Parents were warned today to prepare for a Furby invasion this Christmas. Yes, that furry mechanical friend, which resembles a malevolent hamster crossed with a chimp, has had its first makeover in ...

Loveable or creepy? Depends on who you ask. Furby, the ’90s toy phenomenon that divided kids and parents into opposing camps when it first hit stores and quickly became a craze, is making yet another ...

Those of you who were traumatized by the Furby phenomenon in the ’90s will be horrified to hear that the toy is making another comeback. The Furby line first launched in 1998 and quickly became the ...

The revival of toys from childhoods gone by is fairly common practice among marketers. Trading heavily on nostalgia, reboots seem to crop up once a toy’s original target reaches parenthood. The ...

You’ve already torn apart your attic looking for Beanie Babies, Precious Moments figurines, Polly Pockets, and antique skillets in hopes of striking it rich. But now it’s time to get back up there and ...

The animatronic toy got a makeover. It’s getting mixed reviews. By Maggie Lange The original Furby, released in 1998, had the head of an owl, the beak of a chicken, the feet of a cat, the ears of a ...

When Stephanie Sanders-Jacob woke up last Thursday, it felt a bit like Christmas: Hasbro had announced a new Furby for the first time in almost seven years. “I have to admit, I cried,” said ...

Japanese toymaker Bandai announced that they are bringing the digital pocket pets back from the dead (which makes sense, no matter how many times you let your Tamagotchi poop itself to death, it ...

When Stephanie Sanders-Jacob woke up last Thursday, it felt a bit like Christmas: Hasbro had announced a new Furby for the first time in almost seven years. "I have to admit, I cried,” said ...