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If you just can't get enough of Zhu Zhu Pets, the hit toy hamsters for young children, wait til next year. Activision, the company that created the extremely violent Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, ...

The elusive Zhu Zhu Pets faux hamsters continue to tease those who covet them. They show up at a handful of major retailers and disappear as quickly as they showed up. Most Zhu Zhu hunters didn't even ...

Move aside Barbie, drop that Wii. The hottest toy this Christmas is an interactive hamster that drives a car and squeaks happily when petted on the nose — and doesn’t break the bank for parents. These ...

The 2010 Toy of the Year has made its way to the area. Meet Zhu Zhu Pets, as they embark on their nationwide, 20-week-long “Zhu-niverse Tour” this summer. Since their debut in May of 2009, Zhu Zhu ...

You always figured that a rodent who drives his own car would be able to withstand the recession, right? As retailers ramp up for the all-important holiday shopping season, at least the toy stores ...

A little more than a year ago, Ana Picazo received a package of Zhu Zhu Pets and an invitation to throw a party and give them away to her children and their friends. Little did she know that she would ...

Smart, unpredictable, battery-powered hamsters are set to hit stores again this fall as Cepia re-launches its Zhu Zhu Pets toys. Zhu Zhu Pets were a hot gift item when introduced for the 2009 holiday ...

One of this holiday season’s hottest toys for kids is getting a video game thanks to Activision. The publisher of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Bakugan picked up the rights to put Zhu Zhu Pets ...