More than 100 million Skylanders toys have been sold across the globe. And the Skylanders franchise has just passed the $1 billion mark in terms of worldwide retail sales. Both figures inclusive of toy and accessory packs, according ...
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After decades of playing second fiddle to the No. 1 video game hero, Luigi is getting some love from Nintendo. Nintendo has named 2013 the "Year of Luigi," thanks to the numerous appearances that Mario's timid, green-clad twin brother will ...
Nickelodeon and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. today announced a worldwide, multi-year deal to develop and publish video games inspired by the new CG-animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja ...
LEGO Friends, Turtles and Skylanders Giants among the top toys this year. This year's finest toys and games have been unveiled at the "Oscars" of the toy industry, the Toy of the Year Awards. The 13th annual awards ceremony kicked ...
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Skylanders is Activision's very popular video-game line that lets you use a physical toy as an in-game character. At Toy Fair this year, we got a sneak peek at the upcoming Skylanders: Swap Force, the third installment in the game series. ...
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The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers, a non-profit corporation devoted to promoting and recognizing developments and achievements of the interactive entertainment industry, has announced the 12th Annual 2012 NAVGTR Award ...
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The third Skylanders video game features figures that can transform. Skylanders: Swap Force comes with over 50 new toys, 16 of which can be split in two and combined together to form different combinations. In a demo shown to ToyNews ...
Around 6.2 million Skylanders figures were sold in the UK last year. MCV reports Activision’s kids franchise was the UK’s biggest physical video games brand last year, with Skylanders toys representing 25 per cent of all video ...
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Over 800 of the companies at Nuremberg choose not to exhibit at any other toy show. And, with over 2,700 exhibitors in total, it's an event that you simply can't afford to miss. Samantha Loveday takes a look at what we can expect from the ...
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Skylanders has generated more than $500 million in US retail sales in just over a year. This includes sales of accessory packs and figures. GfK data also puts Skylanders at number three in the highest selling video games franchises in ...
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Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc., today announced that for the fourth consecutive year, the Call of Duty® franchise has delivered the biggest entertainment launch of the year. The ...
Spin Master US is turning to digital games to supplement its range of toys. It will launch four apps in 2013,based on its Air Hogs,Tech Deck and recently acquired Spy Gear toys,as well as one for a new toy that will also tie in to a game ...
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Surprise acquisitions,top level exec changes,retail casualties and the London 2012 effect,the continued dominance of LEGO and Moshi Monsters in-store–not to mention some eye-watering charity challenges…the toy business has ...
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Researchers have found a serious vulnerability in the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3," and another in the CryEngine 3 graphics platform on which many games run. Luigi Auriemma and Donato Ferrante of security consultancy ReVuln ...
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IDG News Service - Violence in video games and other aspects of pop culture in the U.S. will be among the areas examined as part of an investigation aimed at reducing gun violence in the country. The investigation, headed by U.S. Vice ...
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