Sentences with phrase «skylanders title»

This mechanic is similar to last year's Skylanders title, Swap Force, that heavily relied on characters with swappable top and bottom pieces.

I didn't really know what to expect since I'm well aware the franchise is designed for children, so even though I was excited to finally give a Skylanders title a try I assumed the NFC - enabled figures would end up being little more than a gimmick.

The first Skylanders title was geared toward the younger crowd, and Giants is no different.

When the first Skylanders title arrived in 2011, it did much more than revive the career of cutesy PlayStation hero Spyro the Dragon — it invented a whole new type of video game.

Activision to release the last figure in the Swap Force lineup and announce the next Skylanders title later on today.

The voice acting is over the top but quite professional and the sound effects and graphics really enhance the overall gaming experience of this current Skylanders title.

Those playing the most recent Skylanders title might have noticed some peculiar things.

The inclusion of playable villains does just enough to prevent a tried and tested formula from turning stagnant, but with Disney Infinity and Nintendo's Amiibo amping up the competition in the toys - to - life category, future Skylanders titles may have to do more to cement the series» position as market leader.

Kotick revealed during an investor call on Wednesday that Activision has new Call of Duty and Skylanders titles in development for next year.

Not exact matches

According to video game research firm Newzoo, game sales of Activision's (ATVI) 2013 title Skylanders Swap Force sold about 3.9 million copies to date, slightly lower than the 2012 Skylanders Giants version at 4.65 million, which was comparable to Skylanders Spyro's Adventure sales in 2011.

Activision said in a February earnings release that casual titles - specifically Skylanders SuperChargers and Guitar Hero Live - fell short of sales expectations.

However, for the eagle - eyed among us, rudimentary animations in each Skylander's attacks and movement, as well as plenty of clipping, is an eyesore on an otherwise beautiful looking title, but it's mostly forgivable.

Disney Infinity is a cross-platform sandbox title with physical toys in the vein of Activision's Skylanders.

At Nintendo's conference today, Activision revealed that their smash hit franchise Skylanders will be coming to the Wii U as a launch title...

Unlike Skylanders and toys used with Disney Infinity, they have a less practical use, unlocking small perks and bonuses across a variety of Nintendo software titles.

While it wasn't released on the eShop, Skylanders Imaginators is indeed a Switch launch title and now we've got a trailer to advertise the fact.

So we're going to break down the three latest toys - meet - games titles — Disney Infinity 3.0, Skylanders: Superchargers and newcomer LEGO Dimensions — to see which of your boxes they tick.

Title: Skylanders Swap Force Developer: Toys For Bob Publisher: Activision Available: Now Reviewer: James Wright Rating: G

Some of the other titles shown off at the event included Nintendo Land, New Super Mario Bros U, The Wonder 101 (formerly known as Project P - 100), Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, 007 Legends, Skylanders Giants and Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

Titled Skylanders: Imaginators, the latest in the toys - to - life series will come to PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 on October 16th.

Skylanders Imaginators joins Zelda: Breath of the Wild and a host of other titles as a launch title for the Nintendo Switch, slated for release on March 3.

Disney Infinity is not a Skylanders clone, but that doesn't mean the Disney title wasn't inspired by Activision's toy - meets - game success story.

Upcoming titles include 30 Days of Night, Jem and The Holograms, Angry Birds, Skylanders, Samurai Jack, The Maxx, and Danger Girl to the platform.

With release dates for both of these other highly anticipated titles, the holiday season should be Activision's for the taking with three titles (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Skylanders Trap Team, Destiny) designed for the new systems all released.

In the meantime, feel free to check out our review of the previous title in the series, Skylanders Superchargers.

Multiplatform Games that performed the best on Wii U are: * ZombiU / Zombi * Capcom's retro titles * Shovel Knights * Sonic and Sega All Stars Transformed (it bombed really bad on the others) * Many of the Lego games * Many of the Just Dance games * Many of the Skylanders * Many of the Disney Infinities * Scribblenauts (out sold the on Steam version, no console ports exist) * Many Indie titles sold better on Wii U * I do believe DQX has sold better on Wii U than PS4 in Japan.

Activisions» IOS release of Skylanders Cloud Patrol is the first title to use Swrve's tech, and this deal creates a possibility for future mobile releases to have a fluid connection between user testing and updates.

It seems the big Skylanders push this year will be a mobile title.

