Toys for Bob confirms publishing deal with Xbox for new title
Toys for Bob, the game developer behind Skylanders and the most recent Crash Bandicoot and Sypro entires, has announced plans to partner with Xbox...
Toys for Bob plans to go independent following Microsoft acquisition
Toys for Bob, the studio behind Skylanders and the most recent Crash Bandicoot and Spyro games, announced today that it is spinning off as...
Why ex-Activision Skylanders executive is marketing Osmo’s educational games
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...
Skylanders is getting a mobile RPG
Activision Blizzard announced today that it is partnering with South Korean developer Com2us to create a mobile role-playing game based on the Skylanders franchise, which has earned over $3 billion. It did not specify which mobile platforms the game would release on or when it would come out.
Skylanders won’t get a new console game in 2017
After a long run of annual releases, Skylanders is taking a different direction. Activision Blizzard announced today during its financial call for the fourth...
Activision Blizzard dives into consumer products division with ex-Mattel hire
Video game giant Activision Blizzard has started a new consumer products division and hired former Mattel and Disney veteran Tim Kilpin as that group’s...
Meet Fire Smasher, my very own Skylanders Imaginators figure
Skylanders Imaginators has a new way to engage its players: enabling you to make an action figure, T-shirt, and playing card. And I have taken...
Fans will be able to 3D print custom Skylanders characters
Activision is taking a big step toward mass customization today with the announcement that players will be able to design their own characters in...
Gamers spent less on Nintendo’s Amiibo and more on Lego Dimensions in July
The interactive-gaming toy market is contracting, and Nintendo and Activision are feeling it more than the competition. Spending on gaming-related accessories, which includes interactive...
June 2016 NPD: Interactive gaming-toy sales plummet 21% in June
Gamers are spending less on those “toys-to-life” statues. Interactive gaming toys dragged down the accessories sector of U.S. game sales in June, according to industry-tracking...