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How I Hacked My Tamagotchi, Cheated Death, and Became a God
I can’t explain why I adopted a virtual pet while also navigating the wild world of new parenthood, though maybe it has something to do with our species’ penchant for falling back on the familiar. The pandemic added to the chaos of life with a newborn, so I found myself drawn to anything nerdy and…
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Old Friends, Old Foes, and Old Ghost Blasters Return as the Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular roundup of the coolest toys we’ve seen on the internet over the past seven days. This week we’re rounding up some of the best stuff from Hasbro’s recent PulseCon virtual event, as well as the return of a classic ‘80s Ghostbusters toy and the re-appearance of a Star…
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Bandai Recreated a Fictional Anime Metal For This Obscenely Expensive Gundam Model
If you’re going to try to convince collectors, who’ve already dropped hundreds of dollars on various model kits, to spend another $2,800 on just a single tiny model, this is the way to do it. At just five-inches tall, this RX-78-2 Gundam justifies its obscene price tag by swapping plastic for a fictional metal alloy…
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Star Wars Traps, Babies, And Vader’s Fist Lead The Way In This Week’s Toys
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, Gizmodo’s regular round up of all things good and plastic in this increasingly depressing world. Turns out that basically the only thing guaranteed in a time of global tumult is that, yes, there will still be Star Wars toys. This week the galaxy far far away dominates once more—check it…