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WizKids Releases Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn in North America

Dice Masters enters the iconic Forgotten Realms Universe in latest release

Hillside, NJ - March 11, 2015 - WizKids has great news for fans of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms universe as they have released Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn. Available in game retailers across North America, and soon-to-be launched in other regions, Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn lets players collect and assemble a party of warriors and battle one another with dice-based combatants including dragons, mind flayers, beholders, and kobolds.

To celebrate the launch, while supplies last, purchasers will receive a free Minsc and Boo - the iconic hero and his miniature giant space hamster - promo card and die to build up their dice collection.

Dice Masters Battle for Faerûn is available in a starter set for $19.99 and includes:

• 44 Custom Dice
• 38 Cards
• Two Dice Bags
• Complete Dice Masters Core Rulebook

UGLYDOLL FATHEAD WALL DECALS ARRIVE IN A BIG WAY

UGLYDOLL and FATHEAD collaborate to bring life-sized wall graphics to fans of all ages

Green Brook, NJ - March, 2015 - Pretty Ugly™, LLC is excited to announce UGLYDOLL Fathead wall graphics collection is now live on Fathead.com. Fathead is the leading brand of officially licensed graphics and more.

"We are thrilled to be working with Fathead on this fantastic line of new UGLYDOLL decorative wall products, as we have been long time fans and customers of their brand," says David Horvath, Creator, UGLYDOLL. "We are especially pleased as both companies have reinforced the importance of self-expression. UGLYDOLL embodies never hiding who you really are or changing things about you inside or out just to fit in, but we're also really just thrilled to finally be able to stick a giant Uglyverse up on our wall, and I intend to be in line with the millions of UGLYDOLL fans around the world who will no doubt jump for joy over this collaborative effort."

March 2015 - Are you ready for HOTCON 2015? It's just around the corner and will be back in Waco, TX on March 20-22 at the Exhibits Hall & Creative Arts Building of the Extraco Events Center. Filled with fun for the entire family, HOTCON 2015 will have everything from your favorite celebrity guests, to cosplayers, to vehicles from popular TV shows, comic book artists with credits from Marvel, DC, Warner Bros, Disney, Hanna-Barbera and more. Come meet the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Jack Skellington from the Nightmare Before Christmas. Wear your favorite costume to the show and enter our cosplay contest, get your picture with the Impala from Supernatural, or get a crazy amount of loot from the artists and vendors. There's so much to do it will take the entire weekend to pack it all in your schedule.

JAKKS Pacific Secures Worldwide, Master Toy Agreement for the Smurfs Franchise

JAKKS to Produce 'Smurf-Tastic' Toys Based on 2016 Feature Film

MALIBU, Calif. -- March 02, 2015 -- Leading U.S. toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Inc. announced today that it has secured a licensing agreement with LAFIG and Sony Pictures Consumer Products to produce toys and related products based on the Smurfs franchise including the classic Smurfs brand and the upcoming Smurfs feature film premiering in August 2016. The worldwide, master toy agreement includes rights to produce figures, playsets, plush and more.

March 2015 - The Toy Pizza series on YouTube has a new episode online!

Episode 56 features a look at several Star Wars action figures.

Episode 55 was another installment of controversial action figures.

March 6, 2015 - (Sponsor Announcement) - Online retailer BigBadToyStore.com has several items of interest to collectors:

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