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So in the case of Hello Kitty Monopoly – when you pass ‘Go’ do you collect Hello Hitty Cuteness instead of money? Who knows and frankly who cares – look at this Hello Kitty Monopoly! Boardwalk and Park Place have been replaced by London Street names – Hello Kitty’s hometown.
Monopoly Revolution Edition was announced way back last winter. The game takes a traditional, and very beloved game and literally spins it on its feet by featuring a circular board instead of the traditional square board. The game also updates the old school classic by letting players play with debit cards and an ATM, instead of using traditional paper money. And instead of winning $200 dollars, players can collect go and collect $2 million dollars! Yep, that is inflation for you. Monopoly: Revolution Edition is …
About a month ago a bunch of us where invited to test out LEGO’s new addition to the LEGO family - LEGO Games. Basically the concept is simple – take those infamous blocks and minifigs and then add a die and you have a board game made of LEGOS for your family to enjoy. LEGO wanted to create a family game that incorporates the charm of LEGO and yet brings families together for an hour or so of fun without the TV or computer being …
The Nerf N-Strike Deploy CS-6 Blaster isn’t just a mean soft-foam dart launcher, but it also works as a flashlight! The CS-6 blaster features a bright yellow flashlight to illuminate the area in front of you, and most importantly – it’ll help you spot and aim at your target in the dark for stealth missions. The Nerf N-Strike Deploy CS-6 Blaster is designed for ages 6 and up and retails for $26.99 at Entertainment Earth, where its currently available for pre-order.
We love LEGO – I think every person who has had LEGO’s as a child just never grows out of them. So it was a real treat for us to tour the LEGO booth after hours and get to enjoy the newest and best of what LEGO is offering up for 2010. The biggest news from LEGO was the announcement of LEGO Games.
Air Hogs has recently released the Vectron Wave, $24.99, a new flying saucer that doesn’t need a remote control. The Vectron Wave is an indoor flier, which you can control with the palm of your hand. It incorporates obstacle sensors to detect proximity from the ground or your hand, so that it stay in the air when it approaches an obstacle. This means Vectron Wave will continue to hover for as long as its batteries last. We enjoyed playing catch with the Vectron Wave because …
Part of a completely eco friendly line of toys from Ecotronic, the Mr. Robot Head toy, $32.99, is based on the “Operation” style challenge of moving a metal ring along the twisty, turny metal wire without letting the two metals touch. If the user touches the wire with the metal loop, Mr. Robot Head will buzz and flash, letting you know you are going to have to try again. The coolest part? This toy is completely eco friendly and does not require any batteries. To …
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the classic board game, Hasbro has finally released a new design for Monopoly. Set to debut in stores in the Fall, “Monopoly: Revolution Edition” takes a new “spin” on the traditional square board-game by making it circular. Instead of using paper money and a banker, users get to play with debit cards and an ATM, also there are clear plastic representations of the classic tokens (bye-bye, little boot!), and clips of popular songs (like Rihanna’s “Umbrella,” Daniel Powter’s …
The Sketch-Art LED Art Pad could very well be this generations Lite Bright. No cardboard with punch holes here. This silicon self-healing rubber allows you stick LEDs into the pad where they connects to a magical board and then lights up. The Sketch-Art LED includes 100 LED lights and Artwire, electroluminescent wire that lights up the edges of your art creations. Sketch can travel anywhere since it can be powered by batteries, USB, AC wall adapter, or car adapter and retails for $49.99.
Operation SpongeBob Edition takes a classic and merges it with a modern classic, Spongebob Squarepants. In this version, SpongeBob is trapped in Plankton’s lab wih 12 ailments designed to make him blab. The game comes with tweezers, 22 cards, 12 plastic funatomy parts, play money and rules. You can pick up Operation SpongeBob SquarePants Edition for $15.00.

