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Hasbro To Launch ‘Telepods’ At Comic-Con

hasbro_telepodsToymaker Hasbro will launch the Telepods platform at Comic-Con this year, says the company. Telepods is a fully-integrated play experience that ‘teleports’ physical characters into digital gaming and app experiences.

The Telepods line will first be released this fall based on and integrated into the Angry Birds Star Wars II game.

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