Roleplay, Figures
January 28, 2010
Hasbro has announced the first toys in its line of roleplay toys and action figures tied to Iron Man 2 .
With Asia License
January 18, 2010
Sega Toys is seeking to license manga rights for Zhu Zhu Pets to a Japanese publisher for initial release this year, and plans to follow up with an animated series in 2011.
Retailer Holiday Sales Reports
January 7, 2010
Toys R Us and Barnes & Noble reported their holiday season sales for 2009, with sharply different results.
Anime, Toys
January 7, 2010
Jakks Pacific and Dentsu are partnering to produce a new anime series, Monsuno , and develop toys and other licensed products.
Finals at GenCon
January 1, 2010
Duncan Toys has announced the first WarStone Tournament Series, which will include $50,000 in prize money.
Major Toy Line Due By June
December 21, 2009
Fox has awarded the master toy license for its summer A-Team blockbuster to Jazwares.
In UK and Ireland
December 20, 2009
Upper Deck will close its UK office and distribute its products through Tomy in the UK and Ireland , beginning in February.
At Samurai Comics
December 16, 2009
Duncan Toys staged its first WarStone Tournament at Samurai Comics in Phoenix , Arizona last weekend.
As Part of Major Program
December 14, 2009
A major Lord of the Rings program will be launched in April, anchored by the release of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy on Blu-ray.
Toys, Books, Videogames, Apparel
December 13, 2009
The licensing program for Avatar includes over 125 products in the toy, book, videogame, and apparel categories.
