Baby's First Game Boy Teaches Your Kids the Joys of Gaming With Physical Buttons
Unless you’re a staunch advocate for your kids having zero screen time, at some point you’re going to distract them…
I Actually Have a Chance of Solving This Motion-Sensing Rubik's Cube Handheld That Gives You Hints
Did the Rubik’s Cube, one of the world’s most deceptively simple puzzle games, need to be turned into a handheld gaming…
Everyone Will Fight Over Who Gets to Play the Shark in This New Jaws Board Game
Is it even possible to go for a swim without at some point humming the two-note Jaws theme in your head as you approach…
A New Transformers Series Is Coming to Netflix
With Bumblebee behind it and generally seen as being more successful than its cinematic predecessors, the Transformers f…
That Toilet Paper Spitball Blaster Gets a Much-Needed Rapid-Fire Upgrade
Despite being one of the many poop-themed, gross-out toy reveals at last year’s New York Toy Fair, Jakks Pacific’s…
Transformers Meets Ghostbusters in This Totally Tubular '80s Toy Mashup
Think of the ultimate tool for separating grownup ‘80s kids from their hard-earned cash and it’s hard to imagine it…
Jurassic World's T-Rex Fighting Mecha T-Rex Is the Lego Set of My Childhood Fantasies
Lego’s partnering with Universal for a new 13-episode animated mini-series called Lego Jurassic World: Legend of Isla…
Christopher Robin's Pooh & Friends Looked So Real Because Puppeteers Played With Real Stuffed Animals on Set
When you’re bringing an imaginary creature to life through CG, you can make it move however you want. But when you’re…
This Tiny Pac-Man Game Is the Size of a Credit Card
Super Impulse’s Tiny Arcade line—a series of four-inch-tall fully playable arcade cabinets—is a fun way for ‘80s kids…
An Exclusive Look at the Amazing New Zord Toys Coming With Power Rangers: Beast Morphers
You know the drill, ranger fans: a new show, a new team of rangers, and a new bunch of zords to combine and transform…
This Animated Lego Fan Film Is as Good as the Official Movies
Has wild winter weather made it difficult for you to pop out to the theater to catch The Lego Movie 2? Eventually the…
Hasbro Updated Battleship for the Beer Pong Generation
Following up on a bouncing ping-pong ball version of Connect 4 released last year, Hasbro is updating another one of…
This Ridiculous Slow-Motion Racing Game Penalizes the Speedy
Even awkwardly tripping and stumbling on a throw rug would look super cool when played back in slow motion, as YouTube…
Heroes Never Die, and Neither Do the Week's Best Toys
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular roundup of our favorite new toys on the internet. This week: Nerf overkill! Ove…
My Favorite Childhood Gadget of the '80s, the Speak & Spell, Is Back
I can’t remember when exactly the Speak & Spell first entered my life—it was sometime in the very early ‘80s when I was…
Playmobil's Ghostbusters II Toys Actually Make the Disappointing Sequel a Little Better
Ghostbusters II didn’t come anywhere close to living up to the original 1984 box office hit, but 30 years after its…
Giant Eyes, Giant Heads, and 20 Years of Lego Star Wars Are the Biggest Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the best toys and merchandise we want to start collecting dust on o…
Touchy, Feely Robots Have Learned to Play Jenga As Well As Humans Can
A steady hand is needed to play a game like Jenga without toppling the tower, but being a successful block-stacker also…
This Was Inevitable
“If you try hard enough, any popular line of toys can be turned into a successful cinematic franchise.” - Old Hollywood…