Video game enthusiasts will be racing to their favorite retail outlet to pick up the new "The Amazing Race" game. Due October 26, the Wii game will challenge players to overcome various challenges as they make their way through exotic locations all across the globe. Series host Phil Keoghan is featured in the game and greets players at every pit stop to read the clues, introduce challenges and give away prizes to players.
Another CBS series heading to store shelves in October is "CSI: Fatal Conspiracy" which features five new connected cases written by the same writers from the TV series "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Players will experience an authentic crime-solving video game with real CSI characters, heart-pounding interrogations and enhanced graphics. A unique story structure that unveils the truth piece by piece brings a new level of suspense and intrigue. The game will be available for the Wii, Xbox 360, Windows PC, and for the first time ever on the PS3.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
The Penguins of Madagascar got game
Team Penguin will bring their madcap missions to the Nintendo DSi and DS in the first ever game for The Penguins of Madagascar. Due in November, the game features Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private working together to complete levels and build useful tools and gadgets to advance in the game. The game, created by THQ, is packed with exciting puzzles to solve, and enables players to alternate between the Penguins, performing acrobatic moves, unlocking paths and creating helpful contraptions. The game will also feature stealth-based missions, super silly interactive moments, bonus levels and mini-games. A special DSi camera feature includes King Julien’s sassy critiques of players’ own photo snapshots.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Great gifts in store for holiday 2010
There was no shortage of great ideas at this year's Holiday Gift Guide Media Event as the aisles were brimming with unique products sure to add a bounty of holiday cheer to anyone's shopping list.
Due on retail shelves for fall, the products ranged from toys, housewares, electronics, specialty food items and desserts, customizable books and jewelry.
Heading to toy aisles are a range of Barbie themed electronics from Oregon Scientific including a B-Smart Barbie Laptop (5+) with 70 English and 10 Spanish activities and the Little Learning Laptop (3+) where girls can enjoy eight interactive educational activities and games. Tinker Bell will also be featured on a Pixie Hollow Laptop (5+), Pixie Hollow Learning Laptop (3+) as well as a Pixie Pocket Learner (3+).
Preschoolers will love Sesame Street: A-to-Zoo Adventure and Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival, two early development games from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment available on the Wii, PC and DS. Each Wii and DS game includes a gameplay helper, a soft and fuzzy character cover with special grips that slips over the Wii remote and a jumbo click stylus for DS fans.
Out of the Box Publishing added 10 Days in Americas and Pirate versus Pirate to its lineup as well as Word on the Street Junior and Word on the Street Party Case. Card game 7 Ate 9 and Shake 'n Take round out the six new offerings.
Kids of all ages can learn the value of doing a good deed with Boom Boom! Cards, a set of 26 cards from Boom Boom Revolution with an act of kindness on each one. People are encouraged to do a card, post their experience on the website's map (www.boomboomcards.com), then give the card away for someone else to use. Each time the card is used, the person gets notified. There is a family deck, teen deck, green deck and original deck which retail from $9.99 to $14.99.
Friends of Mel Foundation created Mel's Bracelet, a beautiful beaded bracelet in memory of Mel Simmons with proceeds donated to cancer research, education and patient support.
For candy lovers, Mars readies MY M&Ms Chocolate Candies including personalized packaging with customizable messages; personalized gifts, like a candy dispenser with a favorite photo printed on the glass; personalized favors and two holiday-themed gift boxes, glass gift bowl and a teddy bear.
Sweet on cupcakes? Saint Cupcake (www.saintcupcake.com) makes sending customizable cupcakes a piece of cake with kits that allow customers to choose the flavor, icings and sprinkles in sets of 3,6 and 12. The site also offers party supplies such as a make-your-own party banner and handmade tissue poms.
Other great online gifts for foodies include cookies for a koz (www.cookiesforakoz.com) where more than a handful of delicious chocolate chip cookies (including white chocolate raspberry and red velvet) can be ordered. Ten percent of the purchase price goes directly to Starlight, a charity that improves the quality of life for children with serious medical conditions.
