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Because there are not yet enough Angry Birds products, we thought we would bring to you on a somewhat murky Friday morn, the latest incarnation of the foul tempered fowls (see what we did there? Yes we know they’re not technically chickens, they are just non descript birds that are angry, but it’s Friday and we’re trying so leave it out).

So here is the Angry Birds Action Game, ta da! And it’s a whopper at a metre wide – check out that superimposed 100cm image for proof if you don’t believe us.

Still, despite the unnecessary sarcasm , this game does actually get the thumbs up from us and ten bonus points for attempting to recreate the actual premise of the much loved app. Play it indoors or out, you build you wooden shack and pelt the pig with your squidgy beanbag style birdy and score some points. Brilliant. Available to pre-order for £24.99 here

Still, there really are probably enough Angry Birds spin offs now..

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What hosepipe ban?

What do you mean it’s snowing in some parts of the country? It’s nearly summer! And we do so so love love LOVE a water pistol,  nay, cannon!

And you just know it’s going to be powerful when it needs its own tripod.

It gets better too. Gone are the days of getting a good soaking from the enemy while you race for the tap to refill your empty vessel – this thing simply connects straight to your hosepipe for easy, constant, relentless action.  Ohhh we are excited.

Standing over a metre high with a range of up to 100ft this summer must-have is not even going to set you back too much. We’ve scouted it for as little as £24.99 here … just, don’t forget the hosepipe ban, yeah?

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Descender is right on track

Honestly, what person doesn’t secretly harbour a desire to drive a tank? No one. FACT.

Now you can (almost) bring the dream alive with this new and frankly amazing creation. The Descender. It’s a skateboard, but it is so much more than a skateboard.

Does anyone remember those crazy things called Snakeboards from circa 1995? Well they sucked. No one ever looked cool on a Snakeboard. This is so not the case here. Firstly it looks both exciting and deadly, secondly this is an ALL TERRAIN vehicle; you can go anywhere, anytime. Well, maybe not through quicksand, but that’s almost never an issue.

It’s made by Rockboard, and the patent is currently pending, and they have a couple of other fancy products on their books too but this is truly the most exciting. Sadly it’s not yet available, and the price of its sister products leads us to believe it’s not going to be the cheapest thing you’ll buy this year. But, did you see the tracks it’s on!?

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Heroine Katniss sports a bow and arrow, and does plenty of damage with her accuracy in the UK release of the blockbuster Hunger Games today. Since opening in the US kids (of all ages) have been signing up for lessons at Archery clubs, that’s far too faddy for us, just pick up the finest toy bow/arrow kit around in the shape of the fine Z-Curve launcher and have yourself some grin inducing fun. A couple of round-nosed projectiles that easily reach 80 feet and a sucker dart that’ll pretty much latch on to any flat surface (foreheads not included), we predict a sell-out week ahead, we already have ours, click above and grab yours with haste.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When Mattel took on the board game last year it was met with shrieks of delight from bird lobbing fans, within just a couple of months version two was amongst us, we eagerly await the next installment. From iPod docks, PC speakers, noise producing plushes and a raft of other beak based accessories nothing new or very exciting to see here, it is with unbridled enthuisiasm that we bring you Angry Birds, The Outdoor Action game from Tactic. From May and for about £25 you get the main game, that’s a playmat, blocks, pair of Angry Birds, a pig and a big red carry bag that itself is almost worth the asking price. Over the rest of this year and into 2013 there’ll be individual accessories added to the range so you can beef up your game, make it more difficult, perhaps start up a local league. This way for the ACTION

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Marshmallow fun was once limited to the game of stuffing them into one’s mouth and trying to make others in your team comprehend the words you uttered – Or was that just us? Well, no longer is it the only non-eating based fun to be had with the king off confectionary, the Marshmallow blaster lets you load one of the (full sized)mtreats inside, pump up the gun and sent yours soaring to a grateful recipient up to 40 ye  FORTY feet away. The evolution of marshmallow based projectile technology continues apace, we’ve discovered the Bow and Mallow, this one with a magazine style storage unit that feeds up to 25 mini-marshmallows into the firing chamber for launches of up to 30 feet, and, in more medieval marshmallow news, here’s the marshmallow crossbow, it also fires mini marshmallows, again at up to 30 feet but the double magazine lets you fire off 25 from each magazine – marauding marshmallow enemies do not stand a chance. Have a butchers at Maps Toys they’ve some other interesting lines too

