Bigger Really Is Better When Skylanders Giants Hits Store Shelves
On October 21, 2012
SANTA MONICA, Calif.,
Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- Portal Masters everywhere will once again face the evil
Portal Master Kaos in a brand new adventure in Skylanders
Giants, which is poised to prove that bigger really is
better when the game hits store shelves in North America on October 21, 2012 for Nintendo's Wii™ system,
Nintendo 3DS™, the Xbox 360™ game and entertainment system, and the
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.
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The sequel to the best-selling kids title in 2011* and
best-selling game of 2012 year to date**, Skylanders
Giants, from Activision Publishing, Inc., a subsidiary of
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), has already received
endorsements from the Toys"R"Us® Holiday Hot Toy List,
the Toy Insider "Hot 20 Toys for the Holidays" and Time
To Play's "Holiday 2012 Most Wanted List."
Skylanders Giants builds on the success of its
predecessor by dramatically enhancing the magic of bringing toys to
life in an exciting virtual experience as first introduced in
Skylanders Spyro's Adventure. The game features 16
new characters, led by eight Giant Skylanders, who are twice the
size of their comrades. The Giants each have exciting new
powers and abilities to match their size. Joining the Giants
are eight new Skylanders, who also feature never-before-seen
powers. Additionally, Skylanders Giants
introduces new LightCore™ Skylanders that glow when on or near the
Portal of Power®—no batteries required.
Fan-favorites from Skylanders Spyro's Adventure
return as Series 2 characters featuring an all new "Wow Pow"
upgrade power as well as the choice of more than one upgrade path.
And all your favorite characters from Skylanders Spyro's
Adventure are 100% compatible with Skylanders
Giants—stats and customizations intact.
"It's really gratifying that in less than a year, we've seen
Skylanders go from being an intriguing untested new IP to becoming
one of the hottest kids franchises in the world. And it has
been universally acclaimed by parents, kids and critics alike,"
said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of
Activision Publishing. "Skylanders is more than just a new piece of
interactive entertainment, but a genuinely new kind of
thinking in interactive entertainment. The response of the
fans has been incredible, and the only way we can return the favor
is with a sequel like Skylanders Giants. This game is
all about big: big creatures, big worlds, bigger ideas. We're
very excited to see Skylanders Giants finally hit the
shelves."
Skylanders Giants will leap to Wii U™ day and date
with the launch of Nintendo's new console on November 18, 2012. In the Wii U version,
the game takes clever advantage of the system's motion and
touchscreen controls. Meanwhile, Nintendo 3DS owners will
experience a new adventure exclusive to this version. The
storyline features fan-favorites Flynn, Hugo and Cali, and introduces the villainous Captain
Frightbeard.
Skylanders Giants is rated E+10 by the ESRB.
The game, technology, and Wii, Xbox 360, and PlayStation3
platforms were developed by Activision's Novato, California studio, Toys for Bob, led
by creative director and studio head Paul
Reiche. The Nintendo 3DS platform was developed by
n-Space and the Wii U platform was developed by Vicarious
Visions. For more information, visit www.skylanders.com
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California, Activision Publishing, Inc. is a leading
worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment and leisure products.
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Kingdom, France,
Germany, Ireland, Italy, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Denmark, the
Netherlands, Australia,
mainland China and the region of
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements:
Information in this press release that involves Activision
Publishing's expectations, plans, intentions or strategies
regarding the future, including statements about the expected
release date of SKYLANDERS GIANTS, are forward-looking statements
that are not facts and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause Activision Publishing's actual future
results to differ materially from those expressed in the
forward-looking statements set forth in this release include
unanticipated product delays and other factors identified in the
risk factors sections of Activision Blizzard's most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form
10-Q. The forward-looking statements in this release are based upon
information available to Activision Publishing and Activision
Blizzard as of the date of this release, and neither Activision
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These statements are not guarantees of the future performance of
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risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond
its control and may cause actual results to differ materially from
current expectations.
SKYLANDERS UNIVERSE is a service mark, SKYLANDERS GIANTS and
LIGHTCORE are trademarks, and SKYLANDERS SPYRO'S ADVENTURE, PORTAL
OF POWER, and ACTIVISION are registered trademarks of Activision
Publishing, Inc.
*Source: According to NPD, Gfk data
**Source: According to NPD, Gfk, and internal estimates, based
on revenue from January to September, 2012, including sales from
accessory packs and figures.
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