If you’re a Skylanders fanatic — and we have a lot of those here on GeekDad — be sure to check out Blake Maloof’s post on Make, Alt.GDC: Developing Skylanders’ Innovative “Portal of Power,” in which he interviews Robert Leyland …
Continue ReadingNow the news about Skylanders Giants has subsided, for the time being at least, I’ve been picking through what else happened at the event I attended in New York last week. There are a few things I need to collate …
Continue ReadingWith the success of the first Skylanders game, not to mention the toys and the related hunt-them-down-in-stores sub game, it is inevitable that there will be a followup game. The question is: How soon, and what form will it take? …
Continue ReadingToday in our “Meet the Skylanders” series we look at the two Air element characters that are available: Sonic Boom and Whirlwind, two winged dragons that look quite similar but behave very differently in the game. With the other two …
Continue ReadingToday in our “Meet the Skylanders” series we look at two very different Fire element characters. Eruptor and Flameslinger offer different abilities and upgrades that means they suit very different players. Along with Ignitor that we discussed previously and the …
Continue ReadingIn the third of our “Meet the Skylanders” posts, we look at the final Earth element character, Dino Rang, and break the seal on the Fire element with Ignitor. Character Availability Hlth Spd Arm Hit Mgc Total Terrafin Pirate Seas …
Continue ReadingAfter the popularity of the second wave of Skylanders figures, I’ve been eagerly keeping my eyes peeled ready to get my pre-order in for the next wave of figures. Then, this post on the Skylanders Facebook page sent me rummaging …
Continue ReadingGeekDad has devoted a fair amount of time to exploring Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure in recent weeks, and with good reason; it’s an amazingly competent title that’s perfect for both parents and children. And as the blog’s most outspoken portable gamer, …
Continue ReadingI’ve been playing Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure quite a bit the last few days (both in videogame and Skylanders Chess form). But it wasn’t until today that I realized the stats published on the official Skylanders site were only for the …
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