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Tag: Skylanders Giants

Tech Skylander

Toys For Bob Likely to Develop Skylanders 4

May 10, 2013November 24, 2017Andy Robertson2

We take a look back at Toys for Bob’s work on Skylanders Giants and a look ahead to their likely development of Skylanders 4.

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Skylander Giants Scarlet Ninjini Appears on Amazon.de

March 8, 2013Andy Robertson

Skylanders Giant Scarlet Ninjini appears on Amazon.de, listed for sale on March 15th.

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Skylanders Swap Force Unveils Pick and Mix Skylanders

February 5, 2013December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

We take an in-depth look at Skylanders Swap Force. New swappable Skylanders, new core Skylanders and a new Portal of Power. Studio Head Guha Bala talks us through the details.

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Wave 4 Skylanders Giants Bring New Giants Eye-Brawl and Thumpback

January 9, 2013December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

With news of the next Skylanders game expected soon we run down the remaining figures for Wave 4 and Wave 5 releases.

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Skylanders Giants Wii U is The Definitive Version

December 21, 2012Andy Robertson

Skylanders Giants Wii U not only improves visuals but offers new ways to play the game — both collaboratively and strategically.

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Massive Wii U Launch Game Roundup

December 6, 2012Z

One man. Two screens. Twenty games. It’s GeekDad’s Wii U Launch Game Roundup!

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Lasers, Voice, Photo-Sensors, GPS and Boomer, Ready for Skylanders 3?

November 22, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

We talk to Paul Reiche about what’s next for Skylanders. During the 20 minute conversation we hear about toy technology as diverse as Lasers, Voice, Photo-sensors and GPS tracking as well as a likely return for Boomer.

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Plush Skylanders Giants Spyro Illuminates and Speaks With Mini-Portal

November 10, 2012Andy Robertson

We got our hands on a light up plush Skylander Giant to unbox. It comes complete with light up elements, a portal and various sound effects from the game.

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Kids’ Wave 3 & 4 Skylanders Giants Predictions Second Guess Toy Maker

November 9, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

Wave 3 and Wave 4 Skylanders Giants will be arriving before we know it. My kids have a shot at guessing what each of these boxes will contain when they hit retailers

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Hot Head and Wave 2 Skylanders Giants Appear on Amazon

October 25, 2012Andy Robertson

Having recently reviewed Skylanders Giants, I have been keeping a close eye on Amazon to add more Wave 1 figures to my collection. I was interested to see a variety of Wave 2 Skylanders Giants have popped up for sale.

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Electrical Childhood Inspires Career Choices

October 17, 2012Andy Robertson

It’s daunting to realize how much impact we have on our children’s future. However, my conversation with Robert Layland gives me cause for hope. I’m heartened by the knowledge that every encouragement, every weekend project and every late night bedtime …

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Skylanders Giants Arrives, Mom Unboxes

October 16, 2012Andy Robertson

We rushed the new Skylanders Giants game over to a local Mom to see what she makes of the new figures, portal and game. While we talked through the different aspects of the new game we inadvertently created a beginners …

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Skylanders Giants Figure Unboxings

October 11, 2012Andy Robertson

A set of unboxing videos for the Skylanders Giants figures being released on 19th October. Giants, normal Skylanders and LightCore figures are presented in detail and up close. You can leave a comment to be in with a chance of …

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Skylanders Giants Fireside Chat With Paul Reiche

September 28, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

I caught up with Paul Reiche, CEO of Toys for Bob, the creators of Skylanders Giants, in a London members club for an afternoon fireside chat. In our half hour conversation I was surprised to find out how much I …

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Exclusive: Skylanders Giants Trailer Details Packaging and Compatibility

September 14, 2012Andy Robertson

GeekDad exclusive first look at the new Skylanders Giants advert. It details packaging for the different figures as well as providing a glimpse of a new enemy.

