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This page is for recent Nerf news.

2013

 * Feburary 9, 2013
 * The annual New York Toy Fair is held.


 * January 22, 2013
 * The annual British Toy & Hobby Association Toy Fair in London is held.

2012

 * December 10, 2012
 * Nerf Nation officially announces the N-Strike Elite Rough Cut 2x4 and the Vortex Diatron.


 * December 3, 2012
 * Nerf Nation officially announces the N-Strike Elite Rayven CS-18 and Stryfe.


 * November 27, 2012
 * Nerf Nation officially announces the N-Strike Elite Strongarm and Firestrike. More information to be released next week.


 * November 25, 2012
 * Hasbro Australia announces the official Australian release dates for 2013 products:
 * N-Strike Elite Firestrike: February 2013
 * N-Strike Elite Strongarm: February 2013
 * N-Strike Elite Stryfe: mid-2013
 * N-Strike Elite Rough Cut 2x4: May 2013
 * Vortex Diatron: mid-2013


 * September 9, 2012
 * The Hail-Fire is officially released into stores.
 * September 8, 2012
 * Wired.com announces the Strife and Ruff Cut, two new blasters that will be released in fall of 2013.


 * August 1, 2012
 * N-Strike Elite, Pyragon, and the new Firevision Sports sub-series are officially released in retail stores.


 * July 16, 2012
 * Nerf announces the release date of the Pyragon on their Facebook page.


 * July 9, 2012
 * Nerf confirms the release of the Stockade on their Facebook page.


 * June 24, 2012
 * Hasbro holds the N-Strike Elite launch party in New York where select visitors are able to get their hands on the new series of blasters.


 * March 3, 2012
 * The Light It Up series is officially released in retail stores.


 * February 12, 2012
 * The Snapfire 8 is announced and shown off at the 2012 American International Toy Fair.


 * February 10, 2012
 * The Hail-Fire and Pyragon are announced by Hasbro during their presentation at the 2012 American International Toy Fair. The Hail-Fire and N-Strike Elite series are also officially announced on Nerf's website.


 * February 9, 2012
 * The N-Strike Elite series has been confirmed by Hasbro and will be released on August 1. Also confirmed are new Vortex blasters, new Super Soakers, and a new Nerf Sports subseries called Firevision Sports.


 * February 1, 2012
 * Nerf has announced a re-release of the Big Bad Bow to help promote the Avengers film.


 * January 31, 2012
 * The Maverick REV-6 is named the 2011 Boys' Toy of the Year in the United Kingdom by the Toy Retailers Association and the British Toy & Hobby Association. Congratulations to Nerf!
 * Nerf will be attending the New York City Toy Fair in February.


 * January 5, 2012
 * The Rayven CS-18, Lumitron, and the new Light It Up series are officially announced by Nerf on their Facebook page. The Lumitron's official release date is 3/3/2012.

2011

 * December 28, 2011
 * The Speedswarm and Rayven CS-18 are quietly released in retail stores.


 * October 9, 2011
 * The Sonic Series versions of the Barrel Break IX-2, Longstrike CS-6, Stampede ECS and the Barricade RV-10 are quietly released in retail stores.


 * September 30, 2011
 * The Jolt EX-1 is quietly released in retail stores.


 * September 22, 2011
 * A new repaint of the Barricade RV-10 is announced and will be sold exclusively at the 2011 New York Comic Con.


 * September 9, 2011
 * The new Vortex series is officially released in retail stores.


 * August 22, 2011
 * The 2011 Nerf Dart Tag League competition comes to a close with The Quicksters winning the 8-11 age group division and Legit Northwest winning the 13-17 age group division. Congratulations to the winners and anybody who was able to be a part of this season.


 * August 20, 2011
 * Whiteout Series and Gear Up blasters are released onto shelves at retail stores, with Whiteout blasters being a Walmart exclusive. Vortex blasters have also been accidentally leaked at some stores. Happy hunting for them until the "official" release date.
 * The Nerf website has been updated to include new products and blasters. A page specifically for the new Vortex series has also been added.


 * August 12, 2011
 * Hasbro holds the Vortex launch party in New York where select visitors are able to get their hands on the new series of blasters.


 * July 12, 2011
 * The online draft for the 2011 Nerf Dart Tag League has closed. Congrats if you got a spot in the draft.


 * May 24, 2011
 * Nerf has opened an online draft for the 2011 Nerf Dart Tag League. Click here to register now. Registrations close July 10th.


 * April 16, 2011
 * Nerf has unveiled a glimpse of their new Vortex line of disc blasters. Five blasters have been confirmed by the "First Look" video.


 * April 8, 2011
 * Nerf will unveil the new Vortex Collection on Monday, April 11 2011 on their Facebook page.

2010

 * September 9, 2010
 * The Stampede ECS is officially released in retail stores.


 * July 15, 2010
 * Hasbro holds the Stampede ECS launch party in New York where select visitors are able to get their hands on the new blaster.


 * The Clear the Way campaign begins.

2009

 * October 2009
 * The Nerf Dart Tag League is formed.


 * September 9, 2009
 * The Raider CS-35 is officially released in retail stores.


 * Nerf celebrates its 40th anniversary.
 * The N-Force series is released in retail stores.