Fans of top notch extra virgin olive oil and homemade specialty food items must check out www.globalgardensonline.com where they can purchase everything from dark balsamic fruit vinegars such as raspberry and fig as well as meyer lemon extra virgin olive oil. All the outstanding items are also available at the retail store located in Los Olivos, Calif.
Did you know that buying jewelry can be good for you? Especially if it's Count Me Healthy Jewelry, the first health journal for the wrist. Women select a goal and assign a counting value to each bead. Each time they achieve a goal, they can slide a bead over to mark the accomplishment. The bracelets ($80 to $120) are available in themes such as Mommy & Me, Golf Goddess, Happy and Blessed, Bride-To-Be, My Bridesmaid's Bracelet, Helping Hearts and Counting for a Cause, both part of the collection benefitting heart disease and breast cancer research.
Keeping personal items safe is a challenge that the creators over at The Racktrap (www.theracktrap.com) have tackled with a one-size-fits all bra pocket that holds everyday necessities. The Racktrap is available in a fashion three-pack of black, white and nude lace ($15.95) as well as a water-resistant sport version ($9.95) or a special edition gold ($7.95).
U Novels (www.ustarnovels.com) lets consumers unleash their inner hero or heroine by letting them take their favorite classic novels ($24.95) and change the main characters to include friends, family members or even work colleagues. Books such as Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Peter Pan or A Christmas Carol can be personalized with a new cover title along with a dedication inside the front of the book. The company also offers romance novels ($39.95) that contain much spicier content.
Creative types can also get their blurb on with blurb.com, a publishing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, share, promote and sell bookstore quality books.
Due on retail shelves for fall, the products ranged from toys, housewares, electronics, specialty food items and desserts, customizable books and jewelry.
Heading to toy aisles are a range of Barbie themed electronics from Oregon Scientific including a B-Smart Barbie Laptop (5+) with 70 English and 10 Spanish activities and the Little Learning Laptop (3+) where girls can enjoy eight interactive educational activities and games. Tinker Bell will also be featured on a Pixie Hollow Laptop (5+), Pixie Hollow Learning Laptop (3+) as well as a Pixie Pocket Learner (3+).
Preschoolers will love Sesame Street: A-to-Zoo Adventure and Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival, two early development games from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment available on the Wii, PC and DS. Each Wii and DS game includes a gameplay helper, a soft and fuzzy character cover with special grips that slips over the Wii remote and a jumbo click stylus for DS fans.
Out of the Box Publishing added 10 Days in Americas and Pirate versus Pirate to its lineup as well as Word on the Street Junior and Word on the Street Party Case. Card game 7 Ate 9 and Shake 'n Take round out the six new offerings.
Kids of all ages can learn the value of doing a good deed with Boom Boom! Cards, a set of 26 cards from Boom Boom Revolution with an act of kindness on each one. People are encouraged to do a card, post their experience on the website's map (www.boomboomcards.com), then give the card away for someone else to use. Each time the card is used, the person gets notified. There is a family deck, teen deck, green deck and original deck which retail from $9.99 to $14.99.
Friends of Mel Foundation created Mel's Bracelet, a beautiful beaded bracelet in memory of Mel Simmons with proceeds donated to cancer research, education and patient support.
For candy lovers, Mars readies MY M&Ms Chocolate Candies including personalized packaging with customizable messages; personalized gifts, like a candy dispenser with a favorite photo printed on the glass; personalized favors and two holiday-themed gift boxes, glass gift bowl and a teddy bear.
Sweet on cupcakes? Saint Cupcake (www.saintcupcake.com) makes sending customizable cupcakes a piece of cake with kits that allow customers to choose the flavor, icings and sprinkles in sets of 3,6 and 12. The site also offers party supplies such as a make-your-own party banner and handmade tissue poms.
Other great online gifts for foodies include cookies for a koz (www.cookiesforakoz.com) where more than a handful of delicious chocolate chip cookies (including white chocolate raspberry and red velvet) can be ordered. Ten percent of the purchase price goes directly to Starlight, a charity that improves the quality of life for children with serious medical conditions.
