This is where Disney Infinity will live or die, making a strong connection between the toy figures and the game.

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We moved on to talk about Disney Infinity, a new competitor for Skylanders that also uses toy-figures to access in-game characters.

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The boy was running around, playing with a toy dinosaur and other action figures, eating a turkey sandwich and watching "SpongeBob SquarePants, " relatives and Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson said.

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Despite the slight improvement driven Toy Story 3's robust debut, box office figures are running at about a 4% slower pace in the second quarter than a year ago.

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Not surprisingly, this major toy manufacturer likes to cross its own properties with other licenses for additional toy opportunities, resulting in the creation of Star Wars figures that transform into intergalactic spaceships.

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From "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" to "Epic Mickey" and "DC Universe Online, " many titles offer special collector's editions brimming with such extras as action figures, bonus DVDs and even remote-controlled toy vehicles.

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With 16 new Swap Force action figures gmaers will now have over 250 possible combinations to toy around with.

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The owner of a New York toy store says he is thinking of buying Megatron Transformers alien action figures directly from Japan for the first time in three years.

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