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What Was the Hottest Sports Video Game of Every Holiday in the 1970s?

Gaming's first decade.

Operation Sports

Paddington and Wonka director Paul King to direct Labubu movie

Film based on popular plush toys is in early development after Sony Pictures acquired screen rights

The Guardian - AU

8 Hot Holiday Kids Gifts That You Can Find at Dollar General

GOBankingRates shopped the Dollar General website for the best deals on hot holiday kids gifts to help you get started with your shopping.

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Vin Diesel is doing the most Vin Diesel thing possible by writing, producing, and starring in a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots movie

Vin Diesel will be flexing all his filmmaking muscles with a movie about the classic Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots boxing toy

Total Film

I'm Still Waiting For Hugh Jackman's Real Steel 2, But What's This? Vin Diesel Is Making His Own Robot Fighting Movie

Vin Diesel is going to take the robot boxing crown from Hugh Jackman.

Cinemablend

After a teddy bear talked about kink, AI watchdogs are warning parents against smart toys

Advocates are fighting against the $16.7bn global smart-toy market, decrying surveillance and a lack of regulation

The Guardian - US

Modder who first put Thomas the Tank Engine into Skyrim flips the bird at the lawyers, does it again in Morrowind: "I fundamentally do not view toy company CEOs or media CEOs as people"

"I sometimes feel like I need to milk a particular joke until its inevitable demise"

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Hero modder who started the Thomas the Tank Engine meme with Skyrim thumbs his nose at 'legal threats' and 'black vans with the Mattel logo' by modding Thomas into Morrowind: 'I have issues with authority'

Choo choo!

PC Gamer

Parents group is warning about dangers of AI toys ahead of holiday season

One AI company, whose technology is being used in toys, faces seven lawsuits related to users being driven to suicide

The Independent UK

This '90s retro toy has had a Wicked makeover, and its existence has changed me for good

This Polly Pocket x Wicked Compact is a perfect combination of nostalgia and Wicked-movie magic that I desperately want to see under my tree this year.

GamesRadar

Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season

Children’s and consumer advocacy groups are urging parents not to buy AI-powered toys during the holiday season

The Independent UK

Immersive Barbie movie experience 'coming to London's West End'

It’s believed Barbie’s Dream House will open next summer

Evening Standard

Labubu toy movie with potential to anchor franchise in the works at Sony

Viral plush toy is heading to big screen after a deal was signed with details still unclear over whether it would be live-action or animated

The Guardian - US

70 Companies That Deserve A “Corporate Darwin Award” For Destroying Their Businesses

Every company begins with ambition, and it can take them to unbelievable heights. But no one stays at the top forever. Somewhere along the way, many forget what made them successful in the first place. They start chasing quick wins, ignoring red flags, and making choices that lead to their…

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Evening Standard

Amazon reveals its hottest Christmas gifts for 2025 - as toy cars take over Westminster

Unwrap Amazon’s top ten toys for Christmas 2025

Axios

Tariffs are fueling a quiet shake-up in how holiday toys get to stores

Mattel says retailers are changing how they import goods — a shift that could mean tighter toy supplies this holiday season.

The Independent UK

Trump comes for Barbie: Mattel lays bare the impact of global tariffs as holiday shopping begins

It is the first time that Mattel has missed on both earnings and revenue expectations in three financial quarters

Total Film

KPop Demon Hunters is taking over the world with "unprecedented" merch deal as Netflix aims to capitalize on "global fan frenzy"

Netflix's Kpop Demon Hunters has scored a huge merch deal

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Benzinga

Mattel Stock Drops After Q3 Earnings: Here's Why

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) shares fell after the company missed earnings and revenue estimates in its third-quarter financial report after Tuesday's closing bell.

Tom’s Hardware

Atari just resurrected its most potent foe in the console wars from 45 years ago, the Intellivision Spirit — $149 console comes with 45 games, was brought into the Atari fold through IP acquisition last year

Atari has taken retro gamers by surprise with its announcement of the Intellivision Sprint- a console celebrating 45 years of its old foe.

TechRadar

Mattel's Intellivision was my first ever console in 1981 - and I'm so tempted to buy Atari's reboot this holiday season

The Intellivision had a robust library of games - including some surprisingly in-depth strategy affairs - and many of these classics are bundled with the reboot.

Benzinga

Mattel Is Bringing Your Favorite Toys To The Roblox World

Roblox Corporation (NYSE:RBLX) stock rose on Wednesday after Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) said it will bring major brands, starting with Monster High, into new Roblox games and the platform’s License Manager.

Cinemablend

‘I Think We Took Over Two Or Three Sound Stages.’ Mattel Exec Discusses Masters Of The Universe's Scope, And Reveals Her Reaction To A Director’s Cut

Sounds like this is going to be quite the cinematic event.

Evening Standard

M Night Shyamalan reveals he is working on Magic 8 Ball series with Mattel

It follows the success of the Barbie film, which saw the toy company team up with production giants Warner Bros.

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Mattel Drops ‘Team Barbie’ With Muscular Olympians, Including Rugby Player Ilona Maher

“You keep living your sad worthless lives and I’ll keep playing great rugby and cashing checks."

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