Fans of top notch extra virgin olive oil and homemade specialty food items must check out www.globalgardensonline.com where they can purchase everything from dark balsamic fruit vinegars such as raspberry and fig as well as meyer lemon extra virgin olive oil. All the outstanding items are also available at the retail store located in Los Olivos, Calif.
Did you know that buying jewelry can be good for you? Especially if it's Count Me Healthy Jewelry, the first health journal for the wrist. Women select a goal and assign a counting value to each bead. Each time they achieve a goal, they can slide a bead over to mark the accomplishment. The bracelets ($80 to $120) are available in themes such as Mommy & Me, Golf Goddess, Happy and Blessed, Bride-To-Be, My Bridesmaid's Bracelet, Helping Hearts and Counting for a Cause, both part of the collection benefitting heart disease and breast cancer research.
Keeping personal items safe is a challenge that the creators over at The Racktrap (www.theracktrap.com) have tackled with a one-size-fits all bra pocket that holds everyday necessities. The Racktrap is available in a fashion three-pack of black, white and nude lace ($15.95) as well as a water-resistant sport version ($9.95) or a special edition gold ($7.95).
U Novels (www.ustarnovels.com) lets consumers unleash their inner hero or heroine by letting them take their favorite classic novels ($24.95) and change the main characters to include friends, family members or even work colleagues. Books such as Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Little Women, Peter Pan or A Christmas Carol can be personalized with a new cover title along with a dedication inside the front of the book. The company also offers romance novels ($39.95) that contain much spicier content.
Creative types can also get their blurb on with blurb.com, a publishing platform that enables anyone to design, publish, share, promote and sell bookstore quality books.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
LEGO puts its brand on New York City
A new 3,000 sq. ft. LEGO store opened today on the corner of Rockefeller Center in New York City.
To commemorate the grand opening, guests are invited to help to build a 16-foot high, 2 1/2 ton LEGO model of a giant red apple in honor of its hometown city. The first 500 guests to spend $35 in the store on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday will receive an exclusive, limited-edition LEGO I love New York t-shirt! Shirts are available in child’s sizes only.
A LEGO lovers dream, the store features smaller scale LEGO versions of some Rockefeller Landmarks including its Prometheus and Atlas statues. Other cool happenings at the store include the opportunity to host a LEGO-themed parties at the store, take classes from "master builders" or attend club meetings with other LEGO fans.
The store also boasts the "world's largest" pick-a-brick wall with stacks of bins where customers can select any of 163 LEGO bricks.
To commemorate the grand opening, guests are invited to help to build a 16-foot high, 2 1/2 ton LEGO model of a giant red apple in honor of its hometown city. The first 500 guests to spend $35 in the store on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday will receive an exclusive, limited-edition LEGO I love New York t-shirt! Shirts are available in child’s sizes only.
A LEGO lovers dream, the store features smaller scale LEGO versions of some Rockefeller Landmarks including its Prometheus and Atlas statues. Other cool happenings at the store include the opportunity to host a LEGO-themed parties at the store, take classes from "master builders" or attend club meetings with other LEGO fans.
The store also boasts the "world's largest" pick-a-brick wall with stacks of bins where customers can select any of 163 LEGO bricks.
The Last Airbender makes videogame debut
The Last Airbender video game hit shelves today for the Wii, DSi and DS systems. The new THQ Inc. game is based on the highly anticipated live-action adventure film and brings the world of bending to life as it invites players to relive the movie’s epic adventure from the perspective of Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation. The game also includes never-before-seen in-game cinematics and levels that extend the story and expand the thrills beyond what is shown in the film. The game is rated T for teen (Wii) and E10+ for everyone 10 and older (Nintendo DSi/DS) and is available for $39.99 (Wii) and $29.99 (Nintendo DSi/DS). The game will also be available throughout parts of Europe and Asia in the coming months.
