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There's been a lot of Barbie news as of late, and with that comes some new products from Funko Products including Mystery Minis and a 5 inch collection of vinyl Barbie figures that celebrate a different year of her legacy It's true that no icon has made quite the impression that Barbie has over the[...]

Hasbro, the home of GI Joe and My Little Pony, has an estimated value of $9.5 Billion and Mattel, known for Barbie and Hot Wheels, is worth roughly $11 billion. It's said that Hasbro approached Mattel late last year and the companies have been having on-and-off-again negotiations ever since. Mattel has taken some hits over recently, losing a[...]

I know many who dedicate their lives to making games, and it's arduous, painful and deathly competitive. That's why it's interesting to see glamour toy icon Barbie taking on the role Announced by Mattel (viua Polygon), a Barbie game developer toy has been announced and it will be on store shelves in the Summer[...]

Today, we learned that Barbie dolls were to be issued in a variety of body shapes. A #BTS look at what inspired us and the team that made it possible https://t.co/JDeqzI59nX #TheDollEvolves #Barbiehttps://t.co/CmWHMcBOGf — Barbie (@Barbie) January 28, 2016 4 body types, 7 skin tones, 22 eye colours and 24 hairstyles, totally 33 different Barbie dolls. It's going to be a[...]

At The Nuremberg Toy Fair (and yes, it does really sound sinister) Mattel unveiled a new Barbie doll line, that of Power Princess Barbie. Because she's a princess But she's also a superhero. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUK6hcqkW-U[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_5Fry-rb38[/youtube] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUz5gMX0tME[/youtube] IdleHands has the press release.  "The world of superheroes has historically been tailored to boys where 'the good guys beat the bad guys," said Lori[...]

To some, she is the epitome of female independence, to others a traitor to feminism. Could apply to either Barbie or Hillary Clinton, I suppose. Anyway, in March, Bluewater are publishing their second biographical comic of Hillary Clinton, looking at her time after her failed bid to be the Democrat presidential nominee. And also a biography of Ruth[...]