Alex Heigl is a former associate editor at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2017. Hard to believe, but NERF turns 45 in 2014. We’re reeling a little bit that a brand so inextricably tied to childhood is ...

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The ECS-12 certainly isn't the most technologically advanced device in NERF's arsenal. (That honor probably still belongs to either Lazer Tag or the Cyberhoop.) And it's not even the first blaster to ...

In my semi-professional opinion: More offices need Nerf guns as a part of their operation procedures. It’s a fun community/team building past time! That is as long as people don’t get out of control.

The Nerf Retaliator is a high-spring action semi-automatic foam dart gun that can shoot darts upto 50 ft with great accuracy. It comes with a 12-dart quick reload clip, a barrel extension with top and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Since the 1990s, toy manufacturer Hasbro HAS has promoted ...

Neon foam—that's all Twister inventor and toy developer Reyn Guyer needed to launch NERF in 1969 under Parker Brothers. Dubbed 'the world's first indoor ball,' NERF was such an instant success that ...