalls were due to its own design flaws, not Chinese manufacturers. Lesson: Mattel needs China as much as China needs Mattel
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Disney Studios is going through with the second sequel to the hit kids movie "Toy Story." Disney has the rights to do sequels to the movie, but Pixar announced earlier this year that it was cutting ties with Disney. Proceeding with this sequel could fu...
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Word over at Penny-Arcade is that Mike and Kara are playing WoW again. My wife and I have also recently gotten re-hooked on the game. Could this mean a renewed interest in the conflict between Panda Attack and the Penny-Arcade Alliance? Considering that there are about 4 Arcadians to every 1/2 of a panda, that means [...]
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Gabe: The Penny Arcade store has been updated with some new items. First we've got a brand new zip up hoodie.    It's got a slick PA logo on the front and Tycho's speech from the comic strip "I Hope You Like Text" on the back. We've been getting requests for a zip up like this for a long time. I don't want to sound like a used car salesman but my guess is that these will not last long.     We've also added a new sticker pack. This pack includes Tycho, Gabe, Annarchy, Charles, The Merch, The Fleshreaper, The Fruit Fucker and two bumper stickers.  The sticker pack is $10 but we've got a special deal going right now. If you spend $50 in the store we'll toss in the sticker pack for free.    Also, don't forget that you can now purchase prints of just about all our comic strips. If you're looking for strips with specific characters or games, Pennypacker is a great way to search our archives. I've had a few people ask me what my favorites are or which ones I think would make for especially nice prints. Tycho and I are each working on a list of our favorites but off the top of my head I'd say "The Hawk And The Hare" series would look pretty classy all framed up and hung on someone's wall.     -Gabe out
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Disney didn't have to look far for a story line for its sequel "Toy Story 3," currently in development.
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A company that snagged a lucrative toy-licensing agreement early on in its history has now established itself as a significant force.
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A second run-through of the Star Wars galaxy, Lego-style, is a blast, if not exactly taxing. Hey, play with your wife or your cellmate -- it's all good. By Lore SjÃ¶berg.
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The leading electronics and entertainment retailer continues to produce strong results.
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Gabe: I had planned on making a couple posts last week but I ended up getting some kind of devil virus. It was the sort of sick where you don't really sleep. You just curl up in the bathroom and hallucinate that wolves are encircling you. I'm feeling better now though.I had wanted to talk about some stuff but I forgot almost all of it during my spirit quest. Let me see if I can remember anything. Sorry if this is sort of scattershot.I did go to the Pokemon Tournament and I ended up taking fourth. It was my first tourney and I was using a pretty crazy deck I'd built just a few days prior. Kiko also went and he took fifth even though we had the same win loss record during the day. They used some special Pokemon math to push me in to the final four and give him fifth. I pretty proud of both of us. It was a new level of competition that we'd never seen before and I think we played really well.If you're a fan of Transformers I highly recommend the new animated series on Cartoon Network. Some people might be turned off by the look but I think it's incredible. It's got a very Teen Titans look which makes sense seeing as it's by the same people. Even in vehicle mode these transformers are expressive and full of character. I read Amulet over the weekend (don't believe the date on his site, it is already in stores) and if you are a fan of comics I suggest you do the same. I don't want to say too much about it. I think that Kazu is one of the most talented individuals working in comics today. With Amulet he has created something timeless. I've collected all your Dickerdoodle pictures and there's some pretty great stuff in there. Give me some time to sort through them and I'll start posting my favorites soon. I'll get Tycho to help me pick a winner and we'll find something cool here in the office as a prize.-Gabe out