McDonalds’ Barbie Fashionistas/Hot Wheels Happy Meal draws familiar gender lines, with a twist There’s a certain eye-roll I do whenever McDonalds dusts off their BARBIE/HOT WHEELS Happy Meal toys for yet another pass at greasy stardom. This split promotion is the chain’s most common. Having started in 1991, the pairing has...
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Activision Blizzard Studios‘ highly anticipated animated series, Skylanders Academy, makes its debut today on Netflix. Based on the Skylanders video game franchise, Skylanders Academy follows the adventures of Spyro, Eruptor, Stealth Elf, Jet-Vac, and Pop Fizz as they protect the vast Skylands universe from evil-doers. Skylanders Academy is...
I love Skylanders. Yes, I know I’m not a kid, but I adore playing the games. I love the characters, many of which are sitting on my desk right this very moment. Today we learned via press release, that the game is now making the transition to television. Activision Blizzard, Inc. announced today that Skylanders Academy will be the first...
The much anticipated Warcraft trailer wasn’t all Blizzard had up its sleeve today. Comingsoon.net reported the launch of Activision Blizzard Studios, which will serve as the company’s film/TV development arm. This move makes a lot of sense for Blizzard Entertainment’s parent company, Activision Blizzard. Not only does Blizzard...
Full disclosure: I am a rabid Skylanders fan. Yes, I know it’s a game targeted at children. I know that when I’m in a store and I rush over to see if there are any new “little guys” as my better half calls them, that I’m surrounded by kids. I know all this. I’m totally fine with it. I’ll let my addition...
This week at San Diego Comic-Con, I was lucky enough to get a chance to get my hands on Skylanders SuperChargers. Even better? I got to play with the new Nintendo characters Donkey Kong and Bowser from the Dark Edition. I’d gotten a chance to check out the new game before, but this is the first time I got to play. I should tell you...
Today Activision Publishing announced via press release that its recently announced Skylanders SuperChargers will be getting a few guests. Nintendo‘s Bowser and Donkey Kong will be appearing in the game! As you know, Skylanders is a toys-to-life game, meaning that we’ll be getting figures for these guys! According to the press...
Skylanders Superchargers features new characters called Superchargers. With the addition of vehicles to the game kids are now able to traverse the Skyland roads in new and exciting ways. Not only can they race down the speedways, aerial combat is now available, dog fights and barrel rolls included. “We created the toys-to-life category...