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What’s new in Skylanders SuperChargers - MMGN preview

MMGN: This year Skylanders gets extreme at breakneck speeds. You get to drive, fly, and...float? Wait, what does a submarine do?

Hmm, doesn't matter, let's move past my lack of vehicular knowledge.

There are 40 new figures in total this year — that's 20 Skylanders characters and 20 vehicles for them to drive. Collectors, don't worry, the 300+ figures you've amassed are all compatible.

We got to see SuperChargers in action last week and play around with the toys. Here's everything that you need to know about Skylanders in 2015. For added entertainment, we suggest reading in Patrick Warburton's reassuring voice.

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10 Video Game Patents That Shaped The Industry

Sometimes patents do just more than frustrate video game company's, the force innovation. Here are 10 examples of this in action.

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PhoenixUp2655d ago

Let's also not forget the other frivolous attempts at patents like how Sony tries to trademark the term "Let's Play", or how King tried to trademark the term "candy", or how Mojang tried to patent the term "scrolls".

The most ridiculous has to be in 2009 and 2011, when Sega was awarded two more patents on the use of tap and drag-and-drop controls on a touchscreen to move characters around; i.e., using a touchscreen as a touchscreen! Level-5's rebuttal was quite possibly the most epic pwning ever to happen via corporate public statement.

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SuperPhillip Central | Skylanders SuperChargers (PS4, XB1, Wii U, PS3, 360) Review

Phil writes, "Let's turn our attention to last year's Skylanders SuperChargers. With Imaginators coming out this year and all the hype around Crash Bandicoot being in it, it seemed like a smart time to try out the game's predecessor. Here's SuperPhillip Central's review of Skylanders SuperChargers."

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Toys to Life @ E3 – Skylanders Predictions

With E3 in full swing, Mon Amiibo has a look at what could be in store for the Skylanders franchise at the show.

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