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It was only a matter of time! The star-crossed teens from Twilight are being made into Barbie dolls. Bella Swan's doll is wearing her trademark outfit: jeans, sneaks and gray jacket just like Kristen Stewart in the film. The Edward Cullen doll has the light pale skin and piercing eyes, modeled after Rob Pattinson. The Twilight Barbies, $25 each, will be available starting November 1, 2009 - just in time for the release of New Moon.
Variety Magazine's announced the lineup for its Third Annual Variety's Power of Youth, taking place December 5, 2009. The day will celebrate a select group of outstanding young entertainers, chosen to receive the Variety's Power of Youth @15 Award, who've made significant contributions to philanthropic and charitable causes.
This year's honorees include High School Musical's Corbin Bleu (Starlight Children's Foundation), iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital), Jesse McCartney (City of Hope), 90210's AnnaLynne McCord (The Blind Project) and KeKe Palmer (The Boys and Girls Clubs of America).
Twilight fans turned out in record numbers early this morning to catch the first showings of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, blowing Harry Potter - which previously held the title of midnight box office king - out of the water. New Moon pulled in about $26.27 million playing at 3,514 theaters. Fans showed up to theaters across the country in their best Edward, Bella and Jacob costumes. They were also not shy about screaming and hollering with giddy joy at the appearance of a shirtless Taylor Lautner and the first sight of Robert Pattinson on the big screen.
After months of anticipation The Twilight Saga New Moon has finally hit the theaters. With returning faves like, Robert Pattinson , Kristin Stewart and Taylor Lautner on the bill, it's no wonder so many fans are super-psyched about the latest installment of the Twilight Saga!
You can check out the official New Moon Site now www.twilightthemovie.com.
Hasbro has a new game out just in time for the holiday season: Jenga Max. Most of us remember playing the original version of Jenga, where the object is to take turns stacking wooden blocks in the shape of a tall tower until someone makes a wrong move and they all come tumbling down. Jenga Max takes the same concept further, requiring every player to hook or hang game pieces on each other, all the while trying not to make the whole contraption fall apart. Game pieces can be hung straight up, straight out or over the top. Be
Check out Kidzworld’s interview with Anouk Bachman, assistant producer for the brand-new game Need For Speed NITRO. Read along as Anouk dishes on everything from the racing game to girls in the gaming industry.
KW: How does Need for Speed NITRO differ from other racing games?
AB: With NITRO we wanted to go back to the pick-up-and-play fun of arcade racing, while adding this cool edge to it. The controls are simple, and you can play with either the Wii Remote alone, with the Nunchuck, the wheel, the Classic Controller, or the GameCube controller. There are a
Check out Kidzworld’s reviews of the following must-have Disney home movies for the holiday season, 2009! From new animated adventures like UP and to old faves like Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs to reality-based flicks like EARTH from DisneyNature, we’ve got the goods for the Blu-Rays/DVDs you’ve got to get for everyone on your list this season!
No. 1: UP
Two words: LOVED IT! Honestly, we fell in love with Disney Pixar’s UP the first time we saw it. And now that we’ve experienced the Blu-Ray version of the film, we
New feel-good brand, Scarlett & Crimson, has landed!
Post-Spice, non-Bratz, nu-girl power icons reveal their real world…and their secret universe with original music and more.
Scarlett & Crimson are 13-year-old best friends who see the world differently than other girls their age. Their philosophy in life, known as ‘Darq’, is a way of looking at the world, understanding it and themselves. When they come together, the girls write, record and perform their own tracks for their high school rock band, DarqStarz. The band’s first single, “Be Your Own Scene,” is available for download on the
Shorts Online Game
To promote the upcoming release of the movie Shorts on DVD and Blu-Ray, a brand-new online game has been created. The game – called Battle For The Wishing Rock - puts you (playing as one of the characters from the movie) in the middle of the fight of your life as you go head to head against your computer-controlled Shorts Movie opponent. You start the game by choosing your character, each of which has a special move and its own wishing rock-powered move.
While you play, you need to remember to keep an eye
Play, Create, Share is the creed and motto of the Little Big Planet games, so how well does the PSP version size up?
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As Sackboy, you are able to run, jump and grab your way across levels. Along the way you will encounter puzzles and dangerous traps. Don't be fooled by the cuteness, this game can be hard! Luckily, you have unlimited lives to play through the levels, but dying will affect your score.
The PSP version features brand new levels. The main story of the game involves gathering up all the creators