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March 18, 2009--The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts, Inc. today launched the HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT destination on Xbox LIVE Arcade (XBLA) where players can access some of the world’s most beloved family-friendly board games. Inspired by Hasbro properties, fans can play digital versions of SCRABBLE, CONNECT 4 , BATTLESHIP, and YAHTZEE in a variety of classic and new modes of gameplay. The SCRABBLE game is available in the U.S. and Canada only. BOGGLE, SORRY! and SORRY! Sliders will also be launching on Xbox LIVE Arcade in the coming months.

"We have opened the doors to the ultimate digital game room on Xbox LIVE Arcade for family and friends," said Chip Lange, General Manager of EA’s Hasbro Division. "You can now sink your opponent’s battleship while sitting next to them on the couch or from hundreds of miles away. HASBRO FAMILY GAME NIGHT is the ideal blend of nostalgic childhood fun with cutting edge gaming technology that delivers an incredibly fun, online casual experience for everyone in the family."Read more

October 31, 2008-The Casual Entertainment Label of Electronic Arts, Inc. just announced the release of NERF “N-Strike” for the Wii. The game, inspired by the globally popular franchise from Hasbro, Inc., features non-stop NERF-style pandemonium where players are faced with a series of challenging missions that put blasting strategies and skills to the ultimate test. NERF “N-Strike” also ships with a custom NERF SWITCH SHOT EX-3 blaster, the first ever 2-in-1 video game and toy peripheral bundle to hit the market.

“EA and Hasbro are breaking new ground in the consumer space with the launch of NERF ‘N-Strike’,” said Chip Lange, General Manager and Vice President of EA Casual Entertainment. “NERF ‘N-Strike’ is the ultimate blend of each company’s leadership and expertise in their respective industries – video games and toys – and has allowed us to deliver the first ‘mom approved’ kid-friendly blaster game for the Wii bundled with an official NERF blaster ratcheting up the mayhem on both the digital and asphalt playground.” Read more

Hasbro has been working hard this past year to make sure the latest and greatest is on store shelves for our kids this Holiday season. I can remember all of these products from when I was a kid, and they have only gotten better in quality. You should definitely stop by the toy aisle and see for yourself the next time you are shopping … here is a quick roundup of what you will see:

For Halloween there is the Mr. Potato Head Trick or Tater. This is a timeless classic, and I was recently able to introduce this Mr. Potato Head to my two year old, who now carries it everywhere... even though we have lost one of Mr. Potatoe Head’s arms! The eyes on this version glow in the dark, and I think this is a great way to introduce children to the Halloween tradition of dressing up in costume! The MSRP on this version of Mr. Potato head is $4.99.

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Could you imagine going to work each day, and your job description was centered around creating new toys for today’s youth? Seriously, someone at Hasbro has to say, “I have to take a break from all this play, and do some work.” Where their supervisor actually encourages this behavior. It is their supervisor, who probably wishes s/he could play all day too. I say all of this because I am amazed at Hasbro’s ability to innovate around a brand I grew up with in NERF.

The Holiday’s are here, and what better place to invest your money right now than in toys. It is time to have some fun, right? Well, here are some items you must seek out for the Holiday Season… Read more

“You can take a horse to water …”

Today’s parents could rewrite this old saying as “You can take a kid to the sink, but you can’t make him brush.”

At least that’s the case in my household! My 5- and 2-year-old make it a habit of shoving the toothbrush in their mouths, taking it out, then rinsing and spitting. Not quite the regimen prescribed by every dentist I know!

But the Hasbro Tooth Tunes toothbrush has changed all that. With age-appropriate songs for your child from 2 to 12, the Tooth Tunes toothbrush plays songs for 2 minutes while your child brushes away. Once the child removes the brush from his/her mouth, the music becomes too quiet to hear. But in the mouth it’s quite the rock concert! My 5-year-old says, “this toothbrush makes my teeth ROCK!” Read more

October 2, 2006--Hasbro kicks off the holiday shopping season with a continued focus on innovation across multiple categories – bringing kids and families around the world a range of fun twists on classic brands, as well as a host of toys, games and electronics designed to spark entirely new ways to play.

From MASSIVELY MINI Media, a cool portable media player for tweens, to MONOPOLY HERE & NOW, a redesign of the classic board game that answers the question, “what would MONOPOLY look like if it were designed in the ‘here and now?’”, to BUTTERSCOTCH, the life-sized plush miniature pony, Hasbro has something for everyone. Read more

July 27, 2006 – FUN Technologies Inc. today announced it has signed a North American licensing deal with Hasbro to develop SCRABBLE Cubes, a 3-D word game based on the classic crossword game. Players will be able to compete in a variety of tournaments for cash on FUN’s WorldWinner and SkillJam sites, with a collective audience of 27 million gamers. Also, tens of millions of additional gamers can compete in SCRABBLE Cubes via FUN’s partner sites, including GSN.com, AOL Games, MSN Games, Pogo, Real Networks and Virgin Games. Read more

Sept. 14, 2005--Hasbro, Inc.'s Tiger Electronics, the brand which has earned a reputation over the years for identifying and bringing to market some of the hottest tech toys for kids, begins the fourth quarter with the introduction of a breakthrough line of consumer electronics and lifestyle designed specifically for tweens.

August 4, 2005- Hasbro's NERF brand has won new fans and a new following, thanks to a revolutionary component that allows kids to play in the dark. Hasbro energized its legendary NERF basketball product by integrating Elam EL Industries' electroluminescent (EL) wire, LyTec, to introduce the innovative NERF NITE JAM NERFOOP. By applying LyTec wire to the ball, Hasbro engineers have extended the playability of the game to darkened rooms and nighttime action, making it a winner with children and parents, alike.

May 2004 -- Prompted by the run-away success of VIDEONOW, the first ever kid-friendly, portable, personal video player, Hasbro, Inc.'s Tiger Electronics introduces VIDEONOW COLOR coming this fall. In 2003 alone, more than 1.2 million VIDEONOW personal video players and more than 4 million VIDEONOW personal video discs were sold. VIDEONOW was recently ranked the number one TV-promoted product in the toy industry by a survey of retailers and wholesale distributors conducted by The Toy Book, a leading toy industry publication. Read more