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Two new Skylanders Giants enter the fray
It feels like we've been waiting forever for new Skylanders Giants characters. The titular "Giants," who are rather large and expensive toys, are getting a staggered release schedule to increase demand. Here, near the end of January, we're getting two new additions: Thumpback and Eye-Brawl. Thumpback is apparently a bit of a cad, seeing as how he was a former pirate gone good guy, while Eye-Brawl's backstory involves two seperate entities, a headless giant and a flaming eyeball teaming up to make the ultimate team. Yep, sounds like a Saturday morning cartoon all right -- which is part of the reason why I enjoy Skylanders. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
7:30 PM on 06.18.2013 Nintendo trying its hand at free-to-play with Steel DiverThat upcoming free-to-play Nintendo game? Let out a sigh of relief. We knew the company wouldn't tamper with Mario or Pokemon for its monetization experiment, sure, but we now know which property is going free-to-play and eve...
4:45 PM on 06.18.2013 3DS gets backup save feature, more StreetPass gamesIn addition to a feature allowing users to back up their save data for downloadable 3DS games and most Virtual Console titles, Nintendo's newest 3DS firmware update has added premium StreetPass games. Look for all four of th...
3:30 PM on 06.18.2013 Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies physical release possibleOutside of Japan, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies will be available only as a download from the Nintendo 3DS eShop. That's the current plan, at any rate. Responding to fans, Capcom senior VP Christian Svensson ex...
2:00 PM on 06.18.2013 Smash Bros. director talks stress of character selectionSpeaking to Polygon about what it's like to choose which characters make the cut for Nintendo's popular fighting franchise, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai said that "The amount of stress I feel, it's almost to th...
9:00 PM on 06.17.2013 Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling console in MayThe Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling piece of gaming hardware in the United States during May, according to the NPD's monthly report. Nintendo attributes the achievement to the platform's strong software sales, which have in...
7:00 AM on 06.17.2013 Nintendo Download Europe: New Super Luigi UIt feels like we've been waiting forever, but finally, New Super Luigi U is here. This release serves as DLC to New Super Mario Bros. U, until the stand-alone disc arrives. On the Virtual Console, you're getting Mario Bros. (...
12:00 AM on 06.16.2013 Luigi the Kaiju in Mario & Luigi: Dream TeamFunny thing about the 3DS demo stations at this year's and last year's E3: they were mobile. And I don't mean they were attached to rolling podiums. Nintendo hired a bunch of girls to walk around the floor with 3DS units fast...
5:00 PM on 06.15.2013 Legend of Zelda team considering DLC for future projectsThe Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma recognizes some of Nintendo's venerable franchises may be growing a tad stale. That's something Aonuma is looking to change in the near future, as he strives to inject new ideas...
12:00 PM on 06.15.2013 Review: Mighty Switch Force! 2I've been in love with the WayForward's eShop titles ever since Mighty Flip Champs! dropped in 2009. It was a beautiful, challenging, vibrant game that was followed up by Mighty Milky Way and Mighty Switch Force!, with the la...
10:00 AM on 06.15.2013 A Link Between Worlds is the 2D Zelda revival we needYoshi's New Island is shaping up to be a crappier-looking retread of the original Yoshi's Island, and some folks worry that The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds will likewise compare unfavorably to A Link to the Past. I...
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| 2:00 PM on 04.16.2013 Reviewing Skylanders Happy Meal Toys |

Activision sent a box of those Skylanders Giants Happy Meal toys over. Bereft of anything interesting to do, I decided to review them. I didn't really review them, though. I just rambled sarcastically while playing with toys. Videogame journalism is real.more
| 5:00 AM on 02.02.2013 Skylanders event being held in New York next week |

If you find yourself in New York City on February 5, you can join in on a community event for Skylanders Giants, held at the Times Square Toys"R"Us. Basically, you'll have a chance to get a free Ninjini figure before launch, ...more
| 4:00 PM on 10.21.2012 Merging toys and videogames with Skylanders |

Who knew actual physical toys would propel a videogame to become the number one selling Activision title (so far) this year and generating over $200 million in sales? Developer Toys for Bob struck gold with its ingenious idea...more
| 11:00 AM on 10.18.2012 Review: Skylanders Giants |

Skylanders was one of the biggest surprises of 2011. Pretty much everyone expected it to be a cheap cash-in of 90s nostalgia to sell toys to unsuspecting kids -- and boy, were we wrong. It was actually a pretty fun, serviceab...more
| 4:30 PM on 10.05.2012 A look at all the biggest Skylanders Giants characters |

Here's a nice look at all eight of the new Giants characters in Skylanders Giants. This may be old news to hardcore fans frantically looking for any bits of news on toys, but for everyone else you can see just how cool they ...more
| 1:15 PM on 09.13.2012 Skylanders Giants for Wii U gets detailed |

Activision has a number of games set for the Wii U, and Skylanders Giants is one of them. Players will be able to use the Wii U GamePad controller to perform actions, like dragging and dropping Skylanders heroes via the touch...more
| 8:00 AM on 08.19.2012 gamescom: Swarm is my favorite new Skylanders |

Developer Toys for Bob showed off a few new characters for Skylanders Giants during gamescom this week. Amongst them was Swarm, a bee-like monster that's also one of the new oversized Giant characters. Look, bees and hornets ...more
| 7:00 PM on 08.05.2012 This exclusive Skylanders Giants set only at GameStop |

Skylanders fanatics will have to pre-order Skylanders Giants from GameStop if they want to get their hands on the exclusive Cannon Battle Pack. This limited edition pack contains series 2 versions of Chop Chop, Shroomboom, an...more
| 3:00 AM on 07.26.2012 New Skylander Giant Swarm revealed in video and images |

Activision has released assets and information on a new Skylanders character due to appear in Skylanders: Giants, an over-sized bee prince named Swarm. The above video shows off some of his moves, which seem to include ...more
| 3:30 PM on 06.18.2013 Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies physical release possible |
Outside of Japan, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies will be available only as a download from the Nintendo 3DS eShop. That's the current plan, at any rate. Responding to fans, Capcom senior VP Christian Svensson ex...more
| 2:00 PM on 06.18.2013 Smash Bros. director talks stress of character selection |
Speaking to Polygon about what it's like to choose which characters make the cut for Nintendo's popular fighting franchise, Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai said that "The amount of stress I feel, it's almost to th...more
| 9:00 PM on 06.17.2013 Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling console in May |
The Nintendo 3DS was the best-selling piece of gaming hardware in the United States during May, according to the NPD's monthly report. Nintendo attributes the achievement to the platform's strong software sales, which have in...more


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