Last month my son and I traveled to Novato, California for a tour and Kid Reporter day at Toys For Bob (TFB), the studio behind the billion dollar hits Skylanders Spyro’s Adventures and Skylanders Giants.
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Hands-On Test swapping Skylanders with Developer CEO Guha Bala.
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Stop by GameStop today, through 2pm, for some great deals on Skylanders. Giants will be available for $40 and all Battle Packs are available for $10. As a bonus, any Power Up Rewards members will automatically be entered in a drawing for a Giants starter pack, 8 figures, and a carrying case.
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We have a look at the Swap Force character stats via the Wii U controller.
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Here’s our big 30 minute play through of Skylanders Swap Force: new character, missions, modes, levels and special areas.
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Skylanders Swap Force will increase the level cap to 20 and add a new female character, Starstrike.
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Activision and Vicarious Visions have announced twelve new characters for their upcoming release of Skylanders: SWAP Force. The new game in the Skylanders universe picks up where Giants left off with new characters, a totally new game mechanic, and some interesting updates to the game engine.
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We unbox the E3 Limited Edition Skylanders Swap Force figure.
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An exclusive look at a 3D Skylanders printing of Arbo.
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A Skylanders Swap Force update that rounds up the rumors and goes into some detail about how the new Swap Force figures are upgraded.
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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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We get ready for the E3 show down between Disney Infinity and Skylanders Swap Force.
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We interview developers James Rowe and Manfred Neber of Avalanche Software about the Toy Box mode in Disney Infinity; co-operative game creation and the future of toy tie-in games.
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Since the Skylanders have been taking the game and toy worlds by storm, it’s only fitting that their next stop is McDonalds. Starting tomorrow you can get one of eight Skylanders figures in a Happy Meal at McDonalds.
Continue ReadingNews to expect for Skylanders Swap Force at E3 this year.
Continue ReadingSkylanders Giant Scarlet Ninjini appears on Amazon.de, listed for sale on March 15th.
Continue ReadingHaving quizzed Activision Publishing’s CEO about Skylanders Swap Force, we had a chance to get an opinion from the other side of the retail fence. Jerry Storch is the CEO and Chairman of Toys R Us and knows a thing …
Continue ReadingWe quizzed Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, about Skylanders Swap Force, in particular the incompatibility of last year’s portal and the third re-release for some toys in Series 3 form.
Continue ReadingHaving processed the information from the New York launch event for Skylanders Swap Force a picture is emerging of the likely elements of the game’s Starter Pack.
Continue ReadingAt a New York event this evening we can to see the new Skylanders Swap Force game for the first time.
Continue ReadingWe 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.
Continue ReadingWe take a look at the economics of swapping and whether there are some toys you should keep hold of.
Continue ReadingNew Skylanders-style game announced by Disney in Hollywood today. Disney Infinity uses a new range of toys to access in game characters alongside a sandbox game maker mode.
Continue ReadingWith news of the next Skylanders game expected soon we run down the remaining figures for Wave 4 and Wave 5 releases.
Continue ReadingWith Disney Infinity rumors coming thick and fast we take a look at the technology and features that are feasible for the game, before its official unveiling on January 15 in Hollywood.
Continue ReadingSkylanders Giants Wii U not only improves visuals but offers new ways to play the game — both collaboratively and strategically.
Continue ReadingWe 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.
Continue ReadingWe 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.
Continue ReadingWave 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
Continue ReadingHaving 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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