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I can't remember how I got it, but I can vividly recall my very first Hot Wheels. It was a red double-headed dragon on four chrome wheels. I remember how the contrast of smooth plastic and cold metal ...

Mattel is introducing Hot Wheels id, which lets kids race their NFC-enabled Hot Wheels on its Smart Track, and scan their collections into a free iOS app. In the app, which acts as a virtual garage, ...

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Xbox is walking back on yesterday’s Game Pass reveals. The Xbox Game Pass subscription service is quite a hit. Players can purchase the subscription and gain access to countless video game titles.

The Hot Wheels die-cast toy cars you grew up racing, collecting and crashing over jumps were great fun, but they just sat there. Now, 51 years after the first Hot Wheels debuted, Mattel is introducing ...

Lost in the probably tens of thousands of titles streaming platform Netflix is offering its subscribers is something called 'Hot Wheels Let's Race'. An animated series for kids by trade, the show was ...

Mattel is out with an instant-win game tied to Hot Wheels that gives kids a chance to win daily prizes, including Toys “R” Us gifts cards, DVD players and Hot Wheels bicycles. Mattel has branded ...