‘Minecraft Earth’ gets a bit more physical thanks to new NFC-enabled minis

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The Hot Wheels RC Cybertruck is a mini Tesla for $400

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Everything in our holiday gift guide that you can buy for $50 or less

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Next-gen ‘Pictionary Air’ arrives at Target June 23rd

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Destroy ‘N Devour Indominus Rex Will Eat Your Action Figures

If you got excited at the idea of that sweet Jurassic World raptor toy that was on sale back in December, Mattel’s latest dino might also float your boat. At the 2018 New York Toy Fair last month, it unveiled an awesome toy called the Destroy ‘N Devour Indominus Rex from Jurassic World.

Image via WD Toys

This isn’t as high tech as that robot raptor by any means, but it’s perfectly-sized to tower over any 3.75-inch action figures and gulp them up. It even has a light in the mouth that glows so you can watch the action figure go down its gullet.

[via Comicbook]