Gamers of a certain age will remember Epoch's Barcode Battler, a compact games system that relied on barcoded characters and power-ups to fight against each other. The key to its (failed) longevity ...

Melding some preteen favorites -- video games, superheroes and trading cards -- Mattel Inc. is introducing a game console for the too-young-for-Xbox set. The El Segundo-based toy manufacturer today is ...