{"id":3891,"date":"2011-09-09T08:33:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T13:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2011-09-09T08:38:18","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T13:38:18","slug":"hasbro-at-new-york-comic-con","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/2011\/09\/09\/hasbro-at-new-york-comic-con\/","title":{"rendered":"Hasbro at New York Comic Con!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"www.NewYorkComicCon.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3892\" title=\"NYCC_2011_Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/NYCC_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First teased at SDCC back in July, Hasbro officially announces their attendance at New York Comic Con October 13-16. Click through for the press release&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/hasbro_logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"hasbro\" src=\"https:\/\/yakfaceforums.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/hasbro_logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"144\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HASBRO ANNOUNCES NEW YORK COMIC CON DEBUT AND TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF \u201cNYCC KIDS!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Global Branded Play Company to Showcase Its Iconic Pop-Culture Properties at the Convention and Host the National BEYBLADE Championship at New York Comic Con\u2019s \u201cNYCC Kids!\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PAWTUCKET, R.I. \u2013 SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 &#8211; For the first time at New York Comic Con, Hasbro, Inc. (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasdaq.com\/symbol\/has\">NASDAQ: HAS<\/a>) will attend the convention at the Javits Convention Center in New York City from October 13-16 to present many of its iconic brands and meet with fans.\u00a0 Hasbro will have a significant booth presence featuring current and upcoming products from its TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, JEM AND THE HOLOGRAMS and KRE-O brands and BEYBLADE, MARVEL and STAR WARS lines.\u00a0 Additionally, Hasbro will host panels for several of its properties and action figure lines as well as offer <strong>for sale several <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hasbrotoyshop.com\/\">HasbroToyShop.com<\/a> special edition products made for New York Comic Con convention goers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to its booth exhibition during the main convention, Hasbro will be the title sponsor of New York Comic Con\u2019s \u201cNYCC Kids!\u201d taking place on Sunday, October 16.\u00a0 Within NYCC Kids!, Hasbro will host the National BEYBLADE Championship where semi-finalists from around the country will battle in head-to-head competition to be crowned the BEYBLADE U.S. Champion.\u00a0 The BEYBLADE National Championship winner will be awarded travel to the BEYBLADE World Championship, in Toronto, Canada in March 2012.\u00a0 A worldwide phenomenon, BEYBLADE is a battling tops game with a focus on strategy and high-performance competition.\u00a0 Kids collect, customize and compete head-to-head to be the last BEYBLADE top spinning. Fans can visit www.BeybladeBattles.com for additional information, official rules and kids 8-13 can register for regional qualifier events.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHasbro is looking forward to an exciting and substantial presence for its first ever participation in New York Comic Con,\u201d said Jeff Jackson, vice president of U.S. marketing for Hasbro. \u201cAs this show continues to grow we\u2019re thrilled to be attending this year to offer our fans the opportunity to engage with Hasbro\u2019s brands in unique ways at both the convention and NYCC Kids! events.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hasbro\u2019s NYCC Kids! presence will also offer families the opportunity to experience its new KRE-O TRANSFORMERS line of construction toys and new NERF VORTEX line of disc blasters. More details about Hasbro\u2019s booth, panels, special edition New York Comic-Con figures and other special events at the convention will be released in the coming weeks.\u00a0 Hasbro will be located at booth #302.\u00a0 For more information about New York Comic Con and NYCC Kids!, fans and families can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.NewYorkComicCon.com\">www.NewYorkComicCon.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First teased at SDCC back in July, Hasbro officially announces their attendance at New York Comic Con October 13-16. 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