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Wonderbook: Book of Spells Is a Real Page Turner

September 12, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

I’ve been trying out Sony’s new PS3 book peripheral, Wonderbook, at home. As you can see above, the technology is impressive and reliable and looks pretty tasty. However, it’s the simple psychology of turning a page and seeing that on …

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Skylanders Giants Crusher Trailer Reveals Gameplay and Attacks

September 12, 2012Andy Robertson

This new trailer was released today for one of the new Skylander Giants, Crusher. It makes for interesting viewing not only for the moves and upgrades of one of our favorite Giants but also for the fact he is seen …

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Skylanders Split-Screen and 4 Player With Picture-In-Picture TVs

September 8, 2012Andy Robertson

Create a Split-Screen Skylanders experience with two copies of the game and a TV with Picture-in-Picture mode. This setup also means you can play four players at the same time and share Skylanders characters once they have died in one …

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Kids Review the New Skylanders Giants Characters

August 30, 2012Andy Robertson

Images on Noel Shack, finally put faces, bodies and various mutant appendages to our list of Skylanders Giants. We already had names for the heroes we’d be buying come Christmas time, but until now many had not been seen.

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Skylanders Battlegrounds Suggests iOS Portal

August 21, 2012Andy Robertson

“Skylanders Battlegrounds” and “Skylanders Lost Islands” have just popped up as trademarks. We investigate to see what these new Skylanders games may have to offer, and whether this means a Portal-powered iPad game.

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FGTV Reviews Skylanders Sticker Books and Annuals

August 15, 2012Andy Robertson

Family Gamer TV takes some time to round up the latest news about Skylanders Giants. They also take a closer look at the first batch of Skylanders books.

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Skylanders Giants List Completed by Hot Dog, Eye Brawl, Thumpback and Ninjini

August 10, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

After Amazon.de spilled the beans on some of the new Skylanders Giants last month, ToyWiz.com brings us the rest of the line up this month. We compile the final list of Skylanders Giants characters.

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Amazon.de Reveals Skylander Giants Hot Head, Swarm, Fright Rider, Flashwing, Chill and Sprocket

July 13, 2012Andy Robertson

Amazon.de listings reveal new Skylanders Giants Hot Head and Swarn. It also let slip about new regular size Skylanders Fright Rider, Flashwing, Chill and Sprocket. We start to piece together a better picture of the figures available in the new …

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Win Pearl Hex Skylander With FGTV

June 20, 2012Andy Robertson

I decided that rather than hogging all the special Skylanders for ourselves we should give them away. After all it feels like we already have an unnatural number of figures in the house. This month we are giving away our …

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Hands-On With LightCore Skylanders Prism Break, Shroomboom and Eruptor

June 14, 2012Andy Robertson

Rounding up the news from E3, and passed over by many, is the physical figures and game play for the LightCore Skylanders figures. These are the first three of the collection of eight figures that will light up when they …

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Skylanders Giants Amazon Pre-Orders Reveal Wii U Version

June 12, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

What with all the Skylanders Giants E3 news the last few days it took me a little while to realize that Giants has just popped up on Amazon. As with all things Skylanders it pays to get in early so …

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What Does All The E3 Skylanders Giants News Mean?

June 11, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

At the end of E3, once I’d had time to process most of the Skylanders Giants news, I took some time to reflect on how things are shaping up for families. While it’s not prefect I think there is enough …

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Skylanders Giants Bouncer and Crusher Revealed at E3

June 6, 2012December 16, 2017Andy Robertson

E3 is important for any big videogame franchise, but for Skylanders it is the perfect moment to flesh out the pricing and details of their next game Skylanders Giants and the new figures — Series 2, LightCore, reposed, new Skylanders …

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Skylanders Giants Series 2 Figures Get Stats and Ability Upgrades

May 29, 2012Andy Robertson

Anticipating a flood of Skylanders Giants news at E3 I was pleased to get a little head-start when I was invited onto the Media Pulp podcast with John Davison (Gamespot), Jeff Gerstmann (Giant Bomb), Alex Ness from developer Toys For …

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FGTV Interviews Robert Leyland, Creator of the Skylanders Portal of Power

May 24, 2012Andy Robertson

As I discussed in my interview with I-Wei Huang, Skylanders character designer, there are many untold stories of the heroes behind the games and gadgets we love.

Lightning struck a second time at Toys for Bob in the form of Robert …

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