Skylanders Comics On the Way from IDW

The Skylanders universe just keeps growing as today Activision and IDW Publishing announced a Skylanders comic-book series, penned by renowned comic-book writer Ron Marz with Mike Bowden and David Baldeon as lead artists. The first issue serves as…

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Soccer Themed Skylander Launching at Toys R Us May 18th

This Sunday, May 18th an all new Skylander will be available exclusively at Toys R Us. The soccer ball headed hero Kickoff Countdown is the newest character to join in…

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Activision Announces Skylanders Trap Team

Earlier this week, the latest addition to the Skylanders franchise was announced – Skylanders Trap Team. In Skylanders Trap Team, Koas locates and destroys the Cloudcracker Prison releasing Skyland’s worst villians. It’s…

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Toy Fair 2014 – Skylanders

With the newest wave of Skylanders hitting stores now, Activision previewed several other new figures coming this spring. Featuring some update packaging these three figures are likely to become some…

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Skylanders Breaks $2B in Franchise Revenue

Skylanders broke a huge revenue milestone – $2B! The inforgraphic below details the path to $2B – check it out below.

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Skylanders Collection Vault App Gives Fans New Ways to Interact with their Favorite Skylanders

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Nov. 26, 2013 – Skylanders fans vying to become the ultimate Portal Master can now download the Skylanders Collection Vault application in the iOS App Storetoday. The new app lets players easily manage…

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MegaBloks’ Skylanders Arkeyan Robot King Review

A few weeks ago, three MegaBloks sets were shipped to the AwesomeToyBlog HQ for review. This is the third review, you can see my Hot Wheels Super Blitzen Monster truck…

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Skylanders SWAP Force Heading to Nintendo 3DS

Having already conquered home consoles and toy aisles, Skylanders has it’s eyes set on your Nintendo 3DS.  Yesterday, Activision announced that Sklyanders SWAP Force will be released for the Nintendo…

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Fun Skylanders “Facts”

To celebrate the amazing year they are having, Activision put together this ‘infosheet’ of fun Skylanders “facts”. Enjoy!

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Skylanders Ruling the Toy Aisles Worldwide in 2013

One can’t deny the impact Skylanders has had on the toy industry – the model of a physical toy interacting with a video game is popping up everywhere, from Disney…

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Monopoly: Skylanders from USAopoly

Thanks to the fine folks at USAopoly and Activision soon you’ll be able to play Skylanders a whole new way with Skylanders Monopoly. Skylanders Monopoly takes the real estate game…

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Activision Issues E3 Press Release

In advance of next week’s E3 Expo – Activision has released a press release touting their new releases including Call of Duty: Ghosts, Destiny and Skylanders SWAP Force. I had…

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Quick Pic – Skylanders Giants Scarlet Ninjini

Earlier this week I was surprised by a package from Activision which, after I tore it open, contained a Skylanders Giant figure – Scarlet Ninjini. This figure, previously released on…

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Toy Fair 2013 – Mega Bloks’ Power Rangers and Skylanders

My final Mega Bloks post of showroom photography includes both their Power Rangers and Skylanders lines. The Power Rangers line has gone above and beyond previous years’ releases with the…

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Skylanders Swap Force revealed at pre-Toy Fair event

Just days before the kick-off of the 2013 New York Toy Fair, Activision revealed the next entry into the hugely popular Skylanders franchise. Coming to a video game console near…

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