By now we should all know that whenever Activision has a money maker on its hands, it will exploit the franchise until it stops oozing profits. One of Activision’s latest cash cows was Skylander’s: Spyro’s Adventure. It was released last year and customers are still having a difficult time finding Skylanders figures in stores. This more »

Companies are really jumping on the practice of taking toys and pairing them with videogames. Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures showed us there is a really big market for this kind of thing. The game itself isn’t a large investment, but purchasing $7 for each toy can add up quickly. That’s where WowWee comes in.

Angry Birds started something, and it wasn’t a good thing. It sent a message to iOS and Android game developers. One that said people would actually be willing to spend money on strange cash-ins related to popular apps. Which is Halfbrick, the developers of Fruit Ninja are now selling stuffed Fruit Ninja toys.

“How would that even work?” you wonder aloud. Well, Halfbrick produces plushies of the in-game instructor, Sensei, and of a Watermelon with eyes….

Minecraft creations may soon find their way from the virtual world into the real one. Since the indie darling became an internet phenomena, fans have been using Legos to create custom creations inspired by it. Now, Mojang has stopped by the Lego Cuusoo site to show its support for Minecraft Legos and reveal it’s hope for official sets.

Mojang is actually working with Lego to make the Minecraft sets a reality….

For the Toy R Us Cyber Monday sale, the online store offers several deals including free games or accessories with console purchase, cheap accessories, buy-one-get-one games and learning system bundles.

There’s also free shipping when you spend $49 or more (which is easy because, let’s face it, it’s Toys R Us and they charge retail). Some of the highlights include…

While it’s easy to go to your local game store or websites like Amazon to grab the latest games, some people prefer a more direct approach. They prefer to buy directly from publishers, in the hopes of showing exactly how much they enjoy their games or perhaps even get access to exclusive swag. As of October 4, 2011, there’s one more company you can buy directly from, and that’s XSEED. Yes, the purveyor of quality, import PSP, Wii, DS and Xbox 360 games has it’s very own eStore…

Lima Sky’s getting ambitious with Doodle Jump. The iOS app is now two years old, and still seems to be going strong. So on to the next logical step. An exclusive, HD, iPad version? Nope, since Doodle Jump for iPad has already been announced and is in development. It seems that a leap to Kinect is more appropriate.

Yes, Doodle Jump is taking an incredible jump to consoles. Lima Sky is preparing an Xbox Live Arcade version…

If you feel that your home, office, or dorm is a bit on the bland side, you may want to consider adding a few plants. After all, plants are great for livening up a room. And while you’re at it, why not some zombies as well? They make a great conversation piece. Okay okay, I’m actually talking about Plants vs. Zombies figurines, which you can purchase at your friendly neighborhood eBay.

The most emotional and visually stunning of the three Toy Story films, this is also the the best of the bunch. So is it worthy bringing home? Well, of course it is. Find out why…

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing has inspired it’s own line of radio controlled racers. Yes, you can now buy the game and toys so you can race all the time with your favorite characters. Well, provided you have the $24.99 necessary to buy one of the toys…