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Open Game Table: The RPG Blog Anthology Available Now

Open Game Table is a grass roots anthology of the best in RPG gaming blogs. After 6 months of work by over 50 volunteers, the book is finally available for gamers to enjoy everywhere. - April 09, 2009 - Open Game Table

The Lollipop Book Club Introduces a Special Gift Experience for Children

The Lollipop Book Club offers a personal gift of books that generates fun and excitement about reading. Flexible pricing and packages allows customers to design the monthly gift club perfect for any child. - April 06, 2009 - The Lollipop Book Club

Zymetrical.com Experiences Record Traffic in Preparation of April Fools

Zymetrical Novelties (www.zymetrical.com), an online discount novelty company, is one which is bucking the overall slump in retail sales these days. The company has seen 2009 as its best April Fools season ever, as more price conscious shoppers seek out discounts & better values in light of an... - April 02, 2009 - Zymetrical, Inc

Coolthings Australia Road Tests the New Star Wars Force Trainer

What if you could literally train your mind to levitate a sphere? Sounds a bit far fetched? - March 27, 2009 - Coolthings Australia

Nookums™ Announces the Launch of It's Spring 2009 Line of Paci-Plushies™ Pacifier Holders

Nookums™ Announces the Launch of It's Spring 2009 Line of Paci-Plushies™ Pacifier Holders

Nookums™, a manufacturer of innovative baby products, announces the launch of it's Spring 2009 line of Paci-Plushies™ with BPA and Phythalates Free Pacifiers. - March 26, 2009 - Paci-Plushies

Cate West - The Vanishing Files™ Appearing on the Nintendo Wii™

Cate West - The Vanishing Files™ Appearing on the Nintendo Wii™

Gamenauts, Inc. is proud to announce the upcoming release of the enhanced version of its hit game, Cate West - The Vanishing Files™, on the Nintendo Wii™ based on a new partnership with Destineer and Magellan Interactive. Released on the PC gaming portals in 2008, Cate West has become... - March 21, 2009 - Gamenauts, Inc.

Dream Village Launches Saved by the Well; US Kids Participate in World Water Week

Dream Village Launches Saved by the Well; US Kids Participate in World Water Week

Dream Village launches March 20, 2009 as a kick-off to World Water Week (March 22-28). Their first book, Saved by the Well, discusses the global water crisis in a way that is accessible, entertaining, and inspiring for any child. One need only speak to the teachers, scout leaders, and community... - March 18, 2009 - Dream Village

Gamers Daily News Hosts Dejobaan Games Developer Diary

Developer Diary to follow Dejobaan Games AaaaaAAasaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! Project, exclusively on Gamers Daily News. - March 12, 2009 - Gamers News Daily Media

Sixteen® Receives Stellar Lead Testing Results

The toy and game industry has recently been shaken due to the importation and sale of products manufactured with unsafe materials. The rapid legislative response, effective February 10th, 2009, is the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The CPSIA outlines more stringent requirements for the... - March 09, 2009 - Alpine Games, LLC

Indie Developers Get Public Exposure & Cash Prizes with Launch of 2BeeGames.com

2BeeGames Announces Publishing Contest to Get the Buzz Out on Independent Game Developers. Zoo Games, Inc. announces an exciting new partnership that highlights the innovative new video games being created by independent developers worldwide, and gives their amazing concepts the visibility to... - March 03, 2009 - Zoo Games, Inc.

Health & Fitness Expert Michael Torchia Stands Strong in His Attempt to Help Wii Users Get Proper Guidance

Although Michael Torchia has received criticism about his plight to get Nintendo Wii creators to make important changes to their system, he is not backing down. His fight is not against the creation of the system, but rather the manner in which it has been marketed as a fitness tool and the lack of proper instruction involved with the Wii system. - February 26, 2009 - Michael Torchia

R2 Fish School Wins "Best in Show Award" at Global Pet Expo

R2 Fish School Wins "Best in Show Award" at Global Pet Expo

The R2 Fish School receives the 1st place award at the Global Pet Expo 2009 New Product Showcase in the Aquatics category. - February 17, 2009 - R2 Solutions

Board Games for the Community

Starlit Citadel; a board games store in Vancouver, Canada; has launched its Board Games for the Community program after the successful Games Night at Lumby, BC held by the JW Inglis Parents Advisory Committee. The program provides an exciting new way for libraries, schools and parent advisory... - February 17, 2009 - Starlit Citadel

CreativePlay4Less.com Joins the International Toy Fair in New York City

Educational Toy Leader CreativePlay4Less.com will join the top toy manufacturers in the world in celebrating the 2009 International Toy Fair in New York City, February 15-18, 2009. - February 16, 2009 - CreativePlay4Less

