Nerf Game Report 11/3/17: Melbourne HvZ

March 14, 2017

I hadn’t attended a full Nerf event in months before this month’s HvZ, so I was really excited to get back into action. As usual, this Nerf Game Report will describe the blasters that saw use, the gamemodes we played, and in particular how the Husk made an impact in games.

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New York Toy Fair 2017 – The Odd Ones

February 26, 2017

While there were plenty of hits at this year’s Toy Fair, there were a few misses, as well as a few “WHAT WERE THEY THINKING???” moments. The following is a collection of just a few of those things.

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New York Toy Fair 2017 – The Blasterhub Awards

February 21, 2017

Here we are, at the end of Toy Fair, trying to summarize all the great things on display. Why not end it with a list of the most impressive entries? We’re going to focus on individual blasters here which deserve special attention. Continue reading →

New York Toy Fair 2017 – Part Four

February 20, 2017

What can I say? Today was a big day for me, being able to see presentations from both Buzz Bee Toys and Hasbro. There’s lots of info to cover, although some of it may be a rehash of previous posts both here and elsewhere.

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New York Toy Fair 2017 – Part Three

February 19, 2017

After doing more reading and more discussions, here’s part three of our Toy Fair Coverage. This post will focus on several lesser known blasting toy companies, or at least ones that don’t always come to mind. Why not start with Marshmallows?

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New York Toy Fair 2017: Part Two

Today, we continue our reporting, starting with comments from a short conversation with Reed McIntyre, VP Sales at Buzz Bee Toys. Forgive my paraphrasing, but I’ll try to get everything as accurate as possible. Then we’ll cover several more items of interest, and wait for large info dumps from Hasbro and Buzz Bee tomorrow.

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New York Toy Fair 2017: Part One

February 18, 2017

We’re going to have a LONG post, covering lots of info, In fact it may be multiple posts, as there are press releases, pictures, a couple videos to upload eventually, etc. But there are TONS of new things to explore. Buzz Bee Toys, Zuru, oddities from China, a few hidden gems, and lots more. Hold on!

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