Toys to Life is a great category for products using screens to augment physical toys. Tio takes the idea in another more affordable direction by bringing your old toys to life with its robotic motorized light-up blocks. Tio Lego designs, Tio 3D prints, Tio papercraft — the combinations are endless.
Today’s the day when Twilight Princess launches on Wii U. Seemingly to celebrate Google have changed the usually nondescript orange man into Link for Street Veiw: This introduces a secondary game. How many people call Link, Zelda today?
A new website for PJ Masks that offers upcoming games, downloadable craft, clips from the show and full character bios has just appeared online. This follows the recent news of the Just Play line of toys to support the show at Toy Fair: PJ Masks Outfits and Masks PJ Masks Figures PJ Masks Headquarters Play-Set […]
We’ve had Minecraft on the Wii U for some time now, and Terraria still isn’t out. However in this exclusive look at upcoming features it’s clear that Terraria Wii U is aiming substantially higher, in terms of platform specific features, than Minecraft. Along with the Gamepad goodness are some interesting new ways to play Terraria […]
Biology lessons in school can be a little boring, but not any more. The Curiscope Virtuali-Tee is a wearable AR tag that combines with an app to reveal the wearers insides. It sounds a bit complex but in practice works amazingly. The app is about to have a Kickstarter that we’ll report back on soon.
With Season 3 of Lego Mixels being broadcast on Cartoon Network in March we get a sneak peek of what the characters will look like in cartoon form at the New York Toy Fair:
At New York Toy Fair last week Lego showed off a range of different sets (Minecraft, City, Nexo Knights and Ninjago). Hiding in the Ninjago kits was minifigure for the rare Little Nelson Purple Ninja.
A new app for Angry Birds fans will give the traditional pinball experience something of a spin. Angry Birds Action! is a turn based game based around the different characters from the upcoming Angry Birds movie. So far it looks pretty addictive:
After much anticipation we get our first look at the PJ Masks toys and outfits. At New York Toy Fair eOne Family rolled back the curtain for this exclusive look at the PJ Masks goodies coming later in the year.
Mega Bloks pick up a variety of franchises at Toy Fair this year including Destiny, Assassin’s Creed and Call of Duty and Halo. Here’s a look at the new Mega Bloks ranges form the New York Toy Fair. Other top picks from New York Toy Fair include the following: Lego Mixels Series 9 Lego Star […]
Here’s a look at the new Dragon Quest Builders game just out in Japan. As you’ll see it bears more than a passing resemblance to a certain block based mining game.
A new toys-to-life game from a UK indie developer uses the Skylanders style NFC tech with a twist. Fabulous Beasts tasks players with stacking toy animals on a peripheral that also weighs each item to make sure it’s correctly in place.
The latest Pokemon game, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, not only has a personality test to see which Pokemon you are but also includes all 750 Pokemon to date. This is a turn-based dungeon explorer game rather than open world adventure, and should appeal to those with more strategy up their sleeves.
Every year there are hundred of games release. Of course many of these you wouldn’t want to play, but among the masses there are always some hidden gems. Here’s a massive list of 148 hand picked bunch of games for 2016 you mustn’t miss on Xbox, PlayStation, Wii U, Handheld, smartphone and PC. The list […]
Finding Dory is the follow up film to Finding Nemo that is being released this year. Having a look at some of the supporting toys from Bandai I was interested to see a few hints about the film plot: What is that mysterious tag on Dory’s fin? All will be revealed no doubt in June.
We all expected it was coming but that makes the confirmation and trailer for Lego Star Wars The Force Awakens no less exciting. Here’s a look at the game along with different modes and exclusive DLC for PlayStation owners:
We’ve been tracking with this year’s Nuremberg Toy Fair, and with good reason. New Mixels Series 9 sets have been spotted that not only confirm the extension of the collectible series of toys but also suggest we will be seeing more Mixels shows on Cartoon Network. We also got a sneak peek at the Series […]
At Nuermberg Toy Fair this week we’ve been seeing all kinds of Lego. Best of all is this massive LEGO Technic 42055 Bucket Wheel Excavator. Other kits we’ve looked at include Lego Mixels Series 7, 8 and 9 as well as the new DC/Marvel Super Heroes and Angry Birds Lego. There will no doubt be […]
At the Nuremberg Toy Fair Lego has unveiled some of its new Super Hero line of brick-based toys. These Marvel and DC Mighty Micros are not only pocket money friendly but include full sized mini-figures to go with mini-vehicles. The initial sets include: 76061 Batman vs Catwoman 76062 Robin vs Bane 76063 The Flash vs […]
Hot from the Nuremberg Toy Fair, we have a quick look at the upcoming Lego sets for this year, including Mixels, Lego City Airport, Lego City Volcano, Angry Birds and Super Heroes. As you can see in the videos below, there is quite an array that has something for pretty much any age group.
Following news of the Wave 3 Lego Dimensions expansions released this week, we have a look at what the physical toys look like. As you can see all these packs offer some great looking sculpts with detailed printing. What’s less evident though is how they differ in terms of skills. Here the Cyberman offers by […]
The latest expansions for Lego Dimensions are about to be released across the world. Most interesting is the Ghostbusters level pack that not only adds a new adventure level to the game but also opens access to the Ghostbusters Adventure World. Also of note is the Cyberman Fun Pack that provides a long list of […]
News of two more films coming to Lego Marvel’s Avengers. The content looks great but will be provided via free DLC and only for PlayStation players. The addition of these two DLC packs further bolster the content in LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, which will now feature storylines and characters from eight films. Marvel’s Captain America: Civil […]
Before you run through your next play of Skylanders Superchargers think twice before skipping the story. This behinds the scenes video shows how much time and effort goes into creating the narrative, cut scenes and characters in the game. Rodriguez highlights the importance of balancing both narrative and game-play though. “You never want to overrun […]
We all knew it was coming but not until trying it ourselves did we realize just how exciting it would be to play as these new characters and in these new locations. We open all Star Wars The Force Awakens toys and figures for Disney Infinity 3.0. All the characters on the Infinity base and […]
The latest update to Anki Overdrive not only fixes some bugs but adds a new team mode that lets you race with other human and AI companions. Along with the open world and campaign levels this lets you expand the ways to play the game. Particularly useful in campaign as you can select a high […]
We already new a lot about the upcoming Lego Marvel’s Avengers game. It’s releasing next year in January on pretty much every platform known to man and will cover not only Age of Ultron and Marvel’s Avengers but also related films starting the Avenger characters. From a hands on session today we have new details […]
Slot car racing is a lot of fun, but counting how many laps you’ve completed and arguing over who’d won, not to mention getting tangled in cables, can be a pain. Scalextric new ARC AIR system solves both these problems at one. It connect the physical slot cars to an app that tracks laps, pit […]
The new wearable tech Marvel game from Disney, PlayMation, works like a video-game with levels and upgrades and plenty of action but here the difference is that here the action is in the real world (and minds of the players) rather than on the screen. The wearable technology tracks players running, jumping, hiding and shooting. […]
We take a look at how this family is getting on with Skylanders Superchargers and in particularly the compatibility with old characters and peripherals as well as the online multiplayer mode. Skylanders is a leading toys to life experience that offers some novel ways to play together this year. Either locally in the same room, […]
