Why ex-Activision Skylanders executive is marketing Osmo’s educational games Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 30, 2018 6 min Skylanders inaugurated the “toys to life” industry that combined physical toys and digital games. It became a billion-dollar business for Activision, and John Coyne... Continue Reading 6 min
The evil genius of Skylanders: Swap Force (preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 11, 2013 4 min The new Skylanders can jump and change body parts. Will that be enough to fend off Disney? Continue Reading 4 min
How Activision plans to beat Disney with the marketing of Skylanders: Swap Force (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 20, 2013 7 min Activision marketing execs talk about Skylanders: Swap Force in an interview with GamesBeat. Continue Reading 7 min
Skylanders toys outsell Transformers and Star Wars action figures in 2012 Posted byby Jeff Grubb January 11, 2013 2 min Activision's children-focused property is raking in the cheddar. Continue Reading 2 min