The company delivered on that pledge with three blockbuster titles — all of which have been named to the annual Toys «R» Us Holiday Hot Toy List — and is now poised to do it again with the introduction of Skylanders Trap Team,» said Richard Barry, Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer Toys «R» Us, Inc. «With Skylanders Trap Team, Activision is reversing the magic of «toys - to - life,» allowing kids to bring characters out of the digital world and into the physical world for the first time.

Activision has announced the Skylanders Trap Team Dark Edition, which will allow players to trap and play as the titles main villain, Kaos.

To be honest though while Skylanders has been interesting in developing the idea, the games really needed a rival to compete with to keep fans of the idea amused and Disney has accepted that responsibility with its attempt at toys into games simply titled Disney Infinity.

Not to be confused with games that have been released in conjunction with past titles in the series, the mobile version of Skylanders Trap Team will be the real deal.

From another rumor the new game is likely to be titled Skylanders Superchargers which is certainly a very car focused title.

Having worked in retail, it was a job where I would be in the position to sell games consoles, one of which was the Wii U. I would often have customers coming to me with boxes of Skylanders, Disney Infinity, basically all the titles the kids seemed to love.

Below that is a trio of non-November releases (Madden NFL 25, Grand Theft Auto V, NBA 2K14) and below that is a trio of family - friendly titles (Skylanders Swap Force, Just Dance 2014, Disney Infinity).

During today's #UBIE3 conference, Ubisoft Toronto revealed a new space exploration title with features very similar to franchises such as Skylanders and Lego Dimensions.

Skylanders SWAP Force is a great game, especially when you consider it's a title that is really geared for kids, but adults will be hooked as well.

Strong launch titles for Q3 include EA's Madden NFL 13, FIFA Soccer 13 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter, 2K Games, Borderlands 2, Blizzard's World of Warcraft expansion pack, Mists of Pandaria; Nintendo's Pokemon Black and White Version 2, Activision's Skylanders Giants and Capcom's Resident Evil 6.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (on --RRB- is by far the most well - known title, but familiar franchises like Super Bomberman R Super Bomberman R ($ 49.99 on Amazon), Skylanders: Imaginators Skylanders: Imaginators (on --RRB- and Just Dance 2017 Just Dance 2017 (on --RRB- as well as smaller third - party games like I Am Setsuna ($ 39.99) and Shovel Knight ($ 24.99) should pique fans» interests.

@Kokyu When you say «Most of the launch date «games» on Switch are tech demos» I'm pretty sure what you mean is «Only one of the launch date «games» on Switch is a tech demo» because as you already know, the launch line - up is: 1: Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2: Bomberman R 3: Just Dance 2017 4: Skylanders Imaginators 5: NBA 2K18 6: Binding of Isac: Afterbirth + 7: 1 2 Switch So out of 7 launch titles, only one is a «Tech Demo» but I guess you just wanted to jump on the «Bash the Switch» bandwagon.

Nintendo is working with Activision to bring Call of Duty Bloodlines to NX this Fall as a launch title, along with Skylanders.

Also joining the launch line up thus far are other titles such as 1 -2-Switch, Just Dance 2017, Skylanders Imaginators and Super Bomberman R.

Although Activision is big in console games with its Call of Duty, Destiny and Skylanders brands, and has might in PC gaming thanks to the Blizzard titles (Diablo, Starcraft and Warcraft), it has largely failed to make an impact in the explosive smartphone gaming sector.

The backwards compatibility of figurines certainly helps, and the addition of the new swap Skylanders shows that developer Vicarious Visions (which handled ports of prior titles as well as separate mobile games) is committed to giving players more than just extra characters.

Activision is this week's golden child in the sales department, offering steep discounts up to 66 % off on titles like Skylanders SuperChargers, The Amazing Spider - Man 2 and...

I remember watching a video from IGN a few years ago talking about the original Skylanders back when Spyro was in the title.

While the document doesn't detail just what IP was being remastered, fans of Activision's titles are hoping for a revival of the Spyro franchise... hopefully, with less Skylanders.

This new game could be great for those gamers who want to move on from titles such as Skylanders, Disney Infinity, and LEGO Dimensions.

Toys for Bob, the folks who conceived Skylanders, pitched it to Activision, and made the first two titles, thrilled me years ago with Star Control and Unholy Wars, both games about weird imaginative things beating each other up.

Nintendo already has a number of titles such as Just Dance, Skylanders and Lego on Switch.