Mattel Is Making a Major Gaming Move - And It Could Mean Even More Ways for Kids and Families to Play

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    "url": "https://www.bsckids.com/2026/08/mattel-is-making-a-major-gaming-move-and-it-could-mean-even-more-ways-for-kids-and-families-to-play/amp/",
    "title": "Mattel Is Making a Major Gaming Move - And It Could Mean Even More Ways for Kids and Families to Play - BSCkids",
    "excerpt": "For generations, Mattel’s biggest brands have found their way into toy boxes, playrooms and family game nights. Now, the company is making a major move to ensure those same characters and worlds have an even bigger place on the screens kids are already playing on. Mattel has officially launched Mattel Game Studios, a new division dedicated to developing, publishing and operating original games based around the company’s massive collection of IP. And for kids and families, this could open the door to considerably more ways to play with the brands they already know. The new studio sits under Mattel Digital Studios and represents a larger shift in how the company approaches gaming. Rather than primarily licensing brands such as Hot Wheels, UNO and Barbie to outside developers, Mattel is building greater capabilities to create and publish its own interactive experiences. That distinction could become increasingly important as the lines between toys, games and digital play continue to blur. Kids today aren’t necessarily interacting with their favorite brands in just one place. A Hot Wheels fan can race physical cars across a track before picking up a controller or tablet and continuing that play digitally. Barbie can move between dolls and video games, while something as familiar as a family game of UNO can now exist across the kitchen table and a phone. Mattel Game Studios gives...",
    "summary": "Mattel acquired full ownership of mobile developer Mattel163 earlier this year.",
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    "published_at": "2026-08-14T18:00:53Z",
    "article_sentence": "It also builds upon Mattel’s acquisition of full ownership of mobile developer Mattel163 earlier this year.",
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