Toy Fair 2009 and Shocker Toys Booth# 4923

The fast growing toy company, Shocker Toys LLP is set to exhibit at the American International Toy Fair trade only show in New York City at the Jacob Javits Convention Center 15th-18th Feb. Shocker Toys will be set up in the new Action Figure/Urban art aisle lower level of the Jacob Javits and will feature fun interactive products and a great sales team. Booth# 4923 - February 15, 2009 - Shocker Toys LLP

Power Soccer Extends Reach to India with Zapak.com

Power Soccer Extends Reach to India with Zapak.com

Building on soccer's new-found popularity, Power Challenge has expanded its distribution of Power Soccer, a web-based console-quality multi-player soccer game, to Zapak.com one of India’s leading games portals. - February 11, 2009 - Power Challenge

All My Sons Moving and Storage Partners with Build-A-Bear Workshop to Bring Furry Hugs to Local Children’s Hospital

All My Sons Moving and Storage Partners with Build-A-Bear Workshop to Bring Furry Hugs to Local Children’s Hospital

All My Sons Moving and Storage excitedly opens the doors of its trucks, but this time it’s not to fill them with furniture. All My Sons has partnered with Build-A-Bear Workshop to support their Stuffed with Hugs program which donates stuffed animals to the local charities. All My Sons was eager to collaborate with a company so dedicated to creating happiness in the community. - January 29, 2009 - All My Sons

USA Pool & Toy Introduces New Pool and Water Toy Products for 2009

USA Pool & Toy, located in North Florida, has announced its new wholesale pool toy and wholesale gift products for 2009. - January 23, 2009 - USA Pool & Toy

Thumbthug.com Offers Free FishLabs Mobile Games Titles

Thumbthug.com, the Mobile Game website announces that it is now offering a wide range of FishLabs Mobile Games titles for free through it's partnership with Greystripe. - January 15, 2009 - Thumbthug.com

The Jersey Boys do It Again. Teenaged Brothers Alex Gere and Austin Gere Along with Their Friend Nick Panes Launch Xfuel, the Energy Drink for Gamers… by Gamers.

The Jersey Boys do It Again. Teenaged Brothers Alex Gere and Austin Gere Along with Their Friend Nick Panes Launch Xfuel, the Energy Drink for Gamers… by Gamers.

The Jersey Boys do it again. Teenaged brothers Alex Gere and Austin Gere along with their friend Nick Panes launch Xfuel, the energy drink for Gamers…by Gamers. Together with their respective fathers, Joe Gere and Howie Panes who’s About Me Labs is changing the face of the dietary... - January 14, 2009 - Xfuel

Tabletop Role-Playing Games on the Web Get a Whole New Look

Obsidian Portal unveils new design and goals for 2009. - January 13, 2009 - Obsidian Portal

Kids Birthday Ideas for the New Year: Make-a-Bear Parties for Boys and Girls

Kids Birthday Ideas for the New Year: Make-a-Bear Parties for Boys and Girls

Stuff a Zoo® offers creative ideas for your child's birthday party. With a stuff-a-bear party at Stuff a Zoo®, kids get to stuff their favorite teddy bear or other zoo animal. For a new and creative birthday idea, try the Bake 'n Bear Birthday Bash where every child gets to bake a cake and stuff an animal. - January 06, 2009 - Stuff a Zoo

Enigma Games Announces the 2009 Game Lineup

Enigma Games Announces the 2009 Game Lineup

Today independent video game publisher, Enigma Games, announced its game lineup for 2009. Among the list of games, is the long awaited sequel to top selling strategy game Warriors entitled 'Wargods Online.' Wargods Online will lead off this year of impressive games with a beta launch on the popular social networking sites Myspace, Facebook, Hi5, and Friendster. - January 05, 2009 - Enigma Games

NewBoy Launches 'Baby’s In2 Fun'

NewBoy Launches 'Baby’s In2 Fun'

Brand new range of edutainment toys for babies & toddlers unveiled today, 15,000 DVDs to be given away at Mother, Baby & Child Show in Dubai. - December 20, 2008 - NewBoy FZCO

Japanese Content Firm Aligns with Dubai Merchandising Outfit

Japanese Content Firm Aligns with Dubai Merchandising Outfit

A new agreement has recently been concluded between d-rights Inc., an integrated production company based in Japan handling entertainment contents in animation and live-action films around the world, and NewBoy FZCO, a company based in Dubai engaged in the development, marketing and distribution of... - December 16, 2008 - NewBoy FZCO

ExpressPlay - New Easy Open Toy Service Announced by Paradise Robotics

ExpressPlay - New Easy Open Toy Service Announced by Paradise Robotics

Paradise Robotics has launched a new service to improve holiday gift opening and make parents' holiday experience easier and better. ExpressPlay is a new service Paradise Robotics offers on all of its robotic toys. For a nominal additional cost, the robot toy's box is opened, the annoying tape,... - December 12, 2008 - Paradise Robotics