 

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Launched in Vegas this week into what is likely to be the biggest toy genre for 2012 the AppGear range is an evolution from the iOS “appcessories” we saw last year from AppToyz with the unputdownable AppBlaster. These Augmented Reality toys herald the beginning of a raft of toy launches in this area over the coming weeks but Wowwee are first out of the blocks with theirs, and mighty impressive they look too. A range of six is set to be unleashed in the next month, each game requires a physical purchase and then a download of the free app, and happily they all support iOS and Android.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The titles are Alien Jailbreak, Zombie Burb, Elite Commander, Foam Fighter, Akodomon and Mysterious Ray Gun – Look through your smart device and virtual worlds appear in your room, there is little doubt these will, at between £10 and £20, be a sensation. Beware people walking around with toys attached to their mobiles, an increase in lamp post related incidenets is certain to ensue the release of these games. A question to Wowwee if we may though, is the Mysterious Ray Gun so named as it is a mystery to what this particular product is actually about? More Videos of the range in action this way please….

 

 

Presenting the most magnificent, magical and Mosterrific MoshiBus! – It’s going on tour this Christmas to Bluewater shopping centre and at The Trafford Centre. Climb on board and the kids can draw and colour monsters at the art and craft sessions, enjoy clay buddy modelling and trade Moshling cards, There will also be Moshi giveaways, quizzes and competitions to win Moshi merchandise, including a special “Busling” Topps trading card. And of course you’ll be able to buy your favourite Moshi merchandise in the Mobile Moshi Monsters Store on the top deck. When it’s time to leave jump on the slide that’ll take you back to the ground floor! Check out www.moshibus.com for the latest Moshi bus news.

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Since back in June (thanks Tesco) we’ve been inundated with top tens (lots of them), fab fifteens (fewer of those), eclectic eights, super sixes etc etc……then yesterday, the one which the media come out in force to see,  is the annual Toy Retailers Associations announcement of their Dream Dozen. It’s an eclectic round up of 12 toys across many categories that the organisation, which represents 75% of Toy retailers in the UK, reckon are going to be the hottest property this Yule, so, laydees and gentlemen without further ado, here they are :

Doggie Doo, John Adams, RRP £22.99
Fijit Friends, Mattel, RRP £54.99
Fireman Sam Pontypandy Rescue Set, Character, RRP £29.99
Kidizoom Twist, Vtech, RRP £49.99
LeapPad Explorer, Leapfrog Toys, RRP £79.99
Lets Rock Elmo, Hasbro, RRP £69.99
Milky the Bunny, Flair, £59.99
Monster High Lagoona’s Hydration Station, Mattel, £39.99
Moshling Tree House, Vivid, RRP £18.99
Nerf Vortex Nitron Blaster, Hasbro, RRP £44.99
Ninjago Fire Temple, Lego, RRP £91.99
Star Wars Ultimate Force Tech Lightsaber Assortment, Hasbro, RRP £39.99

This year there were two new award categories,  the Kid’s choice and Mum’s choice awards, tested and voted by the people who really matter, read on for those results :

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Winter Warmers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliant ideas are usually the most head-slappingly simple ones, here is one of them there finds folk – Scooterearz. With the pavements of the UK nearing capacity at school run times with scooters the preferred method of kids commuting the problem of cold hands was identified by a couple of savvy mums. After making a few samples, getting loads of requests to make them for freinds, they decided to put them into production, and, here they are, the £12.99 a pair Scooterearz. Select your colour from a range of four, upon arrival stick them on your scooter and enjoy hassle free hands warming on your way to school.

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