Tag: Skylanders

  • Hey! Buy Games! October 13- October 20, 2013

    Photo courtesy insidethemagic.net
    Photo courtesy insidethemagic.net

    This week’s title should really be “Hey! Wait Till Next Week!”. There are some releases this week including the next entry in the huge gaping hole in parental wallets known as Skylanders and a new Cabela Hunting game which is actually not releasing on the same day as a Halo game. If you don’t know what I mean, keep scrolling.

    October 13th

    [amazon_link id=”B00D6NMYE8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Skylanders Swap Force[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, Wii, Wii U)

    Arcane Knights (PC)

    October 15th

    [amazon_link id=”B00BAWXD7E” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Vallhalla Knights 3[/amazon_link] (Vita)

    [amazon_link id=”B00ECL58XM” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Cabela’s African Adventures[/amazon_link] (360, PS3, Wii)

    [amazon_link id=”B00E9GQX02″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Wipeout: Create and Crash[/amazon_link] (360, Wii, Wii U, 3DS)

    Two Brothers (PC)



  • Disney Wants A Piece Of The Skylanders Pie, Introduces Infinity

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    With Activision making money hand over fist ($500 million and counting) with their Skylanders game and figure series, it was only a matter of time before the copycats began. Maybe unlucky for Skylanders is that the first such game happens to be Disney Infinity, a game that will involve Disney characters and see them let loose in a huge sandbox game that includes environments from movies like Monsters University, [amazon_link id=”B0071JADFU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Pirates of the Caribbean[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”B004I654UI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Incredibles[/amazon_link].

    The game will launch with three characters: Sully, Capt. Jack Sparrow and Mr. Incredible. Each character has access to open up their own world called “Playsets”. They can be combined together as more figures are bought from different franchises to create a huge open-world where characters can cross over between franchises. The Playset Reader is the pad that will read the figures and place them in the game. There will be three spots on each reader.

    The video below shows off a number of franchises that will make it into the game including the beloved The Nightmare Before Christmas and last year’s hit Wreck It Ralph. Disney Infinity will take on [amazon_link id=”B004VQENY8″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Skylanders[/amazon_link] this June on PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, Wii and 3DS.

  • Gamestop Kids Set To Open 80 Stores For The Holidays

    Video game retailer Gamestop is opening up 80 stores nationwide that will focus on E-rated games as well as toys and collectibles in an attempt to garner a greater portion of the market from stores like Toys R Us. The stores will be open for the holidays only with the first one opening up today in Grapevine, TX.

    Parents will be greeted with all E-rated games and all of the popular franchises that focus towards kids such as: Angry Birds, Star Wars, Skylanders and Lego. You can check the company website to see if a Gamestop Kids is opening near you.

  • New Wii Bundles Coming In November

    Celebrate The Wii U Launch By Buying A Wii.

    Nintendo dropped the price of their Wii a few weeks back to $129.99 and now they have introduced two new bundles just in time for the holidays.

    The first will be a bundle that comes packed with a normal white Wii and a copy of Just Dance 4, the newest in the best-selling dance series. It will be priced at $129.99.

    The second comes with a baby blue colored Wii and a copy of Skylanders Giants which includes the game, power portal and three Skylanders figures. The bundle comes in slightly more expensive at $149.99.

    Both bundles will be available on November 4th.