Creative Eco Gift Never Stops, Now at Whole Foods Markets

Kvale Good Natured Games of Saint Paul, an inventor and distributor of eco-friendly board games, is supplying Mid-Atlantic Whole Foods Market stores with its best-selling Head1Liners game. Rather than a game about environmental matters, Head1Liners is a full-fledged party game with creativity and laughter, manufactured with authentic sustainable measures, including colorful recycled glass tokens. Without a singular correct answer, Head1Liners games are only limited by easy use of imagination. - December 12, 2008 - Kvale Good Natured Games, LLC

Earth-Friendly, U.S.-Made Toys Top Holiday Lists

Organic, Sustainable, Green, Safe, and Simple Toys with Value Drive Sales - December 11, 2008 - Rosie Hippo

A Little Toy That's Free and Making a Big Difference This Holiday Season

A Little Toy That's Free and Making a Big Difference This Holiday Season

They are offering to people who can't really afford to purchase expensive toys this Christmas a free toy for a small nominal shipping fee. This is an all American made green toy that is making a difference in the world. - December 07, 2008 - Toobee International Inc.

GoGamer.com Announces White Friday Sale

GoGamer.com Announces White Friday Sale

GoGamer.com, the leading online game retailer, will be running an amazing White Friday special on over 30 video game, PC game and accessory items. - December 05, 2008 - GoGamer.com

JumpSport Trampolines Now Available in New Zealand

New Zealand trampoline retailer now shipping world's safest trampolines and accessories. - December 03, 2008 - JumpSport

Mom Owned Nookums™ Offers Substantial Savings to Fill the Stockings of Santa’s Tiniest Tots

Mom Owned Nookums™ Offers Substantial Savings to Fill the Stockings of Santa’s Tiniest Tots

Nookums™, a manufacturer of innovative baby products, announces its annual Black Friday Holiday Sale with savings of 25% off its entire stock of Paci-Plushies™. Ideal for infants from two months and up, Paci-Plushies™ are the only detachable pacifier holder of its kind that... - November 23, 2008 - Paci-Plushies

Flibbix Game Builds Critical Acclaim

One of the most critically-acclaimed new board games of 2008, Flibbix, is quickly becoming one of the most popular games of this holiday season. - November 23, 2008 - Merillian, LLC

ZuiGames.com Now Offers 84 Kids Games

ZuiGames.com Now Offers 84 Kids Games

ZuiGames, the online kids games portal, now offers 84 free kid-friendly Flash games on its site. - November 17, 2008 - KidZui

NanoTech Entertainment Introduces the Ultimate Pinball Game Controller with Pinball Wizard

New NanoTech products feature state of the art pinball technology. - November 14, 2008 - NanoTech Entertainment, Inc.

MMOhub.org; The New #1 Source for Free Online Mmorpgs and MMOs

MMOhub.org; The New #1 Source for Free Online Mmorpgs and MMOs

Their goal is to find and organize every free online MMORPG and MMO available on the internet on one MMORPG website. - November 10, 2008 - MMOhub.org

Gamertrainer.com, LLC Launches Holiday Gift Certificate Program Provides Unique Gift for “The Gamer That Has Everything”

Gamertrainer.com, LLC Launches Holiday Gift Certificate Program Provides Unique Gift for “The Gamer That Has Everything”

Gamertrainer.com is launching a holiday gift certificate program that provides a unique gift alternative for people shopping for gamers - private, online video game lessons for games ranging from Guitar Hero® to World of Warcraft®. - November 06, 2008 - Gamertrainer.com, LLC

KidSteam Brings Back a Piece of American Amusement History for Children During the Holidays and Makes the Cover of the Hammacher Schlemmer Gift Catalog

KidSteam® brings back a piece of American amusement history for use in your backyard. These kid-powered rides were beloved by an estimated 40-60 million American children while operating at amusement parks across America from the 1940’s through the 1960’s. The rides used no... - November 04, 2008 - KidSteam

Local Wine Enthusiasts Create Washington Wine Trails the Board Game

The just released board game, Washington Wine Trails, was created and designed by Joe Mason Seth Portteus and Dave Portteus and is sold by game company Mind Games LLC. Friends and family will enjoy gathering to play this exciting new game that is both fun and educational. Players will learn about... - November 04, 2008 - Mind Games LLC

Zingz-This is the Unbelievable Story of How Two Savvy Entrepreneurs Competed with the Toy Industry Goliaths and Succeeded in Creating Their Own Thriving Toy Business

Zingz-This is the Unbelievable Story of How Two Savvy Entrepreneurs Competed with the Toy Industry Goliaths and Succeeded in Creating Their Own Thriving Toy Business

