Hot Wheels

    By Dawn Kawamoto

    | 8:00PM 1/05/2011
    Video-game publisher THQ, who makes the popular uDraw tablet and fighting game UFC, has signed a deal with Mattel to bring Barbie, Hot Wheels and other brands to gaming consoles. Can it help give the gaming company -- whose stock has soared 47% in less than two months -- increase its revenue?

    By Bruce Watson

    | 11:30AM 2/06/2009
    With remote control cars and simulated racing games clogging toy stores, it's hard to remember that, once upon a time, humble little die-cast cars represented the ultimate gift for any burgeoning car freak. Then, Matchbox's tiny little 1/78-scale automobiles were the absolute alpha and omega of...

    By Josh Smith

    | 3:08PM 10/21/2008
    The Toys R Us Big Toy Book, whose arrival ranked right up there with Santa and the Easter Bunny when I was a kid, is set to arrive at homes across the country this weekend. WalletPop had a chance to get a sneak peak at some of the hottest deals in the book (and Toys R Us's own break-down of the...