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Toys for Bob and Vicarious Visions on keeping annual Skylanders 'magic' alive

Despite the franchise's success, solidifying it as an annual title in Activision's portfolio, Skylanders may not be immune to its new schedule. Activision has walked this road before, with the once-popular Guitar Hero franchise buckling under its own weight of too many releases in too short a time period. But Paul Reiche, Studio President at Toys for Bob [above, left], believes that innovation is the key to growing the franchise; innovation that will keep the "magic" alive for children.

shivvy244095d ago

activision sure knows how to make a great franchise then milking it to death, and the whole process begins again

Root4095d ago

Skylanders wasn't really great to begin with though

It was a crappy kids game which basicaly is a cash cow for them since kids will want more and there parents will buy them a new toy to unlock content on the disc.

It's worse then DLC

aPerson4095d ago

The game is not crap. I have the first one and it was a lot of fun.

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Top 10 Best Vicarious Visions Games

Alex S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "So as the Sun sets on Vicarious Visions as an independent studio within Activision|Blizzard, let’s take a look at the top 10 best games they have ever put together."

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10 Greatest Games for Kids in 2016

Aaron at IGCritic writes "To help parents decide which PS4 video games are best for their kids, or which games can be played with as a family, IGCritic has put together a list of what we consider the 10 Greatest Games for Kids in 2016."

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Two Sides Of The Same Coin: Toys-To-Life Games

Andrew Gonzalez from Xbox Enthusiast dives into the topic of "Toys-Lo-Life" games such as the Skylanders series and Lego: Dimensions and how even though they are really fun experiences, the pricing model may be overwhelming for the unsuspecting gamer.

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