GiN Readers Nominate Best Games of 2013

With all the nominations counted, the readers of Gameinudstry.com have nominated the top games in their category and by their platform. As a new twist, this year the best male and female characters have also been chosen. Voting is taking place right now. Everyone who subscribes to the free weekly GiN newsletter is able to vote. So be sure to pick your favorite games of 2013 now. The following are the nominees for the 2013 Games of the Year. Best Adventure Game: Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag, Skylanders: Swap Force, State of Decay, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider Best Family … Continue reading GiN Readers Nominate Best Games of 2013

Skylanders Swap Force Now Available

Portal Masters can now wield the power of choice as they defend the Cloudbreak Islands and battle the evil Kaos (and his mom) when the magic of Skylanders Swap Force hits store shelves nationwide recently. Available now for Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, the Xbox 360 games and entertainment system and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system as well as day-and-date for PlayStation4 and Xbox One, Skylanders Swap Force introduces an all new innovative play pattern – swapability – that lets players freely interchange the top and bottom halves of 16 special characters by mixing and matching their powers … Continue reading Skylanders Swap Force Now Available

Skylander Swap Force Announces SWAPtober

Activision Publishing, Inc., is celebrating the month of "SWAPtober" as the magic of Skylanders SWAP Force sweeps the globe heading into the game’s launch on Sunday, SWAPtober 13th and beyond. Lucky Portal Masters will have chances to win copies of the Skylanders SWAP Force game, explore the world of Skylanders in Times Square, and more during the month-long activities Kicking off SWAPtober, Activision will be giving away one Skylanders SWAP Force Starter Pack per day from October 1-31 via the official Skylanders Twitter channel (@SkylandersGames). Portal Masters can visit Skylanders.com to mix and match their favorite SWAP Force characters out … Continue reading Skylander Swap Force Announces SWAPtober

Skylanders Outsold All Other Figures To Date In 2013

Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc., announced today that Skylanders figures outsold all action-figure properties in the U.S. and Europe year-to-date in 2013 — and the Skylanders property outpaced all toy properties overall in the U.K. year-to-date as of June 30, 2013. As of July 31, 2013, the Skylanders franchise has generated life-to-date more than $1.5 billion in worldwide retail sales; and year-to-date in 2013, in both North America and Europe, Skylanders Giants was the #1 best-selling console and hand-held game overall in dollars. We began something very special with Skylanders, and the magic of … Continue reading Skylanders Outsold All Other Figures To Date In 2013