Remember when Nerf blasters were simple, toy-like affairs? Times have changed, and now we have heavy, belt-fed, battery-chugging monstrosities that appeal to cubicle warriors as much as to children.

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Nerf's Terrascout is many things. It's a remote-controlled tank. It's a camera on treads that live-streams its view back to its controller in real time. It's a fully automatic Nerf gun you can drive ...

Today Nerf unveiled their N Series line of kid-friendly blasters, which is fueled by next-gen N1 darts that improve accuracy, distance, speed and safety. That performance upgrade will be fully on ...

Mark Rober explains his yearlong odyssey to break the record for world's smallest Nerf gun five times, culminating in ones made out of DNA. Jesse Orrall Senior Video Producer Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) ...

The least enjoyable part of a friendly Nerf battle isn’t getting hit, it’s constantly having to stop to reload your blaster. The inconvenience improved with Nerf’s Rival line, which debuted in 2015, ...

Out with the foam, in with the goo. Nerf, the company synonymous with the foam dart, is making a blaster that fires gel capsules instead. The Nerf Pro Gelfire can hold up to 800 of the tiny polymer ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Hasbro's brand Nerf has spent the past few years bringing iconic weaponry from the world of video games into the real world. Fortnite got its own ...