Since the launch of Skylanders, kids have sent Toys For Bob hand-drawn Skylanders with one special request – please bring my Skylander to life. This October, Activision will make that wish a reality. For the first time, Skylanders Imaginators will empower Portal Masters to unleash their imaginations by giving them the freedom to create their own Skylander.
Skylanders Imaginators gives players immense possibilities — including appearance, powers, abilities, names, catchphrases, musical themes and much more — to create the wildest Skylanders imaginable.
With the evil Kaos on a new quest to take over Skylands, it’s up to Portal Masters everywhere to create their own Skylanders – known as Imaginators – using the new elementally-aligned toy type called the Creation Crystal. Creation Crystals allow players to transport their Imaginators to consoles at anytime, anywhere.
Skylanders Imaginators introduces Skylanders Senseis, all-new heroes who represent 10 Battle Classes such as Knight, Sorcerer, Bowslinger, Brawler and more. Skylanders Senseis help train created Imaginators by offering a range of benefits including unlocking Imaginator weapons, providing access to special areas in the game, as well as bestowing Secret Techniques across the Battle Classes. Senseis also have their own unique benefits including the ability to unleash Sky-Chi – the ultimate Battle Class super move. There are a total of 31 Senseis, which include some fan-favorite villains who have been reformed and now fight for good.
To celebrate imaginations coming to life, Activision is kicking off the “Skylanders Art-to-Life Contest.” Starting today, Portal Masters are invited to submit drawings of their own created Skylanders for a chance to have their characters represented in the Skylanders Imaginators game at launch. To participate, fans simply draw their imagined Skylander and submit it via Instagram or Twitter with the dedicated hashtag #SkylandersArtContest, or directly at SkylandersCommunity@Activision.com.
The judging panel will include Toys For Bob who will determine a grand prize winner. For more information, including rules, visit: Skylanders.com/SkylanderArtContest.
Starting today, fans can pre-order Skylanders Imaginators Starter Packs which include two new Skylanders characters, a Creation Crystal, Portal of Power and the full game. Skylanders Imaginators will be available on Xbox 360 and Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, and Wii U on October 16th.
Brighton-based indie studio PaperSeven today announced a new story-driven adventure game, Blackwood Crossing, coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC in 2016. The team at PaperSeven developing the game is made up of former Disney Black Rock Studio developers, as well as Oliver Reid-Smith, writer of The Room.
Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game exploring the relationship between Scarlett and Finn, orphaned siblings growing apart as Scarlett is coming of age and leaving childhood behind. When they cross paths with a mysterious figure, a seemingly ordinary train ride evolves into a magical story of life, love and loss.
11 bit studios today announced that This War of Mine: The Little Ones DLC is now available on Steam and Games Republic.
The biggest expansion to This War of Mine explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective ― that of a child. This DLC puts you in charge of a group of adults and children stuck in a besieged city, struggling with basic necessities. This War of Mine: The Little Ones focuses not only on the reality of enduring war, but also on how even in times of conflict, kids are still kids: they laugh, cry, play, and see the world differently. In addition to thinking about survival, you’ll have to summon your inner child to understand how to protect the little ones.
Today, GOG.com is launching a new program called GOG Connect. The premise is simple: connect your Steam account and add your eligible games to your GOG.com library (at connect.gog.com).
Whether you’re checking GOG.com out for the first time or looking to copy over your previous purchases, GOG Connect gives you DRM-free versions of your games, along with digital extras and the freedom to choose between standalone installers or the optional GOG Galaxy Client.
Thanks to partners including Deep Silver, Harebrained Schemes, Jonathan Blow’s Number None, TaleWorlds and more, over 20 games can be added to your GOG.com library if you previously purchased them on Steam.
While GOG Connect will stick around, the games available will come and go. These are limited-time offers made possible by participating developers and publishers, so stay tuned for more games to come.
Dead Mage today announced that its action platformer, Shadow Blade: Reload, is now available on PlayStation 4 via the PlayStation Store for $14.99.
Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed the lineup of free games for PlayStation Plus members in June, including NBA 2K16 (PS4), Gone Home: Console Edition (PS4), Echochrome (PS3), Siren: Blood Curse – Episodes 1-12 (PS3), God of War: Chains of Olympus (Vita), and Little Deviants (PS4/Vita).
Nicalis today revealed that Full Mojo Rampage, the voodoo-infused roguelike action RPG, will launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 28th. To mark the occasion, Nicalis has released both a teaser trailer and a gameplay video that showcases some of the mayhem that players can look forward to in Full Mojo Rampage.
PopCap Vancouver today released the latest free content update to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One – available now for all players on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Origin on PC. Trouble in Zombopolis: Part One delivers a new map, two new characters and over 1,200 new character customization items for players to outfit their plant and zombie heroes. Dive into Zombopolis, the biggest zombie map ever created, where Dr. Zomboss and the zombies are plotting to build a Mega Zombot that may put the fate of plant-kind in grave danger.
Bandai Namco today launched One Piece: Burning Blood for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Xbox One. One Piece: Burning Blood will also make its way to PC via Steam this summer.
Developed by Spike Chunsoft, One Piece: Burning Blood captures the magic of One Piece by delivering a fighting game for One Piece fans with a cast of more than 40 playable pirates and 60 support characters. Multiple game modes enable players to experience story sequences from One Piece told through multiple points-of-view in Paramount War Mode. Players can also rack up bounties in Wanted Versus Mode, battle friends on the couch in Free Mode or across the globe in Online Mode, or join a pirate crew and battle for territory against other online crews in Pirate Flag Battle Mode.
Deep Silver and developer Techland today announced Dead Island Definitive Collection is now available. Comprised of the original Dead Island and its successor, Dead Island: Riptide (including all previously released DLC), Dead Island Definitive Collection brings the two zombie games together for the first time, completely remastered to Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. Also included in the collection is a new, classic side-scrolling/endless runner action game, Dead Island Retro Revenge.
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