Kids to flip over Wild Planet games
Preschoolers will flip over Flipper Frenzy, a new game from Wild Planet Entertainment that promotes physical activity and early learning skills. The game (due in fall) features four sea creatures and an electronic hand-held scoop shaped like a smiling shark. The shark calls out characteristics of the animals and players run to scoop up the corresponding creature. The game also has a hide-and-seek game and a listening game called Sharky Says.
For kids six years old and up comes Hyper Dash Extreme which kicks up the elements of the original game with more games and an upgrade from static targets to moving ones.
Under its Crayola line of branded games comes Guess My Picture, a game of creating and identifying pictures made from different shapes; Doodle Match, a memory game in which players practice matching colors and objects and Color Mix-A-Roo, a no-mess game of color-mixing that teaches basic blending skills.
For kids six years old and up comes Hyper Dash Extreme which kicks up the elements of the original game with more games and an upgrade from static targets to moving ones.
Under its Crayola line of branded games comes Guess My Picture, a game of creating and identifying pictures made from different shapes; Doodle Match, a memory game in which players practice matching colors and objects and Color Mix-A-Roo, a no-mess game of color-mixing that teaches basic blending skills.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Lots to Discover with new toy line
Want to tune into some really cool items for the holidays?
Look no further than your local retail store come fall when Discovery Channel debuts a broad (and truly interesting) line of toys in a variety of price points to meet everyone's budget.
Some of the most interesting items include some innovative items from the popular "Mythbusters" series including Mythbusters Hit the Target Game ($24.99) where players learn the answers to 400 myth-busting questions like "Can a penny kill someone if you drop it from the Empire State Building?"
Other favorites include the Teach & Talk Exploration Laptop ($19.99) which helps kids practice spelling, geography, music and more on this wireless laptop featuring a pivoting LCD screen, two-button mouse and over 60 challenging games and the 3D Pyramid Puzzle ($14.99), a cork-backer puzzle displaying ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs as well as a decoder on box.
The company's online arm at DiscoveryStore.com is filled with serious selections including the 4D Space Shuttle Puzzle ($99.95), a puzzle that modelers and space enthusiasts (8 and up) will enjoy assembling without glue, paint or decals. The 20 inch NASA Orbiter complete with 143 removable pieces that snap together.
New York Cityscape Puzzle ($39.95) includes 120 plastic buildings that depict the city as it appeared from 1812 to 1972 with the addition of the World Trade Towers and into the future in 2013 with the completion of One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower).
Each building fits into pre-cut holes in a traditional 2D jigsaw puzzle composed of 575 pieces the form the city's street layout and islands with glow in the dark streets. An online educational feature with more than 2,000 facts is also included.
Look no further than your local retail store come fall when Discovery Channel debuts a broad (and truly interesting) line of toys in a variety of price points to meet everyone's budget.
Some of the most interesting items include some innovative items from the popular "Mythbusters" series including Mythbusters Hit the Target Game ($24.99) where players learn the answers to 400 myth-busting questions like "Can a penny kill someone if you drop it from the Empire State Building?"
Other favorites include the Teach & Talk Exploration Laptop ($19.99) which helps kids practice spelling, geography, music and more on this wireless laptop featuring a pivoting LCD screen, two-button mouse and over 60 challenging games and the 3D Pyramid Puzzle ($14.99), a cork-backer puzzle displaying ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs as well as a decoder on box.
The company's online arm at DiscoveryStore.com is filled with serious selections including the 4D Space Shuttle Puzzle ($99.95), a puzzle that modelers and space enthusiasts (8 and up) will enjoy assembling without glue, paint or decals. The 20 inch NASA Orbiter complete with 143 removable pieces that snap together.
New York Cityscape Puzzle ($39.95) includes 120 plastic buildings that depict the city as it appeared from 1812 to 1972 with the addition of the World Trade Towers and into the future in 2013 with the completion of One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower).
Each building fits into pre-cut holes in a traditional 2D jigsaw puzzle composed of 575 pieces the form the city's street layout and islands with glow in the dark streets. An online educational feature with more than 2,000 facts is also included.
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