Just as there is more than one way to skin a cat, there is definitely more than one way to market a product to American consumers. - October 30, 2008 - Flavourset Promotions and Public Relations

Free Specialty Toys Report Offers Sound Investments This Holiday Season: TDmonthly’s Comprehensive Report Has Answers for Safety-Conscious, Economical Shoppers

Parents seeking safe, quality toys this holiday season — at a time when the economy demands informed choices — can consult TDmonthly Magazine's free 2008 Specialty Toys Report to find more than 200 toys, games and gifts designed to provide value for years to come. - October 24, 2008 - ToyDirectory.com® and TDmonthly™ Magazine

Leashtec LLC to Unveil New Innovative Product at DEMA 2008; the DiveLeash Makes Worldwide Debut

Leashtec LLC to Unveil New Innovative Product at DEMA 2008; the DiveLeash Makes Worldwide Debut

Leashtec LLC, creator of the unique GameLeash and CamLeash, will unveil their latest neoprene wrist strap, the DiveLeash, at this year's DEMA Show. Based on success of the GameLeash and CamLeash, the DiveLeash was designed by divers to connect compact cameras, camcorders, and handhelds when diving,... - October 23, 2008 - Leashtec LLC

Bridge Street Toys Introduces New "Boston Manor" Building Set

Bridge Street Toys, the proud maker of the often NAPPA awarded "Girder and Panel" building sets and the HYDRODYNAMIC building set, are proud to announce the newest addition to their building set toy line called "Boston Manor". This building toy, when finished, is a beautiful... - October 22, 2008 - Bridge Street Toys

Wex Rex Presents Marx Toys & Rare Playsets in Oct. 25 PRWAuctions.com Toy Auction

Wex Rex Collectibles presents items in the Oct. 25th auction featuring mint in box Ben Hur and Wagon Train Playsets, a mint boxed "Wanted: Dead or Alive" Target Set, 1930s windup Motorcycle with Sidecar and many more Marx Toys. Marx was one of the most important toy companies of the 20th... - October 17, 2008 - Wex Rex Collectibles

Market Square at Unicorn Lake in Denton, Texas, Hires KW Commercial to Lease 190,000 of Retail and Office Space

Market Square at Unicorn Lake in Denton, Texas, Hires KW Commercial to Lease 190,000 of Retail and Office Space

KW Commercial, a division of Keller Williams Ralty, Inc. announced today that it has been hired as the leasing agent for Market Square at Unicorn Lake, an upscale 136-acre retail development in Denton, Texas. KW Commercial - Dallas Metro North will be responsible for leasing 190,000 SF of retail and office space for Shelton Development. Many businesses have already acquired locations within the development including Cinemark 14 Theaters, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Spring Creek Barbeque. - October 11, 2008 - KW Commercial - Dallas Metro North

Spooky Halloween Gifts, Helium Balloons and Gruesome Chocolate Treats from Big Fat Balloons

It’s the spookiest night of the year, All Hallows Eve or, as we have come to know it better, Halloween, and what better excuse for a ghostly celebration. So, dig out your pumpkins, wake up the zombies and get ready for the creepiest party of the year. To get you into the true... - October 08, 2008 - Big Fat Balloons

Blockdot Releases New Game for Lego Racers

Dallas-based Blockdot has released “Crosstown Craze,” a racing game for LEGO©, one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children. The game, which was created to promote the newest LEGO Racers Tiny Turbos product launch, allows players to race LEGO vehicles... - October 02, 2008 - Blockdot

Retailnet Group, LLC Announces Its On-Demand "Digital Store Tours" Service

Retailnet Group, LLC has announced its on-demand digital store tour that will provide its clients with over 500 store galleries from across 400 different retailers and 15 markets. This on-demand service enables its clients to be able to tour stores from around the world without leaving home. - September 26, 2008 - Retailnet Group LLC

Kids Toy Club Adds Innovative Resources to Help Educational Toy Buyers Make Smart Choices

The serious shopper would often struggle to make informed choices when it comes to Educational toys. Kids Toy Club has embarked on an initiative new in the toy retail business: supplying buyers with a resource library about child development and educational toys on its online store. - September 04, 2008 - Kids Toy Club

Toys: Online Toy Retailer Teams Up with Top Child Development Experts to Save Parents Time and Money

Online toy retailer, prodigytoysbaby.com has teamed up with top child development experts to assist parents in choosing appropriate toys for their child's age group. They bill themselves as the company that focuses on children's well-being instead of sales. According to prodigytoysbaby.com owner, Brian Santana, toy retailers need to take more responsibility for the type of toys they sell instead of offering the newest craze on the market that might have a negative impact on children. - August 31, 2008 - Prodigy Toys Baby

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