The Pistol Splat was a very weak blaster built for children, designed to shoot toy-grade paintball-like ammunition. [Matt Yuan] recognised the potential of the single-shot design, though, and ...

One of the most legendary props in cinematic history — Han Solo’s blaster from Star Wars: Episode IV:A New Hope — is set to hit the auction block this June. Offered through Studio Auctions and Goldin ...

I am almost certain (almost) that nowhere in the Star Wars movies (even in Episode I) does a character refer to these as "lasers." Really, there isn't much to talk about here that hasn't been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Toy giant Hasbro HAS is in a blaster battle with a scrappy ...

Among the biggest franchises in gaming, Minecraft surprisingly goes hand in hand with Nerf blasters. With Hasbro adapting Mojang Studios’ most iconic weapons and creatures, these are some of the ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years ...

Blaster Master Zero is built upon the same offbeat premise of the 1988 original - a young boy, Jason, follows a frog through an interdimensional portal and winds up exploring a series of ...

Using an external MCU as a crude clock source for the Altera CPLD. (Credit: [Doug Brown]) One exciting feature of hardware development involving MCUs and FPGAs is that you all too often need specific ...

Throughout DSiWare's long and not always distinguished history, we've seen a lot of games come and go. From puzzlers to RPGs to interactive storybooks, we've spent the past several years wading ...

Spectrum Blaster is a new 5-star Pistol in Wuthering Waves. It is also Lynae's signature weapon, and the developers have ...