Activision releases new expansion packs for Skylanders Trap Team

Activision Publishing has generated more than $2 billion in revenue from its Skylanders franchise, and it wants to keep that going. So today it is unveiling two expansion packs with new features that will enhance the experience of the toy-game hybrid franchise for kids.

Activision is releasing two new “elements,” Light and Dark, into the world of the Skylands game world. The new expansions are a way for kids to deepen their enjoyment of Skylanders, and they’re a good way for Activision to keep raking in revenues from the popular franchise. The elements are plastic toy devices that can be used to store character data from playing with certain characters in the video game.