Skylanders Swap Force leaps over its predecessors with jumping and platforming elements (review) Posted byby GamesBeat October 13, 2013 8 min Skylanders Swap Force provides a myriad of improvements over the first two installments in the series. Continue Reading 8 min
Skylanders figures are outselling all other action-figure properties … so far (infographic) Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 15, 2013 1 min Up through July, Skylanders generated $1.5 billion in worldwide sales since the release of the first game. Continue Reading 1 min
Skylanders: Swap Force has lots of variety … and repetition (hands-on preview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 29, 2013 4 min You can now swap Skylanders toys to create new creatures. Is that enough to keep the juggernaut franchise going? Continue Reading 4 min
Vivendi may shake down Activision for a special $3B dividend Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 22, 2013 2 min Vivendi would get $2 billion and would leave Activision with $1 billion in cash. Continue Reading 2 min
Pokémon Rumble U brings Skylanders-style toys to Wii U in August (gallery) Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 17, 2013 2 min Nintendo will sell the game exclusively on the eShop. The toys are exclusive to GameStop. Continue Reading 2 min
Rovio reveals Angry Birds: Star Wars II with physical-toy gameplay mechanic Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 15, 2013 2 min Rovio wants to make Angry Birds: Star Wars II the Skylanders of mobile. Continue Reading 2 min
Nintendo marketing exec Scott Moffit on staying relevant in this console generation (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 13, 2013 10 min Nintendo's top sales man in the U.S. says that software will sell the Wii U. Continue Reading 10 min
The chips are down: Publishing chief Eric Hirshberg on Activision’s three big bets (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 12, 2013 11 min The president of Activision publishing won't take sides in the console war, but he sure is enjoying it. Continue Reading 11 min
Nintendo shows off third-party support Posted byby GamesBeat June 11, 2013 1 min Nintendo showed off Batman: Arkham Origins, Assassin's Creed 4, and more in its E3 video Continue Reading 1 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