San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | yesterday
The maker of Bratz dolls has asked a judge to block testimony from an expert witness expected to claim Mattel Inc. is owed some $1.6 billion in lost profits and other damages from the popular dolls, according to court documents obtained Wednesday. MGA...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
New game takes classic favorite to the casual space under multi-year agreement SEATTLE, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From Casual Connect Seattle, digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ) and Mattel, Inc. today announced the release of "UNO Undercover(TM)." This casual game adaptation of America's number one card game was developed as part of Real and Mattel's...
Neatorama (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Remember the Mattel Hoverboard used by Marty McFly (played by Michael J. Fox) in Back to the Future Part II and III? The movie prop is being auctioned off on eBay: This is one of the hero Mattel Hoverboards used by Michael J. Fox in his most famous role as “Marty McFly” in the Robert Zemeckis [...]
Techdirt (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
For months, Hasbro and Mattel had been threatening the makers of Scrabulous with a lawsuit for daring to do what the gaming companies had been unwilling to do: make a fun version of Scrabble available on Facebook in a way that got many people playing the game on a regular basis. It took nearly 9 months, but Hasbro finally put a version of Scrabble on Facebook itself, and now that it's up has finally...
Geekologie (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
After spotting the post about Marty McFly's Nike's on eBay last week, loyal Geekologie reader (and all around handsome devil) Dave was kind enough to inform me that THE FREAKING HOVERBOARD IS UP FOR SALE TOO! This is one of the hero Mattel Hoverboards used by Michael J. Fox in his most famous role as "Marty McFly" in the Robert Zemeckis classic 80s trilogy, Back to the Future. Two styles of Hoverboard...
Appscout.com (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
How many points for "quagmire?" Hasbro today sent a Digital Millennium Copyright (DMCA) notice to Facebook, asking the social network to pull the Scrabble-inspired Scrabulous app, because of copyright concerns. The game company also filed a suit against the popular app's manufacturers.
All Roads Lead To China (Free subscription) | yesterday
For those of you who were alseep last year, there was an issue related to quality control and product safety that rocked US consumers and gave everyone at CNN something to talk about. My position at the time was that it was firms like Mattel and FTS tire Import who were to blame for not investing [...]
Physorg (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
(AP) -- T-R-O-U-B-L-E could loom for a Scrabble knockoff that has become one of the most popular activities on Facebook.
VentureBeat (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Hasbro dropped the long-expected hammer on Scrabulous today. The company sued the creators of the popular Facebook Scrabble knock-off, alleging copyright infringement. The toy maker, which owns the Scrabble board game brand in the U.S. and Canada, also asked Facebook to take down the popular application under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Mark Blecher, a general manager [...]
TVShowsOnDVD.com News (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
By David Lambert - Here's a bit of info we've missed passing along these past couple of weeks! When we first reported about extras for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe - Volume 3, the final release... (more)
Gadget Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Tiffany Miller I must admit, I’ve never felt the desire to bedazzle my cell phone or shell out extra cash for a hot pink ipod case. I like technology for utility, not as a fashion statement. This probably explains my lack of enthusiasm upon reviewing Lexi Barnes’ laptop case collection. Not only do I not [...]
BizzyBlog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Didn’t think that was possible, did you? Mitt Romney is an objectively worse and totally unfit VP pick for the future of the country for all the reasons identified in the recent four-part series (here, here, here, and here), and because of all that was noted during the primary season. But the damage caused by picking [...]
Brier Dudley's blog (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Maybe they have to rename the Casual Connect conference that began today at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, the hub of the casual games industry. In the event's opening speech, Big Fish Games founder Paul Thelen said the term "casual" no longer works as a definition of the industry landscape.
The Street (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Innovation can really set your small business apart, but make sure you protect your intellectual property rights.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Two Seattle-area companies team up to bring Real's top selling casual games to retail shelves across the country SEATTLE, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- From Casual Connect Seattle, Topics Entertainment, the largest privately owned multimedia publishing company in the U.S., and digital entertainment services company RealNetworks(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: ), today announced an agreement naming Topics...
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whipdaddy | 05/06/2008
Hot Wheels celebrating their 40th anniversary had a Mattel “Hot Wheels Designer’s Challenge” which provided major car manufacturers, such as Lotus and Mitsubishi, to go wild with their own automobile interpretations. In that vein, Honda presented the Honda Racer! Full Article Here: Hot Wheels Honda V10 Racer
